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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Penn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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235 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Penn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks for the body kick but Velasquez saw that one coming.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for Velasquez's leg but Velasquez calmly moves out of range.
Velasquez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penn parries the strikes from Velasquez easily there. Velasquez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Penn to escape.
An elbow from Velasquez crashes against the mat.
Penn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Velasquez staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Velasquez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ground and pound from Velasquez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Velasquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Penn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A clash of legs there as Velasquez blocks the low kick.
Penn tries to land a leg kick but Velasquez saw it coming and moves away.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for Velasquez's leg but Velasquez calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Velasquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn blocks a jab.
Velasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Velasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is in trouble now - Velasquez has advanced to mount!
Velasquez raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez unloads with some shots from mount but Penn bucks and avoids them well.
Penn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Velasquez thowing shots but they're missing.
Velasquez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Penn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velasquez controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velasquez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
Velasquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Velasquez throws a sloppy strike and Penn uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Penn has ended up in Velasquez's guard.
Penn wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Velasquez throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Velasquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Velasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Velasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Velasquez not doing much here.
Penn is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Velasquez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Velasquez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velasquez controlling from the full mount.
Velasquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn is rocked!
Penn takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Velasquez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
Cain Velasquez is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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