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HEROIC 135 Hunt v Renato PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheynauvah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Sheynauvah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Sheynauvah misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Sheynauvah will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Sheynauvah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sheynauvah, right into the meat.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Sheynauvah.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sheynauvah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheynauvah swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheynauvah.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah blocks a jab.
Sheynauvah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheynauvah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheynauvah. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to land a body kick
and Sheynauvah counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands with a straight right. Sheynauvah didn't see that one coming.
Sheynauvah is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sheynauvah throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Sheynauvah misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Sheynauvah checks it.
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheynauvah's calf.
Barnes motions for Sheynauvah to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheynauvah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook but Sheynauvah blocks it.
Sheynauvah wants to clinch.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Sheynauvah was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Sheynauvah. Those never looked like landing.
Sheynauvah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Sheynauvah looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Sheynauvah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Sheynauvah misses.
A jab from Sheynauvah does it's job there.
That has opened up Nate Barnes's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheynauvah ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Sheynauvah is looking to clinch.
Sheynauvah connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheynauvah's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheynauvah throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Sheynauvah shakes it off.
Sheynauvah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Sheynauvah looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sheynauvah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes slips a jab from Sheynauvah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonidas Sheynauvah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Sheynauvah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheynauvah misses with a body shot.
Sheynauvah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Sheynauvah moved away.
Sheynauvah throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Sheynauvah stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sheynauvah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheynauvah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Sheynauvah throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Sheynauvah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Sheynauvah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Sheynauvah moved out of range nicely.
Sheynauvah throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheynauvah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheynauvah swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sheynauvah connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Sheynauvah throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Sheynauvah is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Sheynauvah throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes cracks Sheynauvah with an open hand slap.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheynauvah lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A left lands for Sheynauvah.
A big right from Sheynauvah misses.
Sheynauvah throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sheynauvah thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a jab to Sheynauvah's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheynauvah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sheynauvah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sheynauvah scrambles back to his feet.
Leonidas Sheynauvah is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheynauvah. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheynauvah tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Sheynauvah moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Sheynauvah wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes is looking to slow Sheynauvah down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes cracks Sheynauvah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Sheynauvah throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheynauvah misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sheynauvah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sheynauvah misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah staying out of range there.
Barnes lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheynauvah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sheynauvah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sheynauvah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sheynauvah eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sheynauvah wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sheynauvah misses the shot to the body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Sheynauvah tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheynauvah blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Sheynauvah does it's job there.
Barnes throws a head kick that Sheynauvah semi-blocks.
It looks like Leonidas Sheynauvah has been cut.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Sheynauvah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheynauvah fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheynauvah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheynauvah misses the jab.
Leonidas Sheynauvah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sheynauvah 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheynauvah connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes clobbers Sheynauvah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sheynauvah is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes misses the jab.
Sheynauvah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sheynauvah misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes moves out of range as Sheynauvah throws a body kick.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Sheynauvah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Sheynauvah rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sheynauvah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets through Sheynauvah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Sheynauvah blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sheynauvah obliges.
Sheynauvah trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheynauvah working aggressively here.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheynauvah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sheynauvah.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Sheynauvah blocks with his arms.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Sheynauvah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sheynauvah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheynauvah trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
A short left from Barnes.
Sheynauvah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sheynauvah lands a knee to the body.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Sheynauvah counters with a left to the body.
Sheynauvah closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Sheynauvah swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Sheynauvah's knee but Sheynauvah avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Sheynauvah's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah blocks a low kick nicely.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Barnes.
I think Barnes 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
A very excited looking Nate Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnbull has chosen Never To Late as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Faber is trying to control but can't.
Faber wants to sweep but Turnbull has passed to side control!
Faber dodges the ground and pound from Turnbull.
Turnbull postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Turnbull throws a strike aimed at the side of Faber's head but Faber avoids it well.
Faber struggling a bit here.
Faber tries to improve position but can't.
Turnbull wants to control but Faber is keeping him busy.
Faber dodges the ground and pound from Turnbull.
Sloppy strikes there by Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull working the head with strikes.
Turnbull scoring with punches from side control.
Faber is working to avoid the ground and pound but Turnbull connects with a decent elbow.
Faber managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turnbull.
Turnbull is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Faber holds on to Turnbull's head and controls the position momentarily.
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!
Turnbull tries to score with some ground and pound. Faber controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Faber is trying to improve his position.
Turnbull cracks Faber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is putting a hurting on Faber here, landing some big shots from side control.
Turnbull trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber is trying to get back to half guard.
Turnbull sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Faber is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Faber regains half guard.
Faber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turnbull scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turnbull working over Faber with some ground and pound. Faber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turnbull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Faber is staying active underneath Turnbull, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turnbull is stalling here. Faber is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Turnbull seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Faber has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Turnbull is trying to control Faber's posture but Faber avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the action but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turnbull tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Faber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turnbull can't do much from the bottom here.
Turnbull has one of Faber's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Gabe Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good leg kick by Turnbull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turnbull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Turnbull dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turnbull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faber.
Turnbull darts in looking for a takedown but Faber gets double underhooks and turns Turnbull into the cage.
Faber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber prevents the takedown attempt.
Gabe Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Turnbull.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
Faber tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turnbull missing with knees to the body.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Turnbull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Turnbull is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Faber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faber scores with a hook to the body.
Faber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faber misses with some punches.
Turnbull is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faber is defending well.
Turnbull is trying to drag Faber to the mat but Faber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Faber.
Faber can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Faber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faber.
Turnbull misses with a knee to the head.
Faber misses with a knee to the head.
Faber pushes Turnbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabe Faber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Turnbull lands a takedown into guard.
Faber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turnbull defends it easily.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Turnbull from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turnbull wants to pass the guard but Faber is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gabe Faber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Faber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turnbull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turnbull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turnbull misses with the combination.
Faber throws a shot to the body.
Turnbull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch there but Turnbull circles away.
A jab lands there for Faber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turnbull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Faber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turnbull misses with a few strikes there.
Faber feints and then cracks Turnbull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turnbull down.
Turnbull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turnbull somewhat.
Faber lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faber connects with a leg kick. Turnbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Faber saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Faber dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Turnbull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faber tries to avoid it but Turnbull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faber to the ground. Faber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faber motions for Turnbull to come forward. Faber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Turnbull counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gabe Faber is winning the standup battle so far.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Faber.
Faber throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
Faber blocks the body kick.
Faber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turnbull moves out of range as Faber strikes.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Faber sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Faber misses.
Faber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
Turnbull lands a head kick. Faber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Faber motions for Turnbull to come forward. Faber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Faber.
Some bone on bone action there as Faber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turnbull closes the distance and clinches up with Faber, looking for a takedown. Turnbull pushes Faber against the cage but Faber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turnbull dives in for a single leg takedown but Faber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gabe Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Turnbull.
Turnbull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull tries to stall but Faber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Faber lands a shoulder strike.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Faber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faber pushes Turnbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turnbull avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber pushes Turnbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Faber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turnbull or not.
Faber can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber is fighting off a takedown attempt but Turnbull is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Faber to the mat. Faber regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Faber looking to control.
Faber seems keen to control Turnbull's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turnbull.
Faber looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabe Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turnbull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turnbull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faber scoring well with a low kick there.
Faber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faber avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Faber misses with a low kick.
Faber feints and then cracks Turnbull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turnbull down.
A right-left combo lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faber. Faber obviously looking to wear him down.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnbull lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jack Turnbull has been cut.
Turnbull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Faber connects with an inside leg kick.
Faber tries to land a front kick but Turnbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turnbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faber closes the distance and pushes Turnbull back into the cage.
Turnbull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Faber.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Faber tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faber looking to throw knees to the head but Turnbull is blocking nicely.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Faber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Faber!
Our winner, Gabe Faber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Overeem's choice of entrance music: Anthem. John England could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alistair Overeem's 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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem sizes up England with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
England gets tackled into the cage by Overeem. Overeem maintains the clinch.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but England avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem drops England with a big knee straight up the middle! England is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like John England has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but England swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem cracks England with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! England looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Overeem finish him?
England tries a head kick but it misses.
England swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
England thows a body shot but no joy.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from England.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! England crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Overeem - the referee stops the clock and England gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Overeem. England manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
England misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but England bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
England takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
England is breathing heavily.
Overeem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before England has time to react.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Overeem thumps England with a low kick.
Overeem has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but England pushes him off.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
England wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Overeem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Overeem on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
England's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
England wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
Overeem lands a right hand that snaps the head of England backwards.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but England avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to England's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Overeem struggles to land a body shot inside as England controls his hands.
Overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Overeem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Overeem misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Overeem.
England avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Overeem keeps control of England as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Overeem keeps control of England as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
England blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
England breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
England throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
England sizes up Overeem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Overeem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt England.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. England looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Overeem lands a right hook to the body.
Overeem scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a jab to the jaw.
England takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
England has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overeem.
Overeem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but England swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
England takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
England takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
England is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Overeem Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! England is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Overeem!
A relieved looking Alistair Overeem thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich has chosen Kosovskiy front as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Miloshevich!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miloshevich scores with a shot to the body.
Miloshevich works the jab nicely.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Miloshevich tries to bum rush Trudeau with a series of wild strikes but Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miloshevich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Miloshevich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miloshevich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miloshevich moves out of range of the leg kick from Trudeau.
Miloshevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Trudeau moves into the clinch.
Miloshevich prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau drags the fight down to the ground.
Miloshevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau is adopting a defensive guard.
Miloshevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau is pulling down on Miloshevich's head. It's preventing any offense from Miloshevich, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miloshevich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zoran Miloshevich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Miloshevich misses with a double jab
and Trudeau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miloshevich letting Trudeau take a breather here.
Trudeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trudeau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miloshevich after a bit of a struggle.
Miloshevich lands an elbow inside.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trudeau lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miloshevich throws an elbow but misses.
Miloshevich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miloshevich lands an elbow just above Trudeau 's eye.
Trudeau tries to stall but Miloshevich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trudeau is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miloshevich is defending well.
Miloshevich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Miloshevich.
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!
Miloshevich lands an elbow just above Trudeau 's eye.
Pierre Trudeau's cut is getting worse.
Miloshevich leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Miloshevich on the inside.
Trudeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miloshevich throws an elbow that misses.
Trudeau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trudeau dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Miloshevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trudeaus head.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Miloshevich.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Miloshevich.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Miloshevich blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the side of Miloshevich's head.
Trudeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miloshevich.
Miloshevich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pierre Trudeau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Trudeau avoiding damage as Miloshevich throws knees to the body.
Trudeau wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Trudeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Trudeau.
Miloshevich looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miloshevich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trudeau.
Miloshevich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trudeau lands a takedown into guard.
Miloshevich is trying to keep Trudeau in close.
Trudeau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miloshevich controlling Trudeau's posture.
Trudeau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau trying to control but Miloshevich is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miloshevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trudeau circles away quickly and effectively.
Trudeau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trudeau walks into a straight right hand from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trudeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miloshevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Trudeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zoran Miloshevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miloshevich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jeez, Pierre Trudeau's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Trudeau connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pierre Trudeau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Trudeau's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trudeau tries to bum rush Miloshevich with a series of wild strikes but Miloshevich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miloshevich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miloshevich wants to clinch.
Trudeau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miloshevich is out of range and Trudeau settles back down.
Miloshevich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trudeau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Miloshevich.
Miloshevich throws a lazy right hand but Trudeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trudeau moves away from the strike by Miloshevich.
Miloshevich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trudeau moves into the clinch.
Miloshevich throws an elbow that misses.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow strike.
Trudeau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miloshevich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miloshevich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trudeau tries for a takedown but Miloshevich manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miloshevich throws an elbow but misses.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow over the top.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Miloshevich.
Trudeau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Trudeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trudeau tries for a takedown but Miloshevich manages to get underhooks.
Miloshevich lands a damaging elbow.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miloshevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miloshevich throws an elbow but it misses.
Trudeau looking for a takedown.
Miloshevich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Trudeau.
Trudeau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trudeau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trudeau is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miloshevich to keep the fight standing.
Trudeau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miloshevich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Miloshevich throws an elbow but misses.
Trudeau wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trudeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Miloshevich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trudeau's defenses.
Miloshevich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miloshevich throws an elbow but it misses.
Pierre Trudeau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trudeau takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miloshevich trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
A short right from Trudeau.
Trudeau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trudeau's brow.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow strike.
Miloshevich lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miloshevich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pierre Trudeau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zoran Miloshevich!
Our winner, Zoran Miloshevich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. Renato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Want My Tears Back. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tiago Renato enters the cage!
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renato.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
Renato dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Renato with a jab.
Hunt throws a right hand that Renato ducks under and follows up with a left that Renato also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Renato slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Renato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Renato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Renato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato drops Hunt with a beautiful combination! Hunt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Renato is looking for the KO!
Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
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!
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Renato throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Renato throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Renato swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Renato scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Renato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Renato to score with a decent uppercut.
Renato cracks Hunt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hunt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Renato finish him?
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Renato connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Renato!
Hunt is looking to wear down Renato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato drops Hunt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hunt looks back up at him and smiles so Renato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Renato! Hunt is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Renato!
Tiago Renato 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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pop
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