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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Escobar (ranked 2792 p4p, 3595 weight class) and Van Lang (ranked 328 p4p, 420 weight class). Van Lang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Lang!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Escobar's torso.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
It looks like Van Lang has been cut.
Cyrus Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Lang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escobar wants to take the fight to the mat but Lang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Lang has Escobar pushed against the cage.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
Escobar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but Escobar checks it.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Lang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lang.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown. Lang tries to sprawl out of it but Escobar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Lang feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Escobar cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Lang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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 Cyrus Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Van Lang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Van Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a head kick that half lands.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escobar is able to avoid easily.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Lang tries to tie him up.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the cage.
Lang looking to stall.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Lang wants to stall.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Van Lang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Escobar forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
Lang stalls.
Escobar tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries to clinch but Lang moves away
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
Escobar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lang. That one must have hurt.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar steps away.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Escobar wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters with a solid body kick.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Escobar moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Escobar has Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
Lang stalls.
Escobar working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cyrus Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escobar being controlled against the cage.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lang wants to stall.
Lang missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the cage.
Van Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Escobar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cyrus Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang trying to stall but Escobar improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Lang.
Escobar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lang leaning against his opponent.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cyrus Escobar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escobar, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cyrus Escobar!
After winning the bout, Cyrus Escobar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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