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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reijo Rento is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rento throws out a leg kick but Zeller moves out of range and Rento only half commits.
Zeller lands a slapping body shot.
Rento misses with a head kick.
Zeller takes the fight into the clinch.
Zeller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rento is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zeller wants a takedown but no success here.
Rento scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rento scores with the left hand. Zeller knows he should have avoided that one.
Rento falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zeller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zeller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zeller throws a low kick but Rento moves out of range easily.
Rento has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zeller finds it's way round the side to connect with Rento's head.
Rento wants to land a leg kick but Zeller is out of range.
Rento tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller darts in looking for a takedown but Rento gets double underhooks and turns Zeller into the cage.
Reijo Rento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Zeller.
Zeller has a couple of punches blocked by Rento.
Zeller manages to break the clinch.
Rento misses with the combination.
Zeller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rento scores with the left hand. Zeller knows he should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Zeller blocks the leg kick.
Rento throws a low kick but Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zeller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rento.
Zeller feints and then cracks Rento's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rento down.
Zeller misses with a right hand
and Rento counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rento lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rento. That one must have hurt.
Rento throws a leg kick which misses Zeller's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeller tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeller avoids the head kick by Rento.
Zeller blocks a head kick by Rento.
Zeller is looking to clinch.
Zeller shoots in and drives through. Rento sprawls well.
Zeller throws a body kick that misses.
Rento throws a body punch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zeller misses with a body shot.
Zeller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cody Zeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rento.
Rento throws a lazy right hand but Zeller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rento fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zeller is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a leg kick
and Rento makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zeller wants to clinch.
Rento misses with a looping right.
Zeller blocks a leg kick.
Rento looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Zeller blocks the leg kick.
Zeller ducks under a wild hook from Rento.
Zeller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zeller tries to move into range but Rento moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zeller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rento.
Good leg kick by Rento there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rento jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rento feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zeller's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zeller scores with a punch to the head.
Zeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rento tries to avoid it but Zeller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rento to the ground. Rento escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rento tries a low kick but Zeller avoids it.
Zeller tries to clinch up.
Zeller connects with a looping right hand.
Rento throws an overhand right that lands on Zeller's shoulder, as Zeller tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeller as he connects with a hook.
Zeller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zeller tries to land a body kick
and Rento counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zeller!
Zeller takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rento works to advance to full mount. Zeller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeller is desperately trying to improve his position but Rento has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rento dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zeller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rento has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rento and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rento throws a right hand that misses
and Zeller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zeller blocks a leg kick.
Reijo Rento is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeller misses the shot to the body.
Zeller dodges the punch combination from Rento.
Rento looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rento throws a low kick but Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zeller throws a hook to the side of Rento's head but Rento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rento walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zeller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rento. Zeller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rento tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zeller.
Rento ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
Rento sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento catches Zeller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rento scores with the left hand. Zeller knows he should have avoided that one.
Zeller darts in trying to clinch
and Rento counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rento.
Zeller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zeller misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rento wants to slow Zeller down by chopping away at his legs.
Zeller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zeller is working for a kimura but Rento is defending it quite comfortably.
Zeller wants to work for an arm triangle but Rento is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zeller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zeller's back!
Rento throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Zeller!
Rento is working the ground and pound. Can Zeller escape?
Zeller tries to break free.
Zeller is trying to remain composed but Rento is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Rento is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Zeller covers up after that shot from Rento.
Rento keeps control of the position as Zeller tries to break free.
Rento lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rento trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Zeller is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeller takes a huge shot to the dome and he's out cold! Big knockout! Rento celebrates with his corner and points to his sponsors on a baseball cap.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reijo Rento!
Reijo Rento decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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