PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang comes to the cage accompanied by Suck my sweaty nuts. Shimizu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Negative - Still Alive. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lang
vs
Shimizu

160 cm
25
150 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
145 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuya Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Shimizu.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang throws a low kick but Shimizu avoids it.
Shimizu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
Lang moves away from the strike by Shimizu.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Shimizu moved out of range.
Shimizu swinging wildly here.
Shimizu is looking to chop away at Lang's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Shimizu misses with a kick to the body.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Shimizu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang shoots in looking for a takedown. Shimizu tries to sprawl out of it but Lang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shimizu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shimizu throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a solid body kick.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shimizu tries a low kick but Lang avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Lang thows a leg kick but Shimizu checks it
and Shimizu counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.
Shimizu throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shimizu ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang thuds a left hand into Shimizu's body.
Shimizu throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Yuya Shimizu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a jab. Shimizu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Shimizu catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shimizu moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimizu moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Shimizu scores with a kick to the body.

Shimizu rushes Lang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shimizu pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Shimizu controls the action.
Shimizu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shimizu pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shimizu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shimizu misses with a punch to the body.
Lang tries to stall but Shimizu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shimizu working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang has Shimizu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shimizu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lang manages to break the clinch.
Shimizu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shimizu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Lang looking to score a takedown here. Shimizu is defending well but Lang drives through and ends up in Shimizu's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shimizu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lang is one step ahead there.
Lang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shimizu is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimizu wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to pass the guard but Shimizu is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shimizu looking for a sweep. Not yet Shimizu, not yet.
Lang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimizu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu is adopting a defensive guard.
Shimizu wants to sweep here but Lang controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shimizu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like David Lang has been cut.
Shimizu throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Shimizu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lang showed some decent athleticism there.
Lang 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Lang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shimizu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shimizu connects with a body shot.
Lang connects with a right hand. Shimizu shakes it off.
We've been told by Lang's head coaches at Killers Concentration Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lang slips under a jab from Shimizu.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang scores with a hook.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Lang misses with a lunging right hand

and Shimizu counters by clinching up.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang stalling in the clinch but Shimizu improves position.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimizu.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.

Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shimizu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but Lang checks it.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Lang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shimizu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lang backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Lang down.
Shimizu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Lang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shimizu was covering up waiting for the punch and Lang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shimizu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shimizu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lang has worked his arm free - good work by Lang!
You can see the frustration on Lang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shimizu off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Lang throwing sloppy strikes.
Lang loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Shimizu hold on?
Lang scores with punches to the body.
Lang is looking to control Shimizu but Shimizu is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shimizu trying to control the hands but Lang breaks the grip.
Lang is looking to control Shimizu but Shimizu is wriggling around and keeping busy.
David Lang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lang not allowing Shimizu to control his hands.
Shimizu is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lang off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shimizu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Shimizu can't escape the position.
Lang misses with a punch to the head.
Lang scores with punches to the body.

Lang tightening his grip on Shimizu, looking for the choke.
Lang avoiding Shimizu 's attempts to control his hands.
Shimizu tries to roll but Lang sticks to his back.
Lang avoiding Shimizu 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu is trying to break free.
Lang is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Shimizu up.
I really don't envy Shimizu right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shimizu trying to control the hands but Lang won't let him.
Lang throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lang's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lang has the hooks in. Shimizu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang misses with a punch to the head.
Shimizu trying to control the action but Lang just sinks the hooks in.
Lang scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Lang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A chopping leg kick lands by Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimizu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimizu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shimizu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimizu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
Lang punishes Shimizu's body with a nice straight punch.
Lang looks to land a combination but Shimizu avoids it well.
Shimizu blocks a head kick by Lang.
Shimizu misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
David Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang lands with an uppercut that bounces Shimizu off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a body kick that misses.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shimizu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shimizu defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Shimizu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Shimizu tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang lands a slapping body shot.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shimizu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimizu lands a nice shot that snaps Lang's head back.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimizu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Shimizu misses with a low kick.
Shimizu throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Lang down.
Shimizu motions for Lang to come forward. Shimizu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu blocks the body kick.
Lang misses with a wild combination.
Shimizu ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shimizu sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Shimizu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shimizu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lang.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shimizu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shimizu lands an overhand right.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimizu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shimizu misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shimizu's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang postures up.
Lang trying to control the position from guard on top but Shimizu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu keeping moving, preventing Lang from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because David Lang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick from Shimizu misses.
Shimizu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shimizu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shimizu lunges at Lang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lang's hand.
Shimizu throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yuya Shimizu just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on David Lang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shimizu throws a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
That kick from Shimizu tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shimizu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Shimizu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimizu is just out of range.
Shimizu throws a solid leg kick but Lang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shimizu.
Shimizu moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shimizu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Shimizu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
Shimizu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shimizu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Shimizu counters with a straight right hand.
Shimizu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lang's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shimizu.
Shimizu throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lang. Shimizu shrugs it off though.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lang wants to clinch up but Shimizu keeps it at a distance.
Lang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shimizu doesn't seem bothered though.
Some bone on bone action there as Shimizu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shimizu.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shimizu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shimizu lands with a cross.

Shimizu darts in and clinches Lang up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lang breaks the clinch.
Lang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shimizu. Shimizu obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Shimizu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shimizu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Lang.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Shimizu lands but Lang takes it in his stride.
Shimizu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lang.
Shimizu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Lang down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimizu lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu scores with a leg kick.
Shimizu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lang in his tracks.
Lang is looking to chop away at Shimizu's legs.
Shimizu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shimizu keeps Lang at a distance using the push kick.
Shimizu blocks a jab.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lang!
A solid leg kick lands there for Shimizu.
Lang punishes Shimizu's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuya Shimizu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on David Lang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shimizu throws out a powerful jab.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lang swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Shimizu's head.
Shimizu throws a combination that misses

and Lang counters with a takedown into side control.
Lang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shimizu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang wants to control but Shimizu is keeping him busy.
Shimizu stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Shimizu looks to move to half guard but instead Lang has passed into mount! Damn!
Lang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang is landing with some decent strikes but Shimizu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Shimizu is rocked!
Lang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shimizu is still in real trouble! Can Lang finish him?
Shimizu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shimizu wants to control but Lang is having none of it.
Shimizu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shimizu seems to have recovered his senses.
Shimizu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shimizu trying to control but Lang postures up.
Lang is taking a breather. Shimizu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shimizu wants to control but Lang is keeping busy.
Lang trying to control the action but Shimizu is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shimizu lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shimizu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lang misses with a body punch
and Shimizu counters with a thumping low kick.
Shimizu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Shimizu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang cracks the inside of Shimizu's front leg.
Lang avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Shimizu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Shimizu as he checks the leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick but Shimizu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shimizu scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
A jab from Shimizu finds it's way through Lang's defenses.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lang blocks a head kick by Shimizu.
Lang looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shimizu avoids the head kick by Lang.
Shimizu doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shimizu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Shimizu walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Shimizu misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimizu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shimizu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang tries for a takedown but Shimizu circles away easily
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lang checks a leg kick.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Lang.
I think Lang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Lang!
David Lang retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional David Lang said 'That's ten straight wins for the bad guy. Now I want 135 belt. FEED ME!!'.
The defeated Yuya Shimizu had this to say: 'Shit happens.'.