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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Havel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petr Havel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havel misses with a head kick.
Havel throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Havel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pena moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHavel.
Pena takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Havel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Havel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Havel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pena gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pena moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pena looking for a sweep. Not yet Pena, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Havel throwing strikes but missing.
Pena looking for subs off his back but Havel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pena trying to control from the bottom.
Pena slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Havel wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Havel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Havel trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Havel won't allow Pena to sweep him here.
Havel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pena controlling Havel's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand and escape but instead Havel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Havel.
Havel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pena. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Havel is looking to work some ground and pound but Pena has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Havel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena looking to control.
Havel wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena looking to control.
Havel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Havel has managed to get both his arms back between Pena's legs - danger averted.
Pena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Havel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Havel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Havel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Havel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pena swivels and escapes.
Havel moves out of range as Pena throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Havel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Havel with that takedown attempt.
Pena tries to clinch there but Havel circles away.
Pena closes the distance but Havel moves to the side
and Havel counters with a one-two to the body.
Havel closes the distance and clinches.
Pena goes for a takedown in the clinch but Havel prevents it.
Havel is trying to drag Pena to the mat but Pena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pena sets himself, and Havel steps forward looking for the clinch! Pena avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena takes one to the side of the head.
Havel tries a head kick but it misses.
Havel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pena tries to pull guard but Havel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Havel gets control of Pena's arms and successfully pulls guard. Havel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Havel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pena preventing the sweep.
Havel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pena presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pena is trying to drag Havel to the mat but Havel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havel is trying to drag Pena to the mat but Pena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Havel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena stuffs the takedown attempt from Havel. Havel gets slowly back to his feet.
Havel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Havel has one foot on Pena's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mike Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Havel.
Havel stops a takedown attempt from Pena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Havel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Havel has Pena pressed against the cage.
Pena tries to circle away but Havel has him pinned against the cage.
Pena drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Havel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries for a takedown. No joy.
Havel is trying to pull guard but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Havel has double underhooks.
Havel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pena to keep the fight standing.
Havel is trying to break the clinch but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Havel slows down the pace here.
Havel is trying to drag Pena to the mat but Pena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pena drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Havel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Havel has Pena up against the cage in a clinch.
Pena jumps guard but Havel stands there with Pena around his waist. Pena gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pena prevents the takedown attempt.
Havel stops a takedown attempt from Pena.
Pena is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Havel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Havel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havel pulls guard successfully.
Pena wanted to stand there but Havel had control of the position.
Pena stopping the sweep attempt from Havel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Havel is adopting a defensive guard.
Pena throwing strikes from guard but Havel blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Havel holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pena wants to stand and escape but instead Havel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Havel throws an elbow that misses. Pena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Havel's guard. Nice move by Pena!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying to control the position from guard on top but Havel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Havel has momentary wrist control but Pena slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel working a defensive guard here.
Havel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Havel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pena off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pena drives through with a takedown into guard.
Havel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pena presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Havel is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Havel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Havel closes the distance and pushes Pena back into the cage.
Havel stalling against the cage.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Havel has the dominant position.
Havel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pena uses from the top position.
Pena tries to stand but Havel is controlling from the bottom.
Havel keeping moving, preventing Pena from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Havel seems keen to control Pena's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Havel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Havel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Havel!
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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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