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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Devour - Shinedown. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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197 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Pena. Pena gets slowly back to his feet.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pena to score with a decent uppercut.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Pentti Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Pena.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena lands a lovely overhand right.
Pena blocks a jab.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
Pena tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pena does it's job there.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws and low kick but Pena moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Pena slips the punch.
Williams slips under a jab from Pena.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.
Williams moves away from the strike by Pena.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
Erik Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams slips a jab from Pena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena lands with an overhand left.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pena doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Pena decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Pena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying to control the position here.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pena misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Pena.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Williams moves out of range as Pena strikes.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pena thinking.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Pena on that attempt.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Pena counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pena is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pena trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pena's guard.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pena is on top in guard.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Pena is having none of it.
Pena stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams is trying to control the position but Pena postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pena.
Pena trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pena trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pena slips a straight right by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Erik Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Nice cross by Pena.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pena's hands.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena with a nice cross.
Pena defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Erik Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Pena shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena's sensitive parts.
Pena checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena scores with a jab to the head.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pena.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams misses with a combination
and Pena counters with a two punch combo.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pena fails to land the takedown.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Pena's knee but Pena avoids it well.
Pena bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Williams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pena not doing much here.
Pena is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Pena has control of the leg.
Pentti Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Pena is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pena.
Williams slips a jab from Pena.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Pena misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pena.
Erik Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Pena.
A punch combination from Pena misses.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams cracks Pena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pena misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Pena misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
Pena bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Williams!
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energy
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