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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Pitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Pitta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Pitta!
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, Jason Long!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitta forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Pitta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Pitta working hard to break the clinch.
Pitta wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Pitta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Long tries a knee to the head but Pitta blocks it.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitta blocks it with crossed arms.
Pitta lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pitta.
Long lands a knee to the head.
Pitta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Long lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitta backwards.
Pitta tries to circle away but Long has him pinned against the cage.
Long is trying to maintain a safe position but Pitta gets an underhook and turns Long into the cage.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long keeps control of Pitta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jason Long has been cut.
Long tries to clinch but Pitta is having none of it.
Long tries to clinch up but Pitta circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitta scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitta throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Pitta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitta is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Pitta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitta blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Long takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Long looks gassed!
Pitta breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pitta cracks Long with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pitta scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitta clinches up against the cage.
Pitta lands a shoulder strike.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitta blocks it with crossed arms.
Pitta can't break the clinch.
Pitta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Pitta breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Pitta.
Pitta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitta has had enough of the clinch but Long keeps him there for the moment.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pitta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitta is trying to break free.
Pitta lands with a right to the head.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pitta manages to break the clinch.
Pitta throws a combination. Long tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitta.
Pitta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitta circles away.
Pitta scores with a one two! Long had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long is rocked!
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!
Pitta pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitta finish him?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Pitta.
Long prevents Pitta from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitta.
Long has Pitta pressed against the cage, preventing Pitta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitta lands a nice uppercut.
Pitta lands with a right to the head.
Pitta lands with a light punch inside.
Pitta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pitta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pitta breaks from the clinch.
Pitta lands with a right hand.
Pitta throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pitta as he jumps to the side.
Dennis Pitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitta tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Pitta keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pitta as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Long backs up against the cage.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitta misses with a two punch combination.
Long drives through and clinches with Pitta against the cage.
Pitta is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitta wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long is trying to maintain a safe position but Pitta gets an underhook and turns Long into the cage.
Pitta working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pitta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Pitta blocks with his arms.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long tries to clinch up but Pitta circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitta circles away.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long tries to clinch there but Pitta circles away.
That's four 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.
Pitta swinging wilding here.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pitta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pitta is looking for a sweep.
Long thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pitta tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An elbow from Long crashes against the mat.
Long sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pitta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Pitta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Long's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pitta connects with a nice looking jab.
Pitta leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pitta darts in and clinches Long up against the cage.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Pitta is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Pitta is blocking nicely.
Pitta is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Pitta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitta's waist but Pitta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Pitta has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Pitta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitta throws a one two combo.
Pitta tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Pitta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pitta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pitta tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dennis Pitta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is looking to clinch.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitta lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Long is looking to clinch.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Pitta.
Pitta is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Pitta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pitta works Long's body with a nice hook.
Pitta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitta.
Long wants to clinch up but Pitta keeps it at a distance.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Pitta sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dennis Pitta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Long.
Long tries to clinch but Pitta moves out of range.
Pitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dennis Pitta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 tries to clinch up.
Pitta throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Long tries to clinch up but Pitta circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitta moves into the clinch successfully.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitta blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitta.
Pitta is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Pitta.
Long lands a knee to the head.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Pitta is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Pitta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long tries to stall but Pitta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pitta is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pitta.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitta tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pitta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long lands a knee to the head.
Long taking a breather.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pitta breaks from the clinch.
Pitta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pitta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitta blocks it with crossed arms.
Long keeps control of Pitta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pitta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pitta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitta throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Pitta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Long shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pitta is trying to defend but Long finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Long seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Pitta manages to get to full guard.
Long stops Pitta from standing up.
Long keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pitta's head.
Pitta trying to control the position here.
Pitta looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitta, not yet.
Pitta controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Pitta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Long's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Long has Pitta up against the cage in a clinch.
Long has Pitta pressed against the cage, preventing Pitta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Pitta as the two fighters clinch.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pitta scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Pitta working hard to break the clinch.
Pitta has had enough of the clinch but Long keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitta as Long tries to tie him up.
Pitta is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Pitta tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Pitta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pitta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitta forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Pitta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Long.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Long.
Pitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitta tries to clinch but Long moves away
and Long counters with a big head kick but Pitta shrugs it off.
Pitta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long rushes Pitta and presses him up against the cage.
Pitta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitta misses with a combination
and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Pitta can't break the clinch.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pitta is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long is trying to maintain a safe position but Pitta gets an underhook and turns Long into the cage.
Pitta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitta wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Long tries to clinch but Pitta moves out of range.
Long tries to clinch but Pitta is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pitta.
Pitta stuffs the takedown.
Long ducks right into an uppercut from Pitta.
Pitta tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Pitta.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitta forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long prevents Pitta from breaking the clinch.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitta blocks it with crossed arms.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitta.
Pitta is trying to break free.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pitta can't break the clinch.
Pitta tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Pitta has had enough of the clinch but Long keeps him there for the moment.
Dennis Pitta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Pitta lands a shoulder strike.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pitta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pitta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pitta throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
Pitta misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitta. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pitta circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pitta.
Long clinches up with Pitta and pushes him back against the cage.
Pitta lands with a right to the head.
Pitta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pitta wants to break free but Long has control.
Long tries a knee to the head but Pitta blocks it.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A frustrated look appears on Pitta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitta scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Pitta lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Pitta tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
Pitta is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitta is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Pitta.
Pitta lands a left hand.
Pitta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pitta sprawls well initially but Long persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Long lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pitta trying to control here.
Dennis Pitta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long is looking for a kimura here.
Pitta makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Long.
I think Pitta 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Pitta!
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