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DFC 34: Penn Vs Turner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Francis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Parker's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Francis cracks Parker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Parker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Francis finish him?
Parker is rocked!
Francis throws an uppercut from hell that sends Parker clean off his feet! He's out cold! Francis stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
Oliver Francis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Margot Robbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Margot Robbie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robbie taking a breather.
Michaels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels has clasped his hands together around Robbie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Robbie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Michaels content to control rather than advance.
Michaels wants to stand up but Robbie manages to regain full guard.
Michaels wants to stand but Robbie is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbie keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Robbie has wrist control.
Robbie trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbie is looking to stand up but Michaels isn't so interested in that idea.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Robbie.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Michaels is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Robbie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Robbie has escaped and now he's on top!
Michaels is working an open guard so Robbie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Robbie. Robbie gets slowly back to his feet.
Robbie looks for a takedown but Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels drives through and clinches with Robbie against the cage.
Robbie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Michaels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Robbie to the mat. Robbie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Michaels postures up in Robbie's guard and throws a big left but Robbie blocks it.
Robbie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Sydney. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Robbie is retaining full guard.
Michaels stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels darts in and clinches Robbie up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Michaels gets the takedown into side control.
Robbie is looking to reverse the position.
Michaels happy to just control the position for now.
Robbie is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Michaels remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robbie gets back to half guard.
Robbie is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Michaels stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Robbie to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels 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.
Michaels gets a clinch.
Robbie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robbie is trying to stall.
Michaels turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Michaels manages to end up in side control.
Robbie is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to advance to mount but Robbie denies him.
A lull in the action here as Michaels stalls from top position.
Robbie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Michaels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Robbie is trying to maintain the position but Michaels is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michaels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robbie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Robbie is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robbie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.
Michaels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels rushes Robbie and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has Robbie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Michaels pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Robbie tumbling to the mat - Michaels dives into Robbie's guard.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michaels tries to stand but Robbie is controlling from the bottom.
Robbie working a defensive guard here.
Michaels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Robbie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shawn Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robbie's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Michaels wants to stand and escape but instead Robbie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Robbie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Michaels is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Michaels has escaped and now he's on top!
Robbie is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels gets to his feet - Robbie follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels 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. 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.
Michaels shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Michaels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robbie can do to turn this around?
Robbie is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Michaels is pressing down on Robbie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robbie is holding on for now.
Michaels tries to stand and escape but Robbie is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels controlling the action here.
Michaels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Michaels is working away from the top position though.
Michaels uses his free foot to push down on Robbie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Robbie.
Robbie is desperately trying to improve his position but Michaels has a good base and remains in mount.
Michaels punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michaels looking to control but Robbie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michaels controlling his opponent.
Michaels tries to control but Robbie wriggling away.
Michaels is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Robbie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Robbie!
Robbie cracks Michaels with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robbie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robbie trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels controlling Robbie's posture.
Robbie stands up and waves to Michaels to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Robbie with that takedown attempt.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robbie, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robbie backwards.
Michaels jumps guard.
Robbie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Robbie from controlling successfully.
Margot Robbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arrin Mccreth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arrin Mccreth has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
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243 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arrin Mccreth !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Wiggins !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccreth gets a clinch.
Wiggins has a couple of punches blocked by Mccreth .
Knees in the clinch landing for Mccreth .
Mccreth lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiggins won't want to take too many of those.
Wiggins looks winded!
Mccreth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mccreth .
A body shot lands from Mccreth .
Mccreth lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Big Wiggins has been cut.
Mccreth stalling against the cage.
Mccreth landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccreth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiggins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mccreth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mccreth landing knees to the head.
Mccreth gets through Wiggins 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mccreth prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccreth lands with a left to the head.
Wiggins is rocked!
Mccreth crunches a lovely knee into Wiggins 's ribcage.
Wiggins is still on wobbly legs! Can Mccreth finish him?
Mccreth lands a big knee! That's hurt Wiggins ! Oh, he's all over the place! Mccreth lands another knee that sends Wiggins to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arrin Mccreth !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Efron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Efron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Truck!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Truck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Efron manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Truck is controlling Efron's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Truck moves into full guard.
Efron thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Efron trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Efron from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck is trying to control the position but Efron postures up.
Truck managing to control the position.
Efron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Efron trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Efron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Truck looking for a sweep. Not yet Truck, not yet.
Truck can't keep his opponent in guard - Efron advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Truck is looking for a sweep. Efron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Efron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efron missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Efron lands a nice short elbow.
Efron is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Efron throwing strikes here but Truck is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Efron prevents Truck from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Truck can do anything to dispel that myth.
Efron with shots to the head and body - Truck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Efron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Truck is looking to improve his position but Efron isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efron lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Truck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Efron looking to finish Truck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truck!
Truck tries to improve his position but Efron has taken his back! Efron has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Truck tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Efron pushes Truck away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bernard Efron!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bork Lazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Daren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren Daren is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bork Lazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warren Daren!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lazer showed some decent athleticism there.
Lazer is trying to control the action in half guard but Daren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lazer blocks the strikes from Daren.
Lazer is pressing down on Daren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daren is holding on for now.
Daren actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazer controlling the action here.
Lazer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daren's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daren keeps working.
Lazer is nestled in close to Daren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Warren Daren has been cut.
Lazer is looking to take a break and control but Daren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daren can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lazer lands a nice short elbow.
Lazer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daren can't escape the position.
Lazer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lazer is really struggling to control Daren but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazer controlling from mount.
Lazer with the ground and pound from mount.
Lazer is landing with some decent strikes but Daren is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Warren Daren's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Warren Daren's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bork Lazer!
Bork Lazer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaly Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minakov walks into a jab.
Minakov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
Minakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Minakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Minakov lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Singh scores with a hook.
No joy there for Minakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh scores with a shot to the body.
Singh lands a jab to the head.
Singh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minakov throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Minakov misses the target.
Minakov misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Singh blocks the low kick.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Minakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Minakov misses its intended target.
Minakov moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
No joy there for Minakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Minakov misses the target.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Minakov.
Nice defenses there by Minakov.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Minakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Singh in his tracks.
Minakov misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh lands with a hook. Minakov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minakov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Minakov misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Singh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Minakov counters with a stiff right hand.
Minakov looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Minakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Minakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Minakov ducks down to avoid it.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minakov throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Minakov throws an off balance right hand
and Minakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Vitaly Minakov's cut even more.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vitaly Minakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minakov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minakov! But no joy.
Singh misses the jab.
Minakov wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab lands there for Singh.
Minakov throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh throws a monster overhand right that drops Minakov! Singh follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuvraj Singh!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Siggy Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous has chosen Bad Things as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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114 lbs
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139 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siggy Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Infamous!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Duncan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Infamous doesn't seem phased though.
Duncan misses with a looping left.
Infamous connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duncan momentarily.
Infamous lands a big head kick that sends Duncan tumbling to the mat! Infamous takes a step backwards and waves Duncan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Duncan is rocked!
It looks like Siggy Duncan has been cut.
Duncan throws a series of punches but Infamous moves out of range.
Oh Duncan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Infamous.
Infamous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Duncan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duncan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Infamous 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 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Infamous!
Tyler Infamous was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Siggy Duncan spoke after the fight, saying 'I knew this was going to be a tough fight. But you gotta fight the best, to be the best. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Drakivomoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Drakivomoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiny Trump!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakivomoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiny Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trump fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drakivomoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Drakivomoy fails to land.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trump blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trump.
It looks like Boris Drakivomoy has been cut.
Trump throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Drakivomoy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drakivomoy lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakivomoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Drakivomoy controls the action.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Drakivomoy controls the action.
Trump misses with an elbow over the top.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Drakivomoy controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Drakivomoy.
Trump tries to work over Drakivomoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drakivomoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
Trump throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trump.
Drakivomoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drakivomoy lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Drakivomoy working aggressively here.
Trump lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drakivomoy.
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!
Drakivomoy wants to stall.
Trump pushes Drakivomoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Drakivomoy on the inside.
Trump gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Trump.
Trump lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drakivomoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Trump.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump throws an elbow that misses.
Drakivomoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drakivomoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump blocking some punches.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike from Trump.
Trump blocking some punches.
Trump tries to work over Drakivomoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drakivomoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drakivomoy avoids the elbow strike from Trump, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Trump.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy blocks the elbow strike.
Drakivomoy misses with a body punch.
Drakivomoy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Trump.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump blocking some punches.
Trump throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Drakivomoy.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakivomoy lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trump misses with an elbow over the top.
Trump cracks Drakivomoy with a nice body shot.
Trump tries a body shot but Drakivomoy blocks it.
Drakivomoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike from Trump.
Drakivomoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Trump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Drakivomoy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trump has Drakivomoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Tiny Trump seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Drakivomoy avoids the elbow strike from Trump, against the cage.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trump 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.
Trump throws an elbow that misses.
Trump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Trump.
Drakivomoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Trump.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Drakivomoy.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Drakivomoy on the inside.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Drakivomoy blocks a body shot from Trump.
Drakivomoy stalling.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
Drakivomoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Drakivomoy - that landed with a thud.
Trump misses with an elbow over the top.
Drakivomoy prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
Drakivomoy is looking to control Trump's arms but Trump gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drakivomoy has his back to the cage.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drakivomoy.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy blocks the elbow strike.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump presses Drakivomoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trump digs a right hand into Drakivomoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drakivomoy's gas tank.
Drakivomoy blocks the elbow strike.
Drakivomoy tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakivomoy stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Drakivomoy avoids the elbow strike from Trump, against the cage.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakivomoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Drakivomoy misses with a body punch.
Drakivomoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Trump.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike from Trump.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Drakivomoy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trump up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Drakivomoy blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy prevents a body shot from Trump.
Drakivomoy looking to stall.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
Drakivomoy throws a head punch that misses.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drakivomoy misses with some punches.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakivomoy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drakivomoy trying to control the position but instead, Trump has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drakivomoy into the cage.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike from Trump.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Drakivomoy avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Trump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Drakivomoy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Drakivomoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
Drakivomoy gets tackled into the cage by Trump. Trump maintains the clinch.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drakivomoy's elbow.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakivomoy's brow.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Drakivomoy avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drakivomoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Drakivomoy controls the action.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drakivomoy lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drakivomoy.
Trump tries a body shot but Drakivomoy blocks it.
Drakivomoy prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drakivomoy prevents a body shot from Trump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakivomoy lands a left hand.
Trump misses with an elbow over the top.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakivomoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Trump.
Drakivomoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Trump.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike from Trump.
Trump throws an elbow that misses.
Drakivomoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Drakivomoy.
Drakivomoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trump is rocked!
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drakivomoy is looking to control Trump's arms but Trump gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drakivomoy has his back to the cage.
Drakivomoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Drakivomoy.
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Drakivomoy finish him?
Nice body punch from Drakivomoy - that landed with a thud.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike from Trump.
Drakivomoy blocks an elbow strike.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Drakivomoy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy lands with a right to the head.
Trump throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drakivomoy.
Drakivomoy lands with a light punch inside.
Drakivomoy throws a big uppercut that drops Trump! More strikes from Drakivomoy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Trump lies dazed against the cage as Drakivomoy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Drakivomoy!
After the big win, Boris Drakivomoy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Next Episode by Dr. Dre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Turner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner misses with a looping right.
And Penn counters with a quick kick to the body but Turner blocks it.
Turner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn jabs Turner right on the nose. Turner blinks but takes it well.
Penn slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Penn.
Turner can't get the takedown.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn 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 misses the shot to the body.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penn is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Penn circles away and we're back to standing.
Reco Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Turner.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a jab.
Penn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Penn punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner lands an overhand right.
Reco Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Penn with a jab.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turner misses with a double jab
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josh Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Penn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Penn enables Turner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Penn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into range.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn wants to slow Turner down by chopping away at his legs.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner cracks Penn with a good jab.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reco Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn throws a lazy body kick
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penn seems keen to control Turner's posture.
Penn wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Penn wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Turner passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penn is concentrating on defense, preventing Turner from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner is stalling here. Penn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Turner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Penn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Turner struggling a bit here.
Penn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Turner is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Turner is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
Penn controls the position.
Turner is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Penn happy to just control the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Penn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Turner throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
Turner walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner shoots and misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turner misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Penn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Penn pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turner is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Turner backpedaling.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turner is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Turner has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turner is looking to advance position but Penn won't allow it.
Turner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping hold of Turner's head, controlling as best he can.
Penn tries to kick Turner off but Turner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turner prevents Penn from improving his position.
Turner wants to free his trapped foot but Penn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn clearly takes 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.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
Penn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn scores with a one two! Turner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turner shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reco Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Turner.
Turner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body kick from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Penn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn, right into the meat.
Penn lands an overhand right.
Penn cracks the inside of Turner's front leg.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick there by Penn.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn, right into the meat.
Penn cracks the inside of Turner's front leg.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn tried to counter with a leg kick but Turner avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
You can see that Turner has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a low kick, right behind Turner 's knee.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner shoots and misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn had his way with Josh Turner in that round.
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!
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Turner tries to clinch up
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Turner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Penn!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is staying tight to Penn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Penn wants to control but Turner postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn stops Turner from passing to mount.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn wants to control but Turner postures up.
Penn prevents Turner from moving into mount.
Turner keeps trying to improve his position.
Penn struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Turner off and has taken his back!
Penn is riding his opponent, not letting Turner buck him off.
Turner is trying to break free.
Turner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Turner is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Turner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Penn content to stall in guard here.
Turner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
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.
Turner wants to hit a switch here but Penn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Turner there!
Penn controlling from mount.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reco Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reco Penn!
Reco Penn is the new bantamweight champion!
Reco Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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