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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
St Lazarus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Lazarus keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pena smiles and moves away.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Lazarus doesn't seem phased though.
Pena seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pena tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena lands a body shot.
St Lazarus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Pena misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pena is trying to defend but St Lazarus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pena is trying to stand up here but St Lazarus is controlling him well.
St Lazarus controlling the action here.
Pena blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Lazarus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to stand.
St Lazarus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Lazarus is pressing down on Pena's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pena is holding on for now.
St Lazarus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Lazarus is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pena on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Lazarus is pressing down on Pena's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pena is holding on for now.
St Lazarus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to stand.
St Lazarus trying to control the pace.
St Lazarus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pena has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Lazarus wants to take a breather but Pena is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. St Lazarus keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
St Lazarus keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
St Lazarus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pena gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus breaks the clinch.
Pena needs to keep his hands up - St Lazarus had a free shot at his head there.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Pena checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pena misses the target.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses
and Pena counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pena jabs at St Lazarus's body.
St Lazarus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena misses with a looping left.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Pena stalks St Lazarus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Lazarus's face. St Lazarus staggers backwards, shaken.
St Lazarus wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus scores with a jab.
St Lazarus shoots and misses
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches up with Pena, looking for a takedown. St Lazarus pushes Pena against the cage but Pena circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Lazarus scores with a jab to the body.
Pena throws a good cross that connects.
St Lazarus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Javier Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
Pena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Pena.
St Lazarus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pena misses with an uppercut. St Lazarus saw that one coming.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pena checks a leg kick.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Lazarus blocks a head kick by Pena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Lazarus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Pena.
St Lazarus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Lazarus misses with a lunging right hand
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
St Lazarus scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Pena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pena checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and St Lazarus moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pena rather than just go for the knockout.
St Lazarus scores with a nice head shot.
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!
A big left from St Lazarus misses.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Lazarus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick
and St Lazarus counters with a takedown into side control.
Pena throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Pena is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pena throws a series of punches but St Lazarus avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by St Lazarus.
A big right from St Lazarus misses.
Javier Pena is winning the standup battle so far.
Pena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Lazarus tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pena at a distance.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Lazarus.
Nice takedown defense from Pena. No joy for St Lazarus on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pena counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pena throws a head kick that St Lazarus semi-blocks.
St Lazarus tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pena takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Lazarus.
Pena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Lazarus.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
St Lazarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a series of punches but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Pena moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Pena.
St Lazarus shoots in but no luck this time.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus cracks a nice hook into Pena's ribs.
St Lazarus ducks right into an uppercut from Pena.
St Lazarus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pena did well to prevent St Lazarus getting side control.
St Lazarus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pena's head.
St Lazarus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Lazarus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena is staying active underneath St Lazarus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kirk St Lazarus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
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 Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. St Lazarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus scores with a shot to the body.
St Lazarus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from St Lazarus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Lazarus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena ducks under a wild hook from St Lazarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Pena tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Lazarus.
A slow jab from Pena misses its intended target.
St Lazarus pushes Pena away with a front kick.
St Lazarus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pena defends well and St Lazarus ends up having to push Pena into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pena lands a jab.
St Lazarus lands a jab-cross combination.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
Pena misses with a right hand
so St Lazarus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus pushes down on Pena's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus is pressing down on Pena's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pena is holding on for now.
St Lazarus winds up and cracks Pena with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Lazarus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Lazarus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Lazarus thows a huge punch but Pena dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Lazarus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pena defending well though.
Pena is trying to stand.
St Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Pena is defending well.
St Lazarus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Lazarus wants to free his trapped foot but Pena is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Lazarus is looking for a kimura but Pena is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Lazarus to get the leverage.
St Lazarus moves nicely into side control.
St Lazarus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus grinds an elbow into Pena's temple.
Pena tries to escape but St Lazarus is in control.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus prevents Pena from escaping the position.
St Lazarus lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Lazarus tries to advance to mount but can't.
St Lazarus scores with punches from side control.
St Lazarus trying to control the position but Pena is working away.
St Lazarus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pena is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pena takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pena lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Lazarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Lazarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Pena with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Lazarus to score with a decent uppercut.
St Lazarus swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
Pena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Lazarus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pena throwing a counter right hand but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
Pena is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Lazarus thumps Pena with a low kick.
Pena lands with an overhand left.
Pena throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
St Lazarus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
St Lazarus throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Lazarus moves in looking to clinch but Pena pushes him off.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
St Lazarus takes one to the side of the head.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena fires out a quick counter leg kick but St Lazarus just manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus throws a shot from downtown. Pena moves away and avoids it.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
Pena blocks a head kick by St Lazarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Pena jabs St Lazarus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pena throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of St Lazarus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena misses with a hook.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by St Lazarus. Beautiful body shot.
St Lazarus thumps Pena with a low kick.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And St Lazarus tries to counter it with a takedown but Pena pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick which misses Pena's front leg but catches the back leg as Pena tries to avoid it.
St Lazarus is looking to chop away at Pena's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands a jab-cross combination.
St Lazarus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pena throws out a loose jab but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus 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.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and St Lazarus moves out of range easily.
Pena scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Lazarus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena with a hook.
St Lazarus scores with a hook to the body. Pena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Pena uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pena as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from St Lazarus.
Pena misses with a looping right.
St Lazarus gets a clinch.
Pena manages to break the clinch.
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 body kick.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the leg kick from Pena.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Pena swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St Lazarus tries to work over Pena's front leg with a kick but Pena checks it.
St Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pena stalks St Lazarus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Lazarus's face. St Lazarus staggers backwards, shaken.
St Lazarus misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Lazarus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pena's half guard.
Pena tries to kick St Lazarus off in order to stand up. St Lazarus Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
St Lazarus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pena is pushing St Lazarus's head away, looking to escape. St Lazarus manages to hold on to the position though.
St Lazarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pena keeps working.
St Lazarus tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus working the ground and pound.
St Lazarus working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus landing a few strikes.
Pena is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Lazarus is controlling him well.
St Lazarus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Lazarus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by St Lazarus.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
St Lazarus in side control, throwing shots but Pena defends.
St Lazarus advances to mount.
Pena taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Pena really doesn't like being in this position too much.
St Lazarus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pena can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus with shots to the head and body - Pena looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Lazarus cracks Pena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Lazarus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pena is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St Lazarus looking to finish with strikes here!
St Lazarus has control of Pena's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pena regains control of the situation pretty easily.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pena taking shots to the head.
St Lazarus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Lazarus won't let Pena get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
St Lazarus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pena is rocked!
Pena is trying to stand.
Oh Pena is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Lazarus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Lazarus connects with a bit shot that sees Pena covering up! More strikes from St Lazarus and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! St Lazarus is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kirk St Lazarus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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