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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reece Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kina Penueta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drop The World - Lil Wayne. Penueta has chosen Manu Samoa 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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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Nunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kina Penueta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunn throws a poor cross that misses
and Penueta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nunn misses with a double jab
and Penueta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penueta slips a jab and a cross from Nunn.
Penueta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunn.
Nunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penueta defends it nicely.
Penueta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Penueta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nunn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penueta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunn won't allow Penueta to pass to mount.
Penueta passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nunn!
Nunn blocking the ground and pound.
Penueta is landing with some decent strikes but Nunn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Penueta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penueta punching from mount but Nunn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nunn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nunn tries to get out of the position.
Nunn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penueta throws some wild stikes that Nunn manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta looking to ground and pound but Nunn is blocking nicely.
Penueta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penueta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Penueta controlling from mount.
Nunn is squirming around, avoiding Penueta's attempts to control the action.
Penueta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nunn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penueta controlling the pace for now.
Penueta landing shots from mount.
Penueta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penueta sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunn wants to get back to his feet.
Penueta with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penueta goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nunn turns into him and now he's in Penueta's guard.
Penueta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kina Penueta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penueta but Penueta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penueta blocks a jab.
Penueta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nunn but Nunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from Nunn.
Nunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penueta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Nunn.
Nunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penueta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penueta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunn throws a series of punches but Penueta moves out of range.
Penueta throws a shot to the body.
Penueta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nunn on his heels. He'll look to pass Nunn's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunn pulls Penueta in close to prevent any damage.
Penueta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nunn keeping moving, preventing Penueta from controlling successfully.
Penueta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penueta throwing strikes from guard but Nunn blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta trying to control but Nunn is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kina Penueta was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nunn.
It looks like Kina Penueta has been cut.
Penueta fails with the takedown.
Reece Nunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kina Penueta.
Nunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penueta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nunn misses with a wild combination.
Nunn cracks Penueta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nunn throws a sloppy head kick and Penueta moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta rushes Nunn and presses him up against the cage.
Penueta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penueta slips a jab and a cross from Nunn.
Penueta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunn avoids it really well and circles away.
Nunn throws a hook but Penueta blocks it.
Penueta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penueta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunn avoids it really well and circles away.
Nunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penueta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penueta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penueta wants to control from the top but Nunn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penueta stands and throws Nunn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Penueta tries to advance to mount but Nunn denies him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kina Penueta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kina Penueta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Penueta leaves Nunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nunn closes the distance but Penueta moves to the side
and Penueta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nunn won't be happy with that.
Penueta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Penueta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nunn's half guard.
Penueta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penueta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penueta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nunn defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penueta tries to pass to full mount but Nunn defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penueta stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nunn walks into a straight right hand from Penueta.
Nunn swings widly with a right hand
so Penueta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Penueta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penueta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nunn is keeping the position for now.
Nunn trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta wants to control from the top but Nunn keeps moving.
Penueta tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunn is retaining full guard.
Penueta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Nunn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penueta avoids it really well and circles away.
Penueta is looking to chop away at Nunn's legs.
Nunn misses with a two punch combination.
Penueta blocks a head kick by Nunn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penueta.
Penueta blocks a head kick by Nunn.
Penueta drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penueta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nunn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Penueta pushes Nunn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reece Nunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta lands with a shot to the body.
Penueta slips a straight right by Nunn.
Some bone on bone action there as Penueta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Penueta stalks Nunn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nunn's face. Nunn staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunn throws a lazy right hand but Penueta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Nunn does no damage.
A head kick misses from Nunn.
Reece Nunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penueta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penueta wants to control from the top but Nunn keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta works over Nunn with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kina Penueta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penueta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kina Penueta!
Kina Penueta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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