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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Panos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Panos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Panos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Panos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panos misses with a wild combination.
Panos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Panos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Panos shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Panos is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Panos's half guard.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
Panos wants to get back to his feet.
Panos wants to get back to full guard.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panos wants to get back to his feet.
Penn controlling the action here.
Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Panos sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn prevents Panos from standing back up.
Panos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
Panos wants to get back to his feet.
Penn winds up and cracks Panos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Panos is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn with shots to the head and body - Panos looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panos is in a horrible position here. Penn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Panos is trying to stand up.
Panos is breathing heavily.
Penn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Penn cracks Panos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Panos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Penn landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Penn content just to control the position here.
Penn trying to control but Panos is having none of it.
Penn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Panos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn with a couple of short strikes.
Penn has hold of Panos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Panos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Penn with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Panos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Panos?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panos wants to get back to his feet.
Panos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Penn landing strikes from the mount and Panos is in trouble!
Penn unloading with bombs!
Penn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Penn prevents Panos from getting the reversal.
Panos tries to buck Penn off but he can't manage it.
Panos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn slips a nice elbow through Panos's hands, connecting with Panos's forehead.
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panos taking some punishment here, with Penn in his half guard.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn working over Panos with some ground and pound. Panos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Panos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
Penn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panos keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Panos has hold of Penn's hands but Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Panos!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn with shots to the head and body - Panos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Panos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn dominating with strikes here.
Panos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Panos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Panos tries to clinch up.
Panos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panos stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Panos quickly recovers to half guard.
Penn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Panos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Panos is trying to get back to full guard.
Panos is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Penn blocks the strikes from Panos.
BJ Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Penn.
Panos pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps control.
Panos is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn stops Panos from getting back to his feet.
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panos is looking to escape.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn drops an elbow to the side of Panos's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn slips a nice elbow through Panos's hands, connecting with Panos's forehead.
Penn prevents Panos from standing back up.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Penn connects with a nice short shot to Panos's temple.
Penn stands up and beckons Panos to join him on the feet.
Panos moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panos tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panos to the ground. Panos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liam Panos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Panos tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Panos gets caught napping as Penn dives in and scores a takedown. Panos manages to retain guard.
Panos striking from the bottom.
Penn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Penn controls the pace.
Panos tries to strike from the bottom.
Penn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but Panos is working from the bottom.
Panos is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn connects with a couple of short punches.
Penn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panos's head.
Penn wants to control from the top but Panos keeps moving.
Penn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Panos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Penn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Panos tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Panos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Liam Panos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Panos backing up. Panos nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Panos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Panos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panos tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panos to the ground. Panos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Panos.
Panos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Panos wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn looking to score a takedown here. Panos is defending well but Penn drives through and ends up in Panos's guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Panos keeps moving.
Panos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Panos wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
Penn trying to control but Panos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn stops Panos from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Panos's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panos looking for a sweep. Not yet Panos, not yet.
Penn postures up and lands a big shot to Panos's brow.
Penn wants to control from the top but Panos keeps moving.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Penn postures up and lands a big shot to Panos's brow.
Panos looking to control.
Panos is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn scoring with some ground and pound.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Panos scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Panos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Panos gets caught napping as Penn dives in and scores a takedown. Panos manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Panos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn postures up and lands a big shot to Panos's brow.
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Panos's legs - danger averted.
Penn is pushing down on Panos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Panos is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn working over Panos with some ground and pound. Panos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Penn is trying for a kimura here. Panos looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Penn wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BJ Penn!
A very excited looking BJ Penn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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