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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean McAodh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarte Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pena has chosen Mesmo Assim as his entrance music. Demarte Pena will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean McAodh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demarte Pena!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAodh closes the distance and clinches.
Pena has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McAodh uses from the top position.
Pena tries to strike from the bottom.
McAodh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McAodh stands up and waves to Pena to follow him.
Pena shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McAodh defends it nicely.
Pena has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pena lands a left hand.
McAodh pulls guard.
Pena lands a couple of digs.
McAodh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is fighting to break McAodh's control of his arms but McAodh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pena scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pena looking to pass the guard.
Pena trying to control but McAodh is working from the bottom.
McAodh trying to keep a closed guard but Pena is proving a slippery customer.
McAodh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pena puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pena with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena wants to pass to mount but McAodh is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pena working his ground and pound in the gym.
Pena is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pena lands a nice short elbow.
Pena trying to control the pace.
Pena missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McAodh's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are battling for position here. McAodh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McAodh is trying to keep Pena in close.
Pena sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAodh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McAodh controlling the position.
Pena throws a big elbow that misses.
Pena wants to control from the top but McAodh keeps moving.
Pena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McAodh's head.
McAodh is trying to keep Pena in close.
Pena postures up in McAodh's guard and throws a big left but McAodh blocks it.
Pena with a flurry of punches that miss.
McAodh working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pena looking to pass the guard.
Pena controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pena shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McAodh pinned against the cage. McAodh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McAodh tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from McAodh as Pena shoots in.
McAodh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pena manages to circle out of the way.
Sean McAodh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarte Pena.
Pena fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McAodh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
McAodh clinches up with Pena and pushes him back against the cage.
Pena breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarte Pena dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pena shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McAodh pinned against the cage. McAodh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demarte Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McAodh avoids it really well and circles away.
McAodh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sean McAodh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarte Pena.
Pena works over McAodh's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pena thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is thwarting McAodh's attempts to control the position.
Pena tries to pass to full mount but McAodh defends it.
Pena is thwarting McAodh's attempts to control the position.
McAodh is trying to stand back up but Pena is controlling him
McAodh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McAodh is trying to get back to full guard.
McAodh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McAodh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pena works over McAodh with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to control from the top but McAodh keeps moving.
McAodh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pena landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McAodh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pena is in close to McAodh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pena engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to control from the top but McAodh keeps moving.
Pena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pena distracts McAodh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McAodh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Demarte Pena has got the better of the ground game so far.
McAodh keeping moving, preventing Pena from controlling successfully.
Pena passes into half guard.
Pena is working for a submission of some sort.
Pena is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pena lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McAodh wants to improve his position but Pena is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pena is looking to take a break and control but McAodh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarte Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pena changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McAodh tries to avoid it but Pena manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McAodh to the ground. McAodh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McAodh closes the distance but Pena moves to the side
and Pena counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McAodh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pena being controlled here momentarily.
McAodh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pena is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena stands and steps away. McAodh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pena.
McAodh tries to counter by clinching up but Pena breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena fails with the takedown.
It looked like McAodh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pena.
Sean McAodh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarte Pena.
McAodh gets tackled into the cage by Pena. Pena maintains the clinch.
Pena lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McAodh backwards.
Pena stalling in the clinch but McAodh improves position.
Pena tries a body shot but McAodh blocks it.
Pena using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McAodh jumps into guard, dragging Pena to the mat.
McAodh managing to control the position.
Pena distracts McAodh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena stopping the sweep attempt from McAodh.
Pena slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pena must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McAodh controls Pena momentarily but Pena frees himself.
Pena is stalling in the full guard.
Pena postures up and lands a big shot to McAodh's brow.
Pena is looking to work some ground and pound but McAodh has wrist control.
McAodh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pena throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McAodh keeping full guard, as Pena tries to pass.
Pena landing some decent shots from guard.
Pena postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Demarte Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pena engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McAodh controlling Pena's posture.
Pena wants to stand but McAodh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sean McAodh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
McAodh wants to stand but Pena is controlling the position.
Pena preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pena fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McAodh sprawls well initially but Pena persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McAodh kicks Pena off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pena or perhaps it was just good defense by McAodh, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAodh.
McAodh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAodh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pena to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarte Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pena winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarte Pena!
Post fight, Demarte Pena took to the microphone: 'I did not won the war it was just a fight, thanks to all u that tonight watch this duel. My team, my family all u i love u. thanks'.
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