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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleto Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American Idiot. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cleto Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheldon Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriquez blocks a jab.
Rodriquez slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Rodriquez moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Rodriquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriquez.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Rodriquez saw that one coming.
Rodriquez slips a straight right by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sheldon Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriquez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriquez scores with a head kick.
Rodriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriquez moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Rodriquez walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Rodriquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriquez.
Penn misses the jab.
Rodriquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Rodriquez throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Rodriquez only half commits.
Rodriquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
That's four 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 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.
It looks like Cleto Rodriquez has been cut.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Rodriquez.
Rodriquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Rodriquez with an uppercut!
Rodriquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleto Rodriquez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rodriquez. Penn shrugs it off though.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn with a hook.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn with a nice cross.
Rodriquez throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriquez blocks a jab.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Rodriquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Rodriquez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rodriquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn misses with a hook. Rodriquez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Rodriquez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Rodriquez ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez lands a high kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn cracks Rodriquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Rodriquez moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn catches Rodriquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleto Rodriquez's cut.
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!
Rodriquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriquez.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Rodriquez slips a jab from Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Rodriquez slips the punch.
Rodriquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodriquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriquez scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Rodriquez moved out of range.
Rodriquez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Rodriquez throws and low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rodriquez.
Rodriquez staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Rodriquez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Rodriquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriquez.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Cleto Rodriquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriquez.
Rodriquez throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Rodriquez scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Rodriquez.
Sheldon Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Rodriquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriquez.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleto Rodriquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheldon Penn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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