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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RV Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RV Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Malapitan as he connects with a hook.
Laranja dives in and grabs Malapitan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malapitan pushes down on Laranja's head and hops out.
Malapitan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown but Malapitan shows good takedown defense.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malapitan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Laranja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laranja shoots in for a double leg but Malapitan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laranja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malapitan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laranja.
Laranja manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Malapitan on his heels. He'll look to pass Malapitan's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Malapitan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laranja is one step ahead there.
Malapitan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Malapitan can't keep his opponent in guard - Laranja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laranja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Malapitan defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan tries to kick Laranja off but Laranja keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laranja is keen to just control but Malapitan is a slippery customer.
Laranja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malapitan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laranja.
Laranja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malapitan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laranja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laranja wants to pass the guard but Malapitan is defending well.
Laranja seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Malapitan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laranja.
Laranja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malapitan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laranja is working away from the top position though.
Laranja tries to pass to full mount but Malapitan defends it.
Laranja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malapitan sees it coming and defends easily.
Laranja seems to be working for a kimura but Malapitan defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja seems to be working for a kimura but Malapitan defends the submission attempt.
Laranja is keen to just control but Malapitan is a slippery customer.
Laranja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Malapitan has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laranja seems to be looking for submissions.
Laranja is working for a kimura but Malapitan is defending it quite comfortably.
Laranja is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is defending against the submission attempts here by Laranja.
Malapitan has hold of Laranja's hands but Laranja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja is keen to just control but Malapitan is a slippery customer.
Malapitan wants to control but Laranja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laranja trying to control from half guard but Malapitan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Laranja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malapitan tries to land a leg kick but Laranja saw it coming and moves away.
Laranja with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malapitan to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Malapitan does no damage.
Malapitan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laranja moves into the clinch.
Malapitan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laranja.
Laranja is trying to drag Malapitan to the mat but Malapitan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Laranja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renato Laranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan scores with a one two! Laranja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laranja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laranja shoots in but Malapitan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Laranja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malapitan sprawls well. Malapitan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malapitan stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malapitan cracks Laranja with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Laranja looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Malapitan finish him?
Laranja is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Laranja out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). RV Malapitan!
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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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