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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Pentele (ranked 2269 p4p, 254 weight class) and Xavier Merlin (ranked 1120 p4p, 143 weight class). Pentele's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dreams of Retribution. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Pentele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentele lands a slapping body shot.
Pentele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merlin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merlin darts in and clinches Pentele up against the cage.
Pentele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Merlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pentele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Merlin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pentele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pentele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentele trying to control the position but instead, Merlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pentele into the cage.
Merlin misses with some punches.
Merlin throws a head punch that misses.
Pentele lands a body punch.
Merlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pentele prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Merlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin misses with the head strike.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pentele digs a right hand underneath Merlin's ribcage. Merlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merlin tries to work over Pentele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merlin working aggressively here.
Merlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pentele blocks an uppercut.
Pentele prevents a body shot from Merlin.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Pentele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pentele's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Merlin tries to work over Pentele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Merlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentele's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Pentele.
Merlin is working for takedown but Pentele is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pentti Pentele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
A head punch on the inside from Merlin fails to land.
Pentele prevents a body shot from Merlin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentele.
Merlin manages to break the clinch.
Merlin takes a swing at Pentele's ribcage but misses.
Pentti Pentele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merlin changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Merlin avoids the head kick by Pentele.
Merlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentele defends it well.
Pentele takes a swing at Merlin's ribcage but misses.
Merlin throws a hook to the side of Pentele's head but Pentele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentele.
Merlin misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentele misses with a right hand
and Merlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Merlin throws a shot from downtown. Pentele moves away and avoids it.
Merlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pentele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Merlin thinking.
Pentele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merlin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pentele staying out of range there.
Merlin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Merlin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pentele to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pentele.
Pentele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Merlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Merlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pentele circles away quickly and effectively.
Merlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Pentele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Merlin.
Pentele throws out a powerful jab.
Merlin misses with a wild body shot.
Pentele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pentele lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Merlin. That snapped Pentele's head back.
Pentele looks to land a combination but Merlin avoids it well.
Merlin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pentele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merlin's guard.
Merlin wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merlin trying to control the position.
Merlin is looking for a triangle but Pentele pushes his legs off easily.
Merlin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pentele controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xavier Merlin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Merlin looks to clinch
and Merlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Merlin jabs at Pentele's body.
Pentele misses with a hook. Merlin ducked under it nicely.
Pentele lands a jab.
Merlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Merlin moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentele.
Merlin tries a body shot but Pentele blocks it.
Merlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentele.
Merlin wants a takedown but no success here.
Merlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pentele blocking some punches.
Merlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentele.
Pentele lands a shoulder strike.
Pentele lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merlin misses with a punch to the body.
Pentele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merlin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pentele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Merlin can turn it around.
Pentele throws a head punch that misses.
Merlin misses with a body punch.
Merlin has a couple of punches blocked by Pentele.
Pentele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Merlin misses with a punch to the body.
Merlin throws a head punch that misses.
Pentele lands a nice shot to the body.
Pentele is pressed up against the cage. Merlin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pentele down to the mat. Pentele avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
It looks like Pentele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pentti Pentele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
Merlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pentele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Merlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pentele throws a body shot but no joy.
Pentele misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Merlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Merlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Merlin wants to clinch.
Merlin looks to land a left hand but Pentele moved out of range nicely.
Pentele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pentele lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merlin throws a right hand that misses
and Pentele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pentele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Merlin misses with a jab to the body
and Pentele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pentele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Merlin.
Merlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentele.
A slow jab from Merlin misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Pentele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Merlin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Merlin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pentele counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentele. Merlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merlin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pentele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Merlin clinches with his opponent.
Merlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pentele - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Merlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Merlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Merlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Pentele.
Merlin tries to throw a body punch but Pentele avoids it by throwing Merlin back against the cage.
Merlin has a couple of punches blocked by Pentele.
Pentele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merlin misses with the head strike.
Merlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pentele backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele blocks an uppercut.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merlin letting Pentele take a breather here.
Pentele struggles to land a body shot inside as Merlin controls his hands.
Pentele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merlin is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Merlin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pentele clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Pentele is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Pentele dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
A jab from Pentele does it's job there.
Merlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pentele.
Pentele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pentele takes a swing at Merlin's ribcage but misses.
Pentele blocks a jab.
Merlin ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
Merlin swings widly with a right hand
and Pentele counters with a left to the body.
Merlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pentti Pentele is winning the standup battle so far.
Merlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merlin avoids the body shot from Pentele.
Merlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Merlin misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele slips under a jab.
Pentele throws a lazy right hand but Merlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merlin.
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!
Merlin moves out of range as Pentele strikes.
Merlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentele defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin scores with a jab.
Merlin ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
Merlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pentele throws a combination. Merlin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pentele with a nice cross.
Merlin tries to clinch up.
Merlin throws a sloppy body shot
and Pentele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pentele misses with a wild body shot.
Pentele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Pentele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pentele scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Merlin misses.
Merlin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pentele counters with a left to the body.
Pentele throws a body punch but Merlin moves out of range.
Merlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pentele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pentele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Merlin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pentele to score with a decent uppercut.
Pentele throws a body shot but no joy.
Merlin misses with a right hand
letting Pentele counter with a right hand.
Pentele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merlin.
A quick step to the side and Pentele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merlin cracks Pentele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Merlin misses with an uppercut
and Pentele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Merlin is rocked!
Pentele misses with a body shot.
Pentele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Merlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentele.
Nice shot lands for Pentele.
Merlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentele finish him?
A combination from Merlin does no damage.
Pentele moves out of range as Merlin strikes.
Pentele connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Merlin tumbling to the canvas! Pentele pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Merlin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pentti Pentele!
An out of breath Pentti Pentele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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