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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
20
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn ducks under a wild hook from Carlton. Carlton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Carlton throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Carlton should have avoided that one. Penn misses the jab. Ronnie Carlton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Carlton throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Carlton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Forrest Penn has been cut. Carlton on the wrong end of a nice hook. Carlton swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlton's head. Carlton thows a left - swing and a miss! Carlton takes one on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carlton. Penn moves away from the strike by Carlton. Carlton swinging wildly here.
Carlton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Carlton misses. Penn throws a hook to the side of Carlton's head but Carlton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Carlton walks into a straight right hand from Penn. Carlton misses with a body shot.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Carlton throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it. Penn tests Carlton's chin there with a solid looking shot. Penn lands a lovely overhand right. Forrest Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Carlton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it. Carlton missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carlton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carlton gets slowly back to his feet. Penn sizes up Carlton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Carlton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn lands with a hook. Carlton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Carlton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it. Carlton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jab from Penn. Penn lands the left hand. Carlton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away. Forrest Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton. Carlton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Carlton looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn lands a jab-cross combination. Penn misses with a straight right. Nice jab there from Penn. Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Penn throws out a powerful jab. Penn tests Carlton's chin there with a solid looking shot. Carlton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Penn connects with a crisp jab. Carlton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Carlton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes. Penn cracks Carlton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Penn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carlton to stand back up! Carlton slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn moves into range and connects with a jab. Penn scores with a jab to the jaw. Carlton throws a jab when Penn was well out of range. Carlton defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand. Penn blocks a jab. Carlton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Penn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Carlton. Penn cracks Carlton with an open hand slap. Carlton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Carlton lands with a nice body punch. Carlton fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Penn throws out a powerful jab. Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Penn drops Carlton with a beautiful combination! Carlton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penn is looking for the KO! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Penn dominated that round. The cut man is working on Forrest Penn's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn connects with a nice cross there... Carlton is looking wobbly and Penn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Carlton to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Penn jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Forrest Penn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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