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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Romo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Romo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romo is looking to land body kicks.
Romo scores with a jab to the body.
Romo avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Romo misses with a double jab.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Romo throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romo counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romo checks the leg kick.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Romo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn misses with a low kick as Romo jumps back.
Penn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Romo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romo moved away.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Romo.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romo misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romo checks a low kick from Penn.
No joy there for Romo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romo moves away.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romo.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romo moved away.
Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romo tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Romo blocks a head kick by Penn.
Romo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo checks the leg kick.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Romo checks a leg kick nicely.
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Romo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Romo stands up and waves to Penn to follow him.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Romo misses with a wild combination.
Romo checks a leg kick.
Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Romo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Romo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Romo.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Penn avoids the head kick by Romo.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romo moved away.
Romo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Romo avoids the body shot from Penn.
Romo scores with a punch to the head.
Penn takes a swing at Romo's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romo moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Romo moved away.
Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Romo is breathing heavily.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romo throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Romo staying out of range there.
Romo tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romo.
Penn is looking to wear down Romo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn wants to slow Romo down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws out a leg kick but Romo moves out of range and Penn only half commits.
Nice body kick there by Penn.
Penn tries to work over Romo's front leg with a kick but Romo checks it.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Romo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn is looking to chop away at Romo's legs.
Romo throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn throws a low kick but Romo avoids it.
Romo throws a big shot that misses.
Romo avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Romo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romo blocks a leg kick.
Penn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romo is able to avoid easily.
Romo looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Romo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Romo is out of range.
Penn misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Romo blocks the leg kick.
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romo misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romo.
Romo throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Romo as he checks the leg kick.
Romo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Penn. That one must have hurt.
Romo slips a jab from Penn.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Romo throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Romo avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Romo.
Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Romo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romo avoids a kick to the body.
Penn throws out a leg kick but Romo moves out of range and Penn only half commits.
Penn wants to slow Romo down by chopping away at his legs.
Romo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romo duly obliges.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank Romo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Romo as he checks the leg kick.
Romo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romo checks it.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Romo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Romo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romo.
Romo checks a leg kick nicely.
Romo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Romo slips a jab from Penn.
Romo looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Romo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Penn tries to land a leg kick but Romo saw it coming and moves away.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romo checks it.
Penn throws a body punch but Romo moves out of range.
A punch combination from Romo misses.
Romo blocks a leg kick.
Romo misses with a two punch combination.
Romo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Penn catches Romo right on the button with a cross.
Penn thows a leg kick but Romo checks it
and Romo counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Romo moved away.
Penn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Romo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romo moves away.
Penn thumps Romo with a low kick.
Romo swinging wildly here.
Romo misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romo is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Romo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romo is defended easily by Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Penn!
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energy
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RATING
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