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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Rosa Rivera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to MJ Penn's chin.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, MJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Rivera sprawls well.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivera pinned against the cage. Rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rivera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rivera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Penn.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivera, who protects the arm well.
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.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rivera rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Penn's guard! Nice work there by Rivera!
Penn looks gassed!
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Rivera postures up.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rivera is one step ahead there.
Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Rosa Rivera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
MJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rivera blocks Penn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Penn wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera controlling well, preventing Penn from escaping the position.
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.
Rivera tries to get the hooks in deep but Penn pushed the leg off.
Penn is in bad spot here.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn trying to control the hands but Rivera breaks the grip.
Penn is in bad spot here.
Penn turns into Rivera and is now in his guard.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera jabs at Penn's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Penn blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Penn shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablo Rosa Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivera as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rosa Rivera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivera sprawls well. Rivera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennis looking to pass into half guard but Rivera pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rivera is in guard.
Rivera has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penn is proving hard to escape from.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pablo Rosa Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivera stands up from Penn's guard - Rivera perhaps looking for a knockout.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn dives in and grabs Rivera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivera pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Pablo Rosa Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Penn shoots in.
Rivera stuffs the takedown.
MJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivera cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivera!
Penn looks for a takedown but Rivera sprawls well.
Rivera is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Rosa Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Rosa Rivera!
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RATING
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