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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Helmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Helmet!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn blocks a head kick by Helmet.
Helmet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Penn misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Helmet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Helmet.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Helmet counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Penn.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Helmet connects with a high kick.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Helmet scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helmet lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Penn avoids the head kick by Helmet.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helmet lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helmet throws a nice head kick!
Penn is rocked!
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Helmet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Helmet pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Helmet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helmet.
Helmet breaks the clinch.
Helmet lands a slapping body shot.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Helmet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helmet throws a nice head kick!
Helmet scores with a nice head shot.
BJ Penn's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Helmet scores with a nice body kick.
Helmet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Helmet as the two fighters clinch.
Helmet lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Helmet.
Helmet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Helmet is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helmet has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Helmet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helmet.
Helmet lands a body shot.
Helmet trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Helmet leaning against his opponent.
Helmet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Helmet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Helmet cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Helmet slows down the pace here.
Helmet receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helmet.
Helmet taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Happy Helmet.
Penn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
BJ Penn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Helmet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Helmet feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Nice body kick from Helmet.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Helmet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Helmet closes the distance and clinches.
Helmet digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
Helmet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Penn up against the cage.
Helmet lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helmet is working Penn over against the cage.
Helmet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helmet lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Helmet.
Helmet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
Helmet works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helmet.
Helmet lands a nice shot to the body.
Helmet lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn letting Helmet take a breather here.
Helmet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helmet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Helmet stalling the fight.
Penn trying to stall but Helmet improves his position.
Penn can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Helmet pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Helmet has Penn pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Happy Helmet.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmet lands a high kick!
Helmet avoids the head kick by Penn.
Helmet throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
Helmet throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.
Helmet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helmet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Helmet lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Helmet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Crunch! Helmet slams his shin into Penn's torso.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Helmet throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Helmet lands with a slapping head kick.
Helmet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helmet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Helmet lands with a nice body punch.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helmet scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helmet closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoiding damage as Helmet throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Helmet.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Helmet lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Helmet tries to tie him up.
Penn avoiding damage as Helmet throws knees to the body.
Helmet lands a body punch.
Helmet is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helmet has his back to the cage.
Helmet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helmet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helmet stalls.
Helmet tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn has Helmet pushed against the cage.
Helmet trying to land knees to the body.
Penn looking to stall.
Penn seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Helmet is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Maybe Penn would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BJ Penn.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helmet. That's going to slow Penn down.
Helmet jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helmet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Happy Helmet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Penn.
Helmet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Helmet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmet lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helmet throws a head kick that misses.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Penn throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn avoids the head kick by Helmet.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a body kick.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helmet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Helmet drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Helmet trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Penn trying to stall but Helmet improves his position.
Helmet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Penn looking to stall.
Helmet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helmet tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Helmet gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
Helmet pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Helmet is keeping busy.
Helmet is working Penn over against the cage.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Helmet improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BJ Penn.
Helmet scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Helmet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helmet.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Helmet counters with a head kick.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Penn.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet lands with a slapping head kick.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Helmet scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Helmet.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a solid body kick.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Helmet slams his shin into Penn's torso.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Helmet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helmet. That one must have hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helmet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helmet misses with a kick to the body.
Penn throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Helmet scores with a leg kick.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Helmet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helmet avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Helmet does it's job there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helmet.
Helmet avoids the head kick by Penn.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet throws a nice head kick!
Helmet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helmet. That's going to slow Penn down.
Nice body punch from Helmet.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet lands a high kick!
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Helmet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helmet connects with a high kick.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Helmet.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helmet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helmet.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Helmet thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helmet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helmet thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side.
Helmet scores with a push kick.
Helmet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn avoids the head kick by Helmet.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Penn avoids the head kick by Helmet.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmet lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Helmet delivers a nice body kick.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Helmet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Helmet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Helmet tries to tie him up.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Helmet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helmet trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Good body shot from Helmet.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Helmet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
Helmet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Helmet throws an elbow that misses.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Helmet gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
That's four 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.
Helmet swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helmet tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Helmet back against the cage.
Helmet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Helmet gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
Helmet taking a breather.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn effectively controlling the action here.
Penn is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by BJ Penn.
Helmet lands a front kick.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Helmet throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters circling a little - Helmet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helmet. Helmet obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Helmet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Helmet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Happy Helmet!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Happy Helmet!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Happy Helmet!
Happy Helmet wins by unanimous decision!
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