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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino's entrance music is Bonfire. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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165 lbs
27 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Pena.
Gambino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Gambino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pena misses with a left hand
and Gambino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Gambino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pena misses with a hook
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Gambino. Those never looked like landing.
Pena's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pena's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Pena scores with a four punch combination!
Gambino lands a slapping body shot.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gambino tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena throws out a loose jab but Gambino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambino is looking to counter punch.
Gambino scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambino lands a right hook to the body.
Pena misses with a double jab
and Gambino counters with a three punch combo that has Pena backing up. Pena nods at Gambino to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena throws a hook but Gambino avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gambino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena tries to land a leg kick but Gambino saw it coming and moves away.
Gambino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.
Gambino throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena lands a head kick. Gambino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Pena misses
and Gambino counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Pena throws a right hand that Gambino ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambino also avoids with ease.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Gambino misses
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gambino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gambino misses with the combination.
Pena moves away from the strike by Gambino.
Gambino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Gambino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Gambino ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gambino misses its target.
A head kick by Pena misses
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws a chopping leg kick but Gambino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pena throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gambino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pena's calf.
Nice shot lands for Gambino.
Gambino moves away from the strike by Pena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Childish Gambino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gambino misses with the combination.
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 Gambino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gambino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Gambino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gambino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Gambino cracks Pena with an open hand slap.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Gambino ducks down to avoid it.
Gambino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Gambino.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambino misses with a jab to the body
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena tries to land a body kick
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
Pena misses with a shot to the body
and Gambino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gambino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena misses with an uppercut
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Pena.
Gambino misses with a double jab
and Pena counters with a series of strikes. Gambino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Childish Gambino is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Gambino.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Childish Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gambino misses
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gambino.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Gambino connects with a single shot there.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Gambino does no damage.
Gambino takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pena lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gambino's sensitive parts.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Gambino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Gambino is looking for a counter combo.
Gambino ducks right into an uppercut from Pena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena swings for the body but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gambino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pena - the referee stops the clock and Gambino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pena. Gambino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Gambino moves away and avoids it.
Gambino misses with a hook to the body
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena throws a right hand that misses
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Gambino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gambino.
Gambino walks into a straight right hand from Pena.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
Gambino blocks a head kick by Pena.
Gambino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Pena.
Pena with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino works the jab nicely.
Gambino lands with a cross.
Gambino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gambino counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Gambino has knocked Pena down with a huge combo! Gambino steps away and waves a wobbly Pena back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pena is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena misses with a left hand
and Gambino counters with a crisp right that sends Pena to the canvas! Gambino follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Childish Gambino!
A victorious Childish Gambino thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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FIGHT
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