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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonder has chosen Nine Inch Nails The Perfect Drug as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arvo Penaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Wonder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penaali as he jumps to the side.
Wonder catches Penaali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Wonder shoots in for a double leg but Penaali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penaali looks to land a right hand but Wonder moved out of range.
Penaali looks to throw the jab but Wonder is out of range.
Wonder shoots in looking for a takedown but Penaali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wonder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arvo Penaali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
Penaali throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonder counters with a left and a right that stings Penaali.
Wonder lands with a nice combination. Penaali backs away looking to recover.
Penaali throws a body punch but Wonder moves out of range.
Penaali throws an off balance right hand
and Wonder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penaali throws a looping overhand right but Wonder ducks down to avoid it.
Penaali misses with a hook
and Wonder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penaali throws a lazy uppercut
and Wonder counters with a left and a right that stings Penaali.
Wonder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penaali.
Penaali clinches up against the cage.
Penaali lands a shoulder strike.
Penaali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penaali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penaali stalling against the cage.
Penaali throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonder.
Penaali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penaali tightens his grip and picks Wonder up, before dumping him to the ground. Wonder manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penaali stops Wonder from standing up.
Penaali scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder is looking to stand up but Penaali isn't so interested in that idea.
Penaali pushes down on Wonder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penaali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wonder's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penaali prevents Wonder from improving his position.
Penaali with the ground and pound but Wonder uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wonder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penaali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wonder keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penaali is looking to work some ground and pound but Wonder has wrist control.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonder is looking to stand up but Penaali isn't so interested in that idea.
Wonder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penaali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wonder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wonder has momentary wrist control but Penaali slips an elbow through the middle.
Penaali distracts Wonder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Penaali stays in close to Wonder's body and controls the position.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is looking to work some ground and pound but Wonder has wrist control.
Penaali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penaali postures up in Wonder's guard and throws a big left but Wonder blocks it.
Wonder keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Penaali 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.
Penaali postures up in Wonder's guard and throws a big left but Wonder blocks it.
Penaali trying to control but Wonder is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penaali throwing strikes from guard but Wonder blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penaali with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wonder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penaali.
Nice sprawl there from Penaali as Wonder shoots in.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penaali as he jumps to the side.
Arvo Penaali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penaali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Penaali.
It looks like Willy Wonder has been cut.
Wonder moves away from the strike by Penaali.
Wonder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penaali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Willy Wonder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonder takes one to the chin there.
Penaali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wonder counters with a series of strikes. Penaali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penaali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penaali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penaali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wonder circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Penaali - just one landing.
Penaali misses the jab.
Wonder moves away from the strike by Penaali.
Penaali throws a shot from downtown. Wonder moves away and avoids it.
Penaali misses with an uppercut
and Wonder counters with a series of strikes. Penaali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wonder moves out of range of the strikes.
Penaali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wonder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penaali is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penaali throws a lazy uppercut
and Wonder counters with a shoot takedown. Penaali fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonder wants to stand but Penaali has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Penaali trying to keep a closed guard but Wonder is proving a slippery customer.
Wonder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wonder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penaali's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willy Wonder.
Penaali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penaali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wonder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Penaali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arvo Penaali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali sizes up Wonder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penaali throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonder counters with a single leg into guard. Penaali didn't expect that.
Arvo Penaali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wonder trying to control the position from guard on top but Penaali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wonder decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Penaali, up you get!
Wonder is breathing heavily.
Penaali misses with a left hand
and Wonder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penaali working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is pulling down on Wonder's head. It's preventing any offense from Wonder, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penaali looks to throw the jab but Wonder is out of range.
Penaali has Wonder up against the cage in a clinch.
Penaali throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penaali gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wonder.
Penaali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Penaali misses its intended target.
Penaali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penaali misses with a right hand
and Wonder counters with a nice body shot.
Penaali misses with the combination.
Penaali leaves Wonder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penaali lands with a hook. Wonder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wonder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penaali.
Penaali throws a hook but Wonder blocks it.
Wonder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penaali swivels and escapes.
Wonder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penaali is fending him off so far but Wonder persists. Nope, Penaali circles away and we're back to standing.
Arvo Penaali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wonder fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Penaali - just one landing.
Wonder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penaali sprawls well. Penaali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wonder gets slowly back to his feet.
Penaali shoots in but Wonder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonder moves away from the strike by Penaali.
Penaali misses the jab.
Penaali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Penaali.
Penaali throws an off balance right hand
and Wonder counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Penaali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wonder doesn't seem phased though.
Wonder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penaali pinned against the cage. Penaali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penaali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonder.
Wonder misses with a two punch combination.
Wonder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penaali.
Penaali with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali just misses with a punch to the body.
Penaali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonder is just out of range.
Penaali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Penaali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wonder defends it nicely.
Wonder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penaali throws a body punch but Wonder moves out of range.
Penaali has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wonder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penaali.
Penaali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wonder on the side of the head.
Penaali just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonder closes the distance and clinches up with Penaali, looking for a takedown. Wonder pushes Penaali against the cage but Penaali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Penaali.
Penaali throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonder counters with a one-two to the body.
Wonder avoids the body shot from Penaali.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penaali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penaali leaves Wonder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Penaali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penaali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Penaali!
During a confident post fight interview, Arvo Penaali thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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