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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jens penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lil wayne carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jens penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, lil wayne carter! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles carter. carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself. penn shoots in but carter avoids the takedown attempt easily. carter scores a takedown into full mount! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. penn tries to get back to half guard but can't. carter landing punches. penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
penn tries to hold on but carter postures up. penn is looking to get to half guard. carter lands a big elbow. carter lands a big elbow. penn tries to lock up and control but carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. carter prevents penn from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round. carter with the ground and pound from mount. carter wants to control the pace but penn is squirming around nicely. carter landing shots from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. carter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but penn manages to avoid the submission attempt. penn parries the strikes from carter easily there. carter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable penn to escape.
carter scoring with punches from side control. penn tries to improve position but can't. penn is breathing heavily. carter is working penn over with some ground and pound from side control. penn wants to control but carter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. penn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. carter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. penn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. carter lands a nice short elbow. carter thows a huge punch but penn dodges it nicely.
carter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. penn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time carter. penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take carter's back! carter covering up well under a series of strikes from penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round. carter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if penn gets his way!
carter looking very determined here, making life difficult for penn.
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. penn trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure carter doesn't escape. penn looking to hold on to the position here but carter rolls and ends up regaining guard.
penn trying to control the position from guard on top but carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. carter has a closed guard, preventing penn from standing up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lil wayne carter dominated that round. 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.
carter fails with the takedown and penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by penn. penn tries to free his leg and advance position but carter is retaining full guard. penn wants to stand and escape but instead carter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. carter postures up.
carter gets to his feet - penn follows without any prompting. penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. carter is not content to let penn control the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. carter kicks penn off and gets back to his feet. penn wants to clinch. carter shoots and misses and penn counters with a thumping low kick. Excellent takedown into side control there by penn. penn trying to control the action but carter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. penn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, carter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in penn's guard! Nice work there by carter! carter wants to control from the top but penn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. penn is controlling carter's posture. penn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
carter trying to control the position from guard on top but penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. penn controls carter momentarily but carter frees himself. carter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now carter has penn in his guard. penn scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. penn gets to his feet - carter follows without any prompting. carter clinches with his opponent.
penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
carter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. penn is trying to defend but carter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jens penn dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
carter throws a right and a left that both miss. penn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. carter is staying active underneath penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position. penn decides to return to a standing position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. penn with a lazy takedown attempt so carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. carter lands a couple of decent looking shots. There's a bit of a scramble here and now penn is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. carter has a closed guard, preventing penn from standing up. penn trying to control but carter is working from the bottom. penn tries to free his leg and advance position but carter is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. penn wants to control from the top but carter keeps moving. penn looking to sit in guard and control but carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. carter is aware though and is defending well. carter scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. carter stands up from penn's guard - carter perhaps looking for a knockout. penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and carter counters with a nice double leg into side control. penn won't be happy with that. penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked carter off and has taken his back! penn has good solid back control here. carter manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. penn pushing down on carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. penn is looking to take a break and control but carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. penn decides to return to a standing position.
And that's the end of the fight! lil wayne carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think carter 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lil wayne carter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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