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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. Arvo Penaali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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159 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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176 cm
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163 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Penaali! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Cameron! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penaali slips under a jab from Cameron. Cameron on the wrong end of a nice jab. Penaali swings for the body but Cameron moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cameron has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Penaali misses the shot to the body. Penaali slips under a jab. Penaali checks the leg kick. Cameron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penaali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Penaali swings for the body but Cameron moves out of range.
Cameron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cameron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The fighters circling - Cameron throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Penaali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cameron tries to avoid it but Penaali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cameron to the ground. Cameron escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Cameron connects with the punch. Penaali just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Penaali throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cameron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penaali was well out of range. Poor timing from Cameron. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cameron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penaali with a body punch. A glancing blow. Penaali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cameron. Jab from Cameron. Cameron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cameron misses with a wild body shot. Cameron thows a left - swing and a miss! A slow jab from Cameron misses its intended target. Penaali moves in looking to clinch but Cameron pushes him off. Penaali scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Penaali. Penaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cameron. Cameron throws a looping overhand right but Penaali ducks down to avoid it. Cameron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penaali counters with a single leg into guard. Cameron didn't expect that. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Penaali slips nicely into half guard. Penaali throwing shots but Cameron is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cameron trying to control here.
Cameron gets full guard. Penaali throws an elbow that misses. Cameron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penaali's guard. Nice move by Cameron! Cameron tries to free his leg and advance position but Penaali is retaining full guard. Penaali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cameron defends well. Cameron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Cameron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Cameron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Penaali is looking for a triangle but Cameron pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cameron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Penaali working for a triangle but Cameron defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cameron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Penaali looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cameron has picked Penaali up and slammed him! Penaali can't keep hold of the triangle and Cameron manages to pass to side control! Penaali tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cameron presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Penaali tries to hold on but Cameron postures up. Cameron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penaali tries to reverse the position but Cameron maintains control. Penaali wants to control but Cameron is having none of it. Cameron working Penaali over with strikes here. Cameron working Penaali over with strikes here. Penaali is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cameron lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penaali hang on? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Penaali is trying desperately to improve position. Cameron avoids the attempt from Penaali to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron 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.
Penaali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penaali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Cameron cracks Penaali with a right hand to the side of the head. Arvo Penaali is winning the standup battle so far. Cameron slips under a jab. Penaali fails to land with a series of punches.
Cameron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penaali tries to avoid it but Cameron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penaali to the ground. Penaali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Penaali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cameron.
Cameron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penaali.
Decent striking displayed by Penaali there. Cameron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Cameron misses with an uppercut. Penaali saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Penaali misses with a takedown attempt - Cameron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Good exchange - Penaali coming out on top. Penaali defending well as Cameron loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penaali scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Cameron fails with a takedown attempt. Penaali slips under a jab. Penaali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Penaali changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Cameron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penaali counters with a three punch combo that has Cameron backing up. Cameron nods at Penaali to acknowledge the strikes. Cameron throws a hook but Penaali avoids it easily. It looked like Penaali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Penaali closes the distance and clinches up with Cameron, looking for a takedown. Penaali pushes Cameron against the cage but Cameron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Penaali blocks a leg kick. Penaali defending well as Cameron loads up on a big left hand. We've been told by Penaali's head coaches at Bad Pluto! (18 Elite Coach) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. A punch combination from Penaali misses. Penaali blocks a jab. Cameron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away. Penaali misses with a takedown and Cameron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Penaali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cameron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cameron dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Cameron throws a sloppy body shot
and Penaali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cameron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cameron misses with a straight right. Cameron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Penaali misses the jab. Cameron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Cameron lands with a cross. Penaali feints a jab promting Cameron to slip. Penaali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cameron slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Penaali scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Cameron tries to get back to half guard but can't. Cameron wants to control but Penaali postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penaali cracks Cameron with an elbow. That is naaassty. Penaali working away. Cameron gets back to half guard. Cameron tries to roll over but Penaali keeps him under control. Cameron keeps trying to improve his position. Cameron is refusing to be controlled, as Penaali sits in half guard. Fabian Cameron has got the better of the ground game so far. Cameron trying to get back to full guard but Penaali takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penaali with good strikes from the mount here! Cameron is looking to get to half guard. Cameron taking shots to the head. Penaali lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cameron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Penaali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cameron throws a hook but Penaali avoids it easily. Penaali shoots in and bounces Cameron off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Cameron keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully. Cameron looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Penaali trying to control but Cameron is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Penaali stopping the sweep attempt from Cameron. Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Penaali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penaali wants to control from the top but Cameron keeps moving. Penaali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Penaali won't allow Cameron to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Penaali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penaali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Penaali misses with a combination
enabling Cameron to counter with a crisp jab. Penaali moves out of range as Cameron strikes. Penaali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Cameron is just out of range. Penaali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cameron backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cameron throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range. Penaali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cameron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penaali finds it's way round the side to connect with Cameron's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Penaali shoots in for a takedown but Cameron shows good takedown defense. Cameron with a nice cross. Cameron cracks Penaali with a good jab. A swing and a miss from Cameron. Penaali tries to clinch but Cameron moves out of range. Penaali 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. Excellent takedown into side control there by Penaali. Cameron tries to buck Penaali off but Penaali is having none of it. Cameron manages to work his way to half guard, despite Penaali's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penaali looks to land a strike but Cameron avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Cameron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penaali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy. Penaali scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy. Cameron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penaali. Penaali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cameron is keeping the position for now. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penaali's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penaali working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cameron's head. Penaali content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Penaali throws an elbow that misses. Cameron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penaali's guard. Nice move by Cameron!
Penaali is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cameron throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Penaali's body to avoid the submission. Penaali has instead reached around Cameron's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Penaali arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arvo Penaali! Arvo Penaali looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I wanna thank everybody but i decided to leave the organisation. Gonna talk to the boss about it altough i tried it before but this organisation is like jehovas witness, youre stuck! but this is it, i wanna explore the rest of the worlds fighters!'.
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energy
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