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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Hammer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Hammer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Penn is trying to ground and pound but Hammer uses the momentary lack of control by Penn to regain half guard.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn trying to control from Hammer's half guard. Hammer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a strike but Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penn's guard.
Hammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penn wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer wanted to stand there but Penn had control of the position.
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.
Hammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hammer has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Penn 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.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Penn stops Hammer from standing up.
Penn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Penn pushes down on Hammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hammer!
Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hammer looks gassed!
Hammer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn looking to finish with strikes here!
Penn throwing strikes here but Hammer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn working Hammer over with strikes here.
Hammer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
BOOM! Penn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn looks for the body kick but Hammer saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Penn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hammer down.
Penn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hammer!
Penn thowing shots but they're missing.
Penn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Penn trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to control but Hammer wriggling away.
Penn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Penn unloads with some shots from mount but Hammer bucks and avoids them well.
Hammer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn throwing strikes here but Hammer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammer because Penn loaded up on that one.
Penn looking to ground and pound but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Penn wants to finish this one by submission but Hammer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penn.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn looking to finish with strikes here!
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
Penn controlling from mount.
Penn misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Penn trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Penn controlling from the full mount.
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn looking for a guillotine from mount but Hammer is having none of it.
Penn throwing strikes here but Hammer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammer because Penn loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hammer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hammer and Penn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Penn lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammer to the mat! Hammer manages to get full guard.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn happy to just control the position for now.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Penn tries to score with some ground and pound. Hammer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Penn taking a break here but Hammer is having none of it and regains half guard.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
Mick Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penn lands a nice short elbow.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Penn wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn is pressing down on Hammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hammer is holding on for now.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Hammer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Emil Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Penn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Penn!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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