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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Penn (ranked 3439 p4p, 3804 weight class) and Pablo Octavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Penn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Octavio!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks for a takedown but Octavio sprawls well.
Octavio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Octavio wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Octavio is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Octavio seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Octavio is trying to take his opponent's back.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Octavio maintains control.
Octavio fails to move to back control.
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavio prevents Penn from improving his position.
Octavio is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
Octavio prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Octavio wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Penn is doing well to control the position and prevent Octavio from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is looking to control Octavio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Octavio drives through with a takedown into Penn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Octavio tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Octavio postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is controlling Octavio's posture.
Octavio wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Octavio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Octavio slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Octavio is looking to advance position but Penn won't allow it.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Octavio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Octavio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
Octavio being controlled here momentarily.
Penn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Octavio wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Octavio is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavio wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Pablo Octavio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Octavio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Penn wants to control but Octavio is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is positioning himself well to prevent Octavio advancing to mount.
Penn'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.
Octavio prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Penn Training Den, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Penn is staying active underneath Octavio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Octavio passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Penn!
Octavio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Octavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Octavio is trying to take his opponent's back.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Octavio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four 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.
Penn trying to control the action but Octavio just sinks the hooks in.
Penn tries to escape but Octavio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Penn turns into Octavio and is now in his guard.
Penn is fighting to break Octavio's control of his arms but Octavio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Octavio keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn stands and throws Octavio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Octavio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Octavio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Penn to the ground. Octavio is now in Penn's guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Octavio controlling him for the moment.
Octavio wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn pulls Octavio in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Octavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Octavio's guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Octavio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octavio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn trying to control but Octavio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Octavio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily.
Octavio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Octavio happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Octavio controlling the pace.
Octavio is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Luke Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Octavio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn trying to hold on to Octavio's head to control him but Octavio postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Octavio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Octavio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Octavio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Octavio!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Octavio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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