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VFC 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Mirinda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Mirinda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Daddy.
Mirinda misses with a takedown
and Daddy counters with a left to the body.
Mirinda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Daddy looking for a kimura from the bottom but Mirinda passes into side control!
Mirinda in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirinda working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirinda controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy is not content to let Mirinda control the position.
Daddy tries to buck Mirinda off but Mirinda is having none of it.
Daddy being controlled for a moment.
Daddy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mirinda is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy tries to buck Mirinda off but he can't manage it.
Mirinda moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Daddy has worked his arm free - good work by Daddy!
Daddy is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Daddy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Daddy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mirinda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy pushes Mirinda off looking to stand but Mirinda dives back in and keeps control.
Daddy is looking for a sweep. Mirinda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mirinda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mirinda throwing shots but Daddy is blocking nicely.
Daddy is trying to stand back up but Mirinda is controlling him
Mirinda trying to control the action but Daddy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control but Mirinda postures up.
Mirinda trying to control the action but Daddy is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mirko Mirinda just wasn't active enough.
Daddy throws a series of punches but Mirinda avoids them all with ease.
Daddy stuffs the takedown attempt from Mirinda. Mirinda gets slowly back to his feet.
Daddy scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daddy misses with the combination.
Big Daddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirinda with a poor takedown
and Daddy counters with a series of strikes. Mirinda will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Mirinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Daddy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daddy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mirinda fails to land the takedown.
Daddy works Mirinda's body with a nice hook.
Daddy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Daddy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mirinda doesn't seem phased though.
Daddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirinda fails with the takedown
and Daddy counters with a straight right hand.
Daddy lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirinda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Mirinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daddy connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mirinda tumbling to the canvas! Daddy pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mirinda was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Daddy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poe Winnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe Winnie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Durant's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Poe Winnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Durant!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant tries to move into range but Winnie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durant clinches with his opponent.
Winnie avoiding damage.
Winnie has picked Durant up - he's going for a ride! Winnie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Winnie throwing shots but Durant is blocking nicely.
Durant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Durant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winnie.
Winnie wants to control but Durant is keeping him busy.
Winnie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winnie 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.
Winnie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durant's head.
Durant is refusing to be controlled, as Winnie sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winnie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winnie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Durant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winnie.
Winnie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winnie.
Winnie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Winnie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winnie wants to free his trapped foot but Durant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winnie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Durant is just riding it out for now. Winnie eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winnie.
Winnie 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.
Winnie seems to be working for a kimura but Durant defends the submission attempt.
Winnie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winnie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winnie thows a huge punch but Durant dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winnie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winnie throwing shots but Durant is blocking nicely.
Winnie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durant defending well though.
Winnie winds up and cracks Durant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winnie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winnie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winnie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durant keeps working.
Winnie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winnie thows a huge punch but Durant dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant trying to control here.
Durant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winnie is trying to control the action in half guard but Durant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winnie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winnie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Durant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winnie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Durant sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winnie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durant defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poe Winnie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durant has managed to clinch.
Winnie just leaning against Durant, taking a breather.
Durant can't break the clinch.
Durant jumps guard but Winnie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Durant is looking to break free of the clinch but Winnie has double underhooks.
Durant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Winnie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Durant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winnie smiles and moves away.
Poe Winnie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Durant.
Durant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durant is trying to break the clinch but Winnie has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnie has clasped his hands together around Durant's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Winnie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Durant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Winnie.
Winnie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Durant dodges the ground and pound from Winnie.
Winnie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Durant wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Winnie.
Winnie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Durant is bucking up trying to escape but Winnie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Winnie looking to control but Durant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Durant tries to hold on but Winnie pushes him away.
Winnie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Winnie punching from mount but Durant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Winnie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Winnie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Winnie is landing with some decent strikes but Durant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Durant is rocked!
It looks like Billy Durant has been cut.
Durant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winnie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winnie loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Durant scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Winnie land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Winnie stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poe Winnie!
Poe Winnie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham has chosen Headstrong as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Allan Durham!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham moves in looking to clinch but Tulfo pushes him off.
Durham moves into the clinch successfully.
Durham managing to block the knees to the body from Tulfo.
Durham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tulfo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tulfo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Durham to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tulfo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Durham pulls down on the head and he's put Tulfo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Allan Durham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Mola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Totoy Mola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jordan keeping full guard, as Mola tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mola is posturing up here but Jordan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mola tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mola has to tap! Slick submission there by Jordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Jordan!
After the big win, Jeff Jordan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Bon Peza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlan Maylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Bon Peza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Arlan Maylan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maylan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maylan working away.
Maylan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bon Peza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maylan misses with a head shot. Bon Peza uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maylan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maylan wants to stand but Bon Peza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bon Peza is trying to control the position but Maylan postures up.
Maylan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bon Peza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bon Peza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maylan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maylan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bon Peza.
Bon Peza landing some decent shots from guard.
Maylan wants to get back to his feet but Bon Peza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bon Peza forces his way into half guard.
Bon Peza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bon Peza lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Bon Peza seems content to control.
Bon Peza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Peza blocks the strikes from Maylan.
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. Bon Peza connects with a nice short shot to Maylan's temple.
Bon Peza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bon Peza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maylan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bon Peza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bon Peza not doing much here.
Bon Peza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maylan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maylan is looking to improve his position but Bon Peza isn't that keen on the idea.
Bon Peza is landing with some decent strikes but Maylan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bon Peza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maylan hang on?
Bon Peza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maylan?
Bon Peza working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Maylan turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bon Peza off and cradles Maylan's limp body as Bon Peza celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Filipe Bon Peza!
Filipe Bon Peza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tembo Laibon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laibon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kamikaze Kush- Warcry. Tembo Laibon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tembo Laibon!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant looks to score with a jab to the body but Laibon is just out of range.
Laibon moves out of range as Durant strikes.
Laibon scores with a sloppy right hand. Durant should have avoided that one.
It looks like Drake Durant has been cut.
Durant misses with a hook. Laibon ducked under it nicely.
Drake Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant connects with a jab.
Laibon throws a head kick but Durant moves out of range.
Laibon throws a hook but Durant blocks it.
Laibon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laibon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durant finds it's way round the side to connect with Laibon's head.
Laibon tries a head kick but it misses.
Durant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laibon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durant staying out of range there.
Laibon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laibon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laibon is looking for a kimura here.
Laibon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Durant has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laibon seems to be looking for submissions.
Durant manages to get to full guard.
Laibon throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laibon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Durant working a defensive guard here.
Laibon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laibon throws a big elbow that misses.
Durant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laibon postures up in Durant's guard and throws a big left but Durant blocks it.
Laibon stands up over Durant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laibon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durant manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laibon has Durant in his guard.
Laibon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant stands up out of Laibon's guard for a moment - Laibon manages to land a nice upkick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laibon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laibon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laibon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laibon is trying to keep Durant in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laibon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laibon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Durant is aware though and is defending well.
Laibon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durant defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durant wants to get up but he can't break Laibon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Laibon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laibon is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Durant has his hands clasped together but Laibon extends an breaks Durant's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Laibon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tembo Laibon!
Tembo Laibon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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