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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judo Don (ranked 2053 p4p, 2147 weight class) and Conor Pena (ranked 249 p4p, 257 weight class). Judo Don has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Pena!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena connects with a body shot that sends Don's belly button to the back.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Don.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Pena scores with a jab to the body.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Don.
Don tries to counter with a takedown but Pena is quick to defend against it.
Don moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Don counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Don will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Don postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Pena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Don. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pena's head.
Don lands a couple of digs.
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!
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pena's head.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pena can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pena is looking to stand up but Don isn't so interested in that idea.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Pena has momentary wrist control but Don slips an elbow through the middle.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Don scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pena has his feet on Don's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Conor Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Pena takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pena lands a nice hook to Don's body. Don takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Don displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Don moves away and avoids it.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Don decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pena's guard.
Pena keeping moving, preventing Don from controlling successfully.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don lands a couple of digs.
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Don is having none of it.
Don chips away with some ground and pound.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Don 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.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don landing with the ground and pound.
Don with a nice head shot there.
Don postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Don scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don stops Pena from standing up.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don with a nice head shot there.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judo Don dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pena takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena throws a combination that misses
and Don counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pena!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don lands a decent elbow from side control.
Don working the head with strikes.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Don asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Don lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pena down.
Don in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pena bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Don blocks a jab.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pena sprawls and moves away.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Don was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Pena works Don's body with a nice hook.
Don avoids the body shot from Pena.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Don takes one on the button.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Conor Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pena throws a combination that misses
so Don counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Judo Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Don content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don lands a couple of elbows.
Don lands a couple of digs.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Don prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Don wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Don is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Don lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Don is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
Don postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Don with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Don content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Don stops Pena from standing up.
Don is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pena is rocked!
Don passes into half guard.
Pena is still in real trouble! Can Don finish him?
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena seems to have recovered his senses.
Don slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.
Don lands strikes from half guard.
Pena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Don scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to kick Don off but Don keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Don slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Don scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Don working Pena over with strikes.
Don takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Don prevents Pena from standing back up.
Don wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pena keeps working.
Pena taking some punishment here, with Don in his half guard.
Don is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Don scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Don is trying to control the action in half guard but Pena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judo Don dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Don takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Don takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conor Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Pena.
Pena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Don counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Don is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Don's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
Don is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pena is looking to stand up but Don isn't so interested in that idea.
Don lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don distracts Pena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
Don lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Don controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Don chips away with some ground and pound.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don works over Pena with some ground and pound from guard.
Don postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow.
Don content to stall in guard here.
Don content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
Don lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pena's head.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Don prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Don stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Don chips away with some ground and pound.
Pena is looking to stand up but Don isn't so interested in that idea.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Don scoring with punches to the head and body.
Don prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Don is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pena is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Don presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pena sprawls and moves away.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Don tries for a takedown but Pena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pena digs a good body shot into Don's ribs.
Conor Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judo Don showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Don, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judo Don!
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