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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Garcia (ranked 4632 p4p, 462 weight class) and Charles Pennington (ranked 4682 p4p, 466 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia drives through and clinches with Pennington against the cage.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pennington takes an elbow to the temple.
Pennington tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Pennington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Pennington avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Pennington shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Pennington avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Pennington blocks with his arms.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Pennington blocks with his arms.
Pennington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Pennington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennington is defending well for now.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennington avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Pennington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Pennington is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennington avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.
Pennington wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennington.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pennington's face.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Pennington shrugs off.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Pennington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennington avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia clinches up with Pennington and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Pennington blocks it.
Pennington tries to score a body lock takedown but Garcia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pennington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington takes an elbow to the temple.
Pennington managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Pennington shrugs off.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pennington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garcia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Pennington is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennington can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Pennington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Pennington's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia lands a good knee to the midsection. Pennington won't want to take too many of those.
Pennington is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Pennington in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Pennington has been cut.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Pennington blocks it.
Pennington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pennington avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Pennington blocks it.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pennington's face.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia drops Pennington with a big knee straight up the middle! Pennington is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pennington is rocked!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pennington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pennington is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Pennington has his arm trapped.
Pennington can't do much from the bottom here.
Pennington seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pennington tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennington managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pennington's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Pennington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pennington tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pennington managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Pennington jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Pennington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Pennington in his tracks for a moment.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Danny Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia lands a good knee to the midsection. Pennington won't want to take too many of those.
Pennington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pennington tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Pennington drops back down to his feet.
Danny Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Pennington.
Pennington trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pennington into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Pennington 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Garcia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia working Pennington over with knees to the body.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Pennington's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Pennington shrugs off.
Pennington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pennington's face.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Pennington 's eye.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.
Pennington tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pennington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Charles Pennington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Garcia!
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energy
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pop
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