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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lang (ranked 477 p4p, 57 weight class) and Eldar Tskhadaia (ranked 876 p4p, 99 weight class). Lang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Planet Rock. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eldar Tskhadaia enters the cage!
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250 lbs
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243 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eldar Tskhadaia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang digs a good body shot into Tskhadaia's ribs.
Tskhadaia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tskhadaia moves away.
Tskhadaia tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Tskhadaia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tskhadaia has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lang lands a jab to Tskhadaia's midsection.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Lang cracks Tskhadaia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tskhadaia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tskhadaia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Tskhadaia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tskhadaia is struggling to control the position.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Lang connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tskhadaia at a distance.
James Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tskhadaia avoids the body shot from Lang.
Tskhadaia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lang defends it well.
Tskhadaia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lang's half guard.
Lang gets full guard.
Lang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tskhadaia is controlling him.
Lang manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tskhadaia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tskhadaia is trying to drag Lang to the mat but Lang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lang throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Tskhadaia avoiding damage.
Tskhadaia 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang trying to land knees to the body.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Tskhadaia controls his hands.
Tskhadaia just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Tskhadaia.
Lang misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tskhadaia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lang digs a right hand into Tskhadaia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tskhadaia's gas tank.
Tskhadaia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lang up against the cage.
Tskhadaia turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tskhadaia manages to end up in side control.
Lang explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fighters circling - Tskhadaia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang with a hook.
Tskhadaia instigates a clinch.
Tskhadaia dodges an elbow strike from Lang.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Tskhadaia controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Tskhadaia keeps him there for the moment.
Tskhadaia slows down the pace here.
Tskhadaia stalling in the clinch but Lang improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Tskhadaia avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Tskhadaia blocks it.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Tskhadaia controls the action.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
Tskhadaia 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.
James Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eldar Tskhadaia.
Tskhadaia has Lang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lang is pressed up against the cage. Tskhadaia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lang down to the mat. Lang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
James Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tskhadaia looks winded!
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tskhadaia was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
A cross from Lang lands.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws a body punch but Tskhadaia moves out of range.
Tskhadaia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tskhadaia misses with a straight left.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tskhadaia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Lang. No joy for Tskhadaia on that attempt.
Tskhadaia misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang looks to land a combination but Tskhadaia avoids it well.
Tskhadaia avoids the body shot from Lang.
Tskhadaia misses with a left hand
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tskhadaia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tskhadaia tries for a takedown but Lang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tskhadaia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lang scores with a body shot.
Tskhadaia goes for a double leg but Lang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lang continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lang dominated that round.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Lang both land. Nice combination.
Tskhadaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang takes a swing at Tskhadaia's ribcage but misses.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tskhadaia can do to turn this around?
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Tskhadaia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Tskhadaia misses.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Tskhadaia misses its intended target.
Lang swings for the body but Tskhadaia moves out of range.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tskhadaia throws out the jab.
Tskhadaia tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang works Tskhadaia's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tskhadaia circles away quickly and effectively.
Lang punishes Tskhadaia's body with a nice straight punch.
Lang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tskhadaia misses with a hook.
Tskhadaia misses with a looping right.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Tskhadaia with the counter takedown but Lang avoids it easily.
Tskhadaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Tskhadaia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tskhadaia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tskhadaia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tskhadaia.
Tskhadaia looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Tskhadaia has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang pushes Tskhadaia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Tskhadaia avoids the body shot from Lang.
Tskhadaia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang clobbers Tskhadaia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tskhadaia manages to avoid it.
Lang lands a jab to the head.
Tskhadaia 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.
Lang dips to his left and cracks Tskhadaia with an uppercut!
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Tskhadaia is just out of range.
Tskhadaia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tskhadaia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tskhadaia somewhat.
Tskhadaia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tskhadaia back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Tskhadaia walks into a left hand.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Tskhadaia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tskhadaia moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tskhadaia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tskhadaia has picked Lang up - he's going for a ride! Tskhadaia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tskhadaia is breathing heavily.
Lang wants to get back to his feet.
Lang is staying active underneath Tskhadaia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tskhadaia is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tskhadaia lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tskhadaia slows the pace down in half guard.
Lang kicks Tskhadaia off and gets back to his feet.
Tskhadaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Lang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Tskhadaia misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Tskhadaia wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tskhadaia is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tskhadaia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tskhadaia is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Lang cracks Tskhadaia with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tskhadaia falls to his knees and Lang doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Lang!
James Lang retains his heavyweight title!
As James Lang got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I pity the fool, and I will destroy any man who tries to take what I got! '.
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