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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Penn (ranked 2971 p4p, 4625 weight class) and Vitor Vasconcelos (ranked 297 p4p, 434 weight class). Penn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The End. Colin Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Vasconcelos's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasconcelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasconcelos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasconcelos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Vasconcelos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A cross from Vasconcelos lands.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasconcelos but Vasconcelos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasconcelos lands a body shot.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasconcelos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vasconcelos somewhat.
Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good exchange - Vasconcelos coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasconcelos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Vasconcelos.
Colin Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasconcelos is looking for a takedown.
Vasconcelos looking for a takedown.
Penn wants a takedown.
Vasconcelos goes for a takedown attempt but Penn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasconcelos moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasconcelos controls his hands.
Vasconcelos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Penn pulls Vasconcelos into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn working for submissions but it's allowed Vasconcelos to get to half guard.
Vasconcelos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vasconcelos is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vasconcelos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Vasconcelos.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn trying to hold on to Vasconcelos's head to control him but Vasconcelos postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasconcelos is taking a breather. Penn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Penn is looking to escape.
Vasconcelos is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vasconcelos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasconcelos prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn has hold of Vasconcelos's hands but Vasconcelos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vasconcelos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vasconcelos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasconcelos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Vasconcelos lands with an overhand left.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Vasconcelos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasconcelos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasconcelos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Vasconcelos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn throws a one two combo.
It looks like Vitor Vasconcelos has been cut.
Vasconcelos throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vasconcelos! Penn lets Vasconcelos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vasconcelos is rocked!
Vasconcelos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn pushes Vasconcelos off and gets back to his feet.
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch up.
Penn tried to counter with a leg kick but Vasconcelos avoided it.
Vasconcelos seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasconcelos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vitor Vasconcelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasconcelos shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasconcelos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasconcelos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Vasconcelos ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Colin Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos is breathing heavily.
Penn clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Vasconcelos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penn controlling the position well.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Vasconcelos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vasconcelos stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Penn wants to improve his position but Vasconcelos is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but Vasconcelos postures up.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Vasconcelos is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasconcelos lands strikes from half guard.
Penn is looking to control Vasconcelos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Vasconcelos trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Colin Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Vasconcelos moves into the clinch.
Penn lands a left hand.
Vasconcelos fails to pull guard.
Penn tries a body shot but Vasconcelos blocks it.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasconcelos clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasconcelos scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Penn pushes Vasconcelos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Vasconcelos lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasconcelos is defended easily by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Vasconcelos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vasconcelos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vasconcelos lands in his opponent's guard.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vasconcelos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasconcelos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn has his foot on Vasconcelos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vasconcelos works his way back into a safe position though.
Vasconcelos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn is trying to keep Vasconcelos in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vasconcelos looking to control.
Vitor Vasconcelos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasconcelos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.
Vasconcelos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn is trying to keep Vasconcelos in close.
Penn pulls Vasconcelos in close to his closed guard and prevents Vasconcelos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vasconcelos wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn pulls Vasconcelos in close to prevent any damage.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Vasconcelos from controlling successfully.
Vasconcelos looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vasconcelos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vasconcelos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Penn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasconcelos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasconcelos has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
Vasconcelos wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vasconcelos holds on and takes a little breather.
Vasconcelos is working an open guard so Penn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vasconcelos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vasconcelos. Those never looked like landing.
Vasconcelos shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Vasconcelos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasconcelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasconcelos manages to avoid it.
Vasconcelos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Vasconcelos moves into the clinch.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Vasconcelos's takedown attempt.
Penn pulls guard effortlessly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasconcelos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn is pulling down on Vasconcelos's head. It's preventing any offense from Vasconcelos, at least for the moment.
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 Colin Penn.
Well Penn 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Penn!
A pretty intense looking Colin Penn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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