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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinsuke McNakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinsuke McNakamura has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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219 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinsuke McNakamura!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNakamura.
Long tries to throw a body punch but McNakamura avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McNakamura fails to land.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McNakamura misses with a body punch.
McNakamura tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but McNakamura is blocking nicely.
Long blocks a body shot from McNakamura.
McNakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as McNakamura controls his hands.
McNakamura lands with a right to the head.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
McNakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
McNakamura misses with a body punch.
McNakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNakamura working aggressively here.
McNakamura throws a head punch that misses.
McNakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but McNakamura blocks it.
A knee to the head by Long.
It looks like Shinsuke McNakamura has been cut.
Long stops a takedown attempt from McNakamura.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
McNakamura blocks the elbow strike.
Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Long takes a shot to the head.
McNakamura lands a body punch.
A short right from Long on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from McNakamura.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as McNakamura controls the action.
McNakamura prevents a body shot from Long.
McNakamura misses with some punches.
Long scores with a shot to the side of McNakamura's head.
Long working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Long blocks a body shot from McNakamura.
Long throws an elbow but it misses.
McNakamura working aggressively here.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as McNakamura controls the action.
McNakamura digs a right hand into Long's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Long's gas tank.
Long is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McNakamura is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNakamura tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNakamura tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
McNakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
McNakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
McNakamura misses with a body punch.
McNakamura blocks a body shot from Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but McNakamura blocks it.
McNakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McNakamura avoids it.
Long pushes off an throws an elbow but McNakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
McNakamura misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Long.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNakamura.
McNakamura throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that McNakamura has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but McNakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long digs a right hand underneath McNakamura's ribcage. McNakamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Long prevents a body shot from McNakamura.
Long lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McNakamura.
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!
McNakamura throws a head punch that misses.
McNakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Long lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McNakamura tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing McNakamura back against the cage.
Good body shot from McNakamura.
Long throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
McNakamura blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke McNakamura's cut.
That's time! Long's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
McNakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long prevents a body shot from McNakamura.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long misses with an elbow strike.
Long digs a right hand underneath McNakamura's ribcage. McNakamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McNakamura takes a shot to the head.
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Long.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
McNakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
McNakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McNakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McNakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Long pushes off an throws an elbow but McNakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McNakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
A short body shot lands from McNakamura as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNakamura.
A hook to the body from Long.
Long pushes McNakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle Long has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McNakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
A knee to the head by Long.
Long is working McNakamura over against the cage.
McNakamura is breathing heavily.
McNakamura tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McNakamura avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Long is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McNakamura.
McNakamura misses with the head strike.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Long - that landed with a thud.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McNakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Long scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McNakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McNakamura is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
McNakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McNakamura! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Long is unloading with more strikes now! McNakamura drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Long!
After winning the bout, Kyle Long thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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