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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sid Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Fraser. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fraser to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Sid Fraser has been cut.
Penn stays in close to Fraser's body and controls the position.
Penn trying to control but Fraser is working from the bottom.
Penn is fighting to break Fraser's control of his arms but Fraser is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn won't allow Fraser to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bj Penn.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn looks to land a combination but Fraser avoids it well.
Fraser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fraser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fraser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
A body shot lands from Fraser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fraser working Penn over with knees to the body.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Fraser missing with knees to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Fraser.
Knees to the body from Fraser.
Fraser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fraser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Fraser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Fraser.
Fraser lands an elbow inside.
Fraser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fraser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Fraser lands a nice knee to the body.
Fraser working Penn over with knees to the body.
Fraser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fraser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Fraser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fraser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fraser crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Fraser scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Fraser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fraser lands a body shot.
Fraser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fraser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fraser is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fraser lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fraser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fraser closes the distance and clinches.
Penn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fraser lands an elbow inside.
Fraser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn avoiding damage as Fraser throws knees to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Fraser.
Fraser gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fraser obliges.
Penn avoiding damage as Fraser throws knees to the body.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fraser is controlling him.
Fraser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fraser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Fraser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fraser lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Fraser lands a damaging elbow.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fraser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fraser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fraser lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fraser.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fraser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fraser lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Penn tries to break free but Fraser pushes him back against the cage.
Penn is working for takedown but Fraser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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 misses with a body punch.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Fraser won't allow it.
Fraser works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fraser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fraser lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Fraser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn looking to stall.
Fraser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Fraser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Fraser.
Fraser lands a nice knee to the body.
Fraser lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fraser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn looking to stall.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fraser's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Fraser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Fraser's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fraser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Fraser.
Fraser trying to land knees to the body.
Fraser lands an elbow inside.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fraser prevents it.
Fraser lands a left hand.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Fraser pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Fraser connects with a high kick.
Sid Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fraser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fraser closes the distance and clinches.
Fraser lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Fraser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Fraser lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Fraser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Fraser lands a damaging elbow.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fraser gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn tries to stall but Fraser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fraser working Penn over with knees to the body.
Fraser lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fraser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fraser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fraser tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Fraser on the inside.
Fraser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fraser prevents it.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Fraser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fraser lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Fraser.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Fraser shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fraser lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Fraser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Fraser pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fraser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Nice body kick from Fraser.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Fraser's ribs.
Fraser connects with a crisp jab.
Fraser ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Fraser moves into the clinch.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fraser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Fraser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fraser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fraser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.
Fraser lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fraser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fraser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fraser lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fraser.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sid Fraser seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fraser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fraser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Fraser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fraser trying to land knees to the body.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Fraser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Fraser.
Fraser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Fraser lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Fraser.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Fraser has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fraser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fraser keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn misses with some punches.
Fraser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fraser prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn taking a breather.
Fraser lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fraser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Fraser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sid Fraser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fraser scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fraser slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Fraser instigates a clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Penn is trying to push Fraser away but Fraser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn looking for a takedown.
Fraser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fraser lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fraser lands a nice elbow.
Fraser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fraser lands a knee to the body.
Fraser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fraser.
Fraser working Penn over with knees to the body.
Penn trying to stall but Fraser improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fraser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fraser lands a damaging elbow.
Fraser lands a knee to the body.
Fraser throws an elbow that misses.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Fraser shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Fraser lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Fraser lands a knee to the body.
Fraser lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fraser just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Penn wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Nice elbow from Fraser.
Penn blocking some punches.
Fraser is pressed up against the cage. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fraser down to the mat. Fraser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraser takes the fight into the clinch.
Fraser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penn working aggressively here.
Fraser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Fraser.
Penn wants to stall.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fraser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn has Fraser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fraser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fraser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Fraser.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fraser is controlling him.
Bj Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fraser scores a nice knee to the body.
Fraser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Fraser cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fraser obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fraser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fraser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penn looking to stall.
Fraser lands a nice knee to the body.
Fraser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Fraser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Fraser tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Fraser lands a nice elbow.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fraser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fraser lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Nice elbow from Fraser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Fraser.
Fraser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Fraser trying to land knees to the body.
Fraser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Fraser shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fraser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fraser landing knees to the body.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Fraser avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Fraser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fraser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Fraser lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn is trying to drag Fraser to the mat but Fraser just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fraser missing with knees to the body.
Fraser stops a takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn wants a takedown.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fraser.
Fraser missing with knees to the body.
Fraser prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fraser lands a nice elbow.
Sid Fraser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Fraser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fraser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fraser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Fraser.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fraser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Fraser.
Fraser fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fraser moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fraser missing with knees to the body.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Fraser pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Fraser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fraser 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Fraser!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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