PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 3161 p4p, 4492 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 321 p4p, 416 weight class). La De Hoya's entrance music is SCARFACE. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Renato Gracie is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

La De Hoya
vs
Gracie

169 cm
35
140
30 - 15 - 1

175 cm
38
155
24 - 6 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie flicks out a counter leg kick but La De Hoya steps away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

La De Hoya rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La De Hoya checks it well.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. La De Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La De Hoya with the inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of La De Hoya's head but La De Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
La De Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
La De Hoya is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as La De Hoya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. La De Hoya doesn't seem phased though.
La De Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
La De Hoya is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Gracie feints and then cracks La De Hoya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La De Hoya down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
La De Hoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La De Hoya wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from La De Hoya misses.
Gracie cracks La De Hoya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.
Gracie throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La De Hoya is looking to clinch.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La De Hoya.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
La De Hoya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.

La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie moves out of range as La De Hoya strikes.
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits La De Hoyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Gracie.
La De Hoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! La De Hoya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for La De Hoya.
A telegraphed right hand from La De Hoya misses the target.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from La De Hoya.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La De Hoya has time to react.
Donk. La De Hoya catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie stuns La De Hoya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from La De Hoya. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by La De Hoya.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but La De Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie lands a body shot.

La De Hoya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the ropes.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
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!
La De Hoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie tests La De Hoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from La De Hoya. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
La De Hoya ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La De Hoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
La De Hoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by La De Hoya. La De Hoya maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from La De Hoya, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Renato Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
La De Hoya quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie cracks La De Hoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but La De Hoya won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
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!

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a low kick but La De Hoya avoids it.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. La De Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La De Hoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
La De Hoya connects with the punch.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
La De Hoya misses the shot to the body.
La De Hoya backing away here, and Gracie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
La De Hoya lands a nice shot to the body.
La De Hoya throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
La De Hoya 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.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
La De Hoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.

La De Hoya drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.
Marious La De Hoya has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
La De Hoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a left hand.
Gracie avoiding damage as La De Hoya throws knees to the body.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La De Hoya lands a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie tries to circle away but La De Hoya has him pinned against the ropes.
La De Hoya has Gracie pressed against the ropes, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La De Hoya misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it misses.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La De Hoya can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Gracie.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting La De Hoya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
La De Hoya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La De Hoya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a hook.

La De Hoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body.
Gracie wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
La De Hoya tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when La De Hoya was well out of range.

La De Hoya has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
La De Hoya has Gracie pressed against the ropes, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La De Hoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La De Hoya pushes Gracie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from La De Hoya, against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
La De Hoya misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya checks a low kick from Gracie.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at La De Hoya's knee but La De Hoya avoids it well.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya is looking to clinch.
Gracie with a nice cross.

La De Hoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marious La De Hoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

La De Hoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya is looking to clinch.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
La De Hoya scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

La De Hoya instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya lands a right hand.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling the position.
Gracie gets through La De Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses with the head strike.
La De Hoya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
La De Hoya lands a damaging elbow.
La De Hoya lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick lands from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya blocks the body kick.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but La De Hoya saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
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!
La De Hoya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

La De Hoya clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
La De Hoya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when La De Hoya was well out of range.
La De Hoya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La De Hoya throws out the jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
La De Hoya wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick lands for Gracie.
La De Hoya thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from La De Hoya.

La De Hoya moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
La De Hoya lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La De Hoya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
La De Hoya ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
La De Hoya lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but La De Hoya moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La De Hoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie feints and then cracks La De Hoya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La De Hoya down.
La De Hoya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie slips under a jab from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La De Hoya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
La De Hoya slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. La De Hoya saw that one coming.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La De Hoya tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La De Hoya swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a low kick but La De Hoya avoids it.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La De Hoya with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
La De Hoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.

La De Hoya has managed to clinch.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La De Hoya throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

La De Hoya has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marious La De Hoya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
That's time! La De Hoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La De Hoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as La De Hoya blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from La De Hoya. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. La De Hoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
La De Hoya dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
La De Hoya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La De Hoya throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La De Hoya.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
La De Hoya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps La De Hoya's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
It looked like La De Hoya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
La De Hoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Donk. Gracie catches La De Hoya right on the button with a cross.
La De Hoya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya lands with a right hand.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but La De Hoya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
La De Hoya tries to clinch up.
La De Hoya connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La De Hoya lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Gracie misses.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
La De Hoya throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La De Hoya manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a hook.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
La De Hoya looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
La De Hoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

La De Hoya moves into the clinch.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La De Hoya can pounce on him.
La De Hoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie 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 La De Hoya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La De Hoya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by La De Hoya!
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
La De Hoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from La De Hoya.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by La De Hoya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie 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.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La De Hoya with a body shot.
Nice cross by Gracie.
La De Hoya loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped La De Hoya in his tracks.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La De Hoya misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
La De Hoya checks the leg kick.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La De Hoya scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
That's time! La De Hoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

La De Hoya clinches up against the ropes.
La De Hoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La De Hoya connects with a knee to the head.
La De Hoya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to break free but La De Hoya pushes him back against the ropes.

Gracie breaks the clinch.

La De Hoya moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie gets through La De Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La De Hoya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling the position.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
La De Hoya prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
La De Hoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
La De Hoya misses with an elbow over the top.
La De Hoya lands an uppercut.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
La De Hoya crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow La De Hoya down.
La De Hoya with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from La De Hoya does it's job there.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La De Hoya.
A countering left hand to the body from Gracie misses.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches La De Hoya on the side of the head.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
La De Hoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La De Hoya avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Gracie.
La De Hoya stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. La De Hoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
La De Hoya cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
La De Hoya lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.

La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
La De Hoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
Gracie swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a low kick as La De Hoya jumps back.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La De Hoya.
Gracie with a nice cross.
La De Hoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
La De Hoya lands with a good body shot.
La De Hoya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
La De Hoya throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
La De Hoya throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but La De Hoya saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think La De Hoya 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Marious La De Hoya 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.