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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Winston (ranked 2504 p4p, 2495 weight class) and Floyd Pennington (ranked 298 p4p, 296 weight class). Floyd Pennington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennington lands a head shot.
Pennington lands a jab to the nose.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winston slips a straight right by Pennington.
Winston throws a low kick, looking for Pennington's leg but Pennington calmly moves out of range.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Winston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pennington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston avoids the body shot from Pennington.
Pennington checks a leg kick.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington misses with an uppercut.
Pennington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
Winston throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
Pennington avoids the head kick by Winston.
Winston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pennington misses with a wild body shot.
Winston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston throws a head kick that Pennington semi-blocks.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winston is out of range and Pennington settles back down.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Winston misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
A big left from Pennington misses.
Pennington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston slips a straight right by Pennington.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
Winston scores with a jab to the head.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Winston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pennington. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Winston.
A big right from Pennington misses.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Pennington is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winston scores with a jab.
Pennington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
A good leg kick by Winston.
Pennington throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
A little feinted left hand from Winston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Winston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winston connects with a jab.
Winston dips to his left and cracks Pennington with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Winston.
Pennington throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pennington lands a really nice looking cross but Winston seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston lands the left hand.
That has opened up Floyd Pennington's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston misses with a double jab
and Pennington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennington.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a low kick.
Winston misses with a jab to the body
and Pennington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winston thinking.
Winston scores with a punch to the head.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Pennington's head but Pennington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winston connects with a looping right hand.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Pennington's shoulder, as Pennington tries to avoid the shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. Pennington should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Pennington is predictable there
and Winston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Pennington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennington misses the body punch
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennington slips a straight right by Winston.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
Pennington unleashes a big counter combination but Winston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Pennington.
It seemed like Pennington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winston lands a head shot.
Winston is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Winston throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Winston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennington.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pennington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
Winston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Floyd Pennington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pennington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston scores with a nice right hand.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Winston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pennington throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston thinks about countering with a head kick.
Winston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winston connects with a body shot.
Pennington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Pennington throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington slips a straight right by Winston.
Pennington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Pennington slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pennington back to the cage. Winston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pennington misses with a few strikes there.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington connects with a body shot that sends Winston's belly button to the back.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Pennington does no damage.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Winston misses the jab.
Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Pennington moves away and avoids it.
Winston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pennington to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and Winston counters with an inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pennington misses.
Pennington misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston moves out of range as Pennington strikes.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winston throws a leg kick but Pennington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston tried to counter with a leg kick but Pennington avoided it.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Winston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pennington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pennington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pennington throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston throws a big counter combination but Pennington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pennington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Pennington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Winston.
A little feinted left hand from Winston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston lands a jab to the nose.
Pennington misses with a lunging right hand
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Pennington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Pennington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston misses with a looping right.
Winston feints and then cracks Pennington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pennington down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Winston misses
and Pennington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pennington throws a low kick but Winston moves out of range easily.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pennington lands with an uppercut that bounces Winston off the cage and back into range.
Winston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
Winston misses with a series of wild punches.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pennington has time to react.
Pennington tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pennington takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pennington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winston blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Winston misses its intended target.
Pennington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pennington is able to avoid easily.
A left lands for Winston.
Eric Winston is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a hook to the body
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennington can do to turn this around?
Winston throws a sloppy body shot
and Pennington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winston is rocked!
Pennington lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Winston falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pennington dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Pennington!
A less than humble Floyd Pennington misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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