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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Ready for War. 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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163 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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160 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwayne Waters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters tries to sprawl but Penn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Waters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. Waters takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Waters working a defensive guard but Penn manages to pass into side control anyway.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Waters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Waters, who protects the arm well.
Waters regains half guard, as Penn was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters wants to control but Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn works his way into side control.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Waters, who protects the arm well.
Penn tries to move to mount but Waters blocks the move with his legs.
Waters wants to control but Penn postures up.
Waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Waters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Waters defends it.
Waters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Waters postures up.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mick Penn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Waters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Waters doesn't seem phased though.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Waters shoots in.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waters, right into the meat.
Dwayne Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters shoots in and bounces Penn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Waters is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Waters decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Penn, up you get!
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Waters stuffs the takedown.
Donk. Waters catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Waters's guard.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Waters.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Penn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Waters seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters has momentary wrist control but Penn slips an elbow through the middle.
Penn postures up in Waters's guard and throws a big left but Waters blocks it.
Penn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Waters manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mick Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Penn has control of Waters's left arm, preventing Waters from doing any damage.
Waters trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Waters off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Waters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penn.
Waters managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penn.
Waters is working to avoid the ground and pound but Penn connects with a decent elbow.
Penn wants to control but Waters is keeping him busy.
Waters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Penn.
Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Waters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is thwarting Waters's attempts to control the position.
Waters wants to sweep but Penn has passed to side control!
Waters is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Waters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Penn passes to side control.
Waters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Penn off and has taken his back!
Penn trying to control the hands but Waters breaks the grip.
Penn is holding onto Waters's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Penn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Waters's guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Waters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Waters is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Waters is just content to waste time from the top position. Penn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Penn trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Waters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Waters slips a straight right by Penn.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Waters did well to prevent Penn getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waters keeps working.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Waters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Penn trying to move into half guard but instead Waters has managed to sweep!
Penn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Waters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Waters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Waters postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Waters!
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Waters is on top in guard.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waters defends it easily.
Waters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waters trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Waters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn is looking to get back to full guard here but Waters has managed to pass to side control instead.
Waters is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Waters is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn tries to kick Waters off but Waters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Waters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn throws a couple of heel strikes.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
Penn wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Dwayne Waters wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Waters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Waters closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Waters's guard.
Waters trying to control the position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Waters is retaining full guard.
Penn distracts Waters with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Waters is retaining full guard.
Penn postures up in Waters's guard and throws a big left but Waters blocks it.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn pushes down on Waters's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn looks to land a strike but Waters avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Waters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waters is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Penn has his hands clasped together but Waters extends an breaks Penn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Waters.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne Waters!
Dwayne Waters retains his lightweight title!
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hype
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