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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Grayson (ranked 2060 p4p, 1383 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 276 p4p, 195 weight class). Laranja has chosen Sepultura - The Hunt as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laranja.
Laranja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grayson works the jab nicely.
Laranja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grayson at a distance.
Laranja checks a leg kick.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Grayson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Laranja misses.
Grayson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grayson.
Grayson avoids a kick to the body.
Grayson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Grayson misses
and Laranja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
A little feinted left hand from Grayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jason Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Laranja.
Grayson throws a quick counter head kick but Laranja was just out of range.
Grayson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grayson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Grayson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson throws out a leg kick but Laranja moves out of range and Grayson only half commits.
Grayson avoids the body shot from Laranja.
Grayson with the inside leg kick.
Grayson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grayson closes the distance and clinches.
Laranja blocks the elbow strike.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Laranja.
Laranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike.
Grayson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grayson lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Laranja.
Laranja blocks the elbow strike.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Laranja.
Laranja works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laranja throws a head punch that misses.
Laranja misses with a punch on the inside.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Laranja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson blocks an uppercut.
Laranja digs a right hand into Grayson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grayson's gas tank.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike.
Laranja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grayson or not.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laranja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graysons head.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Grayson blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laranja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Laranja dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Laranja dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Laranja lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laranja.
Laranja tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Laranja back against the cage.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laranja struggles to land a body shot inside as Grayson controls his hands.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
Laranja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
Grayson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Laranja.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laranja's brow.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Laranja.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laranja is leaning against Grayson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laranja lands a hook that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Grayson breaks from the clinch.
Grayson tries a low kick but Laranja avoids it.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Laranja.
Grayson is looking to score with low kicks.
Laranja cracks a nice hook into Grayson's ribs.
Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Grayson's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laranja moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayson checks the leg kick.
It appears Grayson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Grayson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Laranja.
Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Laranja moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Laranja will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laranja blocks a head kick by Grayson.
Grayson wants to land a leg kick but Laranja is out of range.
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and Laranja counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Grayson lands but Laranja takes it in his stride.
Laranja cracks a nice hook into Grayson's ribs.
Grayson with a nice calf kick.
Renato Laranja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayson wants to clinch up but Laranja keeps it at a distance.
Grayson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laranja scores with a sloppy right hand. Grayson should have avoided that one.
Laranja misses with a lunging right hand
and Grayson counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grayson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laranja blocks the elbow strike.
Jason Grayson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laranja tries to work over Grayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grayson's elbow.
Laranja avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Laranja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grayson misses with an elbow strike.
Laranja misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laranja.
Grayson stalling in the clinch.
Laranja has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grayson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laranja can turn it around.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laranja takes an elbow to the temple.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laranja as Grayson tries to tie him up.
Laranja misses with the head strike.
Grayson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Laranja lands a left hand.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Laranja throws a head punch that misses.
Laranja tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Laranja struggles to land a body shot inside as Grayson controls his hands.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laranja is leaning against Grayson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laranja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grayson's elbow.
Laranja working aggressively here.
Laranja struggles to land a body shot inside as Grayson controls his hands.
Grayson lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Laranja on the inside.
Laranja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laranja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grayson is looking to control Laranja's arms but Laranja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grayson has his back to the cage.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Laranja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laranja tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Laranja back against the cage.
Grayson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laranja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laranja tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Laranja back against the cage.
Laranja tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Laranja back against the cage.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Laranja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Laranja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Laranja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laranja misses with the head strike.
Laranja tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laranja tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Laranja back against the cage.
Laranja avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Laranja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laranja pushes Grayson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laranja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laranja lands a nice uppercut.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Laranja.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laranja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laranja.
Laranja lands a nice uppercut.
Laranja lands a nice uppercut.
Laranja blocks the elbow strike.
Laranja scores with a shoulder strike.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laranja lands a nice uppercut.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laranja swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson lands a nice elbow.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Laranja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laranja throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Laranja misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laranja.
Laranja misses with a straight right.
Laranja smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grayson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grayson lands a nice shot that snaps Laranja's head back.
The crowd cheers as Laranja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grayson doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Laranja misses.
Laranja misses with a left hand
and Grayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laranja swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
A cross from Laranja lands.
Laranja tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Laranja.
Laranja looks for the body kick but Grayson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Laranja misses.
Grayson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Laranja looks to land a combination. Grayson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grayson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laranja.
Laranja walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grayson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laranja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laranja is looking to score with low kicks.
Laranja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grayson.
Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Laranja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Laranja.
Grayson tests Laranja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grayson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laranja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayson throws a lazy head kick
and Laranja counters with a good low kick that Grayson was not able to check.
Laranja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grayson.
Laranja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grayson's head.
Grayson pushes Laranja up against the cage in a clinch.
Laranja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laranja can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laranja takes an elbow to the temple.
Grayson taking a breather.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laranja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grayson.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Laranja fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laranja.
Laranja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grayson blocking some punches.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Laranja fails to land.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayson lands a nice elbow.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayson tries to stall but Laranja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grayson blocking some punches.
Laranja swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Laranja.
Laranja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laranja.
Jason Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
As Laranja backs away, Grayson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laranja throws a leg kick that misses.
Grayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Grayson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laranja pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grayson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laranja, pushing him back against the cage.
Laranja throws a head punch that misses.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Laranja scores with a shoulder strike.
Laranja letting Grayson take a breather here.
Laranja scores with a shot to the side of Grayson's head.
Laranja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Laranja lands a right hand.
Laranja blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laranja's brow.
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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Laranja!
In his post fight interview, Renato Laranja started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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