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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piolo Pascual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pascual comes to the cage accompanied by In My Mind. Piolo Pascual has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piolo Pascual!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascual closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Penn tries to break free but Pascual pushes him back against the cage.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pascual's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pascual goes for a takedown in the clinch but Penn prevents it.
Pascual can't get the takedown.
Penn drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pascual working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pascual landing some decent shots from guard.
Pascual is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pascual in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pascual postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pascual is in close to Penn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pascual has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascual throwing strikes but missing.
Pascual stops Penn from standing up.
Pascual throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pascual wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pascual lands a couple of elbows.
Pascual throws a big elbow that misses.
Pascual stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Pascual slips an elbow through the middle.
Pascual postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pascual working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Pascual slips an elbow through the middle.
Pascual might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pascual accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pascual drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pascual jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pascual is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn is controlling Pascual's posture.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Pascual slips an elbow through the middle.
Pascual sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Penn's guard.
Pascual looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pascual is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Pascual misses with a head shot. Penn uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascual scoring with punches to the head and body.
Penn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pascual postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Pascual trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Pascual makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pascual is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pascual is in close to Penn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pascual passes into half guard.
Pascual thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Pascual is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascual slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Pascual trying to control from half guard but Penn is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pascual thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Pascual trying to advance position but Penn counters by regaining guard.
Pascual postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Penn looking to control.
Pascual with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pascual is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pascual is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pascual distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pascual missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piolo Pascual dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pascual tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Pascual wants to clinch.
Pascual clinches with his opponent.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Pascual controls his hands.
Penn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penn pulls guard.
Pascual postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Penn is trying to keep Pascual in close.
Pascual connects with a couple of short punches.
Pascual makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pascual stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascual trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Pascual throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pascual makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pascual throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pascual trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Pascual makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pascual working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pascual keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.
Pascual scoring with some ground and pound.
Pascual throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pascual is trying to keep Penn in close.
Pascual throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pascual trying to control the position.
Pascual tries to strike from the bottom.
Pascual is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pascual thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascual thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pascual throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Pascual looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Penn trying to control but Pascual postures up.
Pascual trying to control from half guard but Penn is working away.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pascual wants to take a breather but Penn is having none of it.
Penn wants to improve his position but Pascual is controlling well.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn is staying active underneath Pascual, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piolo Pascual overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pascual.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is not content to let Pascual control the position.
Penn trying to hold on to Pascual's head to control him but Pascual postures up.
Pascual lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pascual looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pascual is stalling here. Penn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pascual seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Penn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pascual is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pascual flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pascual trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Pascual strikes from the bottom but Penn uses the opportunity to move to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piolo Pascual dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pascual tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Pascual is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pascual is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Pascual circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pascual moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pascual feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Penn wants to sweep here but Pascual controlling him for the moment.
Pascual wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Pascual lands a couple of elbows.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pascual landing with the ground and pound.
Pascual works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascual lands strikes from half guard.
Pascual winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pascual lands a nice short elbow.
Pascual working Penn over with strikes.
Pascual scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn is rocked!
Pascual looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Pascual finish him?
Pascual is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Penn is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pascual fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Penn from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pascual! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piolo Pascual!
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