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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cassius Penn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Dessler, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Dessler against the cage but Dessler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dessler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Dessler darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Dessler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Dessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dessler is defending well.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Dessler has the dominant position.
Dessler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Dessler counters with an outside leg kick.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Dessler throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dessler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dessler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler checks a leg kick.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Dessler throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Penn misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Dessler.
Dessler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dessler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dessler throws a head kick that misses.
Dessler lands a nice looking body kick.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Dessler throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Dessler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penn's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dessler misses with a head kick.
Penn lands a jab.
Penn slips under a jab from Dessler.
Penn tries to work over Dessler's front leg with a kick but Dessler checks it.
Penn throws a leg kick but Dessler checks it.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dessler on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Dessler.
Penn tests Dessler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dessler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Dessler connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dessler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dessler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Dessler's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler lands a lovely overhand right.
Cassius Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dessler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dessler misses with a head kick.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Dessler counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dessler counters with a nice leg kick.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dessler lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler dominated that round.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dessler ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dessler walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dessler. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Dessler instigates a clinch.
Dessler tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Dessler back against the cage.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dessler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dessler taking a breather.
Dessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler is trying to stall.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Dessler has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Dessler tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Dessler.
Dessler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Dessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a jab when Dessler was well out of range.
Dessler wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Billy Dessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dessler misses with a leg kick.
Dessler tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Dessler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Billy Dessler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dessler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dessler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dessler checks a leg kick.
Dessler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
A short right from Dessler.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dessler just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
Penn wants to break free but Dessler has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dessler.
Dessler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Dessler manages to break the clinch.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Dessler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a low kick but Dessler avoids it.
Dessler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Dessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler tries a head kick but it misses.
Dessler ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Dessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Dessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Dessler.
Dessler jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dessler throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn tries for a takedown but Dessler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Dessler misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Dessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Dessler ducks down to avoid it.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Dessler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dessler counters with a right hand to the body.
Dessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dessler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dessler stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dessler thumps Penn with a low kick.
Dessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Dessler moves away and avoids it.
Dessler scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dessler misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Dessler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dessler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dessler throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dessler delivers a nice body kick.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dessler throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn avoids the head kick by Dessler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dessler.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dessler counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dessler scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dessler.
Cassius Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Dessler slips the punch.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Dessler lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Dessler needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Dessler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Dessler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dessler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Billy Dessler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Dessler wants to clinch.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dessler. That did some damage!
Dessler is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dessler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Dessler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dessler 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Dessler!
A victorious Billy Dessler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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