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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Birmiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birmiski's entrance music is I'm Back - T.I. A fine choice. Penn has chosen Loser as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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169 cm
29
142 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Birmiski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birmiski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Penn tries for a takedown but Birmiski circles away easily
and Birmiski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Birmiski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Birmiski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Birmiski throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Birmiski staying out of range there.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Birmiski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Birmiski's head but Birmiski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birmiski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birmiski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn jabs Birmiski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn pushes Birmiski up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Birmiski controls his hands.
Birmiski breaks from the clinch.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birmiski.
Birmiski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Birmiski is just out of range.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Birmiski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birmiski slips a jab from Penn.
Birmiski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Birmiski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn sizes up Birmiski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Birmiski throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Birmiski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Birmiski finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Birmiski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Birmiski moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Birmiski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Birmiski on the inside.
Birmiski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Penn is defending well.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Birmiski avoids it.
Birmiski breaks the clinch.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Birmiski ducks down to avoid it.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Birmiski.
A lazy left from Birmiski finds it's target.
Penn thuds a left hand into Birmiski's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birmiski manages to avoid it.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Birmiski rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Birmiski finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Birmiski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birmiski. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birmiski scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Paul Penn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birmiski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birmiski misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ari Birmiski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Birmiski misses the shot to the body.
Birmiski misses with a series of wild punches.
Birmiski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn swings for the body but Birmiski moves out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Birmiski.
Ari Birmiski is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Birmiski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Penn trying to control the action but Birmiski is working from the bottom.
Birmiski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn controlling the action here.
Penn works his way into side control.
Birmiski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Penn connects with a decent elbow.
Birmiski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Birmiski tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Penn is keen to just control but Birmiski is a slippery customer.
Penn winds up and cracks Birmiski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Birmiski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Birmiski manages to get to full guard.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Birmiski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Birmiski is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
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 throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birmiski trying to control the position.
Birmiski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Birmiski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Birmiski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Birmiski is very close to passing his half guard.
Birmiski is controlling the pace.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Birmiski controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Birmiski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birmiski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Birmiski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paul Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Birmiski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Birmiski thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn wants to control but Birmiski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Birmiski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Birmiski moves into full mount! Penn won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Penn throws a body punch but Birmiski moves out of range.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Birmiski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Birmiski misses.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Birmiski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Birmiski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birmiski.
Birmiski wants to stall.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Birmiski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Birmiski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Birmiski.
Penn misses with a body shot.
A jab from Birmiski misses.
Birmiski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Birmiski.
Birmiski is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Birmiski misses its intended target.
Birmiski thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Birmiski has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
A short left from Birmiski.
Birmiski cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Birmiski controls the action.
Birmiski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Birmiski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Penn up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Penn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Birmiski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Birmiski tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is struggling to control the position.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Birmiski avoids it.
Penn tries to stall but Birmiski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn wants to break free but Birmiski has control.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Birmiski is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Birmiski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Birmiski's elbow.
Birmiski slows down the pace here.
Birmiski lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Birmiski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Birmiski slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Birmiski has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birmiski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Birmiski is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Birmiski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Birmiski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Birmiski!
An out of breath Ari Birmiski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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