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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Renato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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224 lbs
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211 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Hackenburg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato stuffs the takedown.
Renato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but Hackenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hackenburg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Renato scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Christian Hackenburg has been cut.
Hackenburg throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Renato counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Renato misses.
Hackenburg checks a leg kick.
Hackenburg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hackenburg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Renato jabs Hackenburg right on the nose. Hackenburg blinks but takes it well.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Renato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renato throws a hook to the side of Hackenburg's head but Hackenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hackenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renato.
Renato blocks a leg kick.
Hackenburg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Renato. That did some damage!
Renato throws a head kick but Hackenburg moves out of range.
Hackenburg wants to land a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato moves out of range of the leg kick from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hackenburg looks to throw a body kick
and Renato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hackenburg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hackenburg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hackenburg scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Renato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackenburg tries to move into range but Renato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackenburg misses with a leg kick
enabling Renato to counter with a crisp jab.
Christian Hackenburg's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renato thows a body shot but no joy.
Renato scores with a spinning back kick!
Renato moves out of range of the body kick.
Hackenburg throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
Hackenburg thuds his shin into the meat of Renato's side.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hackenburg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackenburg.
Renato thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Renato misses.
Hackenburg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Renato quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hackenburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Renato's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg wants to free his trapped foot but Renato is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Renato tries to roll over but Hackenburg keeps him under control.
Hackenburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hackenburg tries to pass to full mount but Renato defends it.
Hackenburg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hackenburg is pressing down on Renato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Renato is holding on for now.
Hackenburg 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg uses his free foot to push down on Renato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Renato.
A nice elbow there by Hackenburg.
Hackenburg controlling from mount.
Hackenburg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hackenburg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hackenburg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Renato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Hackenburg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hackenburg.
Hackenburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hackenburg throws a leg kick but Renato moved away.
Hackenburg avoids the body shot from Renato.
Hackenburg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Renato. That did some damage!
Renato looks to land a left hand but Hackenburg moved out of range nicely.
Hackenburg gets a double leg takedown into Renato's guard.
Hackenburg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Renato holds on and takes a little breather.
Hackenburg throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hackenburg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Renato wants to control but Hackenburg postures up.
Hackenburg tries to advance to mount but Renato denies him.
Hackenburg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Renato keeps working.
Hackenburg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hackenburg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Renato dodges the ground and pound from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Renato to see if he's OK.
Hackenburg wants to control but Renato is keeping him busy.
Renato wants to control but Hackenburg postures up.
Hackenburg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hackenburg wants to control for a moment but Renato uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hackenburg passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg wants to control the pace but Renato is squirming around nicely.
Hackenburg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hackenburg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Renato has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Renato is squirming around, avoiding Hackenburg's attempts to control the action.
Hackenburg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hackenburg wants to control the pace but Renato is squirming around nicely.
Renato regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackenburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Hackenburg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Renato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hackenburg misses with a body kick.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Hackenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato looks to land a right hand but Hackenburg moved out of range.
Renato lands a jab.
Hackenburg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Hackenburg as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackenburg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renato. Renato obviously looking to wear him down.
Renato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Renato lands a left and a right that send Hackenburg crashing to the mat, dazed. Renato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Renato connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renato jabs at Hackenburg's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato motions for Hackenburg to come forward. Renato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Hackenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Renato tenderised Hackenburg's leg. Hackenburg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Renato throws a looping overhand right but Hackenburg ducks down to avoid it.
Renato lands with a nice combination. Hackenburg backs away looking to recover.
Renato lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hackenburg backs up against the cage.
Hackenburg is rocked!
Christian Hackenburg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato misses with a few strikes there.
Tiago Renato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Renato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato throws a leg kick which misses Hackenburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Hackenburg tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a looping overhand right but Hackenburg ducks down to avoid it.
Renato blocks a low kick nicely.
Renato scores with a jab.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Hackenburg with that takedown attempt.
Renato misses with a looping left.
Renato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hackenburgs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Renato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Hackenburg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Christian Hackenburg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Renato throws a head kick that misses.
Hackenburg seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Renato.
Hackenburg defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
Hackenburg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Renato scores with a four punch combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Hackenburg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiago Renato! Tiago Renato retains his light heavyweight title!
Tiago Renato seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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