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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
The Island Season 7, 170 lbs, Round 1 (KT)
Date: Dec 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Cooper Iv throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper Iv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a left hand.
Cooper Iv misses with some punches.
Cooper Iv is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cooper Iv trying to land knees to the body.
Caria is leaning against Cooper Iv and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Caria.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper Iv.
Cooper Iv tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper Iv misses with the head strike.
Cooper Iv missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
Caria displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper Iv up against the cage.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooper Ivs head. #T1#
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Cooper Iv is rocked!
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper Iv is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria cracks Cooper Iv with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Cooper Iv goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Cooper Iv wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ray Cooper Iv spoke after the fight, saying 'This was my last fight. I had a horrible career and it is time to hang up the gloves after a short career'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Hawtry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Hawtry counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Hawtry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Hawtry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee tries for a takedown but Hawtry circles away easily
and Hawtry counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee shoots and misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Sugar Lee has been cut.
Hawtry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawtry wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hawtry counter with a right hand.
Lee goes for a double leg but Hawtry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hawtry continues to drive forward.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Hawtry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawtry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawtry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawtry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.#T1#
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawtry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Hawtry.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawtry.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawtry digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank. #BC2#
Hawtry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawtry counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Hawtry drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so Hawtry waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Lee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawtry lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Hawtry!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Jogan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jogan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jogan throws a low kick but Pidaso moves out of range easily.
Jogan works over Pidaso 's head and body with a nice combination.
Jogan cracks a nice hook into Pidaso 's ribs.
Jogan missing with a left hand there. Pidaso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pidaso blocks a leg kick.
Jogan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jogan thows a leg kick but Pidaso checks it #TD#
and Pidaso counters with a shoot takedown. Jogan fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Pidaso won't allow Jogan to sweep him here.
Jogan keeping full guard, as Pidaso tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB#
Jogan wants to reverse the position here. Pidaso has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Jogan is forced to tap! Jogan looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Stu Pidaso !
Stu Pidaso was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 06, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Wrestling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wrestling cracks Beginning with a big elbow.
Beginning is looking for a sweep.
Wrestling working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wrestling landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wrestling looks up at the clock and then as Beginning takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wrestling smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wrestling scores with punches from side control.
Wrestling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #ROC2#
Beginning is rocked!
Beginning is trying to control Wrestling's posture but Wrestling avoids it.
Oh Beginning is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wrestling grinds an elbow into Beginning's temple.
You can see the frustration on Beginning's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beginning seems to have got his legs back now.
Wrestling is putting a hurting on Beginning here, landing some big shots from side control. #T1#
Beginning takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beginning is trying to get back to half guard.
Beginning is working hard here to advance position.
Wrestling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wrestling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Beginning takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beginning to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beginning is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wrestling's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wrestling tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beginning knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wrestling connects with a nice short shot to Beginning's temple. #T2#
Wrestling prevents Beginning from improving his position.
Beginning's coaches at Team Alpha Midget have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Wrestling lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beginning manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wrestling connects with a couple of short punches.
Wrestling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beginning's head.
Beginning is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wrestling being controlled here momentarily.
Wrestling controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beginning is trying to control the position but Wrestling postures up. #T3#
Wrestling cracks Beginning with a solid left hand.
Wrestling trying to control the position from guard on top but Beginning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wrestling's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Beginning working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wrestling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wrestling manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wrestling is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beginning is trying to keep Wrestling in close.
Wrestling landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Wrestling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wrestling lands a nice forearm strike.
Wrestling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beginning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beginning takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.
Wrestling wants to control but Beginning is keeping him busy.
Beginning is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wrestling connects with a decent elbow.
Beginning is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Know Wrestling dominated that round.
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##TD2#
Wrestling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beginning to the mat! Beginning manages to get full guard.
Beginning wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wrestling manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Wrestling blocks the strikes from Beginning.
Beginning trying to control but Wrestling postures up.
Wrestling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wrestling working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wrestling working the head and body with strikes.
Wrestling wants to take a breather but Beginning is having none of it.
Beginning wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Beginning is looking to control Wrestling's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beginning avoid being mounted?
Wrestling slows the pace down in half guard.
Beginning wants to get back to his feet.
Wrestling slips a nice elbow through Beginning's hands, connecting with Beginning's forehead.
Beginning missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestling working Beginning over with strikes.
Wrestling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beginning is looking to escape.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrestling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wrestling trying to control the pace.
Beginning moves into full guard.
Wrestling trying to control but Beginning is working from the bottom.
Beginning trying to keep a closed guard but Wrestling is proving a slippery customer.
Wrestling slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wrestling distracts Beginning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Beginning wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrestling distracts Beginning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wrestling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wrestling distracts Beginning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beginning keeping moving, preventing Wrestling from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Beginning has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wrestling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wrestling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beginning's head.
Wrestling trying to control the position from guard on top but Beginning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beginning is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4#
Wrestling is controlling Beginning's posture.
Wrestling is continuing to stall.
Wrestling throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wrestling is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
I Know Wrestling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing Beginning from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wrestling is on top in guard.
#REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Know Wrestling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Beginning fails with the takedown
and Wrestling counters with a series of strikes. Beginning will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wrestling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrestling thuds his right hand into Beginning's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wrestling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wrestling wants it to stay on the feet.
Beginning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beginning fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Beginning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling cracks Beginning with a good jab.
Beginning shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wrestling counters with a series of strikes. Beginning will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Beginning looks to throw the jab but Wrestling is out of range. #TD2#
Wrestling is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beginning's half guard.
Wrestling wants to control but Beginning is keeping him busy.
Wrestling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wrestling is trying to control the action in half guard but Beginning is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wrestling content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beginning wants to control but Wrestling is keeping busy.
#T2#
Wrestling passes to full mount!
Wrestling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beginning holds on for dear life.
Beginning keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beginning is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wrestling postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Beginning bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Wrestling and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Know Wrestling!
A very excited looking I Know Wrestling 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Marcos Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade looks winded!
Lang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andrade on the side of the head.
Andrade throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Lang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lang.
Andrade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lang. #SU#
Lang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Lang clinches.
Lang crunches a lovely knee into Andrade's ribcage.
Lang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andrade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andrade walks away with a smile on his face. Lang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Lang with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Lang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Lang connects with a knee to the head.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Lang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Andrade won't allow Lang to sweep him here.
Lang controls Andrade momentarily but Andrade frees himself. #ES#
Lang kicks Andrade off and gets to his feet. #T2##CL#
Andrade gets tackled into the cage by Lang. Lang maintains the clinch.
Lang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andrade to keep the fight standing.
Andrade is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Lang.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Lang pulls Andrade into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Lang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Lang is pulling down on Andrade's head. It's preventing any offense from Andrade, at least for the moment.
Lang has a closed guard, preventing Andrade from standing up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrade's guard. #REVR##SU#
Lang stands up and waves to Andrade to follow him. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Lang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SU#
Lang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Andrade misses with a straight left. #TD#
Lang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Andrade manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Andrade wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Lang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Andrade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Andrade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade slaps away a takedown attempt from Lang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lang shoots for a takedown but Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Lang clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Lang gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SU#
Lang gets to his feet. Andrade looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andrade misses with a looping right.#TD#
Lang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andrade's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES2#
Andrade pushes Lang off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Lang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Lang attempts a counter takedown but Andrade avoids it well and moves away.
Lang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danga de danga de dang - Andrade scores with a four punch combination!
Andrade throws a one two combo.
Lang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Andrade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body. Lang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Andrade.
Lang takes one to the chin there.
Lang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lang misses with a takedown attempt - Andrade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Lang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andrade quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB#
Lang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andrade defends it well. #T3##SUB#
Lang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andrade is looking to escape.#SUB#
Lang is working for a submission of some sort.
Andrade taking some punishment here, with Lang in his half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andrade tries to kick Lang off but Lang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Lang there.
Andrade is looking to escape.
Lang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SU#
Lang decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Andrade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD#
Lang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andrade napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU#
Lang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Andrade to his feet.
Andrade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrade stuffs the takedown attempt from Lang. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Marcos Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Andrade. No joy for Lang on that attempt. #T1#
Andrade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Andrade enables Lang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Andrade manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lang is standing up over Andrade. Andrade looks to escape but Lang dives into side control.
Andrade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lang throws a strike aimed at the side of Andrade's head but Andrade avoids it well.
Lang in side control, throwing shots but Andrade defends.
Lang prevents Andrade from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Check out the look on Lang's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Lang drags him back down.#SUB#
Lang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andrade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #ES2#
Andrade bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Andrade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Lang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andrade napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vern Lang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrade is trying to control Lang's posture but Lang avoids it.
Lang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Andrade is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SU#
Lang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Andrade to his feet.
Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD#
Lang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andrade wants to control but Lang is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Lang is working for a kimura but Andrade is defending it quite comfortably.
#T4#
Lang throwing shots but Andrade is blocking nicely. #ES2#
Andrade kicks Lang off and gets back to his feet.#CL#
Lang clinches up with Andrade and pushes him back against the cage.
Andrade working hard to break the clinch.
Lang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andrade or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcos Andrade.
I think Andrade 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcos Andrade!
Marcos Andrade took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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