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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Daugherty (ranked 6096 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Renee (ranked 9084 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayden Renee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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279 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lorenzo Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hayden Renee !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daugherty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daugherty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daugherty could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Renee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daugherty.
Daugherty throws a big right hand that misses.
Renee looks winded!
Daugherty wants to stand but Renee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daugherty scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Renee has a closed guard, preventing Daugherty from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daugherty is controlling him.
Daugherty distracts Renee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daugherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daugherty content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daugherty wants to pass the guard but Renee is keeping the position.
Daugherty throws a big right hand that misses.
Daugherty cracks Renee with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty lands a couple of digs.
Daugherty wants to stand but Renee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daugherty connects with a couple of short punches.
Daugherty gets to his feet. Renee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hayden Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daugherty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Renee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Renee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daugherty is staying tight to Renee 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Renee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daugherty is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty in side control lands a decent elbow.
Daugherty lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daugherty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daugherty scoring with punches from side control.
Daugherty content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Daugherty working the head with strikes.
Daugherty taking a breather here.
Renee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Daugherty is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daugherty connects with a decent elbow.
Daugherty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Renee taking a bit of punishment here - Daugherty scoring with strikes.
Daugherty decides to stand back up. Daugherty steps back and let's Renee get back to his feet.
Daugherty clinches with his opponent.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Renee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daugherty pulls guard successfully.
Daugherty wants to sweep here but Renee controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Daugherty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daugherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renee lands a nice shot that snaps Daugherty's head back.
Renee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Renee .
Renee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daugherty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daugherty.
Daugherty wants a takedown.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Renee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daugherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daugherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Renee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daugherty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daugherty manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Renee on his heels. He'll look to pass Renee 's guard now, I'm sure.
Daugherty lands a couple of elbows.
Daugherty lands a couple of elbows.
Daugherty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Daugherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daugherty trying to control but Renee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty controlling from the top position.
Daugherty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Daugherty gets to his feet - Renee follows without any prompting.
Daugherty gets a takedown into half guard.
Renee is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Daugherty connects with a nice short shot to Renee 's temple.
Daugherty lands strikes from half guard.
Daugherty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Ground and pound from Daugherty.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daugherty lands a nice short elbow.
Daugherty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daugherty lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Renee 's hands, connecting with Renee 's forehead.
Renee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daugherty scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Daugherty there.
Daugherty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daugherty working Renee over with strikes.
Daugherty winds up and cracks Renee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daugherty lands a nice short elbow.
Daugherty working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Daugherty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Daugherty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daugherty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Daugherty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daugherty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Lorenzo Daugherty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daugherty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty is nestled in close to Renee , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daugherty trying to control from half guard but Renee is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daugherty lands a nice short elbow.
Renee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Daugherty decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Daugherty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daugherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renee can do to turn this around?
Daugherty working Renee over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renee taking some punishment here, with Daugherty in his half guard.
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Renee 's hands, connecting with Renee 's forehead.
Daugherty working over Renee with some ground and pound. Renee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Renee taking some punishment here, with Daugherty in his half guard.
Renee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daugherty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daugherty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daugherty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Renee 's hands, connecting with Renee 's forehead.
Renee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daugherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty lands with a punch from half guard.
Daugherty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daugherty postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Renee to stand up.
Daugherty clinches.
Daugherty breaks from the clinch.
Renee misses with a two punch combination.
Daugherty shoots in but no luck this time.
Renee wants to counter the offense by Daugherty and move into the clinch position.
Renee throws a jab but it's blocked by Daugherty.
Daugherty drives through with a takedown into Renee 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daugherty is standing up over Renee . Renee looks to escape but Daugherty dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daugherty decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daugherty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daugherty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Daugherty with a nice head shot there.
Hayden Renee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorenzo Daugherty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daugherty sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Daugherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daugherty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Daugherty!
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