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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simmons Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by King of My World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simmons Zak!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn moves into range and clinches up with Zak.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zak avoids it.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zak misses with a knee strike.
Zak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zak tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Penn.
Zak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penn jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn pushes Zak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws a right and a left that Zak avoids nicely.
Zak wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Zak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Zak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penn trying to control but Zak postures up.
Penn pushes Zak off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Simmons Zak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Zak as Penn shoots in.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn connects with a high kick.
Zak rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Penn is defending well.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Zak blocks it.
Zak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn looking to stall.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Zak blocks with his arms.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Zak tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Zak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn connects with a knee to the head.
Zak tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn rushes Zak and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zak with a knee to the head.
Zak trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Zak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Penn.
Zak tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Zak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zak's face.
Penn with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn pulls guard successfully.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn is trying to control the position but Zak postures up.
Zak throwing strikes but missing.
Zak stops Penn from standing up.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zak postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges Penn just wasn't active enough.
Zak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zak keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily.
Georges Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simmons Zak.
Zak closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn tries to clinch but Zak is having none of it.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zak has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zak tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Zak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn stands up from Zak's guard - Penn perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Penn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zak darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.
Zak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Zak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Penn.
Penn avoiding damage as Zak throws knees to the body.
Zak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn is looking to stand up but Zak isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zak trying to move into half guard but instead Penn has managed to sweep!
Zak wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Zak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn gets to his feet. Zak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zak can pounce on him.
Zak is looking to clinch.
Penn forces Zak back against the ropes and clinches.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Zak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zak blocking some punches.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Zak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Zak is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Zak gets an underhook and turns Penn into the ropes.
Knees to the body from Zak.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Zak is blocking nicely.
Zak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Penn ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Penn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Penn is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Georges Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zak trying to land knees to the body.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zak blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn jumps into guard, dragging Zak to the mat.
Zak landing with the ground and pound.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn wants to stand but Zak is controlling the position.
Zak wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Georges Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Simmons Zak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Penn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zak to see if he's OK.
Penn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zak to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zak!
Zak is looking to clinch.
Zak is looking to clinch.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Zak circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zak tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Zak tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Zak tries to clinch up.
Penn instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Georges Penn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zak swivels and escapes.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zak clinches.
Zak is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zak has his back to the ropes.
Zak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zak tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn successfully pulls guard.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penn pushes Zak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Zak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Zak blocks a head kick by Penn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Zak swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Zak cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Georges Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn trying to stall but Zak improves his position.
Zak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Zak.
Zak crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Penn jumps guard and drags Zak to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn controls Zak momentarily but Zak frees himself.
Zak landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn wants to stand up but Zak is controlling him.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Zak is proving a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zak won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Zak postures up and lands a big shot to Penn's brow.
Zak is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zak stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zak distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zak trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Zak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zak tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Zak prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zak stops Penn from standing up.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Zak from controlling successfully.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simmons Zak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zak throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Zak.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simmons Zak.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight for Georges Penn!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Georges Penn!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Georges Penn!
Georges Penn wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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