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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Lang (ranked 2906 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Joey Nutz (ranked 328 p4p, 199 weight class). 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?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Nutz.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nutz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nutz is able to avoid easily.
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
As Nutz backs away, Lang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nutz misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
Nutz misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nutz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nutz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Nutz throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang checks the leg kick.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Joey Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Nutz.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nutz.
Lang scores with a kick to the body.
Nutz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lang.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nutz blocks a head kick by Lang.
Nutz stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nutz misses with a hook.
Nutz misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Nutz shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Nutz. That snapped Lang's head back.
It looks like Van Lang has been cut.
Nutz takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Lang misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Nutz misses.
A shot to the body from Nutz misses
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Nutz.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Lang misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Nutz.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lang misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Lang blocks the leg kick.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutz with a hook.
We've been informed that Nutz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutz misses with a right hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Nutz.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nutz misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Lang'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.
Nutz looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Nutz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang slips a straight right by Nutz.
Nutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Nutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
A low kick lands for Lang.
The fighters circling - Nutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nutz cracks Lang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Nutz connects with a body shot.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang moves away from the strike by Nutz.
Nutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nutz throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a big head kick but Nutz shrugs it off.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Nutz counters with a straight right hand.
Nutz blocks a head kick by Lang.
Nutz checks a low kick from Lang.
Joey Nutz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz scores with a body shot.
Lang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nutz swings widly with a right hand
and Lang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz scores with a jab.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nutz's knee momentarily.
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nutz takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Nutz throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Nutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz misses with a body punch
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Nutz.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Nutz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nutz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nutz.
Lang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nutz. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nutz cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Nutz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Lang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nutz misses the body punch
and Lang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nutz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang throws a push kick but Nutz slaps the foot to one side.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nutz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range as Nutz strikes.
Lang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nutz!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Van Lang'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!
Nutz throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Nutz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops Nutz in his tracks momentarily.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nutz lands with a hook. Lang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lang checks a leg kick.
Nutz throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
Nutz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Nutz misses with a looping left.
Lang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Nutz misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
Lang throws a quick counter head kick but Nutz was just out of range.
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 Nutz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nutz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Nutz.
Nutz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lang is out of range and Nutz settles back down.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutz.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Nutz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Lang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nutz.
Nutz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nutz cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nutz looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lang slips a jab from Nutz.
Lang slips a jab from Nutz.
Van Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Lang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nutz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nutz misses with a wild body shot.
Lang connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joey Nutz has been cut.
Nutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Lang motions for Nutz to come forward. Lang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Nutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Nutz finds it's way through Lang's defenses.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nutz cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nutz 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nutz lands with a cross.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Nutz throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nutz scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Nutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nutz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Nutz!
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