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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Langfinger (ranked 3815 p4p, 304 weight class) and Marcin Vanatta (ranked 4728 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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154 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Langfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcin Vanatta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanatta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Langfinger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Langfinger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Langfinger.
Vanatta wants to break free but Langfinger has control.
Vanatta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanatta clinches with his opponent.
Vanatta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Langfinger moves into the clinch.
Vanatta breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vanatta pinned against the cage. Vanatta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Langfinger has Vanatta up against the cage in a clinch.
Langfinger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vanatta clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vanatta manages to stand up with Langfinger still on his back. Eventually Langfinger drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Langfinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfinger closes the distance and pushes Vanatta back into the cage.
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!
Langfinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Langfinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanatta defends it nicely.
Vanatta raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Langfinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Langfinger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Langfinger gets tackled into the cage by Vanatta. Vanatta maintains the clinch.
Vanatta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanatta is trying to break the clinch but Langfinger has him pressed against the cage.
Vanatta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Langfinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta breaks from the clinch.
Langfinger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Langfinger showed some decent athleticism there.
Vanatta kicks Langfinger off and gets back to his feet.
Langfinger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vanatta changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vanatta closes the distance and clinches.
Vanatta breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanatta breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Vanatta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langfinger fails with the takedown.
Vanatta dives in and scores a takedown into Langfinger's guard.
Vanatta is looking to stand up but Langfinger won't let him.
Langfinger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vanatta controls the pace.
Vanatta stands up and waves to Langfinger to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Vanatta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Langfinger dives in and grabs Vanatta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vanatta pushes down on Langfinger's head and hops out.
Vanatta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Langfinger defends it well.
Glenn Langfinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langfinger clinches.
Langfinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vanatta's efforts to push away.
Vanatta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanatta darts in and clinches Langfinger up against the cage.
Langfinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanatta.
A frustrated look appears on Vanatta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanatta tries to circle away but Langfinger has him pinned against the cage.
Vanatta working hard to break the clinch.
Vanatta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Langfinger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vanatta pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Langfinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Vanatta darts in and clinches Langfinger up against the cage.
Vanatta decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanatta wants to stand but Langfinger is controlling the position.
Langfinger stopping the sweep attempt from Vanatta.
Langfinger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vanatta throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marcin Vanatta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Langfinger passes into half guard.
Vanatta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Langfinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vanatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Langfinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfinger is looking to advance position but Vanatta won't allow it.
Vanatta is trying to control but can't.
Langfinger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vanatta's thigh. Vanatta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Vanatta keeping moving, preventing Langfinger from controlling successfully.
Vanatta wants to sweep here but Langfinger controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta keeping full guard, as Langfinger tries to pass.
Langfinger preventing the sweep.
Langfinger wants to control from the top but Vanatta keeps moving.
Langfinger wants to pass the guard but Vanatta is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vanatta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vanatta stopping the sweep attempt from Langfinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vanatta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Langfinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vanatta is stalling in the full guard.
Vanatta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Langfinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vanatta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Vanatta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vanatta instigates a clinch.
Vanatta is trying to break free.
Langfinger looking for a takedown.
Vanatta is pressed up against the cage. Langfinger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vanatta down to the mat. Vanatta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Glenn Langfinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langfinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanatta tries a quick counter leg kick but Langfinger is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Langfinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langfinger closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanatta is trying to break free.
Langfinger tries to work over Vanatta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Langfinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfinger wants a takedown but no success here.
Langfinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vanatta's efforts to push away.
Vanatta tries to break free but Langfinger pushes him back against the cage.
Vanatta breaks from the clinch.
Vanatta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Langfinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vanatta's efforts to push away.
A short right from Langfinger on the inside.
Vanatta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Vanatta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vanatta letting Langfinger take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Langfinger tries for a takedown but Vanatta manages to get underhooks.
Vanatta is trying to break free.
Langfinger wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langfinger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Langfinger tries to work over Vanatta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Langfinger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vanatta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanatta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vanatta is trying to break free.
Vanatta breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Langfinger with that takedown attempt.
Vanatta instigates a clinch.
Vanatta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Langfinger.
Vanatta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanatta moves into range and clinches up with Langfinger.
Langfinger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vanatta manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta gets tackled into the cage by Langfinger. Langfinger maintains the clinch.
Vanatta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Langfinger breaks the clinch.
Vanatta clinches with his opponent.
Vanatta is trying to break the clinch but Langfinger is controlling him.
Langfinger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vanatta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vanatta moves into the clinch successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vanatta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanatta scores with a push kick.
Glenn Langfinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcin Vanatta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vanatta slaps away a takedown attempt from Langfinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Vanatta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanatta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Vanatta!
A very excited looking Marcin Vanatta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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