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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holiday is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All White Everythang by: Young Jeezy. Manny Holiday will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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213 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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194 cm
21
213 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Holiday!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holiday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn Jr misses with a low kick.
Holiday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but Holiday checks it.
A combination from Holiday does no damage.
Holiday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holiday throws a series of punches but Penn Jr avoids them all with ease.
Holiday takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Manny Holiday has been cut.
Penn Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Penn Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holiday misses with a wild combination.
Penn Jr is looking to slow Holiday down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holiday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holiday tries to clinch but Penn Jr is having none of it.
Holiday throws a right and a left that Penn Jr avoids nicely.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. Holiday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holiday looks to land a combination but Penn Jr avoids it well.
Penn Jr moves away from the strike by Holiday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn Jr stuffs the takedown.
Holiday swings for the body but Penn Jr moves out of range.
Penn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holiday wants to clinch.
Penn Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holiday. That did some damage!
Holiday looking to score a takedown here. Penn Jr is defending well but Holiday drives through and ends up in Penn Jr's guard.
Holiday sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Penn Jr's guard.
Holiday is working for a kimura but Penn Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Holiday is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn Jr defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holiday looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday wants to pass the guard but Penn Jr is defending well.
Holiday 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.
Holiday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holiday is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penn Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Holiday sits in half guard.
Holiday is trying to work for a kimura but Penn Jr is defending well.
Holiday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penn Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holiday tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Holiday looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn Jr is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holiday working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Penn Jr looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Holiday! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manny Holiday!
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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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