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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 2749 p4p, 3750 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 384 p4p, 484 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laranja's choice of entrance music: Sepultura - The Hunt. Randy The Show had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laranja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laranja looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laranja scores with a jab. The Show acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laranja throws a poor cross that misses
and The Show cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Show throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laranja thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Show uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laranja misses with a kick to the body
and The Show counters with a nice uppercut.
Laranja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Show takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Show tries to move into range but Laranja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Show moves forwards but Laranja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laranja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Show.
The Show misses with a looping left.
Laranja lands a jab to The Show's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja jabs at The Show's body.
The Show on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Show has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Show misses with an uppercut
and Laranja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Show thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Show connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laranja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Show walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Show. Laranja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laranja lands a jab to the nose.
The Show misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Laranja.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laranja looks for the body kick but The Show saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Laranja as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja lunges at The Show with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Show's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Laranja. That snapped The Show's head back.
Laranja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Show counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laranja throws an off balance right hand
and The Show connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Show misses the jab.
The Show is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laranja throws a shot to the body.
Laranja scores with a leg kick.
Laranja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Show misses with a right hand
and Laranja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Show misses with an uppercut.
Laranja throws a poor cross that misses
and The Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laranja does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Laranja there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws a looping overhand right but The Show ducks down to avoid it.
Laranja scores with a shot to the body.
The Show with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laranja to score with a decent uppercut.
Laranja punishes The Show's body with a nice straight punch.
Laranja connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Show momentarily.
Renato Laranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laranja connects with a body shot.
The Show misses with a left hand
and Laranja counters with a nice uppercut.
The Show throws out a loose jab but Laranja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laranja throws a big shot that misses.
The Show takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laranja throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Show slips a jab from Laranja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laranja scores with a punch to the head.
The Show misses with an uppercut.
The Show tries to bum rush Laranja with a series of wild strikes but Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laranja throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Show counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laranja missing with a left hand there. The Show was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Show is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Laranja misses.
The Show is looking to counter punch.
Laranja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Show stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laranja lunges at The Show with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Show's hand.
The Show misses with a hook
and Laranja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laranja thuds a left hand into The Show's body.
Laranja throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Laranja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laranja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Show was well out of range. Poor timing from Laranja.
Laranja throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Show throws a hook but Laranja blocks it.
Laranja throws a poor cross that misses
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
The Show throws a lazy right hand but Laranja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laranja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Show manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laranja.
Laranja misses with a lunging right hand
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
The Show takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Renato Laranja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Show rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laranja counters with a right hand to the body.
The Show slips a jab from Laranja.
Laranja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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 Show looks to land a left hand but Laranja moved out of range nicely.
Laranja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show's corner calls for a 1-2. The Show obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laranja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laranja lands with a straight right. The Show didn't see that one coming.
The Show looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Show uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Laranja throws a series of punches but The Show moves out of range.
Laranja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Show counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laranja swings widly with a right hand
and The Show counters with a straight right hand.
Laranja is rocked!
Laranja misses with a body shot.
The Show throwing a counter right hand but Laranja manages to avoid it.
Laranja throws a leg kick which misses The Show's front leg but catches the back leg as The Show tries to avoid it.
Laranja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Show went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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!
Laranja lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick from Laranja, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laranja to score with a decent uppercut.
The Show drops his hands momentarily and Laranja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Show avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laranja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Show.
Laranja throws out a counter right but The Show avoids it with no problem.
A jab from The Show does it's job there.
Laranja throws a hook to the side of The Show's head but The Show sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Show throws a poor cross that misses
and Laranja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Show ducks right into an uppercut from Laranja.
The Show throws a right hand that Laranja ducks under and follows up with a left that Laranja also avoids with ease.
Laranja lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Laranja.
The Show dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laranja throws the left hand but The Show avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from The Show on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laranja cracks The Show with an open hand slap.
The Show is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Show misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Laranja misses.
Laranja lands a nice shot that snaps The Show's head back.
The Show misses with a left hand
and Laranja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Show thinking.
Laranja scores with a shot to the body.
Laranja throws an off balance right hand
and The Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Show tests Laranja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Show on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Show tries to bum rush Laranja with a series of wild strikes but Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Show throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laranja looks to throw the jab but The Show is out of range.
That kick from Laranja tenderised The Show's leg. The Show is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Show misses with an uppercut.
The Show swings widly with a right hand
and Laranja counters with an outside leg kick.
Laranja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laranja connects with a jab.
The Show slips under a jab from Laranja.
Laranja avoids the body shot from The Show.
Laranja misses with a looping right.
A big right from Laranja misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Laranja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Laranja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Show blocks a low kick nicely.
The Show throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by The Show.
Laranja misses with a hook.
Laranja with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Laranja misses the target.
The Show steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Laranja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Show's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Show gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laranja.
Laranja punishes The Show's body with a nice straight punch.
The Show with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Show swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show throws a series of punches but Laranja avoids them all with ease.
The Show connects with a looping right hand.
Laranja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laranja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laranja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laranja.
Laranja throws the left hand but The Show avoids the punch easily.
The Show uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laranja.
Laranja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Laranja finds it's way through The Show's defenses.
Laranja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randy The Show has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
The Show moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laranja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Show looks to land a combination but Laranja avoids it well.
Laranja throws the left hand but The Show avoids the punch easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Show might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Show throws a hook but Laranja blocks it.
The Show missing with a left hand there. Laranja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laranja avoids the body shot from The Show.
The Show takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Show is rocked!
Laranja scores with a hook.
Oh The Show is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Show uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
A little feinted left hand from The Show on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Show walks into a straight right hand from Laranja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja moves away from the strike by The Show.
The Show moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laranja throws a lazy uppercut
letting The Show counter with a right hand.
The Show seems to have got his legs back now.
Laranja misses with a hook.
The Show throws a series of punches but Laranja avoids them all with ease.
Laranja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Show.
The Show walks into a stiff left hand from Laranja.
The Show doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laranja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laranja tests The Show's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws a body punch but The Show moves out of range.
Laranja misses with a left hand
and The Show counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laranja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laranja connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Show. The Show circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Show throws a poor cross that misses
letting Laranja counter with a right hand.
Laranja lands with a straight right. The Show didn't see that one coming.
The Show is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laranja scores with a sloppy right hand. The Show should have avoided that one.
Laranja misses with a hook
and The Show counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Laranja.
Laranja throws a shot from downtown. The Show moves away and avoids it.
The Show closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Laranja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laranja has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Laranja!
Renato Laranja decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Randy The Show was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss will not define me!'.
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RATING
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