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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly True (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly True!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
True throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
True darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
True unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penn looks gassed!
True scores with a knee to the head.
True breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn looks to land a combination but True avoids it well.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
True drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
True landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from True.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
True is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from True.
True lands a knee to the body.
True pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
True clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
True has Penn pushed against the cage.
True breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
True moves into the clinch.
True lands a knee to the head.
True gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn jumps guard but True stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
True connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Penn can't break the clinch.
True is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with True for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
True manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but True circles away quickly and effectively.
True dodges the punch combination from Penn.
True changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
True decides to take the fight back to the feet.
True goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
True closes the distance and clinches.
Penn tries to pull guard but True won't allow it.
Kelly True has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
True putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but True has double underhooks.
True scores a nice knee to the body.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but True gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but True has him pressed against the cage.
True scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from True.
Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but True pulls him back up using the underhooks.
True is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penn tries to pull guard but True holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
True landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
True lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
True escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn fails with the takedown
and True counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
True breaks from the clinch.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
True forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from True.
Penn jumps guard but True stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
True stalling against the cage.
True landing some nice looking knees to the body.
True lands a knee to the body.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. True gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn fails to pull guard.
True breaks from the clinch.
True shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penn is trying to stand back up but True is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is staying active underneath True, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn keeps control of the position for the meantime.
True trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
True wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn wants to control but True is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn with a poor takedown
and True counters by clinching up.
True's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and True counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by True.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. True is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly True dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but True sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
True gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
True utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
True pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
True shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Penn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
What's Penn going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Penn wants to control but True postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
True stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Penn misses with a double jab
and True moves into the clinch.
True lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
True manages to break the clinch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but True shows good takedown defense.
Penn throws a lazy head kick
and True counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
True landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
True lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
True lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
True breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly True has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and True counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
True displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
True is stalling here.
Penn wants to break free but True has control.
True working Penn over with knees to the body.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
True putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
True holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 True walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn tries for a takedown but True circles away easily
and True counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
Penn is trying to control the position but True postures up.
Penn has his foot on True's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. True works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
True has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penn is proving hard to escape from.
True gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
True scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
True gets in close and instigates a clinch.
True stalling.
True gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
True connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
True scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly True has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn tries to circle away but True has him pinned against the cage.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
True's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
True tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten True somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by True.
True pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
True breaks from the clinch.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn misses with a combination
and True counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by True.
Penn jumps guard but True stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
True unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. True obliges.
True stalling the fight.
True lands a nice knee to the body.
True breaks from the clinch.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but True has taken the fight into the clinch.
True connects with a knee to the head.
True lands a nice knee to the body.
True is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
True with a knee to the head.
True prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. True obliges.
True connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
True manages to break the clinch.
True gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. True just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
True with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. True obliges.
True breaks from the clinch.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and True counters by moving into the clinch.
True content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. True smiles and moves away.
Kelly True is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and True counters with a solid body kick.
Penn lands with a nice combination. True backs away looking to recover.
Penn blocks a head kick by True.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and True counters with a head kick.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and True counters with a big head kick but Penn shrugs it off.
True pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 True walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
True dodges the punch combination from Penn.
True moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly True dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
True throws a nice head kick!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
True scores with a head kick.
True slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn shoots for a takedown but True saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
True fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but True persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
True is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn won't allow True to pass to mount.
Penn is looking to control True's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but True is staying active.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn wants to control but True is keeping busy and won't allow it.
True gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
True plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn throws a head kick but True moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
True looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penn is trying to keep True in close.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing True from standing up.
True wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
True trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penn's guard.
True has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
True wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but True frees his head nicely. Oh but Penn has switched to an armbar! True is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). BJ Penn!
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energy
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hype
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