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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hunter (ranked 2000 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Conor Pena (ranked 260 p4p, 246 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor Pena!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Pena releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter slips a straight right by Pena.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chad Hunter has been cut.
Hunter 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.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chad Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Hunter backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but Hunter manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
Pena blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but Pena avoids it.
Hunter wants to slow Pena down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Pena backing up. Pena nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Pena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Pena dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Pena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pena is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunter 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.
Hunter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control. Pena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pena is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
We've been informed that Pena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena taking some punishment here, with Hunter in his half guard.
Pena has hold of Hunter's hands but Hunter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pena tries to kick Hunter off in order to stand up. Hunter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pena is trying to get back to his feet.
Pena bucks up and tries to throw Hunter off but instead Hunter has got his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hunter.
Pena is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter punches Pena on the ear.
Pena trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now.
Hunter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pena has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hunter lands with a hammerfist to the side of Pena's head.
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!
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hunter throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pena could be in trouble here!
Hunter is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pena knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pena for a finish.
Pena trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now.
Hunter scores with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Hunter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Pena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Pena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Pena counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hunter! Pena lets Hunter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Pena rattles Hunter with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hunter tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pena dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hunter stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Conor Pena!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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