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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tory Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Aloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tory Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Aloy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloy shoots in looking for a takedown but Langley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aloy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Langley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aloy shoots and misses
and Langley counters with a shoot takedown. Aloy fights it but they end up in guard.
Aloy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Langley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Langley dives in for a single leg takedown but Aloy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aloy.
Tory Langley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Aloy.
Langley tries to keep at a distance but Aloy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Langley digs a right hand into Aloy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aloy's gas tank.
Aloy decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langley is stalling in the full guard.
Aloy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Langley manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aloy preventing the sweep.
Aloy wants to stand and escape but instead Langley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Langley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aloy keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aloy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Langley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Langley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Langley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aloy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Langley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aloy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Langley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langley gets to his feet. Aloy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aloy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Langley defends well and Aloy ends up having to push Langley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Langley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aloy tries to avoid it but Langley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aloy to the ground. Aloy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloy shoots in looking for a takedown. Langley tries to sprawl out of it but Aloy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Langley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aloy looks winded!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aloy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Langley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Langley jumps guard but Aloy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aloy misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Langley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aloy uses from the top position.
Aloy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Langley looking for a sweep. Not yet Langley, not yet.
Langley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aloy looking to sit in guard and control but Langley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Langley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langley stands and steps away. Aloy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aloy shoots in and bounces Langley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Langley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tory Langley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aloy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aloy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Langley on the side of the head.
Aloy tries a head kick but it misses.
Langley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aloy has his takedown stuffed
and Langley counters by clinching up.
Langley decides to pull guard.
Aloy has gone for a leg lock! Langley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aloy's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Langley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aloy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aloy has escaped and now he's on top!
Aloy is looking to work some ground and pound but Langley has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloy trying to control the position from guard on top but Langley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aloy stops Langley from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aloy is looking to pass into half guard but Langley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Langley is in guard.
Langley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Langley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tory Langley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aloy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Aloy is pulling down on Langley's head to control his posture.
Aloy has his foot on Langley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Langley works his way back into a safe position though.
Aloy is breathing heavily.
Langley wants to control from the top but Aloy keeps moving.
Langley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aloy's head.
Aloy is adopting a defensive guard.
Langley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Langley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aloy's head.
Langley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Langley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Langley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aloy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Langley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Langley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Langley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Langley stands up and waves to Aloy to follow him.
Aloy gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley controlling the action here for a moment.
Langley jumps guard but Aloy stands there with Langley around his waist. Langley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aloy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aloy gets caught flat footed, as Langley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Langley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Langley scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aloy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Langley connects with a couple of short punches.
Langley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tory Langley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Langley as Aloy shoots in.
Aloy clinches up against the cage.
Langley is trying to pull guard but Aloy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Langley misses with an elbow over the top.
Langley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aloy struggles to land a body shot inside as Langley controls his hands.
Langley jumps guard but Aloy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Langley is looking to control Aloy's arms but Aloy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Langley has his back to the cage.
Aloy trying to stall but Langley improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langley avoids the elbow strike from Aloy, against the cage.
Langley can't find room to land a body shot as Aloy controls the action.
Langley tries to break free but Aloy pushes him back against the cage.
Langley decides to pull guard.
Aloy wants to get up but he can't break Langley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloy wants to pass the guard but Langley is keeping the position.
Aloy looking to sit in guard and control but Langley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aloy is trying to keep Langley in close.
Langley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck for Aloy with that takedown attempt.
Aloy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langley slips a jab and a cross from Aloy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloy is looking to score with low kicks.
Langley tries to counter with a takedown but Aloy is quick to defend against it.
Aloy throws a lazy head kick
and Langley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Langley.
Langley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Langley is working Aloy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langley landing with the ground and pound.
Langley scoring with some ground and pound.
Langley stays in close to Aloy's body and controls the position.
Langley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Langley is looking to work some ground and pound but Aloy has wrist control.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Langley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aloy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Langley controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley stands up over Aloy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aloy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Langley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aloy has momentary wrist control but Langley slips an elbow through the middle.
Langley throwing strikes but missing.
Aloy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aloy has momentary wrist control but Langley slips an elbow through the middle.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Langley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aloy working a defensive guard here.
Langley distracts Aloy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley works over Aloy with some ground and pound from guard.
Langley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aloy, up you get!
Aloy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langley.
Langley is looking to clinch but Aloy is avoiding it.
Langley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Langley distracts Aloy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Langley with a nice head shot there.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Langley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Langley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tory Langley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Langley, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tory Langley!
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RATING
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