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Event:
UCF 30: Kong v Wilder
Date: May 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Astasius throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astasius.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Long's head coaches at Final Mile that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Astasius throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a quick counter kick to the body but Astasius avoids it.
Long scores with a nice body kick.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long throws a body punch but Astasius moves out of range.
Astasius takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Astasius looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Long fires out a quick counter leg kick but Astasius just manages to avoid it.
Astasius misses the shot to the body.
Astasius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astasius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long throwing a counter right hand but Astasius manages to avoid it.
Long throws a series of punches but Astasius avoids them all with ease.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Astasius throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Astasius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT#It looks like Piotr Astasius has been cut.#T1#
Long moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Long throws a leg kick
and Astasius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Astasius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Long.
Long is looking to slow Astasius down with leg kicks.
Long lands with a straight right. Astasius didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Astasius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Astasius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long scores with a leg kick.
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!
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Astasius missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Astasius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Astasius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Astasius connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Astasius misses the target.
Long wants to slow Astasius down by chopping away at his legs.
Astasius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Long counters with a leg kick.
Astasius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL#
Long clinches.
Astasius misses with a punch on the inside.
Astasius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astasius.
Long is leaning against Astasius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Long slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Long obliges.
Astasius misses with some punches.
Long is pushing Astasius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Long creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Astasius's defenses. #T3#
Long with a knee to the head.
#CUT#That has opened up Piotr Astasius's cut even more.
Long unloads a knee to the mid-section. Astasius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Astasius being controlled against the cage.
Long's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Long gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Astasius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Astasius fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Long lands an elbow inside that Astasius shrugs off.
Long lands a nice knee to the body.
Long holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T4#
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Astasius's elbow.
Astasius swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long lands an elbow inside. #CUT#The cut above Piotr Astasius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astasius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#Piotr Astasius's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Astasius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Long connects with a nasty looking knee right to Astasius's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piotr Astasius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Long! |
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Event:
UCF 19: Berishvili v Friberg
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Miele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miele closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Miele pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miele shoots and misses
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Long connects with a leg kick.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miele in his tracks.
Miele swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Miele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Long feints and then cracks Miele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miele down.
Long connects with a high kick.
Miele looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Long appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Long lands a really nice looking cross but Miele seems unphased.
#CL#
Miele takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miele up against the cage.
Long tries to work over Miele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Long - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Long has Miele pressed against the cage, preventing Miele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Long.
Miele is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Long gets through Miele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Long taking a breather.
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Long lands a nice knee to the body. #T2#
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Long.
Long lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miele backwards.
Long digs a right hand underneath Miele's ribcage. Miele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Long stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Long lands an elbow inside.
Miele wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Miele is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Miele being controlled against the cage.
Long prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bella Miele. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Miele wants a takedown but no success here.
Long will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miele up against the cage.
Miele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long is stalling here.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long taking a breather.
Long stalls.
Long receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Long lands an uppercut.
Miele takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long works on Miele's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Miele has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Long after a bit of a struggle.
Miele is trying to stall.
Long lands a nice knee to the body.
Miele is breathing heavily.
Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 lands an elbow inside that Miele shrugs off.
Long lands an elbow just above Miele 's eye.
Long lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miele's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
#TD#
Miele has hold of one of Long's legs. Long is fighting the takedown attempt but Miele gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Miele trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Long dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Miele shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Long as he avoids it easily.
Miele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Long can pounce on him.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miele. That did some damage!
Miele throws a head kick that misses.
Miele darts in looking for a takedown but Long gets double underhooks and turns Miele into the cage.
Long tries to work over Miele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Long is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miele is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Long to the mat. Long regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Long is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Miele trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miele passes Long's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Long trying to hold on to Miele's head to control him but Miele postures up.
Long is trying to stand up here but Miele is controlling him well.
Long trying to get back to full guard but Miele takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#SU#
Miele stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bella Miele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2##CL2#
Long clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long. #TD#
Miele manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Miele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miele has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Long sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Long has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Miele to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Long is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Miele pulls down on the head and he's put Long to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bella Miele! |
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