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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resparzo has chosen Under the Rainbow by Brother Izzy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste misses with a hook
and Resparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Resparzo!
Resparzo throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste feints and then cracks Resparzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resparzo down.
Ej Resparzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Resparzo lands the left hand.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Resparzo dodges the punch combination from St Juste.
Resparzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Juste looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Juste takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
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!
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Resparzo is just out of range.
St Juste keeps Resparzo at a distance using the push kick.
St Juste checks a low kick from Resparzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo misses the shot to the body.
Resparzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Resparzo.
Resparzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Juste is out of range.
Resparzo moves out of range of the strikes.
St Juste checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of St Juste 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Resparzo as he checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Resparzo, as that shot connected.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
St Juste is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Juste throws a lazy uppercut
and Resparzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resparzo misses with a body kick.
Resparzo fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Juste counters with a nice leg kick.
Resparzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Juste sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Juste turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Resparzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Resparzo misses with a lunging right hand
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste throws a lazy body kick
and Resparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
St Juste throws a low kick but Resparzo avoids it.
Resparzo with a jab.
Resparzo lands a right hook to the body.
Resparzo scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ej Resparzo.
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Juste finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from St Juste misses
and Resparzo counters with a low kick, right behind St Juste 's knee.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Resparzo's shoulder, as Resparzo tries to avoid the shot.
Resparzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Juste can pounce on him.
St Juste works Resparzo's body with a nice hook.
Resparzo scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Resparzo. That's going to slow St Juste down.
Resparzo tries to work over St Juste's front leg with a kick but St Juste checks it.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Resparzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Juste cracks Resparzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Resparzo looks to land a body kick but St Juste moved away.
St Juste tries a head kick but it misses.
Resparzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste throws a sloppy head kick and Resparzo moves out of range easily.
Resparzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Juste is out of range and Resparzo settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
St Juste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo checks a leg kick.
Resparzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Juste.
St Juste looks to throw the jab but Resparzo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Resparzo throws a head kick but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Resparzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste scores with a nice head shot.
St Juste takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Resparzo looks for the body kick but St Juste saw that one coming.
Resparzo blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy left from St Juste finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Juste.
Nice uppercut lands for Resparzo. That snapped St Juste's head back.
Ej Resparzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Juste misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Juste's jab looks to have found its range, popping Resparzo under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Resparzo moves out of range as St Juste strikes.
St Juste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste lands with a hook. Resparzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Resparzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from St Juste as Resparzo shoots in.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
Resparzo tries to land a front kick but St Juste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Resparzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Juste wants to slow Resparzo down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Resparzo.
St Juste 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a low kick as Resparzo jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste tries to land a leg kick but Resparzo saw it coming and moves away.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
St Juste staying out of range there.
Resparzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Juste lands with a straight right. Resparzo didn't see that one coming.
St Juste misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Resparzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the body
and St Juste counters with an outside leg kick.
St Juste checks a leg kick.
St Juste is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Resparzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Juste. St Juste circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Juste throws a hook to the side of Resparzo's head but Resparzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Resparzo misses with a kick to the body
and St Juste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Juste lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Juste lands with a cross.
St Juste thumps Resparzo with a low kick.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
Resparzo thumps St Juste with a low kick.
Resparzo tries a low kick but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste scores with a head kick. Resparzo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Resparzo misses with a hook. St Juste ducked under it nicely.
Resparzo tries to land a front kick but St Juste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Resparzo throws a head kick that misses.
Resparzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Juste.
Resparzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resparzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Juste managing to control the position.
Resparzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Juste is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Resparzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Juste defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ej Resparzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Resparzo thows a body shot but no joy.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Resparzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Juste moves out of range as Resparzo throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a poor cross that misses
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Juste throws a poor cross that misses
and Resparzo counters with a good low kick that St Juste was not able to check.
Resparzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Juste listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Resparzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Juste looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Resparzo looks for the body kick but St Juste saw that one coming.
St Juste scores with a jab.
Resparzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Juste.
Resparzo connects with a single shot there.
Resparzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Juste is out of range and Resparzo settles back down.
St Juste moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Resparzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Resparzo blocks a jab.
St Juste swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Resparzo lands a body shot.
Renan St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ej Resparzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Resparzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
St Juste lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Resparzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Juste checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Resparzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Juste walks forward, straight into a front kick from Resparzo.
Resparzo misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Resparzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Resparzo looks for the body kick but St Juste saw that one coming.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
St Juste connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Resparzo swings widly with a right hand
and St Juste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Resparzo lands with a kick to the temple. St Juste shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Juste cracks Resparzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Ej Resparzo has been cut.
St Juste throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Resparzo.
St Juste fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Resparzo is out of range.
St Juste throws a jab when Resparzo was well out of range.
St Juste closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Resparzo avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Resparzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Justes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St Juste will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Juste misses with a hook. Resparzo ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Resparzo.
St Juste moves out of range as Resparzo throws a body kick.
Resparzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St Juste on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Juste walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Resparzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Juste motions for Resparzo to come forward. St Juste throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Juste closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from St Juste as Resparzo shoots in.
Resparzo moves away from the strike by St Juste.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renan St Juste.
Well Resparzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ej Resparzo!
As Ej Resparzo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: St. Juste, Much respect, but I am on a different level right now. You are a helluva fighter, and I know you will be back! Hilo! where are my fans at?'.
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