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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy De Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Loco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaizers orchestra, Maestro. Jimmy De Loco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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201 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy De Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Reno!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Loco doesn't manage to clinch there - Reno circles away.
Reno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Loco is trying to defend but Reno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reno with the ground and pound but De Loco uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Loco is looking to stand up but Reno isn't so interested in that idea.
Reno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reno throws a big elbow that misses.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Loco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reno is controlling him.
Reno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reno controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reno wants to control from the top but De Loco keeps moving.
De Loco looking for a sweep. Not yet De Loco, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Loco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reno throwing strikes but missing.
Reno working some strikes from top position.
Reno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Loco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Loco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno throws a strike but De Loco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reno has De Loco pulled in close to control his posture.
De Loco stands and steps away. Reno gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De Loco misses with a wild combination.
De Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jimmy De Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Loco sprawls well initially but Reno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reno is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Loco reverses the position - he's now on top in Reno's guard.
Reno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Reno is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reno working a defensive guard here.
Reno is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Reno was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Loco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reno.
De Loco connects with an inside leg kick.
De Loco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Loco tries to clinch but Reno moves away
and Reno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Loco misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reno fails with the takedown.
De Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Reno sprawls well. He's pushed De Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Loco lands a jab to the nose.
De Loco misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from De Loco.
Reno swats away the attempt to clinch by De Loco.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Loco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by De Loco.
De Loco tries to clinch there but Reno circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Loco clinches up against the cage.
De Loco can't break the clinch.
De Loco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Loco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Loco tries to clinch up
and Reno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Loco's guard.
Reno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but De Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Reno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno is looking to work some ground and pound but De Loco has wrist control.
Reno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reno won't allow De Loco to get back to his feet.
Reno throws a strike but De Loco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reno looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Loco is one step ahead there.
De Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Reno is retaining full guard.
Reno managing to control the position.
Reno keeping moving, preventing De Loco from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Loco throwing strikes from guard but Reno blocks nicely.
De Loco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Loco postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Loco, right into the meat.
Reno swats away the attempt to clinch by De Loco.
De Loco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimmy De Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reno gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Loco wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Reno uses his free foot to push down on De Loco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Loco.
De Loco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mike Reno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reno with good strikes from the mount here!
Reno lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Reno.
Reno breaks from De Loco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reno scoring with strikes but De Loco is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Loco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reno working the ground and pound effectively.
Reno raining down shots from the mount!
De Loco is rocked!
Reno controlling from the full mount.
Reno landing strikes from the mount.
Oh De Loco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reno scoring with strikes but De Loco is staying in there.
De Loco is in a horrible position here. Reno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Loco gets caught flat footed, as Reno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Loco seems to have got his legs back now.
Reno lands a couple of elbows.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reno throwing strikes but missing.
Reno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Loco is looking to stand up but Reno isn't so interested in that idea.
Reno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reno working some strikes from top position.
Reno trying to control but De Loco is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno throws a strike but De Loco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Loco's guard.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reno wants to control from the top but De Loco keeps moving.
Reno seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Loco keeping moving, preventing Reno from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno throws a big elbow that misses.
Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but De Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Reno.
De Loco closes the distance but Reno moves to the side
and Reno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Loco's guard.
Reno trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but De Loco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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!
Reno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reno working for submissions but it's allowed De Loco to get to half guard.
Reno wants to control but De Loco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loco gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
De Loco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reno circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Loco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reno looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Loco pushes Reno off looking to stand but Reno dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy De Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reno misses with a head shot. De Loco uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mike Reno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Loco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reno!
Mike Reno decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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