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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jemaine Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Penl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jemaine Clement has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jemaine Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Penl!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clement keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clement avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penl.
Clement is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penl's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penl's back!
Clement scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Penl is looking for a way out.
Penl preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Clement.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penl has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Clement thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Penl defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Clement's arms.
Penl covers up after that shot from Clement.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement missing with punches from the back.
Penl holding both Clement 's hands and preventing any damage.
Clement is persistently looking for the submission but Penl is defending it well.
Penl is trying to get back to his feet but Clement has full control of the position and if anything, Penl has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Clement throwing sloppy strikes.
Penl fending off the submission attempt from Clement.
Penl has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Penl fending off the submission attempt from Clement.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clement struggling to land strikes to the head as Penl covers up.
Clement misses with a punch to the head.
Penl looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Clement missing with strikes from the back.
Penl trying to get back to his feet but Clement is in full control for now.
Clement working for the choke.
Penl looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Clement landing with strikes.
Clement somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penl is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Clement struggling to land strikes to the head as Penl covers up.
Clement throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Penl is trying to stand back up.
Clement punches the canvas rather than the man.
Clement misses with a punch to the head.
Penl 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 Clement gets his way!
Clement is breathing heavily.
Penl is trying to stand back up.
Clement 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.
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.
Clement working for a choke but Penl is defending well.
Penl has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Clement is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Penl is defending well though. Clement let's go of the attempt for now.
Penl is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jemaine Clement dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Penl there.
Clement with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penl closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clement circles away.
Penl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penl avoids the attempt from Clement to control.
Penl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Penl connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Clement that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clement tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clement is working hard here to advance position.
Penl cracks Clement with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clement is bucking up trying to escape but Penl cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Penl keeping full guard, as Clement tries to pass.
Penl kicks Clement off and gets to his feet.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penl.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Clement.
Clement lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clement throws a big shot that misses.
Jemaine Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clement slaps away a takedown attempt from Penl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jemaine Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Penl.
Nice sprawl there from Clement as Penl shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penl blocks a head kick by Clement.
Clement lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penl lands with a nice combination. Clement backs away looking to recover.
Jemaine Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penl shoots in and bounces Clement off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penl lands a couple of elbows.
Clement is trying to control the position but Penl postures up.
Clement avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penl landing some decent shots from guard.
Penl chips away with some ground and pound.
Penl landing with the ground and pound.
Clement is trying to keep Penl in close.
Clement wants to sweep here but Penl controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clement preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clement manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penl manages to get himself to full guard.
Penl wants to stand up but Clement is controlling him.
Clement stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jason Penl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clement postures up in Penl's guard and throws a big left but Penl blocks it.
Clement is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Penl wants to stand up but Clement is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penl looks for a takedown but Clement sprawls well.
Penl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clement defends it nicely.
Penl misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Penl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Penl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clement throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clement avoids it really well and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clement.
Penl has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clement.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penl.
Clement lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clement bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penl's head backwards.
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Clement. No joy for Penl on that attempt.
Jemaine Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Penl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penl takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clement paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Clement.
Clement lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penl feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clement manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penl manages to get himself to full guard.
Penl wants to get back to his feet but Clement is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clement wants to pass the guard but Penl is keeping the position.
Penl wants to stand but Clement is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clement tries to free his leg and advance position but Penl is retaining full guard.
Penl uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Clement drives through and clinches with Penl against the cage.
Penl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clement has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Penl uses from the top position.
Clement looking for a sweep. Not yet Clement, not yet.
Clement bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penl's guard.
Clement throwing strikes from guard but Penl blocks nicely.
Penl wants to stand but Clement is controlling the position.
Clement stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penl scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jemaine Clement is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penl scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Penl in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clement tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penl wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penl lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Penl's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Penl tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Penl throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Clement sneaks back into half guard.
Clement wants to improve his position but Penl is controlling well.
Clement gets back to full guard.
Penl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clement trying to control the position.
Clement tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clement controls Penl momentarily but Penl frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penl won't allow Clement to sweep him here.
Penl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penl postures up.
Penl is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penl scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Penl won't allow Clement to sweep him here.
Penl lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Penl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clement is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clement defends it nicely.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jemaine Clement showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clement has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jemaine Clement!
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energy
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