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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
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280 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reijo Rento!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento moves out of range of the body kick from Keyman.
Rento drives through and clinches with Keyman against the cage.
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but Rento blocks with his arms.
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but Rento blocks with his arms.
Keyman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keyman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rento's brow.
Rento blocks an elbow strike.
Keyman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keyman misses with a knee strike.
Keyman throws an elbow but it misses.
Keyman avoiding damage as Rento throws knees to the body.
Keyman throws an elbow but it misses.
Rento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rento breaks from the clinch.
Rento throws a head kick but Keyman moves out of range.
Keyman throws a counter high kick but Rento was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rento feints and as Keyman raises his hands in defense, Rento changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keyman wants to stand but Rento is controlling the position.
Rento is pushing down on Keyman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Keyman is fighting to maintain full guard but Rento has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rento thows a huge punch but Keyman dodges it nicely.
Rento has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rento missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rento tries to pass to full mount but Keyman defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rento throws a strike but Keyman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rento trying to control the position from guard on top but Keyman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rento is fighting to break Keyman's control of his arms but Keyman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rento throwing strikes from guard but Keyman blocks nicely.
Rento throws a big right hand that misses.
Rento works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keyman trying to control here.
Rento looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keyman tries to clinch there but Rento circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman instigates a clinch.
Rento lands a left hand.
Keyman managing to block the knees to the body from Rento.
Rento can't find room to land a body shot as Keyman controls the action.
Keyman misses with a knee strike.
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but Rento blocks with his arms.
Keyman managing to block the knees to the body from Rento.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but Rento blocks it.
Keyman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rento throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keymans head.
Rento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keyman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keyman is breathing heavily.
Rento is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rento has Keyman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rento pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Keyman tumbling to the mat - Rento dives into Keyman's guard.
Rento throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento throwing strikes from guard but Keyman blocks nicely.
Rento postures up in Keyman's guard and throws a big left but Keyman blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rento looking to pass the guard.
Rento passes Keyman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rento trying to mount his opponent but Keyman defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rento dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rento shoots in looking for a takedown but Keyman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rento's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rento blocks a head kick by Keyman.
Rento wants to clinch up but Keyman keeps it at a distance.
Keyman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rento shoots in looking for a takedown. Keyman tries to sprawl out of it but Rento keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keyman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rento moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyman misses with an elbow strike.
Keyman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rento blocks it with crossed arms.
Keyman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rento's face.
A short left from Rento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman misses with a knee strike.
Rento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keyman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keyman misses with an elbow strike.
Keyman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rento scores with a shot to the side of Keyman's head.
Keyman misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rento missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rento just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keyman's brow.
Rento has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keyman looking to throw knees to the head but Rento is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Rento as the two fighters clinch.
Keyman misses with a knee strike.
Rento is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keyman throws a head kick that misses
and Rento counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rento.
Rento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rento seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keyman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keyman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rento.
Rento working over Keyman with some ground and pound. Keyman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rento working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Keyman's thigh. Keyman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rento stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keyman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento trying to control but Keyman is working from the bottom.
Rento pushing down on Keyman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rento works his way into full mount!
Keyman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rento throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rento has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Keyman's face.
Keyman is squirming around, avoiding Rento's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento misses with a head shot.
Rento pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keyman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rento tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rento connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rento landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rento misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rento shoots in looking for a takedown. Keyman tries to sprawl out of it but Rento keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keyman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rento throws a solid leg kick but Keyman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rento.
Keyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rento fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Keyman is looking to counter the offense by Rento and move into the clinch.
Rento tries to clinch but Keyman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rento is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rento dives in and grabs Keyman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keyman pushes down on Rento's head and hops out.
Keyman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gor Keyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Rento.
Keyman scores with a push kick.
Keyman blocks a head kick by Rento.
Keyman throws a counter high kick but Rento was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento doesn't manage to clinch there - Keyman circles away.
Keyman misses with a straight right.
Rento slips a jab from Keyman.
Keyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keyman backing away here, and Rento unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rento. That snapped Keyman's head back.
Keyman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rento counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rento closes the distance and clinches.
Rento lands a shoulder strike.
Keyman lands a damaging elbow.
Keyman lands an elbow inside that Rento shrugs off.
Keyman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keyman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keyman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rento's brow.
Rento fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gor Keyman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento has a couple of punches blocked by Keyman.
Come on Rento - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rento misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keyman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rento blocks the elbow strike.
Rento lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keyman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keyman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reijo Rento seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rento blocks it with crossed arms.
Keyman misses with a knee strike.
Rento lands an uppercut.
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but Rento blocks with his arms.
Rento blocks the elbow strike.
Rento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rento misses with a punch on the inside.
Rento has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but Rento blocks it.
Rento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rento is looking to clinch.
Rento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reijo Rento is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keyman slaps away a takedown attempt from Rento, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rento blocks a head kick by Keyman.
Reijo Rento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rento in his tracks.
Keyman tries to keep at a distance but Rento has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rento misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rento.
Keyman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rento is trying to maintain a safe position but Keyman gets an underhook and turns Rento into the cage.
Rento is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rento is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Reijo Rento has been cut.
Rento tries a body shot but Keyman blocks it.
Keyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rento blocks it with crossed arms.
Rento has had enough of the clinch but Keyman keeps him there for the moment.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keyman lands an elbow inside that Rento shrugs off.
Keyman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rento blocks the elbow strike.
Rento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rento lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rento avoids a wild elbow strike from Keyman.
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rento misses with a punch on the inside.
Keyman throws an elbow but it misses.
Rento avoids a wild elbow strike from Keyman.
Rento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keyman backwards.
Rento takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gor Keyman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rento 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rento!
During a confident post fight interview, Reijo Rento 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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