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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1006 p4p, 138 weight class) and Garaile Lban (ranked 1473 p4p, 187 weight class). Vidal comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface OST - The world is yours. Jorge Vidal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garaile Lban's chin.
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180 cm
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178 lbs
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175 cm
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170 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vidal! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garaile Lban! The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vidal misses with a combination
and Lban counters with a lovely shot to the body. Good exchange - Lban coming out on top. Lban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vidal. Lban let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Vidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lban misses with a hook to the body
letting Vidal counter with a right hand. Lban throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidal. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lban digs a good hook to Vidal's body.
Lban misses with a straight left. Vidal moves to clinch but Lban breaks away enabling Lban to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vidal moves into the clinch. Vidal is trying to break the clinch but Lban has him pressed against the cage. Vidal tries to break the clinch but Lban is controlling the position. Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Lban has double underhooks. A short left from Lban. Vidal is trying to push Lban away but Lban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Lban lands a hook that snaps the head of Vidal backwards. Vidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Vidal blocks a body shot from Lban. Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Lban has double underhooks. Lban lands a nice uppercut. A shot in the inside from Lban. Lban prevents Vidal from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lban softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Lban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lban rushes Vidal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Vidal tries to break free but Lban pushes him back against the cage. The referee calls for Lban to work.
Lban prevents Vidal from breaking the clinch. Lban lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lban works on Vidal's body with a couple of short punches. Vidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lban is stalling here.
Vidal tries to break the clinch but Lban is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vidal tries to circle away but Lban has him pinned against the cage. I was talking to Vidal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A short right from Lban on the inside. Vidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lban gets through Vidal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Vidal tries to circle away but Lban has him pinned against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Vidal's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short left from Lban. Vidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Lban fails to land. Good body shot from Lban.
Lban tries a body shot but Vidal blocks it.
Vidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Vidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vidal is trying to break free. Vidal is trying to push Lban away but Lban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lban lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Lban has double underhooks. Lban can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Vidal prevents a body shot from Lban. Lban tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vidal's elbow. Lban lands with a short head shot on the inside. A shot in the inside from Lban. Vidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A frustrated look appears on Vidal's face as he tries to break the clinch. Vidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Lban has double underhooks. Vidal wants to break free but Lban has control.
Vidal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Vidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Lban has double underhooks. Lban is stalling here.
Vidal is trying to break free. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garaile Lban dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vidal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vidal throws out the jab. Vidal misses with a wild body shot. Lban appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Lban dodges the punch combination from Vidal.
Lban looks to throw the jab but Vidal is out of range. Vidal throws a nice looking combination but Lban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lban now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Lban has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vidal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Lban lands a really nice looking cross but Vidal seems unphased.
Vidal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lban counters with a straight right hand.
Vidal is rocked! Garaile Lban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lban connects with a nice cross there... Vidal is looking wobbly and Lban recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Vidal to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Lban jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Garaile Lban! Garaile Lban is the new welterweight champion! A very excited looking Garaile Lban made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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