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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Buscemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Aint no sunshine. Buscemi has chosen Sopranos Theme as his entrance music. DJ Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Buscemi's chin.
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168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Buscemi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn tries to clinch but Buscemi is having none of it.
Penn pushes Buscemi away with a front kick.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tries to clinch there but Buscemi circles away.
Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Buscemi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn throws a push kick but Buscemi slaps the foot to one side.
Penn with a jab.
Penn instigates a clinch.
Buscemi trying to land knees to the body.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buscemi backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buscemi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Buscemi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi avoids the head kick by Penn.
Buscemi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buscemi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn digs a good body shot into Buscemi's ribs.
Buscemi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Buscemi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buscemi blocks a head kick by Penn.
Buscemi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buscemi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buscemi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Buscemi.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buscemi moves away.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buscemi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn is looking to wear down Buscemi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn throws out a leg kick but Buscemi moves out of range and Penn only half commits.
A head kick misses from Buscemi.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Buscemi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch there but Buscemi circles away.
Buscemi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn leaves Buscemi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buscemi moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
DJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Penn catches Buscemi right on the button with a cross.
Penn wants to clinch but Buscemi slips to the side
and Buscemi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Buscemi slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Buscemi checks the leg kick.
Buscemi throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like DJ Penn has been cut.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Buscemi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Penn tries to get out of the position.
Buscemi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Buscemi sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buscemi tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buscemi thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penn to regain full guard.
Buscemi is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Penn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn tries to clinch but Buscemi moves away
and Buscemi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buscemi clinches but Penn breaks the clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buscemi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buscemi has a takedown stuffed.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn clinches with his opponent.
Buscemi landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Buscemi won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Buscemi tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Buscemi won't allow it.
Buscemi missing with knees to the body.
Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buscemi connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn looks to throw a body kick
and Buscemi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Penn won't be happy with that.
Penn stops Buscemi from passing to mount.
Buscemi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Penn!
Buscemi controlling from mount.
Penn is controlling an arm, preventing Buscemi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Penn has worked his arm free - good work by Penn!
Penn defending against the ground and pound.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Buscemi is looking to stall here but Penn recovers full guard.
Buscemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buscemi is trying to get back to full guard.
Buscemi moves into full guard.
Penn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Buscemi's guard.
Buscemi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi misses with a head shot.
Buscemi is trying to take his opponent's back.
Buscemi misses with a head shot.
Buscemi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Penn is on top in guard.
Buscemi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Buscemi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DJ Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Penn.
Buscemi tries a head kick but it misses.
Buscemi fails to land the takedown.
Penn misses with the body kick
and Buscemi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Buscemi is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Buscemi slows the pace down in half guard.
Steve Buscemi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buscemi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buscemi wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well.
Buscemi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Buscemi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Buscemi is controlling him well.
Buscemi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Penn is holding on tight.
Penn tries to control the position but Buscemi now has his back.
Buscemi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Penn trying to control the hands but Buscemi won't let him.
That's four 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.
Penn wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Buscemi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Penn is now in Buscemi's guard. A big mistake from Buscemi there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buscemi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Buscemi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buscemi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Buscemi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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