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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by The Anthem by Onra. Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
58 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffs cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spliffs thumps Long with a low kick.
Long has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Spliffs moves out of range as Long strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Spliffs misses.
Spliffs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spliffs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spliffs throws a leg kick but Long moved away.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spliffs! But no joy.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Nice shot by Spliffs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs cracks Long with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Long lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spliffs doesn't seem phased though.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throws a leg kick but Spliffs sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long catches Spliffs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Long closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spliffs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spliffs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Spliffs ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Spliffs blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Long misses.
Spliffs checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Spliffs coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs cracks Long with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Spliffs has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Long to stand back up!
Long is rocked!
It looks like How Long has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spliffs throws a combination that misses
and Long moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliffs.
Long scores with a hook to the body.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffs fails to land.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Spliffs avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Spliffs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spliffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long lands a right hand.
Spliffs's coach down at The Lion's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spliffs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spliffs blocks a body shot from Long.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffs controls the action.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Spliffs as the two fighters clinch.
Spliffs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs throws a head punch that misses.
Spliffs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffs.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spliffs backwards.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliffs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliffs blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Spliffs lands a left hand.
Spliffs scores with a hook to the body.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long misses with some punches.
Long gets through Spliffs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Spliffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffs trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spliffs into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Long.
Spliffs scores with a hook to the body.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long blocking some punches.
Long lands a left hand.
Spliffs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long digs a right hand underneath Spliffs's ribcage. Spliffs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Long.
Long is leaning against Spliffs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spliffs gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Long.
Spliffs looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spliffs backwards.
Good body shot from Long.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolen Spliffs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Long shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spliffs eats them both and turns towards Long to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Long throws a leg kick but Spliffs sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Long blocks the leg kick.
Spliffs throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Long swings for the body but Spliffs moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spliffs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spliffs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a good cross that connects.
Spliffs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Spliffs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spliffs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spliffs. Spliffs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Long misses.
Nice defenses there by Spliffs.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliffs.
Long backing away here, and Spliffs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliffs blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spliffs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spliffs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Spliffs tries to get set, Long tries to push him back and clinch up but Spliffs manages to avoid the attempt.
Spliffs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Spliffs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Long changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spliffs is looking to chop away at Long's legs.
Long wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Long as he connects with a hook.
Spliffs misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Spliffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffs ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Spliffs.
Long throws a hook but Spliffs blocks it.
Spliffs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a low kick.
Spliffs just misses with a punch to the body.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spliffs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spliffs scores with a hook to the body. Long takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Spliffs misses the target.
Spliffs slips a jab from Long.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big right from Spliffs misses.
Spliffs 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spliffs. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffs connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Long there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Spliffs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Spliffs slips under a jab.
Long misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Spliffs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spliffs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long misses with a body punch
and Spliffs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spliffs throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
Long lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spliffs at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that How Long will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Spliffs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Long finds it's way round the side to connect with Spliffs's head.
Spliffs checks a leg kick.
Spliffs slips a straight right by Long.
Spliffs is looking to score with low kicks.
Long has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Long there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Spliffs down.
Spliffs misses with a lunging right hand
and Long counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Long.
Spliffs controls Long momentarily but Long frees himself.
Spliffs keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Long forces his way into half guard.
Spliffs is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves into full mount! Spliffs won't be happy about that!
Long can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spliffs is looking to escape.
Spliffs is trying to stand up.
Spliffs is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long with shots to the head and body - Spliffs looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Spliffs really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Spliffs is looking to get to half guard.
Long tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long working the ground and pound effectively.
Long wants to control the pace but Spliffs is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spliffs looks a forlorn figure.
Spliffs is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Long lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Long prevents Spliffs from getting the reversal.
Long trying to control but Spliffs is having none of it.
Spliffs tries to hold on but Long postures up.
Long trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Long controlling from mount.
Long landing strikes from the mount and Spliffs is in trouble!
Long wants to control the pace but Spliffs is squirming around nicely.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Long trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Long landing shots from mount.
Long punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spliffs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spliffs can do to turn this around?
Spliffs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Long has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
Our winner, How Long, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Rolen Spliffs stepped up to the mic, saying 'Two old-ass warriors...throwin' down. good fight, yo...see ya aroun'...'.
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energy
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hype
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