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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Penn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go To Church. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago staying out of range there.
Drago misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Drago to work.
Drago stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
Drago prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn letting Drago take a breather here.
Penn misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn clinches.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lands a body punch.
Drago tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Drago takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn gets a takedown into half guard.
Penn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penn uses his free foot to push down on Drago's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drago.
Penn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scoring with strikes but Drago is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn dominating with strikes here.
Penn prevents Drago from getting the reversal.
Penn is landing with some decent strikes but Drago is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drago tries to reverse the position but Penn maintains control.
Penn cracks Drago with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drago is looking to escape.
Drago taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drago is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penn looking to finish Drago with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drago!
Drago really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brian Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn lands a nice shot to the head.
Drago manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Drago wants to control but Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penn working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drago is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drago is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drago avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drago with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drago is looking to escape.
Drago is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Drago is trying to get back to full guard.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago wants to control but Penn passes into side.
Penn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drago down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the body and head with strikes.
Penn lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Drago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn lands an elbow.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn scores with punches from side control.
Drago takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Drago is looking to reverse the position.
Penn landing a few strikes.
Drago wants to control but Penn postures up.
Drago on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Mike Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn avoids the head kick by Drago.
A jab lands there for Penn.
Drago tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago blocking some punches.
Penn tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Drago blocks a body shot from Penn.
Drago blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drago prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nice body punch from Penn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago is trying to pull guard but Penn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Drago blocking some punches.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn misses with some punches.
Mike Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a right hand.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Penn!
Brian Penn very nearly forgot to thank xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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