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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 3197 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 2720 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen Advanced Training as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steel Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tong Po 's chin.
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213 lbs
30 - 20 - 0 |
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224 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Po misses with a body punch.
Po keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Po tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Po keeps him there for the moment.
Po effectively controlling the action here.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Po , against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocking some punches.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn is trying to push Po away but Po has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Po is struggling to control the position.
Po content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Po prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Po prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Po misses with a body punch.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Po .
Penn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Po pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Po has the dominant position.
Po working aggressively here.
Penn is trying to break free.
Po tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Po clinches up against the cage.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Po just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Po lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Po misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn feinted with a counter takedown.
Po tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tong Po is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po checks a leg kick.
Po tries to counter with a clinch but Penn shakes him off and moves away.
Oooooh!!! Po has knocked Penn down with a huge combo! Po steps away and waves a wobbly Penn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn blocks a head kick by Po .
Po throws a body shot but no joy.
Po tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
A left lands for Penn.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn attempts a counter takedown but Po avoids it well and moves away.
Po moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn prevents a body shot from Po .
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Po misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Po 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.
Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Po throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Po clinches with his opponent.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Penn working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn throws a head kick but Po moves out of range.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po tries to clinch up.
Penn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Po sprawls and moves away.
Tong Po seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Po clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Po misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Po .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tong Po '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!
A head kick from Po lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Po forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Po .
Po digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Po - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po landing knees to the head.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn blocks a head kick by Po .
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but Po checks it.
Po throws a counter combo.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Po darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Po has Penn pressed against the cage.
Tong Po seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Po .
Tong Po is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn tries to break free but Po pushes him back against the cage.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po moves into the clinch.
Po digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn is trying to push Po away but Po has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Po 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po !
A very excited looking Tong Po 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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