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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bane Longfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatol Krivoruchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bane Longfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anatol Krivoruchko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krivoruchko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Longfellow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krivoruchko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Krivoruchko lands a slapping body shot.
Longfellow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krivoruchko tries to avoid it but Longfellow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krivoruchko to the ground. Krivoruchko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krivoruchko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Longfellow has time to react.
Longfellow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krivoruchko's waist but Krivoruchko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Longfellow off to one side.
Krivoruchko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longfellow.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Longfellow.
Longfellow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Longfellow cracks Krivoruchko with a big right hand but Krivoruchko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Longfellow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Longfellow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krivoruchko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Longfellow stands up and beckons Krivoruchko to his feet.
Anatol Krivoruchko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longfellow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Longfellow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Longfellow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Longfellow wants to pass the guard but Krivoruchko is keeping the position.
Longfellow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Longfellow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krivoruchko to the mat! Krivoruchko manages to get full guard.
Longfellow wants to pass the guard but Krivoruchko is keeping the position.
Longfellow trying to control the position from guard on top but Krivoruchko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow gets to his feet - Krivoruchko follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krivoruchko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Longfellow swings for the body but Krivoruchko moves out of range.
Longfellow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Krivoruchko throws an off balance right hand
so Longfellow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Krivoruchko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Longfellow dives into side control.
Longfellow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Longfellow has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Krivoruchko is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bane Longfellow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longfellow is working for takedown but Krivoruchko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Longfellow is trying to trip Krivoruchko. He has hold of a leg but Krivoruchko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Longfellow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Longfellow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Longfellow advances position into side control!
Longfellow grinds an elbow into Krivoruchko's temple.
Longfellow throws a strike aimed at the side of Krivoruchko's head but Krivoruchko avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longfellow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Krivoruchko defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow trying to control the action but Krivoruchko is working from the bottom.
Krivoruchko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Longfellow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krivoruchko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Longfellow trying to control the action but Krivoruchko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bane Longfellow 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.
Krivoruchko just misses with a punch to the body.
Krivoruchko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krivoruchko throws a nice looking combination but Longfellow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that Krivoruchko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Krivoruchko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longfellow.
Longfellow shoots in for a takedown but Krivoruchko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Longfellow backs off Krivoruchko throws a huge counter combo but Longfellow manages to avoid it all.
Longfellow gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longfellow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Longfellow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Longfellow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Krivoruchko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Longfellow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krivoruchko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longfellow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Longfellow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Longfellow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Longfellow stands up and beckons Krivoruchko to join him on the feet.
Longfellow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krivoruchko on his heels. He'll look to pass Krivoruchko's guard now, I'm sure.
Longfellow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longfellow is working Krivoruchko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longfellow wants to control from the top but Krivoruchko keeps moving.
Longfellow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow working some strikes from top position.
Longfellow advances to half guard.
Longfellow winds up and cracks Krivoruchko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Longfellow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longfellow working over Krivoruchko with some ground and pound. Krivoruchko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Longfellow lands a nice short elbow.
Longfellow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Krivoruchko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Longfellow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krivoruchko can do to turn this around?
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!
Krivoruchko is not content to let Longfellow control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow decides to stand and escape the position.
Anatol Krivoruchko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longfellow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Longfellow showed some decent athleticism there.
Longfellow working Krivoruchko over with strikes.
Longfellow trying to pass the guard but Krivoruchko defending well.
Krivoruchko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow lands strikes from half guard.
Longfellow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krivoruchko is rocked!
Longfellow trying to pass the guard but Krivoruchko defending well.
Longfellow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Longfellow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krivoruchko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bane Longfellow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Krivoruchko as Longfellow shoots in.
Longfellow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krivoruchko as he avoids it easily.
Krivoruchko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Longfellow gets the takedown into side control.
Longfellow controlling the position.
Longfellow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longfellow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Krivoruchko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longfellow is looking to take a break and control but Krivoruchko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longfellow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krivoruchko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Longfellow is putting a hurting on Krivoruchko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Longfellow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Longfellow has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krivoruchko!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Longfellow is landing with some decent strikes but Krivoruchko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Longfellow controlling the position easily from mount.
Longfellow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Longfellow is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Krivoruchko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Longfellow trying to control but Krivoruchko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Longfellow landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Krivoruchko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krivoruchko is still in real trouble! Can Longfellow finish him?
Longfellow working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Longfellow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krivoruchko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krivoruchko taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow controlling from mount.
Longfellow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krivoruchko for as long as he can get away with.
Longfellow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Longfellow postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Krivoruchko bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Longfellow and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bane Longfellow!
Bane Longfellow really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SHINTO logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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