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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Absolut Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Absolut Vodka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Plouman Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vodka rushes Plouman Jnr and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Vodka.
Vodka goes for a takedown attempt but Plouman Jnr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vodka swings for the body but Plouman Jnr moves out of range.
Vodka shoots in looking for a takedown. Plouman Jnr tries to sprawl out of it but Vodka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plouman Jnr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vodka dives in and grabs Plouman Jnr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plouman Jnr pushes down on Vodka's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Absolut Vodka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vodka shoots in for a takedown but Plouman Jnr shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vodka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plouman Jnr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vodka tries for a takedown but Plouman Jnr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plouman Jnr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vodka defends well and Plouman Jnr ends up having to push Vodka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vodka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plouman Jnr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vodka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plouman Jnr.
Absolut Vodka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka wants to clinch.
Vodka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vodka shoots for a takedown but Plouman Jnr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vodka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vodka closes the distance but Plouman Jnr moves to the side
and Plouman Jnr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Plouman Jnr.
Vodka has his feet on Plouman Jnr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Plouman Jnr fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman Jnr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vodka defends well and Plouman Jnr ends up having to push Vodka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vodka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plouman Jnr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vodka somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vodka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vodka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vodka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka throws a sloppy head kick and Plouman Jnr moves out of range easily.
Vodka goes for a double leg but Plouman Jnr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Plouman Jnr continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vodka is defended easily by Plouman Jnr.
Plouman Jnr shoots in for a double leg but Vodka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plouman Jnr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vodka did well to prevent Plouman Jnr getting side control.
Plouman Jnr is trying to work for a kimura but Vodka is defending well.
Plouman Jnr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Plouman Jnr is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman Jnr is trying to control the action in half guard but Vodka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Plouman Jnr maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Vodka could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Plouman Jnr has cracked it and Vodka is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Plouman Jnr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luke Plouman Jnr!
Luke Plouman Jnr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Absolut Vodka was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank fans'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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217 lbs
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197 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kuklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Kuklin misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kuklin!
Kuklin is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuklin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuklin is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Kuklin regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Kuklin is keeping him busy.
Kuklin is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Kuklin wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuklin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kuklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kuklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuklin is trying to get back to half guard.
Kuklin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Kuklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kuklin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Kuklin tries to escape the position.
Kuklin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Kuklin manages to turn into his guard.
Kuklin looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Kuklin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie stands and throws Kuklin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kuklin manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuklin is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuklin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuklin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuklin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuklin!
Kuklin working the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control Kuklin's posture but Kuklin avoids it.
Kuklin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklin working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuklin pulls his head out easily.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklin drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
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. Kuklin connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Kuklin passes to side control.
Kuklin cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kuklin working away.
Kuklin scoring with punches from side control.
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kuklin is working Gracie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kuklin cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie tries to bench press Kuklin off him but Kuklin keeps the position.
Kuklin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kuklin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Kuklin! That's hurt Gracie! Will he recover? Kuklin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kuklin!
The defeated Renato Gracie had this to say: 'Massimo must get me drunk now that's are bet. I must say I am devastated but I will be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wess West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wess West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castillo misses with a wild combination.
West fails with the takedown.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castillo counters by clinching up.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castillo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West wants to break the clinch but can't.
West breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West throws a head kick but Castillo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
Castillo wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Castillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
West slips a jab and a cross from Castillo.
West closes the distance and clinches up with Castillo, looking for a takedown. West pushes Castillo against the cage but Castillo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wess West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Wess West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castillo tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West misses with a two punch combination.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castillo avoids it really well and circles away.
West darts in and clinches Castillo up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West can't break the clinch.
Castillo tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Castillo back against the cage.
West blocks an elbow strike.
West can't break the clinch.
West breaks from the clinch.
West scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Joe Castillo has been cut.
West throws a head kick that misses.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo throws a counter combo.
Castillo is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Castillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
West closes the distance and clinches up with Castillo, looking for a takedown. West pushes Castillo against the cage but Castillo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West wants to clinch.
Castillo throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Castillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Castillo's cut.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castillo lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Castillo scores with a head kick. West tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
West is rocked!
BOOM! Castillo lands a beautiful left hook that drops West. West tries to recover but Castillo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and West lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Castillo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Masakazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masakazu has chosen Sepultura - Attitude as his entrance music. Jesse Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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138 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Masakazu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masakazu shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Masakazu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Masakazu manages to get back to half guard.
Masakazu is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masakazu on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masakazu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Masakazu looking for submissions off his back.
Masakazu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Masakazu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masakazu gets full guard.
Masakazu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Masakazu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Masakazu keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Masakazu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masakazu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masakazu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones wants to control from the top but Masakazu keeps moving.
Masakazu has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masakazu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masakazu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Masakazu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Masakazu has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jones is looking to defend but Masakazu has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jones! Masakazu pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jones taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yuki Masakazu!
Post fight, Yuki Masakazu stared into the camera and said 'I'd like to thank my Jiu Jitsu teachers Shinya Aoki and Masakazu Imanari, I couldn't of done this without them!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Old (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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165 lbs
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153 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgar Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Monster Old!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Old prevents Cano from improving his position.
Cano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Old is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cano gets full guard.
Old looking to pass the guard.
Old is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cano has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Old is looking to defend but Cano has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Old! Cano pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Old taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edgar Cano!
After winning the bout, Edgar Cano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Magamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: Smashing pumpkins - Disarm. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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278 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Magamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magamedov gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Magamedov is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Magamedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magamedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Magamedov.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Magamedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magamedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magamedov tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magamedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Magamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Magamedov falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mitchel Thompson!
Mitchel Thompson 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fresh Like Us. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
212 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Durham counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Durham circles away easily
and Durham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Durham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Gracie looks to move away, Durham throws a big counter combo bu Gracie just gets out of the way.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durham counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Joe Durham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rimario Gracie.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Durham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durham counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Durham counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
enabling Durham to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durham counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Durham to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durham counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Durham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Durham counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Durham - just one landing.
Durham is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Durham counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Durham to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Durham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durham counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Durham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Durham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Durham counter with a right hand.
Rimario Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Durham counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie is rocked!
Durham circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Gracie tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Durham wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Durham!
Joe Durham made sure to mention his sponsor, Instinct in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thresh Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Wad has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thresh Whiteman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteman throws the left hand but Wad avoids the punch easily.
Whiteman looks to throw the jab but Wad is out of range.
Whiteman tries to keep at a distance but Wad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wad swings wildly with an uppercut but Whiteman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiteman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whiteman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wad blocks an elbow strike.
Whiteman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whiteman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wad lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad struggles to land a body shot inside as Whiteman controls his hands.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whiteman.
I was talking to Whiteman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A knee to the head by Whiteman.
Wad working aggressively here.
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Whiteman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wad avoids the damage to the body.
Wad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Wad.
Whiteman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wad avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteman.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside.
Wad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whiteman lands a damaging elbow.
Wad tries a body shot but Whiteman blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whiteman obliges.
A short body shot lands from Wad as the two fighters clinch.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiteman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whiteman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside that Wad shrugs off.
Whiteman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whiteman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wad avoids the elbow strike from Whiteman, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Whiteman.
Wad looks winded!
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman blocking some punches.
Wad working aggressively here.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wad tries a body shot but Whiteman blocks it.
Whiteman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wad.
A right handed body shot lands from Wad.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whiteman lands an elbow just above Wad 's eye.
Whiteman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whiteman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman blocks a body shot from Wad.
Whiteman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wad.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whiteman.
It looks like Dick Wad has been cut.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whiteman blocking some punches.
Whiteman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wad avoids the elbow strike from Whiteman, against the cage.
Whiteman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whiteman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whiteman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whiteman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but Wad blocks it.
Wad tries to work over Whiteman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Whiteman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Whiteman.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman lands an elbow that stopped Wad in his tracks for a moment.
Whiteman is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Wad tries to break Whiteman's hands from around his neck, Whiteman unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Wad will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Thresh Whiteman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Anttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafa Shabazz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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28
163 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taisto Anttila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustafa Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttila scores with a nice right hand.
Shabazz throws a hook but Anttila avoids it easily.
Shabazz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anttila misses with a looping left.
Shabazz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shabazz misses with a hook. Anttila ducked under it nicely.
Anttila half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shabazz, right into the meat.
Shabazz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anttila counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shabazz working a defensive guard but Anttila passes into half guard.
Anttila wants to pass to mount but Shabazz is defending the position.
Shabazz is staying active underneath Anttila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shabazz is looking to control Anttila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shabazz avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttila prevents Shabazz from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttila is pressing down on Shabazz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shabazz is holding on for now.
Well, if Anttila is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Anttila wants to control but Shabazz is keeping him busy.
Anttila trying to pass the guard but Shabazz defending well.
Shabazz moves into full guard.
Anttila advances position into side control!
Shabazz tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz sneaks back into half guard.
Anttila is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shabazz tries to get to full guard but Anttila has control of the leg.
Shabazz moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anttila forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz is looking to improve his position.
Anttila wants to control but Shabazz is keeping him busy.
Anttila takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anttila trying to advance position but Shabazz counters by regaining guard.
Shabazz keeping full guard, as Anttila tries to pass.
Anttila seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shabazz trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anttila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shabazz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shabazz controls Anttila momentarily but Anttila frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Anttila's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shabazz keeping moving, preventing Anttila from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anttila looks to land a left hand but Shabazz moved out of range nicely.
Shabazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anttila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shabazzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anttila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anttila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shabazz in his tracks.
Mustafa Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shabazz cracks Anttila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Taisto Anttila has been cut.
Shabazz thuds his right hand into Anttila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anttila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Anttila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Anttila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Anttila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shabazz leaves Anttila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shabazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anttila.
Anttila is rocked!
Shabazz throws a lazy right hand but Anttila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Anttila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shabazz.
Shabazz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shabazz throws a sloppy head kick
and Anttila counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shabazz!
Anttila looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anttila seems to have got his legs back now.
Shabazz is trying to get back to half guard.
Anttila is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shabazz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anttila here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Anttila slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shabazz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anttila wants to control from the top but Shabazz keeps moving.
Shabazz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Anttila rolls with it to try and escape but Shabazz cranks on the arm and Anttila is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mustafa Shabazz!
An out of breath Mustafa Shabazz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Small was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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29
146 lbs
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29
132 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Small!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
Laranja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Small, pushing him back against the cage.
Small stalling in the clinch but Laranja improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Laranja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small is trying to trip Laranja. He has hold of a leg but Laranja is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Small persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Laranja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Laranja's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja being controlled here, momentarily.
Small wants to control from the top but Laranja keeps moving.
Small trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Small postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small trying to control but Laranja is working from the bottom.
Small might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laranja haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laranja misses with a body kick.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laranja misses with a straight left.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Small paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Small slaps away a takedown attempt from Laranja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Small let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laranja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laranja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Small.
Laranja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Laranja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laranja manages to pull guard.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Laranja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laranja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Small looking to sit in guard and control but Laranja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Small wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laranja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laranja trying to control but Small is working from the bottom.
Laranja postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laranja controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laranja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Small has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laranja has managed to get both his arms back between Small's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Small will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laranja.
Laranja lands with a good body shot.
Laranja clinches up against the cage.
Laranja jumps guard but Small turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Laranja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laranja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja jumps into guard, dragging Small to the mat.
Laranja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Small can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laranja looking to control but Small passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Laranja!
Small is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Laranja has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Small tries to control but Laranja wriggling away.
Small swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Laranja is now in Small's guard. A big mistake from Small there, giving up the dominant position!
Laranja wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Small working for submissions but it's allowed Laranja to get to half guard.
Laranja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Small is just riding it out for now. Laranja eventually gives up the hold.
Small is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laranja pulls his head out easily.
Laranja trying to control from half guard but Small is working away.
Small is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laranja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laranja's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Laranja right now.
Small looking for the choke but no joy.
Laranja manages to reverse the position and now he's in Small's guard. Nice work there by Laranja.
Laranja wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja wants to pass the guard but Small is keeping the position.
Laranja looking to sit in guard and control but Small gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Small looking to pass the guard.
Laranja is trying to control the position but Small postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laranja keeping full guard, as Small tries to pass.
Small drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Laranja dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Small will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Laranja gets a double leg takedown into Small's guard.
Laranja trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small looking to sit in guard and control but Laranja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dan Small has got the better of the ground game so far.
Small has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Laranja has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small struggling a bit here.
Small tries to improve position but can't.
Small is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Laranja is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Laranja looking to control but Small is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Small keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laranja jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Small manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Small tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Small struggling a bit here.
Laranja tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.
Laranja is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Small is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Small is trying to get back to half guard.
Laranja tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries to bench press Laranja off him but Laranja keeps the position.
Renato Laranja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laranja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Small, who protects the arm well.
Laranja tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dan Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laranja goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Small has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Laranja but great work by Small.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laranja sneaks back into half guard.
Small looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Small is continuing to stall.
Laranja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laranja is refusing to be controlled, as Small sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Laranja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Small has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Small!
A very excited looking Dan Small rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Renato Laranja spoke after the fight, saying 'I didnt eat enouf frui and vegtables. Thats verr importint...'.
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