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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MJ Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, MJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Irish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irish misses with the combination.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irish as he jumps to the side.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penn looking to control but Irish is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Irish squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Irish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Penn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Penn won't let Irish get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Irish holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Penn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Penn is going olschool here, as he tries to force Irish to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Irish shrugs it off.
Irish is trying to stand up.
Penn trying to control but Irish is having none of it.
Penn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Irish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn tries to control but Irish wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn won't let Irish get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Irish is breathing heavily.
Penn trying to control but Irish is having none of it.
Penn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Irish has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penn has control of Irish's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Irish regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn wants to take his opponent's back but Irish doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Irish trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Irish is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Irish and Penn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Irish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irish tries to get out of the position.
Irish is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Penn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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 is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irish is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Penn tries for a kimura but Irish is defending well.
Irish is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irish keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn prevents Irish from escaping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MJ Penn 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.
Penn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Penn lands in his opponent's guard.
Penn is pushing down on Irish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Irish is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn passes to full mount!
Irish is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Irish in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irish wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Irish's face.
Irish is trying to stand.
Irish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irish defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
Penn tries to control but Irish wriggling away.
Penn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Irish holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Penn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Irish bucks up and throws Penn to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Irish leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irish leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scott Irish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott Irish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Irish. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Scott Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Irish is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Irish is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Irish defending well though.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Irish defends it.
Irish kicks Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Irish throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Irish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Irish manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Irish wants to get back to his feet but Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Irish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Penn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Irish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irish pushes Penn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Irish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irish!
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
Penn dives in and grabs Irish's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irish pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Irish throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Irish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
Penn stops Irish from standing up.
Penn 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.
Penn 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.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Irish wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
Irish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Irish which made him look bad.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irish slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Irish tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irish tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irish to the ground. Irish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irish.
Irish misses with a double jab.
MJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scott Irish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irish as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irish looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Irish leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Irish was covering up waiting for the punch and Penn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Irish keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn controlling from the top position.
Irish keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irish is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MJ Penn.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MJ Penn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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