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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii '78 . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bj penn! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by penn. penn closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. penn pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Penn throws a right and a left that both miss. penn moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
A combination from Penn does no damage. penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body. A nice inside leg kick there by penn. That's going to slow Penn down. penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one. Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Penn misses with a two punch combination.
penn wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance. Penn swinging wilding here.
penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj penn. Penn swinging wilding here.
penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Penn misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn throws a hook but penn avoids it easily. penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penn is fending him off so far but penn persists. Nope, Penn circles away and we're back to standing. Penn lands a left and a right that sends penn crashing to the canvas! Penn dives into mount looking to finish!
penn is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. penn is looking to get to half guard. Penn is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent. Penn is breathing heavily. penn is looking to get to half guard. Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for penn on the ground. Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. penn working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! penn fails in his attempt to clinch. penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Penn misses and penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. 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. penn wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position. penn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Penn misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn lands with a right hand. BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Penn throws a lazy body kick and penn counters by clinching up. penn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. penn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. penn trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Penn trying to stand up but can't free himself from penn's guard. Penn wants to stand and escape but instead penn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. penn won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. penn postures up and lands a big shot to Penn's brow. Penn is looking to stand up but penn isn't so interested in that idea. penn pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard. penn thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Penn is not content to let penn control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but bj penn 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.
penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
penn shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Penn misses with a double jab.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Penn looks to land a combination but penn avoids it well. penn wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance. Penn throws a right and a left that both miss. penn takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses. penn misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. penn checks a leg kick nicely. Penn lands with a hook. penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as penn throws out the jab. penn throws a nice inside leg kick. penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round. penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Penn throws a nice looking combination but penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing penn off to one side. Penn is looking to score with low kicks. Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and penn moves out of range easily. Nice sprawl there from Penn as penn shoots in. BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj penn. Penn throws a leg kick and penn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily. Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Penn blocks the body kick.
Penn thows a leg kick but penn checks it and penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done. penn keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but penn has double underhooks. penn prevents Penn from breaking the clinch. penn decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn tries to stand but penn is controlling from the bottom. penn looking for a sweep. Not yet penn, not yet. penn looking for a triangle here. Penn is fighting it but it looks tight! penn pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Penn is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). bj penn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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