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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langley comes to the ring accompanied by No More Heroes: Kill or Be Killed Mix. House has chosen Saliva's Make Me a Superstar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 cm
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207 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
221 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Langley! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan House! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Langley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Langley throws a head kick that misses. Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but House paws at him with a jab and circles away. House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. House's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and House duly obliges. House blocks a head kick by Langley.
Langley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
House throws a right and a left that both miss. The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice straight punches there by House. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of House. A swing and a miss from House. Langley looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely. Langley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Langley. The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though. House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Langley tries to move into range but House moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Langley tries to clinch but House moves out of range. Langley takes a body punch but keeps moving. House scores with a jab to the head.
Langley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. House connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. House cracks Langley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Nice body punch from House. House avoids the head kick by Langley.
House scores with a shot to the body.
Langley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jordan House has been cut. House scores with a three punch combo!
House throws out a powerful jab. House lands an overhand right. House lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice shot lands for House. House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Langley tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance. Langley tries to clinch but House is having none of it. House uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Langley has time to react. Langley moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off. House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Langley is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Langley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Langley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. House throws a series of strikes that have Langley backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Langley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Langley is looking to clinch. House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langley takes one on the button. Langley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. House scores with a jab to the head.
Langley tries to move into range but House moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A lazy left from House finds it's target. House's corner calls for a 1-2. House obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A combination from House does no damage. House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Langley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. House scores with a body shot.
Langley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Langley's head. Langley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
House lands with a cross. House lands with an uppercut that bounces Langley off the ropes and back into rage. Langley walks into a straight right hand from House. House dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Langley takes a body punch but keeps moving. House lands a head shot. Langley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. House scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Langley tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance. House looks to land a left hand but Langley moved out of range nicely. Langley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it. House takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Langley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Langley tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. House lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. House lands with a right hand. Langley is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
Nice shot by House. House keeps the fight on the outside. Langley doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Langley tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Langley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - House coming out on top. House throws a combination. Langley tries to block but a couple of punches get through. House is working the combinations to good effect here. Langley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Langley takes a body punch but keeps moving. House scores with a decent looking hook. Langley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Langley is breathing heavily. Langley walks into a jab. Langley moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Langley tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance. Langley misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely. House dips down and scores with a jab to the body. House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Langley. 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! A jab from House does it's job there. House connects with a jab. House swats away the attempt to clinch by Langley. Nice uppercut there from House. Langley takes a jab right on the kisser.
House might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Langley tries to clinch up. House lands with a nice body punch. House connects with a single shot there. House swats away the attempt to clinch by Langley. House goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Langley fails with an attempt to clinch.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Langley sees it coming and avoids it easily. Langley wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance. House lands a nice shot that snaps Langley's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts House, as that shot connected.
House circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan House dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jordan House's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
House looks to land a combination but Langley avoids it well. Jordan House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Langley ducks right into an uppercut from House. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Langley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. House keeps the fight on the outside. House has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Langley tries to clinch but House is having none of it. House circles away from the clinch attempt.
House stalks Langley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Langley's face. Langley staggers backwards, shaken. House scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
House has been the more effective fighter overall so far. House scores with a hook. House throws a one two combo.
House lunges at Langley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Langley's hand. House comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. House scores with a body shot.
Langley moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab. House misses with a straight left. Langley fails in his attempt to clinch. House with a nice cross. Langley tries to clinch but House is having none of it. House is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. House lands a nice hook to Langley's body. Langley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. House with a jab. Langley fails with an attempt to clinch.
House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Langley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but House paws at him with a jab and circles away. Langley tries to clinch but House moves out of range. Langley blocks a jab. Langley moves out of range of the strikes. House lands the left hand. A big right from House misses. Langley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by House!
House sizes up Langley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Langley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A nice combination there by House.
House lands a body shot.
House lands with a right hand. Langley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. House connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. House tests Langley's chin there with a solid looking shot. Langley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Langley throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily. A punch lands to the side of Langley 's head but he takes it in his stride. Langley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
That's two minutes gone in the round. House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! House throws the left hand but Langley avoids the punch easily. House ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Langley throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
A jab from House does it's job there. Danga de danga de dang - House scores with a four punch combination! Langley ducks under a wild hook from House. Nice uppercut lands for House. That snapped Langley's head back.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target. House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Langley.
Langley moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off. Langley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langley tries to clinch up. House lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Langley is looking to take this fight into the clinch. House lands a head shot. Some wild striking there from House.
House lands a really nice looking cross but Langley seems unphased.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Langley.
That's three minutes gone in the round. House changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Langley ducks under a wild hook from House. Nice jab there from House. Langley tries to clinch but House moves out of range. House lands a nice hook to Langley's body. Langley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Langley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from House finds it's way round the side to connect with Langley's head. Nice jab there from House. House lands with a nice combination. Langley backs away looking to recover. House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langley tries a head kick but it misses.
House scores with a punch to the head. A head kick misses from Langley. House dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. House lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
House moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot. House cracks Langley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice combination there by House.
Nice shot by House. House ducks down and throws a hook to the body. House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by House. House misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Langley takes a jab right on the kisser.
House blocks a head kick by Langley.
House scores with a jab to the jaw. Langley fails with an attempt to clinch.
House cracks Langley with an open hand slap. Langley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Langley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Langley wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance. Jab by House. Langley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from House. House tests Langley's chin there with a solid looking shot. House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! House thuds his right hand into Langley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. House jabs Langley right on the nose. Langley blinks but takes it well. House throws a right and a left that both miss. House works the jab nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jordan House'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.
House throws a right and a left that both miss. House tests Langley's chin there with a solid looking shot. A jab from House does it's job there. Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but House paws at him with a jab and circles away. House scores with a shot to the body.
House keeps the fight on the outside. A left lands for House. House throws an overhand right that lands on Langley's shoulder, as Langley tries to avoid the shot. Jordan House seems to be getting the better of the standup. House lands with a hook. Langley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. House lands a body shot.
A lazy left from House finds it's target. Langley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. House lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Langley doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House throws a hook to the side of Langley's head but Langley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. House throws a jab when Langley was well out of range. House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langley. Danga de danga de dang - House scores with a four punch combination! Langley tries a head kick but it misses.
House checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. House gets tackled into the ropes by Langley. Langley maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. House takes an elbow to the forehead. House has had enough of the clinch but Langley keeps him there for the moment. House trying to stall but Langley improves his position.
Langley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Langley wants the takedown. House is fighting it off but Langley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in House's guard against the ropes. Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Langley thows a big elbow that misses. Langley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. House is keeping the position for now. Langley trying to move into half guard but instead House has managed to sweep! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Langley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. House is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. House working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. House trying to control the position from guard on top but Langley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Langley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and House defends well. House preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Langley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. House doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. House manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Langley looking for a guillotine here but House defends easily.
Langley tries to strike from the bottom.
House thows a big elbow that misses. Hammerfist, elbow! yells House's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Langley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. House is looking to control Langley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can House avoid being mounted? House is pressing down on Langley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Langley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
House wants to sweep but no luck. Langley postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it. Langley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. House thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
House raining down hammerfists from mount. Langley throwing hammer fists to the chest of House. What's that going to do exactly? House raining down shots from the mount! Langley throwing hammer fists to the chest of House. What's that going to do exactly? House has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Langley's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Langley manages to regain half guard. Good work. Langley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Langley is looking for a sweep. House is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. House throwing shots but Langley is blocking nicely. Langley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Langley works his way to full guard. Good work. House trying to control the position from guard on top but Langley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Langley working for a triangle but House defends it easily.
House avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Langley is keeping the position for now. House trying to control the position from guard on top but Langley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan House really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jordan House's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Langley closes the distance and clinches. Langley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. House avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Langley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langley is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. A knee to the head by Langley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Langley backwards. House lands with a short shot to the head. Langley tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him. Langley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
House is trying to push Langley away but Langley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House. Langley tries to score a body lock takedown but House shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Langley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but House gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Langley. Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but House pulls him back up using the underhooks. Langley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but House blocks it with crossed arms. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Good body shot from House.
House tries to stall but Langley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
House displaying some good clinch control by pressing Langley up against the ropes. House makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Good body shot from House.
House is looking to break free of the clinch but Langley has double underhooks. House lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from House. House is looking to break free of the clinch but Langley has double underhooks. House lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langley or not. House lands with a short head shot on the inside. House looking to stall.
House stops a takedown attempt from Langley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from House. A battle for position here, against the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordan House. House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position. House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Langley connects with a knee to the head.
Langley tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
House is trying to break free. Langley lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards. A head punch on the inside from Langley fails to land. House misses with a punch on the inside.
Langley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Langley. Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but House pulls him back up using the underhooks. Langley tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Langley. House works on Langley's body with a couple of short punches. House has a couple of punches blocked by Langley.
House looking to slow down the pace here. House taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
House misses with a hook from the clinch. Langley misses with a knee strike.
House manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
House takes a knee to the side of the body. Langley misses with a knee strike.
Langley being controlled against the ropes. Langley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. House swings wildly with an uppercut but Langley uses good head movement to avoid it. Still in the clinch, Langley scores with a nice short uppercut. House lands on the inside with an uppercut. House takes a knee to the side of the body. Langley landing knees to the head.
House trying to control the position but instead, Langley has worked for underhooks and has pushed House into the ropes. House seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Langley can't get the takedown.
House wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordan House. Langley fails in his attempt to clinch. Langley staying out of range there. Langley tries to clinch there but House circles away.
House cracks Langley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nice shot by House. House staying out of range there. Langley fails in his attempt to clinch. Langley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A short uppercut from House. Langley prevents a body shot from House. Langley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but House gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Nice elbow from Langley. A right handed body shot lands from Langley.
House is pressed up against the ropes. Langley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag House down to the mat. House avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. House works Langley's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A cross from House lands. Langley tries to clinch but House moves out of range. House lands a nice shot to the body.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Langley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but House paws at him with a jab and circles away. Langley ducks under a wild hook from House. House swats away the attempt to clinch by Langley. Langley is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Langley scores with a head kick.
Langley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. House throws a combination. Langley tries to block but a couple of punches get through. A punch combination from House misses. Langley drives through and clinches with House against the ropes.
Langley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on House's face as he tries to break the clinch. Langley blocks an uppercut.
House works on Langley's body with a couple of short punches. Langley blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan House dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Jordan House's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
House cracks Langley with a right hand to the side of the head. Langley takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses. House lands a nice shot that snaps Langley's head back.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Langley's shoulder, as Langley tries to avoid the shot. House looks to throw the jab but Langley is out of range. A cross from House lands. House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
House lands a body shot.
House stuns Langley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Langley doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House blocks a head kick by Langley.
Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but House paws at him with a jab and circles away. Langley moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off. House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. House scores with a sloppy right hand. Langley should have avoided that one. Langley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Langley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
House misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. House throws a good cross that connects.
Langley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Langley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langley. Langley tries to clinch up. Langley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. House keeps the fight on the outside. The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A head kick misses from Langley. House dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Langley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. House moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. House works Langley's body with a nice hook. Langley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. House scores with a hook. A punch lands to the side of Langley 's head but he takes it in his stride. House stuns Langley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Langley walks into a stiff left hand from House. House lands with an uppercut that bounces Langley off the ropes and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot. Langley tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Langley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling House to score with a decent uppercut. Jab by House. House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langley moves out of range and avoids them all easily. House moves into range and connects with a jab. House works the jab nicely. House misses with the combination.
Langley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Langley in his tracks. Langley tries to clinch but House is having none of it. House scores with a decent looking hook. Langley is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Langley tries to clinch up. House's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and House duly obliges. Langley takes the fight into the clinch. Langley can't get the takedown.
Langley is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. House gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Langley wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both guys are working to get underhooks. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. House trying to stall but Langley improves his position.
Langley is trying to drag House to the mat but House just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Langley as House tries to tie him up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordan House. Langley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Langley tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance. Langley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Langley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Langley tries to clinch but House moves out of range. A left lands for House. House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Langley moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off. Langley ducks under a wild hook from House.
That's four minutes gone in the round. House fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. House just misses with a punch to the body.
Langley closes the distance and clinches. A nice left hand lands by Langley.
Langley lands a shoulder strike. House misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from House.
Langley lands with a right to the head. House wants to stall.
Langley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but House gets the underhooks and prevents it.
House gets underhooks to prevent Langley's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Langley as House tries to tie him up. Langley has House pressed against the ropes, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Langley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but House gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Langley letting House take a breather here. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Rick Langley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A head punch on the inside from House fails to land. Langley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight! Jordan House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got House winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 43:50 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 43:50 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan House! Jordan House is the new light heavyweight champion!
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pop
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