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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 2495 p4p, 69 weight class) and Ruma Juttu (ranked 24276 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juttu wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juttu throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juttu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juttu - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juttu. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Juttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Juttu scores with a nice right hand.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juttu. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Juttu momentarily.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Juttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juttu misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Juttu throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Juttu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu slips under a jab from Gracie.
Juttu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Juttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Juttu.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juttu. Juttu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Juttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Juttu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Juttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Juttu.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Juttu throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Juttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Juttu.
Gracie wants to slow Juttu down by chopping away at his legs.
Juttu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juttu checks a leg kick.
Juttu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juttu.
Juttu misses with a hook.
Gracie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Juttu scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Juttu.
Juttu motions for Gracie to come forward. Juttu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a body punch but Juttu moves out of range.
Juttu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juttu scores with a nice body kick.
Juttu slips under a jab.
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie slips a straight right by Juttu.
Juttu throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juttu.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Juttu slips under a jab from Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juttu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Juttu throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Juttu! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Juttu throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Juttu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Juttu checks a leg kick nicely.
Juttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruma Juttu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juttu throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Juttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Gracie misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Juttu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juttu.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Juttu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Juttu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Juttu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Juttu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Juttu throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Juttu throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Juttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juttu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juttu's head.
Juttu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Juttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Juttu tries to avoid it.
Juttu checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juttu.
Juttu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juttu scrambles back to his feet.
Juttu avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Juttu needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Juttu momentarily.
Juttu tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie 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.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Juttu slips a jab from Gracie.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Juttu's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Juttu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juttu slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Juttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Juttu.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie backing away here, and Juttu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Juttu misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Juttu moved out of range.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juttu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juttu tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juttu loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Juttu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu walks into a jab.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Juttu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Juttu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juttu.
Juttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie moves out of range as Juttu throws a body kick.
Juttu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juttu is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Juttu flicks out a counter leg kick but Gracie steps away.
Juttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Juttu flicks out a counter leg kick but Gracie steps away.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juttu doesn't seem bothered though.
Juttu misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juttu throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Juttu lands an overhand right.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook. Juttu ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Juttu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Juttu's head back.
Juttu swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Juttu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Juttu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Juttu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Juttu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Juttu tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Juttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juttu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juttu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Juttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juttu. Juttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie jabs Juttu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Juttu lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Juttu saw that one coming.
Juttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Juttu scores with a body shot.
Juttu throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juttu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Juttu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Juttu misses with a wild combination.
Juttu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juttu.
Gracie feints and then cracks Juttu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juttu down.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juttu.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Juttu's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renato Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juttu takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Juttu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Juttu thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Juttu throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie 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.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Juttu sees coming a mile off.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Juttu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Juttu settles back down.
Juttu lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie throws a push kick but Juttu slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Juttu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juttu looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Juttu.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Juttu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie feints and then cracks Juttu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juttu down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Juttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juttu fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juttu moves away.
Juttu scores with a nice strike.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Juttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juttu throws out the jab.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Juttu misses.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie swings for the body but Juttu moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Juttu checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juttu misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Juttu moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juttu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Juttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Juttu slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Juttu.
Gracie checks a low kick from Juttu.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juttu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juttu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Juttu throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juttu wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Juttu avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Juttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Juttu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ruma Juttu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Juttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Juttu misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Juttu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Juttu coming out on top.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juttu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Juttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Juttu blocks it.
Gracie takes a swing at Juttu's ribcage but misses.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Juttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Juttu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Juttu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Juttu blocks the leg kick.
Juttu looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Juttu motions for Gracie to come forward. Juttu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juttu moves away.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juttu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Juttu.
Juttu connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Juttu jumps back.
Juttu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juttu blocks a jab.
Juttu is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but Juttu avoided it.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Juttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juttu.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Juttu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juttu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Juttu throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juttu throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Juttu.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juttu 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.
Juttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Juttu's ribs.
Juttu tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Juttu scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie takes a swing at Juttu's ribcage but misses.
Juttu digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Juttu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie cracks Juttu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Juttu throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Juttu throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Juttu misses with a body shot.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renato Gracie.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:46
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Renato Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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