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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolai Medvedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Medvedev misses with a kick to the body.
Medvedev throws a low kick but Laranja avoids it.
Laranja avoids a kick to the body.
Medvedev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laranja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laranja looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Medvedev misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Medvedev.
Laranja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Medvedev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Medvedev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laranja circles away quickly and effectively.
Laranja throws a body punch but Medvedev moves out of range.
Medvedev misses with a head kick.
Medvedev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laranja moves in looking to clinch but Medvedev pushes him off.
Medvedev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laranja keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laranja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Medvedev lands a high kick!
It looks like Renato Laranja has been cut.
Medvedev misses with a hook.
Medvedev motions for Laranja to come forward. Medvedev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laranja moves out of range of the body kick.
Medvedev misses with a body kick.
Nikolai Medvedev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laranja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Medvedev throws out the jab.
Medvedev connects with a leg kick. Laranja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nikolai Medvedev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medvedev wants to slow Laranja down by chopping away at his legs.
Laranja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Medvedev can pounce on him.
Laranja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Medvedev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laranja avoids the head kick by Medvedev.
Medvedev slips under a jab from Laranja.
Medvedev throws a wild body kick that Laranja sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medvedev avoids the body shot from Laranja.
A jab from Medvedev misses.
Laranja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Medvedev.
Medvedev lands a head kick!
Laranja is rocked!
Laranja looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Laranja is still in real trouble! Can Medvedev finish him?
Laranja drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Laranja as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Medvedev screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Laranja! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Renato Laranja!
During a confident post fight interview, Renato Laranja thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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