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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Verissimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by American Idiot. This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheldon Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaozinho Verissimo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verissimo moves out of range of the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Verissimo.
Verissimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verissimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Verissimo slips the punch.
Joaozinho Verissimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verissimo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verissimo tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verissimo manages to avoid it.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verissimo misses with a head kick.
Verissimo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
Nice defenses there by Verissimo.
Penn looks to land a combination but Verissimo avoids it well.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Verissimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verissimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verissimo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verissimo tries to pull guard but Penn holds him up against the cage and eventually Verissimo drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verissimo misses with a knee strike.
Verissimo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penn smiles and moves away.
Sheldon Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaozinho Verissimo.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verissimo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Verissimo looks gassed!
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verissimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn throws a right hand that Verissimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Verissimo also avoids with ease.
Verissimo defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Verissimo seems unphased.
Verissimo throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws the left hand but Verissimo avoids the punch easily.
Verissimo checks the leg kick.
Verissimo moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheldon Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verissimo dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Verissimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verissimo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Verissimo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verissimo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Verissimo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Verissimo trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verissimo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Penn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Verissimo's guard! Nice work there by Penn!
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Verissimo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn passes into half guard.
Well, if Penn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Penn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn wants to take Verissimo's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four 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.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Verissimo turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verissimo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Penn misses.
Verissimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn lands a head shot.
Verissimo fails with a takedown attempt.
Verissimo staying out of range there.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Verissimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Verissimo scoring well with a low kick there.
Verissimo tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Verissimo slips under a jab from Penn.
Verissimo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verissimo tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Verissimo slips a straight right by Penn.
A shot to de liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Verissimo is breathing heavily.
Verissimo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Verissimo wants to clinch.
Verissimo misses with a few strikes there.
Verissimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn digs a good hook to Verissimo's body.
Verissimo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sheldon Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaozinho Verissimo.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verissimo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn cracks Verissimo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Verissimo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verissimo walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Verissimo's ribs.
Nice shot by Penn.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Verissimo is rocked!
Penn lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Verissimo can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Penn and Verissimo drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Penn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheldon Penn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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