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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Kenshin (ranked 4719 p4p, 432 weight class) and Walter Lang (ranked 8702 p4p, 568 weight class). Lang has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Walter Lang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uesugi Kenshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Lang!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a jab when Kenshin was well out of range.
Kenshin walks into a jab.
It looks like Uesugi Kenshin has been cut.
Kenshin defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Lang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kenshin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kenshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenshin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Kenshin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Lang slips a jab from Kenshin.
Kenshin slips under a jab from Lang.
Lang dips to his left and cracks Kenshin with an uppercut!
Kenshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenshin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Uesugi Kenshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenshin misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang slips a jab from Kenshin.
Kenshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenshin manages to avoid it.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenshin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Walter Lang has been cut.
A big right from Kenshin misses.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Kenshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenshin cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenshin is rocked!
Kenshin walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Lang swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Lang!
Walter Lang made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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hype
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