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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 396 p4p, 528 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 65 p4p, 79 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by 閃靈 . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Buren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Buren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wang.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Wang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Buren to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Wang has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Buren moves into the clinch.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren trying to land knees to the body.
Wang jumps guard and drags Van Buren to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Van Buren avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Van Buren puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Buren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Buren's back!
Wang trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wang missing with strikes from the back.
Wang throwing sloppy strikes.
Wang has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Van Buren has freed his hand and lives to survive another well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wang is throwing shots to the body but Van Buren manages to wriggle free. Wang pounces on him again and ends up in Van Buren's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Buren pulls Wang in close to his closed guard and prevents Wang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Buren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.
Van Buren pulls Wang in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wang throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Buren keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Van Buren wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Buren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Buren keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Wang 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Long Wang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Buren throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Van Buren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A shot to the body from Wang misses
and Van Buren makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wang really felt that one!
Van Buren throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Wang looks to land a combination but Van Buren avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Buren. That's going to slow Wang down.
Wang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Buren scores with a hook to the body. Wang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Buren scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick.
Van Buren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang pushes Van Buren up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Buren breaks from the clinch.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. Wang should have avoided that one.
Van Buren looks to land a body kick but Wang moved away.
Wang throws a right hand that Van Buren ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Buren also avoids with ease.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Van Buren does it's job there.
Joost Van Buren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Buren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren lands a nice hook to Wang's body. Wang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Buren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Buren throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Wang is looking to wear down Van Buren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Buren tries to land a knee to the head but Wang blocks with his arms.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wang blocks the elbow strike.
Van Buren can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.
Van Buren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wang is defending well for now.
Wang prevents a body shot from Van Buren.
Van Buren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Buren avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Buren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Van Buren.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang checks the leg kick.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang needs to keep his hands up - Van Buren had a free shot at his head there.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wang tries to clinch
and Van Buren counters with a straight right hand.
Van Buren throws a leg kick which misses Wang's front leg but catches the back leg as Wang tries to avoid it.
Wang slips a jab from Van Buren.
Wang throws a big counter combination but Van Buren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Buren lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
Van Buren lands a nice hook to Wang's body. Wang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Van Buren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang throws a right and a left that Van Buren avoids nicely.
Wang avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Wang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Long Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Buren lands with a nice body punch.
Wang has his takedown stuffed
and Van Buren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Buren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Buren but Van Buren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good shot there by Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Van Buren thuds a left hand into Wang's body.
Van Buren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wang rushes Van Buren and presses him up against the cage.
Van Buren misses with an elbow strike.
Van Buren gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab.
Van Buren lands a nice hook to Wang's body. Wang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Van Buren tenderised Wang's leg. Wang is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang gets tackled into the cage by Van Buren. Van Buren maintains the clinch.
Van Buren lands with a light punch inside.
Van Buren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wang.
Wang jumps guard but Van Buren turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Buren is pushing Wang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Buren throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Wang.
Van Buren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Buren misses with a left hand
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt - Van Buren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Buren swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Buren gets a clinch.
Van Buren gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is working for takedown but Van Buren is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren throws a head punch that misses.
Van Buren with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Buren.
Wang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Wang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wang's gas tank.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren lands a nice looking body shot.
Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Buren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Long Wang spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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