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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Lee: Game of the Dragon (Mortal Kombat). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rampage Penn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bruce lee has been cut.
lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
lee scores a takedown into full mount!
lee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Penn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
lee avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Penn is looking to improve his position but lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Penn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from lee.
lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
lee seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Penn is holding on tight.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Penn looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Rampage Penn has been cut.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penn tries to lock up and control but lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
lee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
lee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
lee with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee working Penn over with strikes here.
Penn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
lee cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can lee finish him?
lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
lee is breathing heavily.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Penn is looking to improve his position but lee isn't that keen on the idea.
lee wants to finish this one by submission but Penn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee dominating with strikes here.
Penn tries to hold on but lee pushes him away.
lee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Penn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penn tries to reverse the position but lee maintains control.
Penn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from lee.
Penn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Penn wants to control but lee is keeping busy.
lee works his way into full mount!
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Penn is bucking up trying to escape but lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
lee working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.
Penn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Penn lands a couple of digs.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
lee has an active guard here but Penn has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from lee.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Penn is trying to defend but lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn tries to get to full guard but lee has control of the leg.
lee thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take lee's back!
Penn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
lee biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee trying to control but not successfully.
lee breaks Penn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
lee drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick lee off! lee jumps back into Penn's guard.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but lee defends easily.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but lee is one step ahead there.
lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now lee has Penn in his guard.
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.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Penn throwing strikes but missing.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and lee manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into lee's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
lee has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn wants to stand but lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
lee keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
lee keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
lee controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penn trying to control but lee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce lee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
lee tries for a takedown but Penn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn lands with a straight right. lee didn't see that one coming.
lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn cracks lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from lee.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Bruce lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Penn.
Penn looks to land a combination but lee avoids it well.
Rampage Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses lee's sensitive parts.
lee shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn is trying to stand.
lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it.
lee lands a big elbow.
lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it.
lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Penn is surviving well by controlling lee's body position as best he can.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rampage Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is looking to improve his position but lee isn't that keen on the idea.
lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Penn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Penn and lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Penn wants to control but lee postures up.
Penn throws lee to one side and escapes!
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left lands for Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn feints and then cracks lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow lee down.
lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
lee looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bruce lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn thumps lee with a low kick.
lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
lee passes into half guard.
lee is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think lee 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce lee!
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