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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freschetta Digornio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freschetta Digornio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JD penn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Digornio is fending him off so far but penn persists. Nope, Digornio circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Digornio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Digornio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Digornio.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Digornio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Digornio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches penn on the side of the head.
Freschetta Digornio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Digornio misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Digornio.
A left and a right from Digornio both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
penn checks a low kick from Digornio.
penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Digornio is fending him off so far but penn persists. Nope, Digornio circles away and we're back to standing.
Freschetta Digornio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD penn.
Digornio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck penn on the side of the head.
Digornio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Digornio moves into the clinch successfully.
penn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
penn fails to pull guard.
Digornio is looking to break free of the clinch but penn has double underhooks.
Digornio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio scores with a one two! penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Digornio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Digornio scores with a punch to the head.
Digornio rushes penn and presses him up against the cage.
Digornio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but penn has him pressed against the cage.
penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
penn looks gassed!
Digornio has had enough of the clinch but penn keeps him there for the moment.
penn keeps control of Digornio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Digornio is looking to break free of the clinch but penn has double underhooks.
Digornio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Digornio looks to land a combination. penn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Digornio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Digornio works over penn's head and body with a nice combination.
Digornio misses with a double jab.
Digornio connects with the punch.
Digornio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Digornio finds it's way through penn's defenses.
Digornio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Digornio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - penn has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digornio lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Digornio.
penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Digornio has penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Digornio breaks from the clinch.
Digornio lands a glancing blow to the side of penn's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Digornio, as that shot connected.
Digornio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Digornio darts in and clinches penn up against the cage.
penn missing with knees to the body.
Digornio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Digornio both land. Nice combination.
penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Digornio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Digornio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Digornio connects with a nice looking jab.
Digornio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Digornio scores with a one two! penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Digornio misses with a wild combination.
Freschetta Digornio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Digornio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Digornio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Digornio is working the combinations to good effect here.
penn tries to clinch but Digornio moves out of range.
penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Digornio misses with a two punch combination.
Digornio tries to clinch up but penn circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for penn with that takedown attempt.
Digornio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Digornio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Digornio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Digornio has penn up against the cage in a clinch.
penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Digornio manages to break the clinch.
Digornio clinches up against the cage.
penn trying to control the position but instead, Digornio has worked for underhooks and has pushed penn into the cage.
Digornio has had enough of the clinch but penn keeps him there for the moment.
penn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Digornio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for penn.
Digornio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Digornio tries to break the clinch but penn is controlling the position.
penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Digornio is pressed up against the cage. penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Digornio down to the mat. Digornio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by Digornio.
penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Digornio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digornio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Digornio falls off balance throwing a combination
and penn counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freschetta Digornio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Digornio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by penn.
Digornio clinches up against the cage.
Digornio wants to break free but penn has control.
Digornio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Digornio can't break the clinch.
penn successfully pulls guard.
Digornio won't allow penn to sweep him here.
penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Digornio!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Digornio is trying to stand but he's just given penn his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
penn lands shots from the back.
penn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
penn looking for the choke from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Digornio holding both penn 's hands and preventing any damage.
Will penn go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digornio has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Digornio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for penn on the ground.
penn struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four 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.
Digornio is trying to stand back up.
penn trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD penn 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No joy there for Digornio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Digornio as penn shoots in.
penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Digornio.
Digornio throws a lazy body kick
and penn counters with a slapping leg kick.
penn avoids the head kick by Digornio.
Digornio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Digornio moves into the clinch successfully.
Digornio is trying to break the clinch but penn has him pressed against the cage.
Digornio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but penn has him pressed against the cage.
penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Digornio connects with a good right hand that stumbles penn. penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Digornio sprawls well. He's pushed penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Digornio fails to land with a series of punches.
Digornio scores with the left hand. penn knows he should have avoided that one.
penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Digornio is fending him off so far but penn persists. Nope, Digornio circles away and we're back to standing.
Freschetta Digornio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as penn backs up against the cage.
Digornio misses with the combination.
Freschetta Digornio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
penn tries for a takedown but Digornio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Digornio moves into the clinch successfully.
Digornio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Digornio has had enough of the clinch but penn keeps him there for the moment.
penn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
penn looking for a sweep. Not yet penn, not yet.
Digornio wants to stand but penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
penn working a defensive guard here.
penn wants to improve his position but instead Digornio has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digornio is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
penn manages to get to full guard.
penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
penn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Digornio kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Freschetta Digornio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Digornio 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freschetta Digornio!
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energy
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