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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pennington (ranked 2493 p4p, 3297 weight class) and Nicholas Sartre (ranked 276 p4p, 349 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Sartre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennington misses with a hook
and Sartre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sartre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sartre throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Pennington to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Pennington checks a leg kick nicely.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sartre.
Sartre takes the fight into the clinch.
Sartre is pushing Pennington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington is trying to break the clinch but Sartre has him pressed against the cage.
Pennington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington tries to break the clinch but Sartre is controlling the position.
Pennington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sartre throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington misses with an uppercut.
Pennington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sartre. Sartre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sartre checks a leg kick nicely.
Sartre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pennington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sartre was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
Sartre tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sartre throws an overhand right that lands on Pennington's shoulder, as Pennington tries to avoid the shot.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Sartre slips under a jab from Pennington.
Sartre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sartre looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
We've been informed that Sartre has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sartre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Sartre moved out of range nicely.
Pennington throws a poor cross that misses
and Sartre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pennington defending well as Sartre loads up on a big left hand.
Sartre jabs at Pennington's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Pennington.
Pennington misses with the combination.
Pennington sets himself, and Sartre steps forward looking for the clinch! Pennington avoids it this time.
Pennington lands a really nice looking cross but Sartre seems unphased.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington slips a straight right by Sartre.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Pennington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sartre darts in trying to clinch
and Pennington counters with a nice uppercut.
Sartre slips under a jab.
Sartre misses with a shot to the body
and Pennington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sartre ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Sartre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sartre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pennington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sartre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Sartre moved out of range nicely.
Sartre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pennington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pennington connects with a body shot.
Sartre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre throws a leg kick but Pennington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pennington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pennington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pennington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sartre counters with a stiff right hand.
Pennington with a jab.
Sartre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pennington checks it well.
Sartre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sartre lands with a straight right. Pennington didn't see that one coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sartre throws a lazy head kick
and Pennington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sartre looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pennington misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Pennington misses.
Sartre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sartre lands a nice hook to Pennington's body. Pennington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pennington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Floyd Pennington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sartre misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Sartre.
Sartre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennington.
Sartre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sartre throws a leg kick
enabling Pennington to counter with a crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pennington throws a jab when Sartre was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sartre. Pennington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington scores with a body shot.
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!
Pennington slips a jab from Sartre.
Pennington throwing a counter right hand but Sartre manages to avoid it.
Pennington swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Sartre counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pennington lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sartre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sartre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pennington throws a body punch but Sartre moves out of range.
Pennington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Sartre misses the target.
Sartre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sartre is looking to slow Pennington down with leg kicks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre misses with a leg kick
letting Pennington counter with a right hand.
Sartre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pennington in his tracks.
Sartre walks into a jab.
Sartre takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
Pennington sizes up Sartre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sartre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sartre moves away from the strike by Pennington.
Sartre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Pennington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on Sartre's shoulder, as Sartre tries to avoid the shot.
Sartre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Pennington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sartre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Sartre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sartre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartre checks a leg kick.
Pennington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sartre finds it's way round the side to connect with Pennington's head.
The fighters circling - Sartre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sartre checks a leg kick.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Sartre connects with a single shot there.
Sartre lands a lovely overhand right.
Sartre scores with a punch to the head.
Sartre throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Sartre has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Pennington misses its target.
Pennington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pennington throws a big shot that misses.
Sartre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sartre on the side of the head.
Sartre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pennington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pennington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicholas Sartre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Pennington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Sartre.
Sartre walks into a stiff left hand from Pennington.
Pennington slips a straight right by Sartre.
Pennington is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sartre misses with a hook.
Crunch! Sartre slams his shin into Pennington's torso.
Sartre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sartre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
and Sartre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Sartre.
Pennington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pennington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sartre swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sartre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington slowing the pace effectively.
Sartre throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Pennington wants to break free but Sartre has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sartre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sartre misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pennington tries to circle away but Sartre has him pinned against the cage.
Pennington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Sartre on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington manages to break the clinch.
Nicholas Sartre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sartre tries to clinch there but Pennington circles away.
Pennington misses with a wild body shot.
Pennington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sartre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pennington defends well and Sartre ends up having to push Pennington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sartre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pennington throws a hook but Sartre blocks it.
Pennington takes a swing at Sartre's ribcage but misses.
Pennington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pennington connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sartre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to bum rush Sartre with a series of wild strikes but Sartre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Sartre - just one landing.
Pennington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sartre.
Sartre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Sartre's head but Sartre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sartre throws the left hand but Pennington avoids the punch easily.
Pennington throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Sartre tries a quick counter leg kick but Pennington is wise to it.
Pennington misses with a lunging right hand
and Sartre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sartre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennington throws a right hand that Sartre ducks under and follows up with a left that Sartre also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sartre counters with an inside leg kick.
Sartre misses with a body kick.
Pennington throwing a counter right hand but Sartre manages to avoid it.
Sartre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pennington scores with a nice head shot.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Pennington lands with a cross.
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!
Sartre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington lands a nice hook to Sartre's body. Sartre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sartre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sartre avoids the body shot from Pennington.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a left hand
and Sartre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pennington's knee momentarily.
Pennington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sartre counters with a nice leg kick.
Pennington looks to land a body kick but Sartre moved away.
Sartre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pennington throws a jab but it's blocked by Sartre.
Sartre throws a leg kick that misses.
Sartre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sartre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sartre throws a body kick that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sartre moves away.
A slow jab from Pennington misses its intended target.
Pennington misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Sartre.
Pennington scores with a punch to the head.
Sartre tries to score with a low kick but Pennington moves his leg out of the way.
Pennington tries to work over Sartre's front leg with a kick but Sartre checks it.
Sartre throws a looping overhand right but Pennington ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Sartre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sartre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington slips under a jab from Sartre.
Pennington throws a body punch but Sartre moves out of range.
Sartre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennington throws out the jab.
Sartre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pennington misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Sartre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pennington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sartre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Sartre.
Sartre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sartre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pennington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Sartre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sartre clobbers Pennington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sartre lands a glancing blow to the side of Pennington's head.
Pennington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sartre.
A little feinted left hand from Pennington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sartre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pennington swings for the body but Sartre moves out of range.
Sartre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pennington throws Sartre to one side and escapes!
Pennington lunges at Sartre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sartre's hand.
Sartre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pennington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sartre lands a shoulder strike.
Pennington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Pennington.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sartre throws an elbow but misses.
Pennington tries to circle away but Sartre has him pinned against the cage.
Sartre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pennington or not.
Pennington looking to slow down the pace here.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Floyd Pennington's cut is getting worse.
A nice left hand lands by Sartre.
Sartre throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Floyd Pennington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Pennington's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sartre blocks a jab.
Sartre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Sartre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pennington misses with a right hand
and Sartre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pennington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sartre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Pennington misses
and Pennington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sartre.
Pennington throws a body shot but no joy.
Sartre tries to work over Pennington's front leg with a kick but Pennington checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre scores with a hook.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sartre.
Pennington's corner calls for a 1-2. Pennington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pennington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sartre eats them both and turns towards Pennington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sartre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sartre connects with a looping right hand.
Pennington cracks Sartre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sartre takes one to the chin there.
Sartre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pennington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sartre throws a low kick but Pennington avoids it.
Sartre throws a head kick but Pennington moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Pennington tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennington looks for the body kick but Sartre saw that one coming.
Sartre raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sartre throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pennington. Those never looked like landing.
Sartre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sartre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pennington defends it well.
Sartre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sartre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre throws a good cross that connects.
Sartre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
Sartre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pennington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sartre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
Sartre connects with a body shot.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sartre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Sartre catches Pennington right on the button with a cross.
Pennington takes a swing at Sartre's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Sartre.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sartre was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartre ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Sartre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pennington misses with an uppercut. Sartre saw that one coming.
Sartre misses with a body shot.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on Sartre's shoulder, as Sartre tries to avoid the shot.
Sartre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sartre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sartre feints and as Pennington raises his hands in defense, Sartre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sartre postures up.
Pennington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sartre on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sartre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pennington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sartre is trying to control but can't.
Sartre tries to roll over but Pennington keeps him under control.
Pennington stands up and beckons Sartre to join him on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sartre.
Sartre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sartre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sartre with a nice cross.
Sartre ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Sartre throws a head kick but Pennington moves out of range.
Sartre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and Sartre counters with a left and a right that stings Pennington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Pennington backing away here, and Sartre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennington.
Pennington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sartre misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Sartre.
Sartre slips a straight right by Pennington.
Sartre wants to counter with a clinch but Pennington pushes him away.
Sartre wants to clinch up but Pennington keeps it at a distance.
Sartre connects with a body shot that sends Pennington's belly button to the back.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington misses with a series of wild punches.
Sartre thuds his right hand into Pennington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sartre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington slips a jab from Sartre.
Sartre gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Sartre.
Sartre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sartre misses with a punch to the body.
Sartre throws an elbow but it misses.
Sartre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pennington looking to stall.
Sartre tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennington avoids the damage to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Sartre is leaning against Pennington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sartre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington blocking some punches.
Sartre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Pennington.
Pennington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Pennington backwards.
Sartre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sartre.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicholas Sartre.
I think Sartre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Sartre!
A relieved looking Nicholas Sartre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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