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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato comes to the cage accompanied by I Want My Tears Back. Roach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Simpsons Theme Song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Renato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Renato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roach manages to avoid it.
Roach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Renato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roach misses the shot to the body.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roach.
Renato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roach misses with a hook
letting Renato counter with a right hand.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Oooooh!!! Renato has knocked Roach down with a huge combo! Renato steps away and waves a wobbly Roach back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Roach is rocked!
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Roach.
Roach is still on wobbly legs! Can Renato finish him?
Roach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roach seems to have recovered his senses.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renato blocks a jab.
Roach lands a nice hook to Renato's body. Renato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato tries a low kick but Roach avoids it.
Roach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Renato seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Roach punishes Renato's body with a nice straight punch.
Renato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Renato throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach misses with a leg kick.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Renato defends it well.
Renato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renato blocks a leg kick.
Roach is looking to slow Renato down with leg kicks.
Roach lands an overhand right.
Renato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roach.
Roach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Renato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Roach wants to counter with a clinch but Renato pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Roach throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Renato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roach scores with a jab to the head.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Roach checks a leg kick.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Renato lands with an overhand left.
Renato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roach slips under a jab.
Roach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roach scores with a jab to the body.
Renato throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Roach lands a jab to the head.
Renato digs a good hook to Roach's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Roach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roach throws a lazy uppercut
and Renato counters with a low kick, right behind Roach 's knee.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Renato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renato is looking to slow Roach down with leg kicks.
Roach throws a right hand that Renato ducks under and follows up with a left that Renato also avoids with ease.
Roach walks into a stiff left hand from Renato.
Renato takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Roach is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Roach moved away.
Roach is trying to counter with his kicks.
Roach has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Renato thumps Roach with a low kick.
Renato throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Renato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roach misses the jab.
Renato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roach. Roach obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Renato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roach steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renato manages to avoid it.
Roach throws a lazy right hand but Renato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato scores with a shot to the body.
Renato looks for the body kick but Roach saw that one coming.
Renato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roach throws a leg kick
and Renato counters with a leg kick.
Renato misses with a right hand
and Roach counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roach.
Roach wants to counter the offense by Renato and move into the clinch position.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roach tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Renato defends well and Roach ends up having to push Renato into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
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 Tiago Renato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Renato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roach throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Renato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roach misses with a hook.
Renato throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Roach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roach lands with an uppercut that bounces Renato off the cage and back into range.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Roach moved away.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Roach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Renato to score with a decent uppercut.
Roach moves away from the strike by Renato.
Roach thinks about the counter body kick.
Renato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roach lands a nice hook to Renato's body. Renato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renato checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Roach finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Roach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato misses with a left hand
and Roach counters with a leg kick.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Roach counters with a straight right hand.
Renato checks a leg kick nicely.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Renato looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Roach throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Renato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roach is out of range and Renato settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Roach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roach lands a body shot.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roach. That's going to slow Renato down.
Roach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renato misses with a hook to the body
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renato misses with a body kick.
Roach doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renato. Roach does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Renato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roach counters with a good low kick that Renato was not able to check.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato misses with a looping right.
Renato tries to score with a low kick but Roach moves his leg out of the way.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
Roach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Renato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Renato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roach throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Renato to counter with a crisp jab.
Renato scores with a shot to the body.
Renato checks a low kick from Roach.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
A little feinted left hand from Renato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Renato slips under a jab.
Renato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato checks a low kick from Roach.
Renato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Renato swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
Roach throws a head kick but Renato moves out of range.
Roach scores with a nice right hand.
Renato throws a right hand that misses
and Roach counters with a thumping low kick.
Roach throws a shot from downtown. Renato moves away and avoids it.
Renato misses with a kick to the body.
Roach tries to work over Renato's front leg with a kick but Renato checks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Roach scores with a four punch combination!
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Roach misses with a kick to the body.
Renato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roach momentarily.
Renato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roach checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roach moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Roach down.
Renato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roach.
Renato connects with a solid leg kick.
Roach checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Renato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
A jab from Roach finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Renato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renato misses with a hook. Roach ducked under it nicely.
Renato throws a low kick but Roach avoids it.
Roach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartholomew Roach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roach moves away.
Renato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roach on the side of the head.
Roach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renato.
Renato swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Roach takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Renato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renato avoids a kick to the body.
Roach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Renato misses with a low kick as Roach jumps back.
Renato throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Renato misses with a kick to the body.
Renato misses the jab.
Roach is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Renato with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roach feints and then cracks Renato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renato down.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roach.
Nice cross by Roach.
A punch combination from Roach misses.
Roach tries a low kick but Renato avoids it.
Roach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roach lands a nice hook to Renato's body. Renato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Renato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roach's head backwards.
Roach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach throws a combination that misses
and Renato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renato scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Renato quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Renato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Roach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Renato's sensitive parts.
Roach throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Renato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Renato swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Roach lands with a good body shot.
Roach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Renato.
Roach looks for the body kick but Renato saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Renato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roach throws a leg kick but Renato moved away.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick from Renato.
Roach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Renato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roach checks the leg kick.
Roach checks a leg kick nicely.
Roach 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.
Roach throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Renato quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Roach moves away from the strike by Renato.
Nice body kick there by Renato.
Roach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Renato
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato scores with a push kick.
Roach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach checks a low kick from Renato.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Renato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Renato.
Renato takes one on the button.
Renato throws the kick towards the body but Roach avoids it.
Renato throws an off balance right hand
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Renato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roach can pounce on him.
Renato ducks right into an uppercut from Roach.
Roach misses with a hook. Renato ducked under it nicely.
Renato misses with an uppercut
and Roach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tiago Renato did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roach lands a jab to the head.
Roach shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roach trying to control the pace.
Roach trying to control from half guard but Renato is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roach controlling the pace.
Renato is not content to let Roach control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roach is looking to score with low kicks.
Roach throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
Renato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Renato scores with a push kick.
Roach misses with a low kick as Renato jumps back.
Roach throws a low kick, looking for Renato's leg but Renato calmly moves out of range.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roach.
Renato thumps Roach with a low kick.
Roach lands a really nice looking cross but Renato seems unphased.
Roach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
You can see that Roach has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A low kick from Roach is predictable there
and Renato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roach scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Renato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Renato misses with a straight left.
Roach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Renato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Renato blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Renato. That snapped Roach's head back.
Roach lands with a shot to the body.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach connects with a body shot that sends Renato's belly button to the back.
Renato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Roach responds with a good body kick, but Renato manages to step out the way in time.
A good leg kick by Roach.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Renato.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato keeps the fight on the outside.
Renato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Roach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renato doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy body kick from Renato
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renato checks a leg kick.
Roach throws a body shot but no joy.
Renato walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roach.
Renato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Roach dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Renato.
Renato lands a head shot.
Renato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roach manages to avoid it.
Renato misses with an uppercut.
Roach doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roach defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
Roach flicks out a counter leg kick but Renato steps away.
A good leg kick by Roach.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
Renato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roach misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Renato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roach only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Roach moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Renato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Roach throws a nice looking combination but Renato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roach misses with a hook. Renato ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Roach blocks the low kick.
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roach tries to clinch but Renato is having none of it.
Roach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Renato counter with a right hand.
Roach thows a leg kick but Renato checks it
and Renato counters with a straight right hand.
Roach throws a push kick but Renato slaps the foot to one side.
Renato thumps Roach with a low kick.
Roach throws a leg kick which misses Renato's front leg but catches the back leg as Renato tries to avoid it.
Roach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renato looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Roach misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoids the body shot from Roach.
Roach is looking to slow Renato down with leg kicks.
Renato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Renato swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Renato misses with a straight left.
Roach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Renato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roach is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Roach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roach tries to land a leg kick but Renato saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Roach.
Nice uppercut there from Renato.
Roach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick from Renato.
Renato throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Roach shoots in for a takedown but Renato shows good takedown defense.
Roach throws out a leg kick but Renato moves out of range and Roach only half commits.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roach! But no joy.
Renato fails to land with a series of punches.
Roach tries a quick counter leg kick but Renato is wise to it.
Roach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato connects with a body shot that sends Roach's belly button to the back.
Roach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renato.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Renato counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Renato pinned against the cage. Renato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiago Renato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Roach.
Renato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roach on the side of the head.
Renato throws a leg kick
enabling Roach to counter with a crisp jab.
Roach jabs Renato right on the nose. Renato blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Renato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Renato 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Renato!
Tiago Renato retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Tiago Renato misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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