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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Pennington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mayorga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayorga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cold Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricardo Mayorga will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Mayorga!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayorga wants to clinch up but Pennington keeps it at a distance.
Mayorga throws a nice looking combination but Pennington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayorga looks to land a combination but Pennington avoids it well.
Pennington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayorga gets tackled into the cage by Pennington. Pennington maintains the clinch.
Pennington blocks an uppercut.
Pennington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pennington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pennington tries to pull guard but Mayorga won't allow it.
Pennington is trying to stall.
Pennington trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mayorga fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pennington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayorga backwards.
Pennington has hold of one of Mayorga's legs. Mayorga is fighting the takedown attempt but Pennington gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pennington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mayorga is striking from the bottom but Pennington uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mayorga throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayorga missing with punches from the bottom.
Pennington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayorga tries to roll over but Pennington keeps him under control.
Mayorga strikes from the bottom but Pennington uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Pennington gets to mount! Mayorga was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mayorga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayorga can't escape the position.
Mayorga keeps trying to improve his position.
Pennington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayorga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga can't escape the position.
Pennington landing shots from mount.
Mayorga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mayorga is working to get back to half guard.
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!
Pennington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pennington landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pennington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayorga's face.
Mayorga is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mayorga is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mayorga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pennington unloading with bombs!
Mayorga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pennington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayorga?
Mayorga is bucking up trying to escape but Pennington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pennington cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pennington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mayorga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mayorga is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayorga throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pennington manages to pass to side control.
Mayorga looks winded!
Pennington lands an elbow.
Mayorga is looking for a sweep.
Pennington stands up and beckons Mayorga to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayorga tries to clinch there but Pennington circles away.
Ricardo Mayorga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayorga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Pennington 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.
Mayorga slips under a jab from Pennington.
Mayorga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pennington.
Mayorga tries to clinch up but Pennington circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayorga tries to clinch there but Pennington circles away.
Mayorga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayorga drives through and clinches with Pennington against the cage.
Mayorga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington tries to pull guard but Mayorga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mayorga pushes Pennington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennington jumps guard.
Pennington wants to stand but Mayorga is controlling the position.
Mayorga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pennington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayorga's guard.
Mayorga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mayorga is striking from the bottom but Pennington uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pennington.
Mayorga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pennington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pennington drops an elbow to the side of Mayorga's head.
Mayorga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mayorga throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mayorga wants to get back to full guard.
Pennington blocks the strikes from Mayorga.
Mayorga punching from the bottom.
Mayorga is breathing heavily.
Mayorga is looking to improve his position.
Mayorga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pennington scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga throws a strike from the bottom but Pennington passes into side control!
Mayorga takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mayorga throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mayorga wants to get back to his feet but Pennington is dominant here and he's now got Mayorga's back!
Pennington controlling from the back.
Mayorga tries to escape but Pennington has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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!
Pennington is punishing Mayorga with some ground and pound.
Pennington doesn't have the hooks in and Mayorga manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayorga's guard.
Mayorga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pennington passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Mayorga is looking for a sweep. Pennington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayorga tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pennington has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mayorga is looking to improve his position but Pennington isn't that keen on the idea.
Pennington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayorga hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga is squirming around, avoiding Pennington's attempts to control the action.
Mayorga is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pennington working Mayorga over with strikes here.
Mayorga is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mayorga working to try and regain half guard.
Pennington working the ground and pound effectively.
Pennington lands a big shot there that rocks Mayorga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayorga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayorga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Mayorga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayorga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayorga looks to land a combination but Pennington avoids it well.
Mayorga misses with a wild combination.
Mayorga darts in trying to clinch
and Pennington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pennington.
Mayorga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayorga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennington backwards.
Pennington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pennington takes a shot to the head.
Pennington stalling in the clinch but Mayorga improves position.
Mayorga throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Pennington drags the fight down to the ground.
Mayorga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pennington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayorga manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayorga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayorga is striking off his back. Pennington thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Pennington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pennington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayorga taking some punishment here, with Pennington in his half guard.
Mayorga is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Pennington lands a big elbow.
Pennington working Mayorga over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington prevents Mayorga from getting the reversal.
Pennington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pennington lands a big shot there that rocks Mayorga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Mayorga tries to reverse the position but Pennington maintains control.
Mayorga is still trying to improve position.
Pennington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mayorga is trying desperately to improve position.
Pennington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pennington. What's that going to do exactly?
Mayorga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pennington lands a heavy elbow.
Spencer Pennington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayorga is trying to escape the mount.
Mayorga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pennington. What's that going to do exactly?
Pennington landing punches.
Mayorga is looking to get to half guard.
Mayorga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pennington. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mayorga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pennington prevents Mayorga from getting the reversal.
Pennington moves to the back.
Mayorga tries to escape the position.
Pennington lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Mayorga right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pennington lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mayorga.
Pennington scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mayorga is looking for a way out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Pennington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pennington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Pennington!
The defeated Ricardo Mayorga had this to say: 'Am sorry that I have disappointed all my fans in this loss but one thing I promise is that I will come back better and stronger'.
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energy
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hype
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