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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Webber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Webber Lang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Juan! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lang wants to clinch. Lang closes the distance and pushes Juan back into the cage. Juan takes a knee to the side of the body. Lang gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Juan regains guard.
Juan controls Lang momentarily but Lang frees himself. Lang trying to control but Juan is working from the bottom. Lang gets to his feet. Juan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Lang rushes Juan and presses him up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Lang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Juan looks gassed! A body shot lands from Lang.
Lang lands a knee to the body.
Lang working Juan over with knees to the body. Lang crunches a lovely knee into Juan's ribcage. Lang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lang gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Juan has his foot on Lang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lang works his way back into a safe position though. Lang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juan on the ground. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lang's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Lang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Lang pushes down on Juan's leg and manages to get into half guard. Lang slows the pace down in half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lang lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Juan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lang lands a nice short elbow. Lang throwing shots but Juan is blocking nicely. Lang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Lang lands strikes from half guard. Lang thows a huge punch but Juan dodges it nicely.
Lang stands up from half guard. A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang clinches. Lang looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Lang.
Knees to the body from Lang.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Juan tries to break free but Lang pushes him back against the cage. Juan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lang.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
Juan is trying to push Lang away but Lang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Juan lands a left hand.
Juan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
Lang works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Juan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Lang with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Juan jumps guard but Lang stands there with Juan around his waist. Juan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Juan misses with a knee to the head. Lang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Lang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lang with a knee to the head.
Lang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lang smiles and moves away.
Webber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Juan. Juan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lang shoots in for a takedown but Juan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Juan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lang's waist but Lang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juan off to one side. Juan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Lang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Webber Lang dominated that round. 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.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt and Lang counters with a series of strikes. Juan will be more careful next time no doubt. Lang closes the distance looking to clinch and Juan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juan. Lang looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Juan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Juan with a flurry of punches that miss. Lang working a defensive guard here.
Lang controlling Juan's posture. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Juan wants to pass the guard but Lang is keeping the position. Lang has a closed guard, preventing Juan from standing up. Lang is trying to control the position but Juan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Webber Lang wasn't doing enough on the ground. Lang keeps Juan at a distance using the push kick. Juan doesn't succeed with the takedown and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lang. Juan taking a bit of punishment here - Lang scoring with strikes. Lang lands a decent elbow from side control. Juan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Lang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Juan looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juan keeps working. Juan trying to control from the bottom.
Lang scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lang trying to control the action but Juan is working from the bottom. Juan tries to roll over but Lang keeps him under control. Juan pushes Lang off looking to stand but Lang dives back in and keeps control.
Lang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juan defending well though.
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. Juan is refusing to be controlled, as Lang sits in half guard. Juan is looking for a sweep. Lang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Lang winds up and cracks Juan with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Lang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Lang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Juan is looking to improve his position.
Lang is keen to just control but Juan is a slippery customer. Lang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Lang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Webber Lang dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Juan tries to hold on but Lang postures up. Lang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Juan can't escape the position.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juan can do to turn this around? Lang lands a big shot there that rocks Juan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Juan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lang working the ground and pound effectively.
Juan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juan tries to lock up and control but Lang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Lang cracks Juan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Juan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lang wants to control the pace but Juan is squirming around nicely. Lang breaks from Juan's wrist control and lands an elbow. Lang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Juan hang on? Lang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juan's face.
Juan tries to hold on but Lang postures up. Lang lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lang lands a big elbow. Juan is looking to get to half guard. Lang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lang lands with some strikes. Lang raining down hammerfists from mount. Lang raining down hammerfists from mount. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juan's face.
Lang with good strikes from the mount here! Juan is trying to stand. Lang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Juan tries to hold on but Lang pushes him away. Juan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juan?
Juan is bucking up trying to escape but Lang cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Lang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Lang raining down hammerfists from mount. Lang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lang looking to control but Juan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Webber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Juan tries to lock up and control but Lang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Lang controlling his opponent. Juan working to try and regain half guard.
Lang controlling his opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Juan can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Webber Lang showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Webber Lang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
69% |
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