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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Natua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Natua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Lang!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natua wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Natua is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natua.
Natua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Natua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natua tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang looks for a takedown but Natua sprawls well.
Natua keeps the fight on the outside.
Natua misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang moves away from the strike by Natua.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a two punch combo.
Natua tries to clinch up
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Natua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Natua tries a head kick but it misses.
Natua misses with a body kick.
Natua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Natua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natua wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Natua moves into the clinch.
Natua manages to break the clinch.
Natua has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Natua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Natua blocks it.
Lang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natua blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natua breaks from the clinch.
Bill Natua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lang counters with a head kick.
Natua clinches but Lang breaks the clinch
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops Natua in his tracks momentarily.
Natua darts in trying to clinch
and Lang moves into the clinch.
Natua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Natua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Natua blocks a head kick by Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lang counters by clinching up.
Natua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lang takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mark Lang has been cut.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Natua keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Natua.
Lang looks gassed!
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Natua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Natua.
Natua scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Natua.
Natua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Natua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natua wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters with a nice double leg into side control. Natua won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Natua wants to clinch.
Lang blocks a head kick by Natua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Natua takes the fight into the clinch.
Natua pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Natua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Natua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natua lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Natua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Natua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Natua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lang prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Lang's cut.
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.
Natua is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang shoots for a takedown but Natua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Natua misses with the combination.
Natua is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua throws a push kick but Lang slaps the foot to one side.
Natua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Natua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natua forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
Lang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Natua just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Natua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lang prevents it.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Natua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Natua.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Natua gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lang pushes off an throws an elbow but Natua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Natua breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Natua. No joy for Lang on that attempt.
Natua gets a clinch.
Natua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Natua is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Natua tries to clinch up
and Lang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Natua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Natua wants to clinch
and Lang counters with a single leg into guard. Natua didn't expect that.
Lang tries to free his leg and advance position but Natua is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang 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.
Natua looking for a sweep. Not yet Natua, not yet.
Natua controlling Lang's posture.
Lang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natua wants to stand up but Lang is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Lang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Lang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Natua closes the distance but Lang moves to the side
and Lang counters with a one-two to the body.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Natua counters with a two punch combo.
Natua tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natua darts in trying to clinch
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Natua shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua tries to clinch
and Lang counters with a head kick. That will keep Natua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Natua with that takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Natua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Natua pinned against the cage. Natua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Natua moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Natua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Natua misses.
Natua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Natua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Natua was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Natua.
Natua lands a two punch combo.
Natua waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lang lands in his opponent's guard.
Lang advances to half guard.
Natua is defending against the submission attempts here by Lang.
Natua wants to get back to his feet.
Natua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lang on the ground.
Natua is defending against the submission attempts here by Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Natua is just riding it out for now. Lang eventually gives up the hold.
Lang is trying to work for a kimura but Natua is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Lang.
I've got Lang 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark 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
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