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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lean Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lei Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lean Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Zhang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lang checks the leg kick.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhang.
Zhang looks to throw a body kick
and Lang counters with a nice body shot.
Zhang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang avoids the head kick by Zhang.
Zhang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang slips under a jab.
Zhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Zhang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lang throws a jab when Zhang was well out of range.
Zhang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lang's calf.
Zhang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lang wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhang.
Zhang throws a low kick, looking for Lang's leg but Lang calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang throws a leg kick but Lang moved away.
Zhang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Zhang counters with a nice body kick.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Zhang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zhang.
Zhang throws a wild body kick that Lang sees coming a mile off.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Zhang lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang takes a swing at Zhang's ribcage but misses.
Zhang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Zhang misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhang staying out of range there.
Zhang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zhang throws the kick towards the body but Lang avoids it.
Lang blocks the body kick.
Zhang tries to score with a low kick but Lang moves his leg out of the way.
A counter left hand to the body from Lang misses its target.
Zhang tries to land a front kick but Lang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Lang misses its target.
Zhang misses with a kick to the body.
Zhang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhang throws a big counter head kick but Lang avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Zhang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhang.
Lang throws a hook but Zhang blocks it.
Zhang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhang.
Zhang thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
A big left from Lang misses.
Lang backing away here, and Zhang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Zhang.
Zhang misses with a body kick.
Zhang throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Zhang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhang was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Zhang dominated that round.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Zhang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zhang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lang will feel that in the morning.
Lang misses with a lunging right hand
and Zhang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Zhang.
Zhang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Zhang keeps Lang at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zhang.
Zhang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang lands a head kick!
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Zhang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang blocks the body kick.
Zhang avoids the body shot from Lang.
Zhang steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lang's head.
Zhang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhang throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Zhang throws a head kick that misses.
Zhang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zhang thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Lang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhang throws a big counter head kick but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Lang checks a low kick from Zhang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Zhang throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Zhang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Zhang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhang.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Zhang
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhang clinches up against the cage.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Zhang.
Lang blocks an elbow strike.
Lang is working Zhang over against the cage.
Lang dodges an elbow strike from Zhang.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zhang.
Zhang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang misses the jab.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Zhang counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lang will feel that in the morning.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhang manages to avoid it.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhang.
Zhang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang scores with a punch to the head.
Zhang thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhang.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhang, right into the meat.
That kick from Zhang tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zhang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Zhang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lang avoids the head kick by Zhang.
Zhang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lang if he has to take too many more of those.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Lang misses its target.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Zhang moved out of range nicely.
Lang misses with a right hand
and Zhang counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zhang.
Zhang misses with a kick to the body.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Zhang moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang cracks the inside of Lang's front leg.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhang manages to avoid it.
Zhang tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang moves away from the strike by Lang.
Zhang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Zhang misses with a kick to the body.
Zhang throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Zhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Zhang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zhang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhang at a distance.
Lean Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
Zhang keeps Lang at a distance using the push kick.
Zhang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhang lands a nice looking body kick.
Zhang throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lei Zhang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhang slips a jab from Lang.
Zhang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zhang.
Lang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei Zhang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zhang connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhang.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
Zhang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhang lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
Zhang misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhang throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Zhang delivers a nice body kick.
Lang moves out of range as Zhang throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from Lang misses
and Zhang counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lei Zhang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zhang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lei Zhang!
A victorious Lei Zhang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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