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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beck Bom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Awesome as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. BJ Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beck Bom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bom dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Bom tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Bom tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Bom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bom misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beck Bom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bom.
Penn tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bom or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
Penn instigates a clinch.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bom has him pressed against the cage.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Bom's takedown attempt.
Bom stalling the fight.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bom won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to stand up but Bom isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bom.
Bom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bom scoring with punches to the head and body.
Penn wants to stand but Bom is controlling the position.
Bom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn keeping full guard, as Bom tries to pass.
Bom stops Penn from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bom trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Bom scoring with punches to the head and body.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Bom from controlling successfully.
Bom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bom throws an elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bom's guard. Nice move by Penn!
Bom throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bom trying to control the position.
Bom looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beck Bom dominated that round.
That's time! Bom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Beck Bom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Bom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bom keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bom misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beck Bom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bom shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Bom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Bom with that takedown attempt.
Penn works over Bom's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn lands a nice hook to Bom's body. Bom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Bom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn cracks Bom with an open hand slap.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Bom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beck Bom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bom slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn is working for takedown but Bom is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bom has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bom shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Bom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bom tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beck Bom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bom wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bom tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Bom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn scores with the left hand. Bom knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn lands with a straight right. Bom didn't see that one coming.
Penn scores with a one two! Bom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lunges at Bom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bom's hand.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bom misses with a wild combination.
Bom tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Bom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn looks to land a combination but Bom avoids it well.
Nice cross by Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bom counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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