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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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197 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Pentti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pentti throws a body kick that misses.
Pentti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bull at a distance.
Bull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pentti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bull closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pentti counters with a straight right hand.
Pentti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pentti circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Pit Bull has been cut.
Pentti throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Pentti gets tackled into the cage by Bull. Bull maintains the clinch.
Pentti blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull blocks a body shot from Pentti.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Pentti shrugs off.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Bull closes the distance but Pentti moves to the side
and Pentti counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentti blocks a head kick by Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti misses with a combination
and Bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pentti tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pentti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pentti misses with a body shot.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Pentti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pentti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pentti lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Pentti avoids the damage to the body.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Pentti avoids the damage to the body.
Pentti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pentti.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Pentti looking to slow down the pace here.
Pentti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pentti.
Bull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentti blocks it with crossed arms.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pentti does it's job there.
Pentti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pentti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pentti throws a nice looking combination but Bull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentti tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentti blocks it with crossed arms.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pit Bull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Pentti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bull counters with an outside leg kick.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull is looking to clinch but Pentti is avoiding it.
Pentti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pentti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Pentti seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bull takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arvo Pentti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick.
Arvo Pentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Pentti misses.
Bull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pentti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pentti blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pentti.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Bull misses with a knee strike.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentti.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull prevents a body shot from Pentti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
Pentti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pentti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bull misses with an elbow over the top.
Pit Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti has had enough of the clinch but Bull keeps him there for the moment.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pentti's brow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pentti.
Pentti managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Pentti avoids the damage to the body.
Pentti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Pentti shrugs off.
Pentti avoids the elbow strike from Bull, against the cage.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentti.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Pentti lands a really nice looking cross but Bull seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Pentti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bull doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Pentti. Those never looked like landing.
Bull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pentti wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Bull defending well as Pentti loads up on a big left hand.
Pentti fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pentti.
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 Pit Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pit Bull's cut.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pentti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Pentti.
Pentti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pentti.
Pentti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pentti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Bull.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pentti tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull tries to clinch there but Pentti circles away.
Pentti connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
Bull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pentti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pentti lands an overhand right.
Pentti takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pentti lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pentti misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to clinch up but Pentti keeps it at a distance.
Pentti misses with a leg kick.
Bull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Bull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pentti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pentti blocks a leg kick.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Pentti misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Pentti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pentti misses with an uppercut.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentti.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
Bull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pentti moves into the clinch.
Bull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bull pushes off an throws an elbow but Pentti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pentti avoids it.
Pentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pentti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
During a confident post fight interview, Arvo Pentti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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