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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Pennington (ranked 4787 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Smith (ranked 3799 p4p, 412 weight class). Tony Smith looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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151 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith leaves Pennington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pennington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Pennington bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pennington circles away quickly and effectively.
Pennington is looking for a counter combo.
Pennington takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Pennington counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennington.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pennington has Smith pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pennington is stalling here.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pennington has him pressed against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pennington walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pennington clinches with his opponent.
Pennington pulls Smith into guard.
Pennington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pennington is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pennington breaks from the clinch.
Pennington fails to land the takedown.
Smith shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Pennington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
so Pennington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Pennington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith looks winded!
Pennington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pennington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Pennington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Pennington is dominant here and he's now got Smith's back!
Smith defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pennington's arms.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pennington controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
Pennington looking for the RNC.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pennington has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pennington has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body.
Pennington is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Smith defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Pennington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pennington closes the distance and clinches.
Pennington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pennington manages to end up in side control.
Smith throws Pennington to one side and escapes!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Pennington shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Pennington with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pennington is aware though and is defending well.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Pennington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pennington to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pennington 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 Smith.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pennington tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Pennington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smith has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pennington but great work by Smith.
Gabriel Pennington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pennington wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pennington throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Pennington manages to get back to half guard.
Pennington misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith prevents Pennington from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pennington is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Pennington. Pennington gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith pushes Pennington up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to break free but Pennington has control.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Pennington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith stalks Pennington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pennington's face. Pennington staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pennington stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pennington appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pennington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pennington is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Pennington dives into side control.
Pennington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Pennington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Pennington drags him back down.
Pennington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Pennington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Pennington gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith is looking to get back to is feet but Pennington passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Pennington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pennington looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pennington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pennington takes a little break here. Smith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pennington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Pennington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pennington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Pennington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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