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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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300 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reijo Rento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gor Keyman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyman throws a head kick but Rento moves out of range.
Rento looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rento is looking to stall here but Keyman recovers full guard.
Rento wants to control from the top but Keyman keeps moving.
Rento looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keyman trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento prevents Keyman from getting back to his feet.
Rento pushes down on Keyman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rento not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rento 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.
Keyman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rento stops Keyman from getting back to his feet.
Rento sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keyman defending well though.
Rento throws a strike but Keyman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Keyman keeping full guard, as Rento tries to pass.
Keyman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keyman.
Rento with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keyman scores with a head kick. Rento tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rento throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Gor Keyman has been cut.
Rento shoots in for a takedown but Keyman shows good takedown defense.
Rento tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keyman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keyman lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keyman moves out of range as Rento strikes.
Rento is looking to clinch.
Rento tries to clinch up but Keyman circles away and keeps his distance.
Keyman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento shoots in but no luck this time.
Keyman thinks about the counter body kick.
Rento lands a really nice looking cross but Keyman seems unphased.
Rento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keyman is fending him off so far but Rento persists. Nope, Keyman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Rento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rento avoids the head kick by Keyman.
Rento shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rento showed some decent athleticism there.
Rento sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keyman defending well though.
Keyman won't allow Rento to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rento not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Keyman trying to control here.
Rento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keyman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Keyman wants to control but Rento passes easily into half guard.
Keyman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rento scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gor Keyman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keyman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rento shoots in for a takedown but Keyman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rento ducks under a wild hook from Keyman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rento.
Keyman throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Keyman - that will leave a mark!
Rento displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keyman can do to turn this around?
Rento takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gor Keyman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keyman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keyman lands a big head kick that sends Rento tumbling to the mat! Keyman takes a step backwards and waves Rento back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Reijo Rento has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rento tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento dives in for a single leg takedown but Keyman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Rento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyman throws a sloppy head kick and Rento moves out of range easily.
Rento throwing a counter right hand but Keyman manages to avoid it.
Reijo Rento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyman misses with an uppercut. Rento saw that one coming.
Keyman throws a sloppy head kick and Rento moves out of range easily.
Keyman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rento.
Rento moves into range and clinches up with Keyman.
Our sources have told us that Rento has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rento trying to land knees to the body.
Rento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keyman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keyman is breathing heavily.
Rento lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rento scoring well with a low kick there.
Rento tries to clinch up but Keyman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Keyman as he connects with a hook.
Keyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Rento jabs at Keyman's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keyman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rento moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keyman misses with a knee to the head.
Rento gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Keyman regains guard.
Rento throws an elbow that misses. Keyman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rento's guard. Nice move by Keyman!
Keyman won't allow Rento to sweep him here.
Rento is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Keyman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rento is on top in guard.
Rento looking to sit in guard and control but Keyman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento looking for a sweep. Not yet Rento, not yet.
Keyman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rento is proving hard to escape from.
Rento is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rento thows a huge punch but Keyman dodges it nicely.
Keyman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rento.
Rento slips a nice elbow through Keyman's hands, connecting with Keyman's forehead.
Keyman pushes Rento off looking to stand but Rento dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gor Keyman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rento closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keyman circles away.
Keyman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keyman stuffs the takedown.
Keyman throws a head kick that misses.
Keyman scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Keyman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rento shoots in and gets a takedown into Keyman's guard.
Rento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keyman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rento is controlling him.
Rento wants to pass the guard but Keyman is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rento throwing strikes from guard but Keyman blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rento clinches up with Keyman and pushes him back against the cage.
Keyman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keyman.
Keyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rento blocks it with crossed arms.
Rento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but Rento blocks it.
Keyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rento blocks it with crossed arms.
Keyman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keyman throws an elbow but misses.
Rento misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento swings wildly with an uppercut but Keyman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keyman is defending well for now.
Keyman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keyman misses with an elbow strike.
Rento blocks an elbow strike from Keyman.
Rento misses with a punch on the inside.
Keyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but Rento blocks it.
Keyman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keyman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rento lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Rento.
Rento blocks an elbow strike.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keyman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rento dodges an elbow strike from Keyman.
Rento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keyman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento pushes Keyman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rento lands with a light punch inside.
Rento has picked Keyman up - he's going for a ride! Rento dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Keyman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rento.
Keyman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rento.
Keyman is not content to let Rento control the position.
Rento with the ground and pound but Keyman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rento works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Keyman won't allow Rento to pass to mount.
Rento sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keyman defending well though.
Rento is trying to control the action in half guard but Keyman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rento slips a straight right by Keyman.
Rento pushes Keyman up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keyman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyman takes a shot to the head.
Keyman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Rento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rento 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rento!
After winning the bout, Reijo Rento thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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