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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick James, Bitch!'s chin.
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213 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
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195 cm
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218 lbs
45 - 29 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Bitch! throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Bitch! looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Bitch! throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitch!.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn moves out of range as Bitch! strikes.
Bitch! bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch! closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Bitch! softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitch! scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitch! avoids it.
Bitch! digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitch! just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Bitch!.
Bitch! pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitch!'s elbow.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Bitch! prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Bitch!, against the cage.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Bitch! missing with knees to the body.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn is working Bitch! over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn is working Bitch! over against the cage.
Bitch! throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bitch! on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Bitch!.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Bitch!.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Bitch! misses with the head strike.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitch! controls his hands.
Bitch! is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Bitch! lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitch! just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Bitch! scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bitch! pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Bitch!.
Nice elbow from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitch! scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitch! misses with the head strike.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it misses.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penn tries to work over Bitch!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bitch! lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Bitch! softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bitch! trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Bitch! tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Bitch! doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitch! misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitch! paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn blocks a jab.
Bitch! is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Bitch! pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn 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.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Bitch! counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bitch! swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bitch! misses with a hook.
Bitch! walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bitch! doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! scores with a jab.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitch! checks the leg kick.
Penn tries to clinch up but Bitch! circles away and keeps his distance.
Bitch! looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Bitch! uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Penn defending well as Bitch! loads up on a big left hand.
Penn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bitch! sprawls and moves away.
Bitch! waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Bitch! had a free shot at his head there.
Bitch! throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn attempts a counter takedown but Bitch! avoids it well and moves away.
Bitch! throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Bitch! throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Bitch! tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! misses with a wild body shot.
Penn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bitch! sprawls and moves away.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at The Good the Bad and The Ugly that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bitch! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Bitch! throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitch! paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn moves out of range as Bitch! throws a body kick.
Bitch! bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn slips under a jab from Bitch!.
Bitch! on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitch!. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitch! misses with a body kick.
Bitch! throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! misses with a straight left.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Bitch! - just one landing.
Bitch! takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn feinted with a counter takedown.
Bitch! with a jab.
Penn slips a jab from Bitch!.
Bitch! misses with a body shot.
Penn lands a head kick!
Bitch! tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bitch! in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bitch! tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Bitch! misses.
Penn defending well as Bitch! loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Penn moves out of range as Bitch! throws a body kick.
Bitch! lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Bitch! blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Bitch! throws a big shot that misses.
Bitch! is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitch! dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Bitch! tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bitch! keeps the fight on the outside.
Bitch! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Bitch! throws out a powerful jab.
Bitch! lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn slips a straight right by Bitch!.
Penn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bitch!. Bitch! obviously looking to wear him down.
Bitch! cracks a nice hook into Penn's ribs.
Bitch! looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn cracks the inside of Bitch!'s front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch! throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bitch!.
Bitch! scores with a hook.
Penn moves out of range as Bitch! strikes.
Penn attempts a counter takedown but Bitch! avoids it well and moves away.
Penn misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Bitch! has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitch! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch! tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bitch! looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Bitch! was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Bitch! throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn tries to clinch but Bitch! is having none of it.
Bitch! on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn lands a big head kick that sends Bitch! tumbling to the mat! Penn takes a step backwards and waves Bitch! back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bitch! is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch! lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitch! is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Bitch! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn connects with a right hand. Bitch! shakes it off.
OH! Bitch! has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Penn smells blood and charges in for the finish! Penn unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Bitch! sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steel Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, Steel Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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