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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Long (ranked 23922 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Spast (ranked 5612 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daemon Spast!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spast moves into the clinch.
Long gets control of Spast's arms and successfully pulls guard. Long will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Spast tries to stand but Long is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long is controlling Spast's posture.
Spast postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spast wanted to stand there but Long had control of the position.
Spast throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spast manages to get himself to full guard.
Long lands a couple of digs.
Spast tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Long might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Long won't allow Spast to sweep him here.
Spast is trying to control the position but Long postures up.
Spast looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spast is trying to hold Long in close to prevent damage but Long has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Long.
Long looks to land a strike but Spast avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Long chips away with some ground and pound.
Spast throws his legs up looking for a submission but Long uses it to pass to side control.
Long is putting a hurting on Spast here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spast avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Long.
Spast is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Long is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spast is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Long has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spast's face.
Spast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spast is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Spast throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Long lands a couple of good shots and Spast has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Long punches Spast on the ear.
Long looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Long 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.
Long is working the ground and pound. Can Spast escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Long gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Long gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Long apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Spast gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Long to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Long working some strikes from top position.
Long is working Spast over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Long postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spast wants to sweep but no luck.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Spast blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Long dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spast scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spast gets a takedown into half guard.
Long controlling the position for now.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Long manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Long pulls Spast in close to prevent any damage.
Spast is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spast must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is controlling Spast's posture.
Long pushes Spast off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spast is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Long's half guard.
Long slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spast looking to sit in guard and control but Long gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Long won't allow Spast to sweep him here.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spast looking to control but Long passes into half guard.
Long thows a huge punch but Spast dodges it nicely.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Spast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Spast is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Long jumps into side control!
Long cracks Spast with a big right hand but Spast just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spast tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Long presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spast can do to turn this around?
Long raining down shots from the mount!
Long content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes from the mount and Spast is in trouble!
Spast really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spast is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spast wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Long dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spast moves into the clinch.
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spast connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Spast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Spast moves into the clinch.
Spast pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spast has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Long has passed into side control.
Spast managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Long.
The strikes coming from Long are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spast is looking for a sweep.
Long is working Spast over with some ground and pound from side control.
Long lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spast down.
Long misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spast looks to move to half guard but instead Long has passed into mount! Damn!
Spast is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spast really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Long in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spast tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Long in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spast?
Long is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Long lands a heavy elbow.
Spast working to try and regain half guard.
Long is landing with some decent strikes but Spast is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Long moves to back control.
Long is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Long is landing with strikes. Spast can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is landing with strikes. Spast can't take much more of this.
Spast is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Spast wants to control his opponent's hands but Long gets his hands free.
Long lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Spast.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long lands a shot to the head.
Long connects with a big shot to the side of Spast's head.
Daemon Spast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raul Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spast is covering up but some of the strikes from Long are getting through and doing damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul 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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RATING
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