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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xing Ling (ranked 6606 p4p, 6705 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 656 p4p, 660 weight class). Andrei Sobral will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xing Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ling.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ling is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Ling circles away and we're back to standing.
Ling throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
Ling lands a jab.
Ling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobral has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Ling has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Sobral controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral tries to circle away but Ling has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xing Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Sobral fails to land the takedown.
Xing Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sobral.
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobral fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobral has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ling after a bit of a struggle.
Ling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Ling manages to get underhooks.
Ling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Sobral wants to break free but Ling has control.
Sobral is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ling gets through Sobral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ling has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sobral.
Ling lands a body shot.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Sobral has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ling uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ling stands up and waves to Sobral to follow him.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ling throwing a counter right hand but Sobral manages to avoid it.
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Ling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Sobral has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ling seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobral can turn it around.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Sobral jumps guard and drags Ling to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral trying to keep a closed guard but Ling is proving a slippery customer.
Ling stops Sobral from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sobral kicks Ling off and gets back to his feet.
Sobral tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ling sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobral somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Sobral blocks a body shot from Ling.
Ling misses with a punch to the body.
Ling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ling lands an uppercut.
Ling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xing Ling dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobral manages to avoid it.
Ling throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ling.
And Sobral tries to counter it with a takedown but Ling pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ling looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Ling throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Xing Ling has been cut.
Ling throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ling is looking to counter punch.
Sobral forces Ling back against the cage and clinches.
Sobral wants to break free but Ling has control.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Sobral controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Ling.
Ling is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobral's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral clinches up with Ling and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Ling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ling misses with a body punch.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Ling.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ling.
Sobral misses with a two punch combination.
Ling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobral gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Ling.
Ling avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Ling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobral can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral feints a jab promting Ling to slip. Sobral then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ling slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling gets tackled into the cage by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Ling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ling tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Ling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ling digs a right hand into Sobral's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sobral's gas tank.
Ling misses with a body punch.
Sobral has had enough of the clinch but Ling keeps him there for the moment.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Ling is controlling him.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xing Ling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral clinches with his opponent.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Ling has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
Sobral can't break the clinch.
Ling lands a body punch.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling misses with a punch to the body.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xing Ling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Ling scores with a shot to the side of Sobral's head.
A short right from Ling on the inside.
Ling misses with a body punch.
Sobral is trying to push Ling away but Ling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ling tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Ling as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xing Ling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xing Ling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Sobral throws the kick towards the body but Ling avoids it.
Sobral slips under a jab.
Ling throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ling misses.
Sobral clinches up against the cage.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral slips a straight right by Ling.
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Ling lands a nice uppercut.
Ling tries to throw a body punch but Sobral avoids it by throwing Ling back against the cage.
Ling misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to break free.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Ling.
Ling struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ling blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Ling lands.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ling circles away quickly and effectively.
Ling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and Ling takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobral instigates a clinch.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral tries to circle away but Ling has him pinned against the cage.
Ling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ling misses with some punches.
Ling lands with a light punch inside.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ling swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ling misses with a hook from 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!
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling working aggressively here.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral slips under a jab.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andrei Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ling defends it well.
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Ling back into the cage.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Ling has double underhooks.
Ling working aggressively here.
Xing Ling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobral tries to break free but Ling pushes him back against the cage.
Ling keeps control of Sobral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Ling has the dominant position.
Sobral is trying to push Ling away but Ling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ling misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Sobral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ling pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xing Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ling, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xing Ling!
Xing Ling very nearly forgot to thank Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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