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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Alvarado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bj 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, Josh Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bj Penn has been cut.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Alvarado sprawls well.
Alvarado misses the shot to the body.
Alvarado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
Alvarado scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarado has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alvarado trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Penn tries to hold on but Alvarado postures up.
Alvarado scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
Penn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alvarado blocks Penn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Alvarado landing strikes from the mount.
Alvarado punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alvarado lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alvarado lands with some strikes.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Alvarado dominating with strikes here.
Alvarado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alvarado unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado controlling from the full mount.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn wants to control but Alvarado is having none of it.
Alvarado can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Alvarado landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alvarado landing strikes from the mount.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Alvarado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Alvarado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alvarado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alvarado is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Penn can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alvarado lands with some strikes.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarado looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado lands with some strikes.
Alvarado is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penn is trying to keep Alvarado in close.
Alvarado wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alvarado has his hands clasped together but Penn extends an breaks Alvarado's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Penn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bj 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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