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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - I'm Broken. Oscar Roberts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Roberts!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.
Penn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roberts showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is pressing down on Roberts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roberts controls the pace.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Roberts uses it to pass to side control.
Roberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Roberts wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roberts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Penn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roberts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn defends it well.
Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roberts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roberts's back!
Roberts defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Penn's arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn not allowing Roberts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Penn dominated 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.
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn trying to control here.
Penn punching from the bottom.
Penn 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.
Roberts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Roberts 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.
Roberts content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Penn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Roberts is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Roberts's back instead.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Penn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Roberts covering up well under a series of strikes from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts rolls, trying to escape but Penn keeps control of the position.
Penn avoiding Roberts 's attempts to control his hands.
Penn is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Penn is trying to stick to Roberts's back but Roberts is turning into Penn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Penn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Roberts.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Penn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Penn will probably get the nod.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Roberts backing up. Roberts nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a shot to the body.
Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roberts is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
Penn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roberts's shoulder. That is not cool.
Penn working away.
Roberts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn cracks Roberts with a big elbow.
Roberts tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Penn easily slips into full mount!
Penn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn raining down shots from the mount!
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roberts?
Roberts tries to buck Penn off but he can't manage it.
Oscar Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Penn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roberts looks a forlorn figure.
Roberts is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roberts?
Roberts is still in real trouble! Can Penn finish him?
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big strike lands for Penn! That's really hurt Roberts and he's turned his back - Penn keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Penn Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Penn!
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