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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go To Church. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Armstrong circles away.
Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn tries to score with some ground and pound. Armstrong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Penn working away.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armstrong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Penn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Armstrong has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Armstrong.
Armstrong in side control, throwing shots but Penn defends.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armstrong tries to move into full mount but can't pass Penn's legs.
Armstrong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn prevents Armstrong from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Armstrong.
Armstrong advances to full mount.
Penn tries to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Penn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Penn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it.
Penn wants to control but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Armstrong wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Penn holds of for dear life.
Armstrong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong punching from mount but Penn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Armstrong looking to land elbow strikes but Penn uses the position to regain half guard.
Armstrong tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
Armstrong with the ground and pound but Penn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Penn wants to control the position but Armstrong says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vick Armstrong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brian Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Armstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Penn misses.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn misses the jab.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn lands with a straight right. Armstrong didn't see that one coming.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn misses with a combination
and Armstrong counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a double jab.
Penn avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn tries to move into range but Armstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Armstrong counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Armstrong sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Armstrong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armstrong is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
Armstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Armstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Penn.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Armstrong throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penn avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Nice uppercut there from Armstrong.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Armstrong sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Armstrong is doing well to control the position and prevent Penn from advancing to side control.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Armstrong wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Penn.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian 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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FIGHT
RATING
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