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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antone Pennington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Matheus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Matheus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antone Pennington's chin.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antone Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Matheus!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matheus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pennington moves into the clinch.
Pennington is trying to pull guard but Matheus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Matheus working aggressively here.
Pennington jumps guard but Matheus stands there with Pennington around his waist. Pennington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matheus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matheus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matheus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matheus lands a nice uppercut.
Matheus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matheus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennington is rocked!
Pennington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matheus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oh Pennington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antone Pennington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matheus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matheus misses with some punches.
Matheus has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Pennington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Matheus fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matheus working aggressively here.
Matheus misses with some punches.
Matheus throws a head punch that misses.
Matheus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Matheus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Matheus has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matheus.
Matheus has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Matheus misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington fails to pull guard.
Matheus throws a head punch that misses.
Matheus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matheus throws a head punch that misses.
Matheus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matheus misses with a punch on the inside.
Matheus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matheus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Matheus misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington blocks an uppercut.
Matheus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pennington.
Matheus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Pennington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matheus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matheus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Matheus fails to land.
Matheus has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
A head punch on the inside from Matheus fails to land.
Pennington blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Matheus fails to land.
Matheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matheus misses with a punch on the inside.
Matheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matheus working aggressively here.
Matheus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matheus misses with the head strike.
Matheus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Matheus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matheus working aggressively here.
Matheus looks winded!
Matheus misses with a punch on the inside.
Matheus misses with some punches.
Matheus misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pennington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matheus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Matheus working aggressively here.
Matheus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matheus misses with some punches.
Matheus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Matheus fails to land.
Matheus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matheus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington working hard to break the clinch.
Pennington blocking some punches.
Pennington seems to have got his legs back now.
Pennington pulls guard.
Pennington is trying to control the position but Matheus postures up.
Pennington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matheus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matheus won't allow Pennington to get back to his feet.
Pennington is trying to control the position but Matheus postures up.
Pennington has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Matheus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pennington.
Pennington is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington struggling a bit here.
Pennington is looking for a sweep.
Pennington is trying to control Matheus's posture but Matheus avoids it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matheus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matheus.
Pennington is looking for a takedown.
Matheus misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matheus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennington jumps guard but Matheus stands there with Pennington around his waist. Pennington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matheus has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Matheus pushes Pennington against the cage. Matheus is working some dirty boxing. Matheus pushes off with a quick right hook! Pennington goes down! Pennington tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Matheus moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Matheus!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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