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Event:
TGC 4: Knocksville vs Beaver
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penn misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1##BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penn doesn't seem phased though.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Barnes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes jabs at Penn's body.
CJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.#T2#
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow. #BC#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Barnes has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Penn misses with a hook.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes cracks Penn with a good jab.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Barnes moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Barnes gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Penn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Penn prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colby Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Penn.
Barnes lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Barnes tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penn backs up 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!
Barnes avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Penn working aggressively here.
#BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands the left hand.
A left lands for Penn.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Penn manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Barnes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Barnes sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
A big left from Penn misses.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CL#
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Penn prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Penn misses with a looping right.
Barnes looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn. #T4#
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Penn.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn misses with the head strike.
Barnes working aggressively here.
#BC#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL#
Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
CJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colby Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Barnes!
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Event:
TGC 2
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1#
No luck for Umarov with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Umarov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Penn did well to prevent Umarov getting side control.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umarov on the ground.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Penn tries to get out of the position.
Umarov working the head and body with strikes.
Umarov controlling the pace.
Umarov is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov working the head and body with strikes.
Umarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head. #T1##SUB2#
Umarov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Umarov is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Umarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Umarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Umarov.
Umarov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Umarov thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Umarov.
Umarov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Umarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Umarov lands with a punch from half guard.
Umarov is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Umarov drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Umarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umarov is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Umarov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Umarov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T3##SUB2#
Umarov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Penn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Timur Umarov!
A very excited looking Timur Umarov 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Tsvetanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Tsvetanov is predictable there
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsvetanov misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsvetanov wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tsvetanov thinking.
Tsvetanov misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsvetanov has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsvetanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tsvetanov.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsvetanov shoots and misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Tsvetanov tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
CJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasil Tsvetanov.
Tsvetanov looks winded!
Penn dips to his left and cracks Tsvetanov with an uppercut!
Penn dips to his left and cracks Tsvetanov with an uppercut!
Tsvetanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands the left hand.
CJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsvetanov fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Tsvetanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing. #ROC#
Tsvetanov is rocked!
Penn drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tsvetanov right on the button. Tsvetanov goes down! Penn follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Penn gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Penn!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Kaeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Kaeo misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab by Penn.
Kaeo shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn works Kaeo's body with a nice hook.
Kaeo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Kaeo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Kaeo with a poor takedown #KD2#
and Penn counters with a nice right hand that sends Kaeo toppling to the canvas! Kaeo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Penn finish him?!#CUT2#
It looks like Namaka Kaeo has been cut.
Kaeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Namaka Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaeo.
Kaeo wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Kaeo moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD2#
Penn cracks Kaeo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Penn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kaeo to stand back up!#ROC2#
Kaeo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Kaeo's belly button to the back.
Oh Kaeo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaeo wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Penn!
In defeat, Namaka Kaeo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to thank my fans for their support.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Therrien tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Therrien ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Therrien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn misses with the combination.
Therrien is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Therrien seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
CJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Therrien.#T1#
Therrien fails with a takedown attempt.
Therrien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Therrien shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Penn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
CJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Therrien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Therrien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn scores with a hook.
Therrien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Therrien fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Therrien seems unphased.
Therrien tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Therrien doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Therrien shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Therrien tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Therrien looks winded!#T3#
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Therrien looks to clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Therrien is rocked!
Penn drops Therrien with a naaaaasty hook - Therrien is in real trouble here! Penn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Penn!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Josh Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Pettis throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Pettis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pettis darts in trying to clinch
and Pettis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pettis.
Pettis throws a body kick that misses
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pettis tries to clinch up.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Pettis.
Pettis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis with a poor takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Pettis throws an off balance right hand
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Pettis is rocked!
BAM! Penn delivers a spinning backfist that drops Pettis like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). CJ Penn!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LaRusso scores with a decent looking hook.
LaRusso connects with a looping right hand.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from LaRusso misses its intended target.
LaRusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaRusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaRusso throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaRusso throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaRusso.
LaRusso tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaRusso lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LaRusso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
LaRusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
LaRusso scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn slips a straight right by LaRusso.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but LaRusso is just out of range.
LaRusso throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
LaRusso throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
LaRusso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaRusso.
LaRusso misses with a looping right.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn takes a swing at LaRusso's ribcage but misses.
LaRusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for LaRusso.
LaRusso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from LaRusso.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LaRusso to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of LaRusso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. LaRusso catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
LaRusso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaRusso missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaRusso. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaRusso is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn misses with a body shot.
LaRusso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for LaRusso. That snapped Penn's head back.
LaRusso misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
Penn defending well as LaRusso loads up on a big left hand.
LaRusso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaRusso scores with a jab to the body.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaRusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
LaRusso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaRusso throws out the jab.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but LaRusso manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by LaRusso. Beautiful body shot.
LaRusso throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws the left hand but LaRusso avoids the punch easily.
LaRusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaRusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from LaRusso misses.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from LaRusso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaRusso scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for LaRusso.
LaRusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kumo LaRusso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
LaRusso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
LaRusso swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Penn counter with a right hand. #ROC#
LaRusso is rocked!
Kumo LaRusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaRusso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn scores with a counter punch that sends LaRusso to the canvas! Penn smells blood - he's punishing LaRusso with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! LaRusso has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Penn!
The defeated Kumo LaRusso had this to say: 'you will see me again'.
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