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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato has chosen I Want My Tears Back as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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222 lbs
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206 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts has managed to clinch.
Renato pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Renato.
Renato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearts lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hearts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Renato tries to break free but Hearts pushes him back against the cage.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hearts wants to take the fight to the mat but Renato manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hearts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato trying to control the position but instead, Hearts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Renato into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Hearts.
We've been hearing reports that Hearts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hearts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearts takes a shot to the head.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renato.
Renato lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Renato fails to land.
Renato lands a shoulder strike.
Hearts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Renato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Renato blocks an uppercut.
Renato gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hearts.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renato.
Hearts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
Renato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renato's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoiding damage.
Hearts tries to throw a body punch but Renato avoids it by throwing Hearts back against the cage.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearts.
Renato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts lands a shot to the body.
Hearts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hearts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearts.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body.
Renato looks winded!
Hearts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
A short uppercut from Hearts.
Hearts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hearts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Hearts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
Hearts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Renato lands but Hearts takes it in his stride.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearts.
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Hearts.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato throws the kick towards the body but Hearts avoids it.
Renato gets caught napping as Hearts dives in and scores a takedown. Renato manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Renato keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearts throws an elbow that misses. Renato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hearts's guard. Nice move by Renato!
Hearts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that A J Hearts will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Hearts.
Hearts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renato on the side of the head.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
Hearts tries to land a front kick but Renato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hearts is looking to wear down Renato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Hearts scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Hearts misses.
Hearts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hearts scores with a takedown into Renato's guard.
Renato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hearts trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hearts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Renato is retaining full guard.
Hearts trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
Renato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Renato lands a jab to Hearts's midsection.
Hearts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Renato.
Hearts tries to bum rush Renato with a series of wild strikes but Renato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Hearts finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearts throws out the jab.
Hearts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Hearts.
Renato misses with a hook. Hearts ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Renato as Hearts shoots in.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Hearts scores with a jab. Renato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearts.
Hearts works Renato's body with a nice hook.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato cracks Hearts with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearts scrambles back to his feet.
Renato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Renato throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily.
Renato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hearts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Renato.
A J Hearts is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Hearts with a hook.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Renato.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Renato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hearts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renato tries to move into range but Hearts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hearts.
Renato is not content to let Hearts control the position.
Hearts throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hearts scoring with punches and elbows.
Hearts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hearts shoots in but Renato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hearts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renato on the side of the head.
Hearts connects with a leg kick. Renato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hearts connects with a body shot that sends Renato's belly button to the back.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
Hearts digs a good body shot into Renato's ribs.
Hearts connects with a right hand. Renato shakes it off.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hearts ducks right into an uppercut from Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearts avoids the head kick by Renato.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hearts checks it.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hearts.
A jab from Hearts finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range.
Hearts tries to land a body kick
and Renato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Hearts throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Hearts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Renato has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hearts tries for a takedown but Renato circles away easily
and Renato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt - Renato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato 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.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hearts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Renato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hearts tries to bum rush Renato with a series of wild strikes but Renato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
Hearts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
A jab from Hearts misses.
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Hearts's torso.
Renato lands a head kick. Hearts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts checks a low kick from Renato.
Renato throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Renato missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Renato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hearts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearts takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
Renato lands a glancing blow to the side of Hearts's head.
Hearts scores with a punch to the head.
Renato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Hearts saw that one coming.
Hearts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice combination there by Hearts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato lands with a nice body kick.
Hearts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hearts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Renato misses with a shot to the body
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.
Hearts trying to control the position but Renato is working away.
Hearts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Renato - that will leave a mark!
Renato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
Renato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts lands a right hook to the body.
Hearts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Renato misses.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Hearts's torso.
Renato connects with a crisp jab.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts tries to clinch up but Renato circles away and keeps his distance.
Hearts takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Renato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renato moves out of range as Hearts throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Renato there.
Renato blocks a jab.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Renato throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Renato fights it but they end up in guard.
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hearts is working Renato over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato wants to sweep but no luck.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts throws a strike but Renato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Renato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Renato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Renato passes Hearts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Renato is looking to take a break and control but Hearts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hearts tries to roll over but Renato keeps him under control.
Hearts works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hearts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
A J Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hearts trying to control from half guard but Renato is working away.
Hearts prevents Renato from improving his position.
Hearts throwing shots but Renato is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renato wants to improve his position but Hearts is controlling well.
Hearts throwing shots but Renato is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tiago Renato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Renato lands with a cross.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Hearts.
A good leg kick by Hearts.
Hearts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hearts looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Hearts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Renato counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato sizes up Hearts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato connects with a leg kick. Hearts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hearts in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renato takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Hearts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Renato wants to slow Hearts down by chopping away at his legs.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearts wants to clinch.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A J Hearts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hearts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Renato keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hearts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Renato keeping full guard, as Hearts tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hearts checks a leg kick nicely.
Hearts stuns Renato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Renato.
Hearts has a takedown stuffed.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Renato feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hearts sprawling to the canvas! Hearts rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Renato finish him?!
Hearts is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Hearts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Hearts swinging wildly here.
Hearts seems to have got his legs back now.
Hearts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hearts or perhaps it was just good defense by Renato, which made it look bad.
Hearts thuds a left hand into Renato's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hearts or perhaps it was just good defense by Renato, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Renato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hearts 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A J Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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