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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troc.
Nice shot lands for Troc.
Pena throws a poor cross that misses
and Troc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Troc is just out of range.
Pena blocks a low kick nicely.
Pena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena lands a high kick!
Pena lands a leg kick that knocks Troc off balance momentarily.
Pena lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pena slips under a jab from Troc.
Troc throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Pena lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena cracks Troc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pena has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Troc darts in trying to clinch
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Troc, right into the meat.
Troc throws a push kick but Pena slaps the foot to one side.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troc circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troc moves away.
Pena connects with a right hand. Troc shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Troc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Pena misses.
Good work by Pena as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Troc misses.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Troc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena tries to move into range but Troc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Troc connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena scores with a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Troc!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc moves in looking to clinch but Pena pushes him off.
Donk. Pena catches Troc right on the button with a cross.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Troc.
Pena moves away from the strike by Troc.
Pena is looking to slow Troc down with leg kicks.
Troc loads up on a big right hand but Pena slips the punch.
Pena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troc.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
Troc pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena lands a really nice looking cross but Troc seems unphased.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troc throws a body shot but no joy.
Troc tries to land a leg kick but Pena saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pena as he checks the leg kick.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Troc moves out of range easily.
Troc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Troc lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Pena lands a head kick. Troc smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pena checks a leg kick.
Troc throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
Troc on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Troc is looking to slow Pena down with leg kicks.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Troc throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Troc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Troc.
Pena throws the kick towards the body but Troc avoids it.
Troc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Troc throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Troc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena throws a head kick but Troc moves out of range.
Troc throws a head kick that misses.
Pena lands a body shot.
Troc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troc throws a leg kick but Pena checks it.
Pena unleashes a big counter combination but Troc bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Troc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pena.
Troc takes one on the button.
Troc slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Troc throws a lazy right hand but Pena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pena lands a jab to the head.
Troc goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troc looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pena feints and then cracks Troc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Troc down.
Troc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Troc moves away and avoids it.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Troc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troc throws a body kick that misses.
Pena misses with a leg kick.
Troc with a jab.
Troc connects with a solid leg kick.
Troc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Troc throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Pena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Troc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Troc connects with a body shot.
Pena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troc.
Troc throws a solid leg kick but Pena takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troc.
Pena throws a good cross that connects.
Troc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pena. That did some damage!
Troc throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Pena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Troc throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
A jab from Troc misses.
Troc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
Pena thows a body kick. Troc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena blocks a head kick by Troc.
Pena misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena tries to land a front kick but Troc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a low kick but Troc avoids it.
Troc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troc avoids the head kick by Pena.
Pena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troc.
Troc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pena checks it well.
Troc throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.
Pena jabs at Troc's body.
Troc throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Troc throws a chopping leg kick but Pena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Troc misses with an attempted mid kick.
Troc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Troc.
Troc works the jab nicely.
Troc blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Troc.
Pena takes one on the button.
Pena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Troc is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena throws a low kick but Troc avoids it.
Troc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Troc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Troc throws a good cross that connects.
Pena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Troc's head.
Troc is looking to land body kicks.
Troc connects with a looping right hand.
Troc connects with a solid leg kick.
Troc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troc.
Pena throws a lazy right hand but Troc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troc takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws a big counter head kick but Troc avoids it with no problem.
Pena blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Troc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Troc moves out of range easily.
Pena moves out of range as Troc strikes.
Troc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Troc lands with a nice body punch.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
Troc swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Troc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Troc moves out of range easily.
Troc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Troc.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Troc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Troc.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Troc appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pena with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Troc to score with a decent uppercut.
Troc throws a leg kick
and Pena counters with a leg kick.
Pena throws a head kick but Troc moves out of range.
Troc scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Troc.
Pena moves out of range of the leg kick from Troc.
Pena lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troc's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Troc.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Troc's shoulder, as Troc tries to avoid the shot.
Troc is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Troc scoring well with a low kick there.
Pena throws a lazy right hand but Troc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troc. That's going to slow Pena down.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Troc half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Troc. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Troc dodges the punch combination from Pena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troc throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Troc.
Pena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Troc blocks a head kick by Pena.
Troc clobbers Pena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Troc drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pena right on the button. Pena goes down! Troc follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Troc gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trang Troc!
Trang Troc retains his lightweight title!
Trang Troc gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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