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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alalala Long (ranked 2770 p4p, 3871 weight class) and Robert With (ranked 129 p4p, 176 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alalala Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert With!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
With looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
With throws a right hand that misses
letting Long counter with a right hand.
With avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
With throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
With scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from With finds it's target.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as With throws out the jab.
Robert With seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long lands a head shot.
With misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
As With looks to move away, Long throws a big counter combo but With just gets out of the way.
With looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
With misses with some punches.
With lands a shoulder strike.
Long tries to throw a body punch but With avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Long lands a body shot.
With misses with a punch on the inside.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With misses with the head strike.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long blocking some punches.
Long digs a right hand into With's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on With's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but With uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by With.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but With uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, With scores with a nice short uppercut.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With misses with the head strike.
With misses with some punches.
Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down With.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long is working With over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With prevents a body shot from Long.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long pushes With back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
With working aggressively here.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
With working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With misses with the head strike.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long stalling against the cage.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With pushes Long back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 hook from the clinch.
With throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but With uses good head movement to avoid it.
With lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long lands a right hand.
With lands a nice uppercut.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With blocks a body shot from Long.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert With will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Robert With has been cut.
Long cracks a nice hook into With's ribs.
With takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
With slips a jab from Long.
With let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
With needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
Long throws a looping overhand right but With ducks down to avoid it.
Long misses with a straight left.
With lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
With misses with a straight left.
With might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Long does no damage.
With throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Long clinches up with With and pushes him back against the cage.
Robert With seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Long.
With misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from With fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, With creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Long.
With blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With blocking some punches.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With misses with the head strike.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
With lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long lands a body punch.
Long tries to throw a body punch but With avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long is leaning against With and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by With.
Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
With's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Long.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Long.
With blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from With.
With takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by With.
With blocking some punches.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
With misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of With backwards.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long lands a body punch.
With's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With misses with the head strike.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to stall.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With working aggressively here.
With working aggressively here.
Long blocking some punches.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With blocking some punches.
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from With fails to land.
With misses with some punches.
Long misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long working aggressively here.
Long blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alalala Long dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert With's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
With throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
With swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Long.
Long lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
With misses with a straight left.
Long ducks under a wild hook from With.
With looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Long throws a body punch but With moves out of range.
Long slips under a jab.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
With rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long slips a straight right by With.
Alalala Long is winning the standup battle so far.
With misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
It looked like Long wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Long looks to land a right hand but With moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to clinch there but With circles away.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
With swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Long misses its target.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
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!
With misses with a lunging right hand
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
With is rocked!
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles With. With circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
With is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long with a hook.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from With fails to land.
With scores with a shoulder strike.
With misses with the head strike.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With throws a head punch that misses.
With misses with some punches.
Long lands a left hand.
Long lands a hook to the side of the head.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With working aggressively here.
With misses with the head strike.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
With takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With prevents a body shot from Long.
With misses with some punches.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
Long lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by With.
With seems to have recovered his senses.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by With.
Long is working With over against the cage.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Long.
Long is working With over against the cage.
Long lands with a left to the head.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by With.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
Long lands with a left to the head.
With blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
A short uppercut from Long.
Long lands a shot to the body.
With working aggressively here.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long tries a body shot but With blocks it.
Long lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With prevents a body shot from Long.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With blocking some punches.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long works on With's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Good body shot from Long.
Long lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
Long presses With against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Long.
A hook to the body from Long.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
A nice right hand lands inside from Long.
Long pushes With back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alalala Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Long has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alalala Long!
During a confident post fight interview, Alalala Long thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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