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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Puntti Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pena but Pena pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Pena misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Pena misses.
Pena stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Puntti Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Silva.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena which made him look bad.
Pena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pena counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva looks winded!
Pena looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Joe Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silva sprawling to the canvas! Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pena finish him?!
Silva is rocked!
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Pena finish him?
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
Puntti Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pena throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Pena misses with the combination.
Pena throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Pena tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena which made him look bad.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Pena is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena which made him look bad.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pena misses with the combination.
A big right from Pena misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Pena gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Pena lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pena manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pena as the two fighters clinch.
Pena lands a nice uppercut.
Pena content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pena jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Pena goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Pena because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Puntti Pena!
Joe Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'A loss is a loss. I will work hard to come back where I belong.'.
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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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