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GAMMA: Contenders #107 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Oripoularis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waz Wsciekly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waz Wsciekly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Oripoularis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waz Wsciekly!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oripoularis tries to land a front kick but Wsciekly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wsciekly blocks the body kick.
Wsciekly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oripoularis circles away.
Oripoularis has closed the distance and engaged Wsciekly in a clinch.
Oripoularis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oripoularis lands a nice shot to the body.
Wsciekly wants a takedown but no success here.
Wsciekly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oripoularis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander Oripoularis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waz Wsciekly.
Oripoularis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wsciekly stops a takedown attempt from Oripoularis.
Wsciekly is trying to drag Oripoularis to the mat but Oripoularis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oripoularis can't get the takedown.
Oripoularis has Wsciekly pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Oripoularis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wsciekly tumbling to the mat - Oripoularis dives into Wsciekly's guard.
Oripoularis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oripoularis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oripoularis throws and elbow that misses. Wsciekly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oripoularis's guard. Nice move by Wsciekly!
Oripoularis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wsciekly!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oripoularis looking to ground and pound but Wsciekly is blocking nicely.
Oripoularis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oripoularis looking to ground and pound but Wsciekly is blocking nicely.
Wsciekly avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oripoularis.
Oripoularis looking to finish with strikes here!
Oripoularis looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oripoularis throwing strikes but Wsciekly bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Wsciekly wants to stand up but Oripoularis is controlling him.
Wsciekly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oripoularis throwing strikes from guard but Wsciekly blocks nicely.
Oripoularis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wsciekly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oripoularis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis stops Wsciekly from standing up.
Wsciekly looks gassed!
Oripoularis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oripoularis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oripoularis scoring with some ground and pound.
Wsciekly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oripoularis throws a strike but Wsciekly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wsciekly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Oripoularis 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.
Oripoularis has Wsciekly up against the cage in a clinch.
Oripoularis has Wsciekly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wsciekly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oripoularis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wsciekly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oripoularis tries a knee to the head but Wsciekly blocks it.
Oripoularis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wsciekly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Oripoularis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oripoularis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wsciekly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wsciekly tries for a takedown but Oripoularis manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oripoularis wants to get back to striking at distance but Wsciekly won't allow it.
Oripoularis has had enough of the clinch but Wsciekly keeps him there for the moment.
Oripoularis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wsciekly smiles and moves away.
Wsciekly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oripoularis's waist but Oripoularis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wsciekly off to one side.
Oripoularis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oripoularis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexander Oripoularis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis tries for a takedown but Wsciekly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oripoularis!
It looks like Waz Wsciekly has been cut.
A cross from Oripoularis lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oripoularis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wsciekly tries to avoid it but Oripoularis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wsciekly to the ground. Wsciekly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wsciekly with a poor takedown
and Oripoularis counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis closes the distance and clinches.
Oripoularis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wsciekly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oripoularis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wsciekly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oripoularis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wsciekly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wsciekly wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis misses with a few strikes there.
Oripoularis looks for a takedown but Wsciekly sprawls well.
Oripoularis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oripoularis tries to land a front kick but Wsciekly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Oripoularis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Waz Wsciekly's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Oripoularis.
Oripoularis throws a body punch but Wsciekly moves out of range.
Oripoularis pushes Wsciekly up against the cage in a clinch.
Oripoularis is working for takedown but Wsciekly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oripoularis throws an elbow but it misses.
Oripoularis is trying to push Wsciekly away but Wsciekly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wsciekly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oripoularis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oripoularis stuffs the takedown attempt from Wsciekly. Wsciekly gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oripoularis wants to slow Wsciekly down by chopping away at his legs.
Oripoularis has managed to clinch.
Oripoularis can't get the takedown.
Oripoularis is trying to maintain a safe position but Wsciekly gets an underhook and turns Oripoularis into the cage.
Oripoularis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wsciekly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Oripoularis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis successfully pulls guard.
Wsciekly working some strikes from top position.
Oripoularis is trying to control the position but Wsciekly postures up.
Wsciekly lands a couple of elbows.
Wsciekly is looking to work some ground and pound but Oripoularis has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wsciekly is in close to Oripoularis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oripoularis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oripoularis tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis wants to hit a switch here but Wsciekly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oripoularis there!
Wsciekly lands a heavy elbow.
Oripoularis is desperately trying to improve his position but Wsciekly has a good base and remains in mount.
Wsciekly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oripoularis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oripoularis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oripoularis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oripoularis postures up in Wsciekly's guard and throws a big left but Wsciekly blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oripoularis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Waz Wsciekly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Oripoularis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wsciekly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Alexander Oripoularis.
Well Oripoularis 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Alexander Oripoularis!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Alexander Oripoularis!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Alexander Oripoularis!
Alexander Oripoularis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Guy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Tomasz Gracie has been cut.
Guy with a nice cross.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Guy stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
BOOM! Guy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gracie. Gracie tries to recover but Guy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gracie lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Guy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Poe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poe's waist but Poe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vinicius off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poe. That's going to slow Vinicius down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poe!
Vinicius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
Vinicius is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinicius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
Poe lands a big head kick that sends Vinicius tumbling to the mat! Poe takes a step backwards and waves Vinicius back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Markus Vinicius has been cut.
Poe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poe circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Vinicius drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Poe follows Vinicius to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Poe!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Morningstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aluicious James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Morningstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aluicious James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the head kick by Morningstar.
Morningstar lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James checks a low kick from Morningstar.
Morningstar throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Morningstar throws a big shot that misses.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morningstar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morningstar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morningstar swinging wildly here.
Morningstar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James passes easily into side control. Nice work.
James tries to score with some ground and pound. Morningstar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
James in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
James is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Morningstar is trying to escape and James transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Morningstar is forced to tap! Nice work there by James! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aluicious James!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penna has chosen APOCALYPSE NOW as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kalib Koscheck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenno Penna!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penna fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Koscheck as he connects with a hook.
Koscheck misses with a straight right.
Penna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koscheck scores with a three punch combo!
Koscheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koscheck throws the kick towards the body but Penna avoids it.
Penna fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koscheck sprawls well initially but Penna persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koscheck defending well though.
Penna throwing shots but Koscheck is blocking nicely.
Koscheck won't allow Penna to pass to mount.
Penna thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscheck's head.
Penna trying to pass the guard but Koscheck defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koscheck sees it coming and defends easily.
Penna working Koscheck over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penna trying to pass the guard but Koscheck defending well.
Penna is working for a submission of some sort.
Penna throwing shots but Koscheck is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penna is looking to stall here but Koscheck recovers full guard.
Penna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koscheck wants to sweep but no luck.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing Penna from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna passes Koscheck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koscheck is looking to improve his position.
Penna wants to take a breather but Koscheck is having none of it.
Penna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koscheck defending well though.
Penna passes to full mount!
Penna goes for an armbar but Koscheck turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koscheck.
Koscheck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Penna keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Penna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koscheck landing with the ground and pound.
Penna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koscheck defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koscheck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koscheck stands up over Penna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brenno Penna will probably get the nod.
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.
Penna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscheck as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penna.
Koscheck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penna dodges the punch combination from Koscheck.
Penna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koscheck.
Penna catches Koscheck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koscheck sprawls well. Koscheck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penna gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalib Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenno Penna.
Koscheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koscheck cracks Penna with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscheck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck connects with a nice looking jab.
Koscheck throws a leg kick but Penna moved away.
Penna avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penna avoids the head kick by Koscheck.
Penna moves in looking to clinch but Koscheck pushes him off.
Koscheck tries a head kick but it misses.
Penna shoots in for a double leg but Koscheck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koscheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Penna.
Koscheck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koscheck misses with a low kick as Penna jumps back.
Koscheck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koscheck lands a jab to the nose.
Kalib Koscheck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Penna or perhaps it was just good defense by Koscheck which made him look bad.
Penna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koscheck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koscheck.
Koscheck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Koscheck. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penna is defended easily by Koscheck.
Penna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koscheck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penna's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna looks for a takedown but Koscheck sprawls well.
Koscheck lands a nice looking body kick.
Penna is breathing heavily.
Koscheck lands with a right hand.
Koscheck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A combination from Koscheck does no damage.
Koscheck scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck throws the kick towards the body but Penna avoids it.
Penna throws a right hand that Koscheck ducks under and follows up with a left that Koscheck also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with an uppercut.
Penna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penna blocks the body kick.
Penna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koscheck sprawls well. Koscheck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penna gets slowly back to his feet.
Koscheck throws a good cross that connects.
Penna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penna tries to land a front kick but Koscheck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koscheck lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koscheck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koscheck.
Penna dodges the punch combination from Koscheck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalib Koscheck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koscheck works over Penna's head and body with a nice combination.
A left lands for Koscheck.
Koscheck lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penna will feel that in the morning.
Penna has a takedown stuffed.
Koscheck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koscheck keeping full guard, as Penna tries to pass.
Penna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koscheck pulls Penna in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penna's guard.
Koscheck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koscheck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koscheck defends well.
Koscheck connects with a couple of short punches.
Penna trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Koscheck scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penna is keeping the position for now.
Koscheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brenno Penna has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koscheck landing with the ground and pound.
Koscheck landing with the ground and pound.
Koscheck stopping the sweep attempt from Penna.
Koscheck scoring with some ground and pound.
Koscheck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koscheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Koscheck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koscheck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penna is looking for a triangle but Koscheck pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koscheck!
Koscheck sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penna stops Koscheck from getting back to his feet.
Penna is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brenno Penna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penna.
Koscheck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalib Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penna wants to work for an arm triangle but Koscheck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalib Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koscheck 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 Dennis scores the fight for Kalib Koscheck!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kalib Koscheck!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Kalib Koscheck!
Kalib Koscheck wins by unanimous decision!
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