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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre - The Next Episode . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Henry Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Black.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Knees to the body from Black.
Penn avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Black.
A short right from Black.
Black landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn jumps guard but Black stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Penn avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Black has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henry Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Penn.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is trying to drag Black to the mat but Black just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Black is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Penn moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Black throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Penn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Black to the ground. Penn is now in Black's guard.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Penn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Eddie Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Black throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Black looks to clinch
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Black lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
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!
Black misses with a body shot.
Henry Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn misses with a kick to the body
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Black keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Penn avoids the head kick by Black.
Black is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Black motions for Penn to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn avoids the body shot from Black.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Black swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Henry Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Penn.
Black misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Black.
Penn avoids the body shot from Black.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Black checks a leg kick.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Black misses with the body kick
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a good, hard body kick but Black shrugs it off.
Black jabs at Penn's body.
Black misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
A short left from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
A short uppercut from Black.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Penn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Black after a bit of a struggle.
Henry Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Penn.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Black lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn is trying to break free.
Eddie Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Black!
Henry Black managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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