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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sallah Alcoubra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcoubra's entrance music is Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sallah Alcoubra! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alcoubra misses with a wild combination.
Alcoubra misses with a straight right. Alcoubra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Penn walks into a straight right hand from Alcoubra. Alcoubra tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alcoubra misses with a looping left. Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcoubra. Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Penn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alcoubra up against the cage. Alcoubra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Alcoubra wants to stall.
Alcoubra wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn keeps control of Alcoubra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Alcoubra is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks. Alcoubra is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage. Alcoubra throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn. Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcoubra. Penn works the jab nicely. Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Alcoubra misses with a looping left. The fight moves into the clinch position. Penn taking a breather. Alcoubra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alcoubra walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alcoubra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Alcoubra missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Alcoubra throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely. Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn closes the distance and pushes Alcoubra back into the cage. Penn keeps control of Alcoubra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Alcoubra throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily. Penn rushes Alcoubra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcoubra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A big right from Alcoubra misses. Alcoubra throws a jab when Penn was well out of range. Alcoubra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn. Alcoubra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Alcoubra misses with a straight right. Alcoubra lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head. Alcoubra throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it. Alcoubra swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Alcoubra on the wrong end of a nice hook. Alcoubra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Penn closes the distance and clinches. Alcoubra is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position. Alcoubra working some nice short punches in the clinch. Alcoubra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Alcoubra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut. Alcoubra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Penn works Alcoubra's body with a nice hook. Alcoubra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Penn rushes Alcoubra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Penn manages to break the clinch.
Alcoubra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Alcoubra throws a hook but Penn blocks it. Penn wants to clinch. Alcoubra misses with a two punch combination.
Alcoubra throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Alcoubra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn dominated that round. That's time! Alcoubra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcoubra. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet. Alcoubra tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alcoubra just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcoubra. The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Alcoubra jabbing away but nothing is landing. Penn drives through and clinches with Alcoubra against the cage.
Alcoubra breaks the clinch.
Alcoubra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn moves into the clinch. Alcoubra stalling.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn rushes Alcoubra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Alcoubra can't break the clinch.
Penn controlling the action here for a moment.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn moves into range and clinches up with Alcoubra. Alcoubra tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Alcoubra throws a hook but Penn blocks it. Alcoubra misses with a straight left. Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Penn connects with a body shot. Penn slips under a jab. Alcoubra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Penn gets a clinch. Alcoubra misses with a short punch on the inside. Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alcoubra backwards. Penn controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn breaks the clinch.
Alcoubra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sallah Alcoubra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Penn tries to clinch there but Alcoubra circles away.
Alcoubra throws a right and a left that both miss. Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcoubra. Alcoubra throws a combination that misses enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab. Penn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alcoubra's head backwards. Penn moves out of range of the strikes. Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alcoubra doesn't seem bothered though. Penn moves into the clinch. Alcoubra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcoubra swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcoubra. Penn lands a lovely overhand right. Penn moves out of range of the strikes. Penn tries to clinch there but Alcoubra circles away.
Alcoubra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Penn closes the distance and pushes Alcoubra back into the cage. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Penn tries to bum rush Alcoubra with a series of wild strikes but Alcoubra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Alcoubra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn. Alcoubra walks into a left hand. Penn has managed to clinch.
Alcoubra misses with a body punch.
Alcoubra is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him. Penn manages to break the clinch.
Alcoubra scores with a nice head shot. Alcoubra lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head. Alcoubra throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Penn stalks Alcoubra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alcoubra's face. Alcoubra staggers backwards, shaken. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn tries to clinch up. Penn ducks under a wild hook from Alcoubra. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcoubra. Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcoubra. Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Penn defending well as Alcoubra loads up on a big left hand. Penn moves into range and clinches up with Alcoubra. Alcoubra lands with a left to the head. Penn breaks from the clinch.
Alcoubra misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely. Penn moves away from the strike by Alcoubra. Penn clobbers Alcoubra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Alcoubra throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range. A right-left combo lands from Alcoubra. Penn wants to clinch. Alcoubra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sallah Alcoubra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alcoubra misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming. Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alcoubra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Alcoubra throws a hook but Penn blocks it. Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcoubra.
Alcoubra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Alcoubra misses with a double jab
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn throws a combination. Alcoubra tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Penn scores with a jab to the body. Penn lands a nice hook to Alcoubra's body. Alcoubra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn scores with a hook. Alcoubra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily. Penn gets a clinch. Penn slowing the pace effectively. Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Alcoubra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Alcoubra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Alcoubra circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alcoubra. Penn tries to clinch up. Penn tries to clinch there but Alcoubra circles away.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A jab from Alcoubra finds it's way through Penn's defenses. Alcoubra thows a left - swing and a miss! Alcoubra misses with a jab to the body
letting Penn counter with a right hand. Sallah Alcoubra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A swing and a miss from Alcoubra. Penn gets a clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Alcoubra working hard to break the clinch. Good body shot from Penn.
Alcoubra lands with a short head shot on the inside. Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alcoubra's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn breaks from the clinch.
Alcoubra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn. Penn instigates a clinch. Penn digs a right hand into Alcoubra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alcoubra's gas tank. Alcoubra tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Alcoubra throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot. Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alcoubra paws at him with a jab and circles away. Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Alcoubra tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Alcoubra throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A big right from Alcoubra misses.
And that's the end of the fight! BeeJay Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BeeJay 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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