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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Long Lang (ranked 23399 p4p, 23476 weight class) and Major Pain (ranked 549 p4p, 553 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pain rushes Lang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Pain.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Lang back against the ropes.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Lang manages to break the clinch.
Lang tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Pain closes the distance and pushes Lang back into the ropes.
Lang gets through Pain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lang taking a breather.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
Lang tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain taking a breather.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Pain's ribcage. Pain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang clinches up with Pain and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Pain clinches up against the ropes.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lang lands with a kick to the temple. Pain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pain drives through and clinches with Lang against the ropes.
Lang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lang missing with knees to the body.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Pain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Lang rushes Pain and presses him up against the ropes.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Pain looking to stall.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Pain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain has Lang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Lang is controlling the position.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pain blocks a body shot from Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain tries a head kick but it misses.
Pain darts in and clinches Lang up against the ropes.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Pain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lang.
Lang drives through and clinches with Pain against the ropes.
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!
Good body shot from Pain.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Pain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Pain misses.
Lang darts in and clinches Pain up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Long Lang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lang misses with a straight left.
Pain pushes Lang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang wants to clinch
and Pain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain gets a clinch.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Lang into the ropes.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pain avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain has Lang pressed against the ropes.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lang just leaning against Pain, taking a breather.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Lang has double underhooks.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Lang blocks it.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Lang into the ropes.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Pain avoiding damage.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang looking to stall.
Lang breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang wants to clinch.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain clinches up against the ropes.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Lang does no damage.
Lang looks to land a body kick but Pain moved away.
Lang lands a high kick!
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Pain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Craig Long Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Pain unleashes a big counter combination but Lang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pain darts in and clinches Lang up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
Pain clinches.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang lands with a kick to the temple. Pain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain wants to counter the offense by Lang and move into the clinch position.
Pain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Lang is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain 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. This is the final round!
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Pain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Pain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters with a series of strikes. Pain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pain manages to circle out of the way.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain blocks a body shot from Lang.
Pain blocks an elbow strike from Lang.
Lang wants to stall.
Pain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to control the position but instead, Lang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pain into the ropes.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Lang thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang scores with a head kick.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to break free but Lang has control.
Major Pain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Pain is stalling here.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain checks a leg kick nicely.
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Pain connects with a single shot there.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pain's head.
Pain lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
Pain tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a body kick.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Pain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Pain.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang drives through and clinches with Pain against the ropes.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Lang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Major Pain.
I think Pain 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Major Pain!
Major Pain is the new light heavyweight champion!
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