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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Long (ranked 3546 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Shields (ranked 5920 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Long had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Shields!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Shields.
Shields tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Long counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shields won't be happy with that.
Shields is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Shields is trying to improve his position.
Long controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Shields tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I would not like to be Shields right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Long is not going to allow Shields to sit and survive in this position.
What can Shields do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Long keeps control of the position as Shields tries to break free.
Long biding his time, controlling Shields.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long keeps control of the position as Shields tries to break free.
Long is not going to allow Shields to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
What can Shields do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is hanging on to Shields's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin 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.
A low kick from Shields misses
and Long counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shields!
Shields is looking to get back to his feet here but Long is keeping cool and he's managed to take Shields's back.
Shields is really stuck here.
Long controlling from the back.
Long'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.
Shields can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Shields wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shields rolls, trying to escape but Long keeps control of the position.
Shields is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Long controls the action.
Justin Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
Long not allowing Shields to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is in bad spot here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
You can see the frustration on Shields's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shields is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shields for as long as he can get away with.
Shields tries to escape the position.
Shields trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
I would not like to be Shields right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long keeps control of the position as Shields tries to break free.
Shields trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Long dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shields moves to clinch but Long breaks away
and Long counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Long.
Shields is wriggling around but Long manages to pass to half guard.
Long trying to mount his opponent but Shields defends it.
Shields trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.
Long controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Long works his foot free and advances to mount.
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shields is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long content just to control the position here.
Shields is looking to improve his position but Long isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shields is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Long tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shields tries to hold on but Long postures up.
Long prevents Shields from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Long, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Long!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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