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Event:
WEC 11: Parker vs Calderon 3
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Langford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Langford connects with a crisp jab.
Jim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NYC Alpha (Conditioning and Sparring Gym) in the buildup to the fight.
Jim takes one on the button.
Jim tries to move into range but Langford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Langford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Langford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Langford with a nice cross.
Langford is looking to score with low kicks.
Langford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jim. Jim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Langford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jim on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Langford scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Langford catches Jim right on the button with a cross.
Langford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Langford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC2#
Jim is rocked!
Langford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Langford sprawls and moves away.
Oh Jim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Langford 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.
Jim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
Langford misses with a hook
#TD#
and Jim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jim seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB#
Jim wants to work for an arm triangle but Langford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Jim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Langford sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Jim seems to be looking for submissions.
Langford is positioning himself well to prevent Jim advancing to mount.
Jim prevents Langford from improving his position.
Langford is positioning himself well to prevent Jim advancing to mount. #SUB#
Jim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Langford sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Langford tries to get to full guard but Jim has control of the leg.
Jim wants to pass to mount but Langford is defending the position. #SUB#
Jim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Langford defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Langford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Langford is looking to improve his position.
Langford is trying to stand.
Jim prevents Langford from improving his position.#SUB#
Jim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Langford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jim. #T3#
Langford controlling the position well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We've been informed that Langford has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Langford connects with a body shot that sends Jim's belly button to the back.
Langford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Langford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Langford misses with the combination.
Langford with a jab.
Reggie Langford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langford throws out a powerful jab.
Jim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jim walks into a stiff left hand from Langford.
Jim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langford lands a jab to the head.
Jim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Langford connects with a single shot there.
Langford with a hook.
Langford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Langford dominated that round.
That's time! Jim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Langford thuds his right hand into Jim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jim goes for a double leg but Langford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Langford continues to drive forward.
Langford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Langford.
Langford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Langford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Langford thuds a left hand into Jim's body.
Jim drops his hands momentarily and Langford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reggie Langford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Langford cracks Jim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Langford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jim is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langford cracks Jim with a hook to the temple - Jim is on wobbly legs here! Langford swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jim falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Langford wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reggie Langford!
In his post fight interview, Reggie Langford started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
WEC 9: Parker vs Smith
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
A big right from Langford misses.
Jim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Langford defends it well.
A shot to the liver by Langford. Beautiful body shot.
Langford throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Jim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Langford is trying to get back to full guard.
Langford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jim on the ground.#SUB2#
Jim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Langford has managed to free his arm - good work.
Langford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Langford tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Jim seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Jim wants to work for an arm triangle but Langford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Langford wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Jim in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Langford tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Jim!
Jim Jim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
WEC 4: Sagat vs Vurny
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2#
Langford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Langford cracks Strong with a big right hand but Strong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Langford landing strikes.
Langford is trying to ground and pound but Strong uses the momentary lack of control by Langford to regain half guard.
Langford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strong's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Langford trying to control from Strong's half guard. Strong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Langford works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
Langford throwing shots but Strong is blocking nicely.
Langford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Langford throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Strong to regain full guard. #SUB#
Langford stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Strong throws up his legs and catches Langford in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Langford tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Strong! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lance Strong!
Lance Strong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Langford misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Langford has Hickman up against the cage in a clinch.
Langford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickmans head.
Langford wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickman won't allow it.
Langford avoiding damage.
Langford is trying to push Hickman away but Hickman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Hickman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langford misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Hickman counters by moving into the clinch.
Langford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hickman is defending well for now.
Langford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hickman has him pressed against the cage.#T1##BC#
Hickman manages to break the clinch.
Langford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hickman to counter with a crisp jab.
Langford is looking to clinch but Hickman is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Langford pushes Hickman up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Langford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hickman takes a shot to the head.
Hickman is pressed up against the cage. Langford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hickman down to the mat. Hickman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jamar Hickman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Langford.#CL2#
Langford takes the fight into the clinch.
Langford lands a left hand.
Langford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T2##BC#
Hickman breaks from the clinch.
Langford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Langford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Langford duly obliges. #CUT2#
It looks like Jamar Hickman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langford moves in looking to clinch but Hickman pushes him off.
Jab by Langford.
Langford throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Hickman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hickman.
Langford looks winded!#BC#
Hickman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Langford. Beautiful body shot.
Langford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hickman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reggie Langford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Hickman swats away the attempt to clinch by Langford.
Langford throws an overhand right that lands on Hickman's shoulder, as Hickman tries to avoid the shot.
Langford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hickman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langford tries to close the distance and clinch but Hickman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Langford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hickman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Langford throws a combination that misses
and Hickman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Langford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Langford.
Hickman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Langford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langford cracks Hickman with a good jab.
Langford throws a series of punches but Hickman avoids them all with ease.
Hickman misses with a looping right.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Langford.
Langford wants to slow Hickman down by chopping away at his legs.
Hickman thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Hickman instigates a clinch.
Langford misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Langford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Langford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickman.
Langford tries to clinch but Hickman is having none of it.
It looked like Hickman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Hickman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Langford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Langford tries to get set, Hickman tries to push him back and clinch up but Langford manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Hickman instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Langford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamar Hickman'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.
#R2#
Langford wants to clinch up but Hickman keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Langford clinches up with Hickman and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Langford. #BC#
Hickman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Langford tries to clinch there but Hickman circles away.
Langford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hickman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Langford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Langford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hickman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hickman connects with a right hand. Langford shakes it off.
Hickman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langford fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Langford clinches up against the cage.
Langford misses with a knee strike.
Langford wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickman won't allow it.
#T1#
Hickman tries a knee to the head but Langford blocks it.
Langford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Langford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hickman walks away with a smile on his face. Langford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hickman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Langford moves in looking to clinch but Hickman pushes him off.
Hickman misses with a straight right.
Hickman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickman misses the target.
Langford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Langford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hickman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Langford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langford fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Langford closes the distance but Hickman moves to the side
and Hickman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Langford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Langford tries to clinch up.
Hickman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL2#
Langford has managed to clinch.
Langford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hickman letting Langford take a breather here.#BC2#
Langford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamar Hickman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langford is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langford doesn't manage to clinch there - Hickman circles away.
Hickman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Langford.
Hickman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Langford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hickman throws a hook to the side of Langford's head but Langford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hickman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langford moves away.#T3#
Langford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langford misses with the combination.
Hickman throws a shot from downtown. Langford moves away and avoids it.
Hickman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Langford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hickman misses with a straight right. #CL#
Hickman drives through and clinches with Langford against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Langford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hickman prevents Langford from breaking the clinch.
Langford jumps guard but Hickman stands there with Langford around his waist. Langford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamar Hickman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Langford.
Langford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T4#
Langford has Hickman pressed against the cage, preventing Hickman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Langford misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Hickman breaks from the clinch.
Hickman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Hickman closes the distance and pushes Langford back into the cage.
Langford working aggressively here.
A short left from Langford.
Hickman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Langford lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickman.
Langford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hickman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Langford wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamar Hickman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamar Hickman's cut.
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!
#R3##CL2#
Hickman gets tackled into the cage by Langford. Langford maintains the clinch.
Hickman is trying to break free.
Langford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hickman backwards. #BC#
Hickman manages to break the clinch.
Langford avoids the body shot from Hickman.
Langford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Langford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hickman counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langford moves in looking to clinch but Hickman pushes him off.
Langford defending well as Hickman loads up on a big left hand.
Langford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Langford is looking to clinch but Hickman is avoiding it.
A jab from Hickman misses. #CL2#
Langford takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Langford stalling.
Hickman working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Hickman manages to break the clinch.
Langford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langford.#CL2#
Langford gets a clinch.
Langford is trying to force a seperation but Hickman has the dominant position.
Langford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hickman wants to break free but Langford has control.
Langford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Langford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Langford is trying to break the clinch but Hickman has him pressed against the cage. #T2#
Hickman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Langford is trying to break the clinch but Hickman has him pressed against the cage.
Hickman tries to circle away but Langford has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Hickman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Hickman.
As Hickman backs off Langford throws a huge counter combo but Hickman manages to avoid it all.
Reggie Langford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hickman misses with the combination.
Langford doesn't manage to clinch there - Hickman circles away.
Langford misses with a few strikes there.
Langford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hickman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hickman is looking to counter punch.
Langford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hickman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickman circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T3#
Langford tries to clinch but Hickman moves out of range.
Hickman tries to counter by clinching up but Langford breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Langford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hickman scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hickman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Langford closes the distance and pushes Hickman back into the cage.
Langford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hickman wants to break free but Langford has control.
Hickman is trying to force a seperation but Langford has the dominant position.
Langford is trying to break the clinch but Hickman has him pressed against the cage.
Langford working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Langford has a couple of punches blocked by Hickman.
Langford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Langford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Langford misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Hickman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hickman closes the distance and clinches.
Hickman is trying to break the clinch but Langford is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hickman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Langford lands a hook that snaps the head of Hickman backwards.
Langford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Langford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Langford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Langford!
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