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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslin Habibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habibi's entrance music is Bézu - Ali Baba. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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253 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
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257 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslin Habibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Long!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habibi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Habibi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Habibi throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
Long throws a head kick but Habibi moves out of range.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long pushes Habibi up against the cage in a clinch.
Habibi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long scores with a shoulder strike.
Long scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Habibi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long lands a left hand.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long pushes Habibi up against the cage in a clinch.
Habibi misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Long breaks the clinch.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi thumps Long with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Habibi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long blocks a jab.
Long clinches.
Long lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Long.
Habibi looking to stall.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Habibi avoids the head kick by Long.
Habibi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Habibi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habibi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Habibi is looking for a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habibi was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
John Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long dips to his left and cracks Habibi with an uppercut!
Habibi tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Long steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Habibi.
Habibi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Habibi doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long gets a clinch.
Long tries to work over Habibi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habibi throws an elbow but it misses.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Habibi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Habibi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Habibi tries to tie him up.
Long creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Habibi lands a nice uppercut.
Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Habibi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Habibi's head.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Habibi has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Habibi tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Habibi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long prevents a body shot from Habibi.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Habibi missing with knees to the body.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Habibi.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habibis head.
Long leaning against his opponent.
Long blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Long to work.
Long breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Habibi misses
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Long lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Long breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Long dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Habibi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Habibi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Habibi. That did some damage!
Long clinches up with Habibi and pushes him back against the cage.
Long lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habibis head.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habibi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long lands a left hand.
Habibi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Habibi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi throws an elbow but it misses.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Long lands a hook that snaps the head of Habibi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Long lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Habibi backwards.
Habibi has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Habibi misses its target.
Habibi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Long misses.
Habibi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Long checks the leg kick nicely there.
Long steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Habibi.
Habibi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Habibi sets himself, and Long steps forward looking for the clinch! Habibi avoids it this time.
John Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long forces Habibi back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi is struggling to control the position.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habibi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Habibi misses with a head kick.
Long lands a left and a right that send Habibi crashing to the mat, dazed. Long thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Aslin Habibi has been cut.
Long moves into the clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long misses with the combination.
Habibi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habibi misses with a punch on the inside.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Habibi lands a left hand.
Habibi pushes off an throws an elbow but Long leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Habibi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long controlling the action here for a moment.
Habibi tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Long.
A head kick misses from Long.
A left lands for Long.
Long lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Habibi at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a head kick but Habibi moves out of range.
Habibi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Habibi sets himself, and Long steps forward looking for the clinch! Habibi avoids it this time.
Habibi looks to land a combination. Long sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Long.
Long tries to clinch up but Habibi circles away and keeps his distance.
Habibi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Long cracks a nice hook into Habibi's ribs.
Long goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aslin Habibi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Long scores with a hook to the body. Habibi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Habibi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Habibi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Habibi is rocked!
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
John Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long darts in and clinches Habibi up against the cage.
Habibi lands an elbow that stopped Long in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habibi is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Habibi has his back to the cage.
Long unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Habibi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Long is unloading with more strikes now! Habibi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Long!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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