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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jenkins (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
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Langford!
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, Jason Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Langford moves out of range.
Langford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Langford has a takedown stuffed.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Langford avoids them all with ease.
Langford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Langford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langford shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Langford shoots in but Jenkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Langford shoots in for a double leg but Jenkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Langford is breathing heavily.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins swinging wilding here.
Langford fails with a takedown attempt.
Langford shoots in but Jenkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Langford shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Jenkins both land. Nice combination.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langford.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Langford moves out of range.
Langford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Langford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkins pinned against the cage. Jenkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Langford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Langford ducks under and follows up with a left that Langford also avoids with ease.
Langford slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Langford tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jason Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Langford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkins pinned against the cage. Jenkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Langford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Langford shoots in for a double leg but Jenkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Langford. Langford gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Langford with a series of wild strikes but Langford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins gets caught flat footed, as Langford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Langford drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Langford jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Langford stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.
Langford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jenkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jenkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Langford has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Langford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jenkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jenkins. No joy for Langford on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Langford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langford shoots in but no luck this time.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Langford. That one must have hurt.
Jason Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Langford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Langford fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Langford slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Langford shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Langford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Langford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Jenkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Langford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Langford slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Matthew Langford has been cut.
Langford avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langford.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langford shoots in for a double leg but Jenkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Langford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Langford avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langford feints and as Jenkins raises his hands in defense, Langford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Langford manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Langford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Langford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Langford had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jenkins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Langford Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jenkins's back instead.
Langford is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jenkins has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fending off the submission attempt from Langford.
Jenkins breaks Langford's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Langford wants to sweep but no luck.
Langford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jenkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jenkins is pushing down on Langford's leg trying to pass to half guard. Langford is fighting to maintain full guard but Jenkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jenkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Langford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Langford is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jenkins working Langford over with strikes.
Langford taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Langford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pushes down on Langford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Langford is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Langford's head.
Langford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jenkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matthew Langford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Langford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Langford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Langford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jenkins swinging wilding here.
Langford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jenkins has a hand on Langford's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Langford takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Langford is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jenkins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jenkins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Langford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Langford blocks the strikes from Jenkins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jenkins wants to sweep but Langford has passed to side control!
Langford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jenkins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jenkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Langford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langford wants to work for an arm triangle but Jenkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Langford is working for a kimura but Jenkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Jenkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jenkins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Langford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins pushes Langford off and scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Langford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Langford shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense.
Langford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenkins but Jenkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Langford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langford slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Langford avoids nicely.
Langford fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Jenkins as Langford shoots in.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langford circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthew Langford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Langford slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langford circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Langford with a series of wild strikes but Langford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Langford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Langford dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Langford shoots in and bounces Jenkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Langford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Langford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Langford!
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