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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Fight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laranja has chosen best of renato as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Renato Laranja struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Fight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laranja did well to prevent Fight getting side control.
Fight is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fight wants to free his trapped foot but Laranja is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fight wants to control but Laranja is keeping him busy.
Laranja wants to control but Fight is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fight seems to be looking for submissions.
Fight trying to control from half guard but Laranja is working away.
Laranja trying to control but Fight postures up.
Laranja wants to improve his position but Fight is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight trying to control from half guard but Laranja is working away.
Fight throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Laranja to regain full guard.
Fight lands a couple of digs.
Laranja can't keep his opponent in guard - Fight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fight trying to pass the guard but Laranja defending well.
Laranja blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laranja is trying to get back to full guard.
Fight is trying to control the action in half guard but Laranja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laranja moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laranja wants to sweep here but Fight controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight drops back looking for a leg! Laranja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laranja manages to kick Fight off! Fight jumps back into Laranja's guard.
Laranja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fight is one step ahead there.
Fight slips nicely into half guard.
Laranja is looking for a sweep. Fight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laranja wants to control but Fight is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fight thows a huge punch but Laranja dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is defending against the submission attempts here by Fight.
Fight trying to mount his opponent but Laranja defends it.
Laranja manages to get to full guard.
Fight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laranja is keeping the position for now.
Laranja is trying to control the position but Fight postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight wants to control from the top but Laranja keeps moving.
Laranja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laranja wants to get back to his feet but Fight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laranja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laranja can't keep his opponent in guard - Fight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja wants to get back to full guard.
Fight is looking to advance position but Laranja won't allow it.
Laranja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Fight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laranja moves to clinch but Fight breaks away
letting Fight counter with a right hand.
Fight moves out of range of the body kick from Laranja.
Laranja gets tackled into the cage by Fight. Fight maintains the clinch.
Fight gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fight stops Laranja from getting back to his feet.
Fight seems to be looking for submissions.
Fight is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
David Fight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laranja won't allow Fight to pass to mount.
Laranja is controlling Fight's trapped leg to prevent Fight from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja is pressing down on Fight's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laranja is keeping the position for now.
Fight preventing the sweep.
Fight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laranja is keeping the position for now.
Fight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laranja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laranja is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja wants to sweep but no luck.
Fight trying to control the position from guard on top but Laranja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laranja drives through with a takedown into Fight's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laranja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fight keeping moving, preventing Laranja from controlling successfully.
Laranja throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laranja drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laranja jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laranja tries to stand but Fight is controlling from the bottom.
Laranja throws a big right hand that misses.
Laranja wants to pass the guard but Fight is keeping the position.
Laranja throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja looking to sit in guard and control but Fight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laranja working a defensive guard here.
Laranja punching to the body, from the bottom.
Fight looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fight scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laranja won't allow Fight to pass to mount.
Laranja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fight wants to free his trapped foot but Laranja is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fight throwing shots but Laranja is blocking nicely.
Laranja is defending against the submission attempts here by Fight.
Fight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laranja knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fight has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja is looking to get to half guard.
Laranja is squirming around, avoiding Fight's attempts to control the action.
Fight throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fight tries to take Laranja's back but instead Laranja uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fight is working for a kimura but Laranja is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight stalling away here and it's allowed Laranja to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Laranja 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.
Fight tries to free his leg and advance position but Laranja is retaining full guard.
Laranja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fight slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight tries to advance to mount but Laranja denies him.
You can see the frustration on Laranja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laranja keeps working.
Fight tries to advance to mount but can't.
Laranja wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fight working the head and body with strikes.
Fight tries to advance to mount but Laranja denies him.
Fight tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fight off and has taken his back!
Laranja is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fight defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Laranja is striking well from the back but Fight escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Fight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Fight!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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