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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haruto Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Astley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haruto Rento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Astley!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rento gets a clinch.
Astley takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Rento.
Rento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Astley trying to stall but Rento improves his position.
Astley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Astley manages to break the clinch.
Astley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rento is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astley punishes Rento's body with a nice straight punch.
Astley gets a clinch.
Rento is working for takedown but Astley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rento holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento misses with a punch to the body.
Astley is pressed up against the cage. Rento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Astley down to the mat. Astley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rento tries to close the distance and clinch but Astley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rento moves into the clinch.
Rento prevents the takedown attempt.
Astley tries to pull guard but Rento forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haruto Rento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Astley.
Astley blocks an elbow strike from Rento.
Astley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rento gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Astley.
Rento stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rento - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Astley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Astley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Astley does no damage.
Rento lands a nice looking body kick.
Rento drives through and clinches with Astley against the cage.
Rento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astley takes an elbow to the temple.
Rento wants to take the fight to the mat but Astley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rento changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Astley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Astley.
Rento thinks about countering with a head kick.
No luck for Astley with that takedown attempt.
Astley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rento.
Rento wants to clinch up but Astley keeps it at a distance.
Rento darts in and clinches Astley up against the cage.
Rento can't get the takedown.
Rento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rento is breathing heavily.
Rento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rento scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rento letting Astley take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Astley's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rento struggles to land a body shot inside as Astley controls his hands.
Rento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rento is looking to control Astley's arms but Astley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rento has his back to the cage.
Rento tries to score a body lock takedown but Astley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Astley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rento smiles and moves away.
Astley has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haruto Rento dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Astley clinches with his opponent.
Astley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rento avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Astley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rento.
Rento lands an elbow just above Astley 's eye.
Rento is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Astley looking for a takedown.
Astley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rento.
Astley tries to pull guard but Rento won't allow it.
Haruto Rento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Astley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Astley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rento fails to land.
Astley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astley lands a good knee to the midsection. Rento won't want to take too many of those.
Astley jumps guard.
Rento slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rento's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rento throwing strikes from guard but Astley blocks nicely.
Rento controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astley can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astley can't keep his opponent in guard - Rento advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rento takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Astley trying to control from the bottom.
Rento missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Astley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rento takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Astley forces Rento back against the cage and clinches.
Rento tries to land a knee to the head but Astley blocks with his arms.
Rento tries for a takedown but Astley manages to get underhooks.
Rento misses with a punch to the body.
Astley fails to pull guard.
Rento trying to land knees to the body.
Rento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Astley is defending well for now.
Astley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Astley blocks a body shot from Rento.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Astley avoiding damage as Rento throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Astley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rento to keep the fight standing.
Rento creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rento looking for a takedown.
Astley gets control of Rento's arms and successfully pulls guard. Astley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rento gets to his feet - Astley follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rento stuffs the takedown attempt from Astley. Astley gets slowly back to his feet.
Rento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haruto Rento dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rento pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rento lands a knee to the head.
Rento misses with a body punch.
Rento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rento tries to throw a body punch but Astley avoids it by throwing Rento back against the cage.
Rento creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Astley's defenses.
Rento lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Astley.
Rento misses with some punches.
Rento tries a knee to the head but Astley blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astley trying to stall but Rento improves his position.
Rento stops a takedown attempt from Astley.
Astley stops a takedown attempt from Rento.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Astley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rento smiles and moves away.
Astley shoots and misses
so Rento counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haruto Rento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Astley.
Rento's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Astley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rento.
Rento controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rento wants to control from the top but Astley keeps moving.
Rento sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rento closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rento lands a knee to the body.
Astley gets underhooks to prevent Rento's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Astley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rento drops down looking for an ankle pick but Astley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Astley looks for a takedown but Rento sprawls well.
Astley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rento has Astley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Astley is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rento missing with knees to the body.
Astley jumps guard but Rento stands there with Astley around his waist. Astley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haruto Rento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Astley prevents a body shot from Rento.
Rento tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Astley avoids it.
Haruto Rento has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rento slows down the pace here.
Rento has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Astley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haruto Rento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rento 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haruto Rento!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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