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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renton comes to the cage accompanied by Underworld - Born Slippy. Zuko has chosen Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff as his entrance music. Mark Renton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Renton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Renton misses with a leg kick.
Zuko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Renton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Renton.
Zuko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renton takes a swing at Zuko's ribcage but misses.
Renton throws a body punch but Zuko moves out of range.
Mark Renton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renton. Zuko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuko throws a hook to the side of Renton's head but Renton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zuko lands a head shot.
Renton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Renton takes a swing at Zuko's ribcage but misses.
Zuko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Renton throws a body punch but Zuko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton misses with a wild body shot.
Renton looking to score a takedown here. Zuko is defending well but Renton drives through and ends up in Zuko's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zuko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Renton.
Zuko has Renton pulled in close to control his posture.
Renton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Renton won't allow Zuko to sweep him here.
Zuko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zuko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renton being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenshi Zuko.
A punch combination from Zuko misses.
Renton misses with an uppercut. Zuko saw that one coming.
Renton thuds a left hand into Zuko's body.
Renton looks to land a right hand but Zuko moved out of range.
Zuko 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.
Renton lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renton misses with a takedown attempt
and Zuko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Renton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zuko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Renton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Renton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Renton's head.
Zuko prevents Renton from improving his position.
Zuko thows a huge punch but Renton dodges it nicely.
Zuko is pressing down on Renton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Renton is holding on for now.
Renton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zuko lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zuko being controlled here momentarily.
Renton keeping moving, preventing Zuko from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko wants to pass the guard but Renton is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenshi Zuko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Renton misses with a wild body shot.
Zuko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Renton.
Zuko avoids the body shot from Renton.
Renton scores with a leg kick.
Renton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuko takes one on the button.
Renton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuko was well out of range. Poor timing from Renton.
Renton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zuko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renton.
Renton throws a body punch but Zuko moves out of range.
Zuko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Renton cracks a nice hook into Zuko's ribs.
Renton throws a hook to the side of Zuko's head but Zuko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renton misses with an uppercut
and Zuko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Renton sprawls well. Renton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zuko gets slowly back to his feet.
Renton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuko.
Renton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Renton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zuko scores with a decent looking hook.
Renton swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Renton misses the target.
Renton misses with a hook to the body
and Zuko counters with a single leg into guard. Renton didn't expect that.
Zuko throws a big right hand that misses.
Renton wants to stand up but Zuko is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko looking to pass the guard.
Renton can't keep his opponent in guard - Zuko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuko wants to free his trapped foot but Renton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Renton is staying active underneath Zuko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Renton is defending against the submission attempts here by Zuko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zuko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zuko landing strikes from the mount and Renton is in trouble!
Zuko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zuko looking to control but Renton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Renton is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko tries to control but Renton wriggling away.
Renton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Renton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renton is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko won't allow Renton to sweep him here.
Zuko throwing strikes from guard but Renton blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshi Zuko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Renton does no damage.
Zuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renton is looking to wear down Zuko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zuko fails to land the takedown.
Renton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zuko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zuko showed some decent athleticism there.
Kenshi Zuko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zuko.
Renton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zuko is controlling him.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Renton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton wants to sweep but no luck.
Zuko slips nicely into half guard.
Zuko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Renton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zuko pulls his head out easily.
Zuko is looking to pass Renton's guard but actually Renton recovers to full guard.
Zuko stops Renton from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renton has his foot on Zuko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zuko works his way back into a safe position though.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Renton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuko pushing down on Renton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zuko content to control rather than advance.
Zuko trying to control the action but Renton is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zuko lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko with the ground and pound but Renton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zuko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zuko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Renton keeping moving, preventing Zuko from controlling successfully.
Zuko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Renton keeping full guard, as Zuko tries to pass.
Zuko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Renton's head.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Renton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mark Renton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Renton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Renton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zuko has Renton in his guard.
Zuko is trying to keep Renton in close.
Kenshi Zuko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renton is working Zuko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuko 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshi Zuko!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kenshi Zuko thanked Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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