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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BJ Penn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penn defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a body punch.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turner cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Turner scores with a hook to the body.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn looking to control.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Turner works over Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penn looking to control.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner thows a big elbow that misses.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Penn trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Turner stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn wants to control but Turner passes easily into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Turner thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner checks the leg kick.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn slips under a jab from Turner.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Turner backpedaling.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turner!
Turner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
Turner tries to reverse the position but Penn maintains control.
Turner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn wants to advance to full mount but Turner doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn is pushing down on Turner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turner is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Turner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.
Penn prevents Turner from improving his position.
Turner is not content to let Penn control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turner throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn gets the takedown into side control.
Penn working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Penn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penn passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vernon Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn slips under a jab.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Turner looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner misses with a double jab
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Penn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
BJ Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control from Turner's half guard. Turner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turner pushing down on Penn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penn strikes from the bottom but Turner uses the opportunity to move to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn regains half guard, as Turner was trying to land strikes.
Vernon Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Turner won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Turner controlling from the top position.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Turner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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