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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Langlais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Kedeev (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Langlais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dmitriy Kedeev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kedeev keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Kedeev misses.
Kedeev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kedeev won't allow Langlais to sweep him here.
Langlais trying to control the position.
Kedeev connects with a couple of short punches.
Langlais looking to control.
Langlais looking for a sweep. Not yet Langlais, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langlais controls Kedeev momentarily but Kedeev frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langlais looking for a sweep. Not yet Langlais, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kedeev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langlais is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langlais misses with a takedown attempt - Kedeev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedeev stuffs the takedown attempt from Langlais. Langlais gets slowly back to his feet.
Langlais misses with a takedown attempt - Kedeev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Langlais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langlais shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kedeev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kedeev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Langlais is breathing heavily.
Kedeev wants to stand but Langlais has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kedeev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kedeev is working for a submission of some sort.
Kedeev wants to stand but Langlais has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langlais trying to control from the bottom.
Kedeev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Langlais is trying to get back to full guard.
Kedeev is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Langlais manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kedeev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kedeev chips away with some ground and pound.
Kedeev working some strikes from top position.
Kedeev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Langlais, up you get!
Kedeev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Langlais counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kedeev won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kedeev is trying to control Langlais's posture but Langlais avoids it.
Langlais trying to control the position but Kedeev is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kedeev is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Langlais crashes against the mat.
Langlais wants to take a breather but Kedeev manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Langlais.
Langlais postures up in Kedeev's guard and throws a big left but Kedeev blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phil Langlais will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kedeev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Langlais decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kedeev's guard.
Kedeev wants to stand but Langlais is controlling the position.
Langlais with a flurry of punches that miss.
Langlais would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kedeev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kedeev is breathing heavily.
Langlais sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Langlais wants to pass the guard but Kedeev is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langlais works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Langlais throwing shots but Kedeev is blocking nicely.
Langlais not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kedeev is not content to let Langlais control the position.
That's two 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.
Langlais tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kedeev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Langlais is keen to just control but Kedeev is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kedeev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langlais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kedeev swats away the attempt to clinch by Langlais.
Langlais decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kedeev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langlais controlling the action here.
Kedeev wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kedeev is refusing to be controlled, as Langlais sits in half guard.
Kedeev won't allow Langlais to pass to mount.
Kedeev is controlling Langlais's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Langlais is pressing down on Kedeev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kedeev is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Langlais dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Langlais tries a head kick but it misses.
Kedeev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langlais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kedeev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Langlais counters with a single leg into guard. Kedeev didn't expect that.
Langlais throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kedeev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Langlais trying to control but Kedeev is working from the bottom.
Langlais throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kedeev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Langlais wants to stand but Kedeev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langlais wants to pass the guard but Kedeev is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedeev keeping moving, preventing Langlais from controlling successfully.
Kedeev is trying to control the position but Langlais postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kedeev misses with a combination
and Langlais counters with a shoot takedown. Kedeev fights it but they end up in guard.
Kedeev being controlled here, momentarily.
Langlais with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kedeev is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Langlais escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phil Langlais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langlais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kedeev darts in trying to clinch
and Langlais counters with a takedown into side control.
Dmitriy Kedeev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlais wants to control but Kedeev is keeping him busy.
Langlais in side control, throwing shots but Kedeev defends.
Kedeev is trying to control Langlais's posture but Langlais avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Langlais showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Langlais, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Langlais!
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