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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BJ Penn Entrance. Clegg has chosen The Grand Duel (Parte Prima) by Luis Bacalov as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 London, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clegg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clegg avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn tries to clinch but Clegg moves out of range.
Penn avoids the body shot from Clegg.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clegg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Clegg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clegg scores with a jab to the body.
Penn tries to clinch up but Clegg circles away and keeps his distance.
Clegg lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clegg catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clegg cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clegg defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn slips a jab from Clegg.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clegg pinned against the cage. Clegg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Clegg.
Clegg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Clegg cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clegg is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Clegg circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Clegg tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clegg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clegg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clegg takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Nathaniel Clegg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Clegg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clegg avoids the body shot from Penn.
Clegg throws a one two combo.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Clegg sprawls well.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Clegg's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Clegg duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clegg sprawls well. Clegg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Clegg misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Penn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Penn tries for a takedown but Clegg circles away easily
and Clegg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clegg checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Clegg misses with a combination
and Penn counters by clinching up.
Clegg breaks the clinch.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Clegg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clegg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Penn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clegg throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Clegg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Clegg.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Clegg digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Clegg throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clegg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clegg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Clegg.
Clegg is working the combinations to good effect here.
Clegg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Clegg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Clegg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Clegg misses.
Nice sprawl there from Clegg as Penn shoots in.
Clegg misses with the combination.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clegg lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegg avoids the head kick by Penn.
Clegg misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Clegg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clegg misses with the combination.
Nathaniel Clegg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clegg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Clegg.
Clegg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Clegg.
Clegg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clegg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clegg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clegg counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Clegg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Clegg against the cage but Clegg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Clegg.
Clegg scores with a nice head shot.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clegg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn looks for a takedown but Clegg sprawls well.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clegg in his tracks.
Clegg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Clegg which made him look bad.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clegg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Clegg dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Clegg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn is looking to clinch but Clegg is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Clegg fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegg as he avoids it easily.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clegg is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clegg.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clegg as Penn tries to tie him up.
Penn gets control of Clegg's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn is trying to keep Clegg in close.
Clegg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Clegg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penn trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clegg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Clegg escapes and throws Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Clegg decides to stand back up. Clegg steps back and let's Penn get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Clegg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Clegg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clegg takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Clegg.
Danga de danga de dang - Clegg scores with a four punch combination!
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clegg.
Clegg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn is looking to clinch but Clegg is avoiding it.
Clegg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clegg throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clegg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clegg avoids a kick to the body.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clegg sprawls well. Clegg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Clegg misses with a wild combination.
Clegg misses with a few strikes there.
Penn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clegg, pushing him back against the cage.
Clegg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clegg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clegg throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Clegg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Clegg misses with a body shot.
Clegg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clegg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clegg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clegg fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn tries to clinch up
enabling Clegg to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Clegg both land. Nice combination.
Penn misses with a takedown
letting Clegg counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg misses with a body shot.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Clegg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clegg.
Clegg lands with a shot to the body.
Clegg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clegg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clegg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clegg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Clegg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegg throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Clegg throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Clegg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clegg misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
No joy there for Clegg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn wants to clinch but Clegg slips to the side
and Clegg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clegg counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
A slow jab from Clegg misses its intended target.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clegg counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Clegg to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Clegg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clegg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Clegg!
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