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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Welldone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harvey Welldone !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welldone has his takedown stuffed
and Pena holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Welldone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pena is defending well.
Welldone can't get the takedown.
Bryan Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvey Welldone .
Pena manages to break the clinch.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Welldone gets caught napping as Pena dives in and scores a takedown. Welldone manages to retain guard.
Welldone wants to sweep here but Pena controlling him for the moment.
Welldone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pena is aware though and is defending well.
Pena stays in close to Welldone 's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welldone wants to sweep here but Pena controlling him for the moment.
Pena controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welldone trying to control the position.
Welldone keeping moving, preventing Pena from controlling successfully.
Welldone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pena kicks off Welldone and gets to his feet.
Welldone shoots in and gets a takedown into Pena's guard.
Welldone being controlled here momentarily.
Welldone tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welldone stops Pena from standing up.
Pena is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welldone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pena gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Welldone is trying to drag Pena to the mat but Pena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Welldone is working for takedown but Pena is calmly controlling the position for now.
Welldone looks winded!
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welldone rushes Pena and presses him up against the cage.
Welldone goes for a takedown attempt but Pena pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pena shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Welldone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welldone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena gets to his feet. Welldone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pena shoots for a takedown but Welldone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pena clinches with his opponent.
Welldone gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pena tries to roll over but Welldone keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pena is not content to let Welldone control the position.
Welldone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pena has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Welldone is on him like a limpet, forcing Pena back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welldone looking for a takedown.
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Welldone tries for a takedown but Pena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Welldone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pena tries to avoid it but Welldone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pena to the ground. Pena escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welldone .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena shoots in and drives through. Welldone sprawls well.
Pena shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Welldone pinned against the cage. Welldone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Pena dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Welldone scores with a takedown into Pena's guard.
Pena keeping full guard, as Welldone tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welldone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pena pulls Welldone in to control the position.
Pena lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Welldone keeping full guard, as Pena tries to pass.
Pena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Welldone can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena scoring with some ground and pound.
Welldone wants to sweep here but Pena controlling him for the moment.
Pena controlling from the top position.
Welldone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Welldone is breathing heavily.
Pena stays in close to Welldone 's body and controls the position.
Bryan Pena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welldone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pena controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pena stands up over Welldone , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pena trying to control the position from guard on top but Welldone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena postures up.
Pena connects with a couple of short punches.
Welldone is looking for a triangle but Pena pushes his legs off easily.
Welldone trying to keep a closed guard but Pena is proving a slippery customer.
Pena controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pena's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welldone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pena slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Welldone working a defensive guard here.
Pena is in close to Welldone 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pena is fighting to break Welldone 's control of his arms but Welldone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pena sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Welldone shoots for a double leg takedown but Pena sprawls well. He's pushed Welldone 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pena shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Welldone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pena looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pena wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Welldone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Welldone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Welldone trying to control the position but Pena is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welldone moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Welldone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pena is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Welldone 's half guard.
Pena controlling the action here.
Welldone is looking to control Pena's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Welldone avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Pena seems content to control.
Welldone trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Welldone wants to improve his position but Pena is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pena is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welldone tries to get to full guard but Pena has control of the leg.
Welldone trying to hold on to Pena's head to control him but Pena postures up.
Welldone gets full guard.
Pena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Welldone trying to keep a closed guard but Pena is proving a slippery customer.
Pena looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pena has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welldone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Welldone is trying to control the position but Pena postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Welldone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pena on his heels. He'll look to pass Pena's guard now, I'm sure.
Pena looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Welldone postures up in Pena's guard and throws a big left but Pena blocks it.
Welldone tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
Welldone throws a big right hand that misses.
Welldone won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is controlling Welldone 's posture.
Welldone wants to get up but he can't break Pena's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Welldone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pena to the mat! Pena manages to get full guard.
Pena has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Welldone advances position into side control!
Welldone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pena knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pena wants to control but Welldone is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welldone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pena wants to control but Welldone is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Welldone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Welldone 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Welldone !
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