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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hayha's choice of entrance music: Harvester of Sorrow. Teddy Penn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teddy Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayha throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayha throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayha.
Hayha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn avoids the head kick by Hayha.
Hayha throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Hayha tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayha.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hayha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Penn avoids the head kick by Hayha.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn tries to clinch
and Hayha counters with a good, hard body kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Hayha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Hayha throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayha has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Penn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hayha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayha misses with a head kick.
Hayha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Hayha pushes him off.
Hayha misses with a kick to the body.
Hayha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn closes the distance but Hayha moves to the side
and Hayha counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayha scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Hayha counters with a big head kick but Penn shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Hayha counters with a body kick that stops Penn in his tracks momentarily.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Hayha misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayha swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
A head kick misses from Hayha.
Hayha tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayha misses with a body kick.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayha throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn wants to clinch up but Hayha keeps it at a distance.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Hayha looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Hayha counters with a body kick that stops Penn in his tracks momentarily.
Hayha swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn wants to clinch but Hayha slips to the side
and Hayha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayha circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayha. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayha misses with a head kick.
Penn avoids the head kick by Hayha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hayha throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn avoids the head kick by Hayha.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayha.
Penn moves into range and clinches up with Hayha.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Hayha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hayha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Penn.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Penn.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayha is defending well for now.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Hayha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn tries to clinch there but Hayha circles away.
Hayha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayha counters with a nice body kick.
Penn gets a clinch.
Hayha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hayha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A frustrated look appears on Hayha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Penn has Hayha pressed against the cage, preventing Hayha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Hayha blocks it.
Hayha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayha swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Hayha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn rushes Hayha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayha avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Hayha avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Hayha tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Hayha jumps guard but Penn stands there with Hayha around his waist. Hayha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayha avoids it.
Hayha managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Hayha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayha tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn blocks a head kick by Hayha.
Hayha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayha counters with a good, hard body kick but Penn shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simo Hayha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn clinches with his opponent.
Penn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayha wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
Penn trying to control but Hayha is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn stands up and waves to Hayha to follow him.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Hayha throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
Penn is looking to clinch but Hayha is avoiding it.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hayha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayha misses the target.
Penn closes the distance but Hayha moves to the side
and Hayha counters with a body kick.
Hayha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch
and Hayha counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hayha throws a head kick that misses.
Penn looks to clinch
and Hayha finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hayha tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn blocks a head kick by Hayha.
Hayha is breathing heavily.
Hayha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn avoids the head kick by Hayha.
Penn tries to clinch up.
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 wants to clinch.
Hayha lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn tries to clinch
and Hayha counters with a body kick that stops Penn in his tracks momentarily.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the 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 Teddy Penn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hayha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hayha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Penn blocks a head kick by Hayha.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayha circles away.
Penn has closed the distance and engaged Hayha in a clinch.
Hayha is trying to pull guard but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn keeps control of Hayha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn wants to take the fight to the mat but Hayha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hayha is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hayha after a bit of a struggle.
Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hayha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayha avoids it.
Hayha is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Hayha managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Hayha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Penn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hayha is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Hayha misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hayha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penn walks away with a smile on his face. Hayha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hayha tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayha swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but Hayha moves away
and Hayha counters with a body kick that stops Penn in his tracks momentarily.
Penn wants to clinch up but Hayha keeps it at a distance.
Penn is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn wants to clinch
and Hayha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Simo Hayha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayha gets tackled into the cage by Penn. Penn maintains the clinch.
Hayha managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayha breaks the clinch.
Hayha misses the shot to the body.
Hayha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn wants to clinch but Hayha slips to the side
and Hayha counters with a head kick.
Hayha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayha keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn wants to clinch up but Hayha keeps it at a distance.
Hayha throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Hayha swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn instigates a clinch.
Penn prevents Hayha from breaking the clinch.
Hayha wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hayha tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn tries for a takedown but Hayha manages to get underhooks.
Hayha breaks from the clinch.
Hayha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn wants to clinch
and Hayha counters with a head kick.
Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn has Hayha pressed against the cage, preventing Hayha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hayha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hayha wants to break free but Penn has control.
Hayha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Penn really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is looking to clinch but Hayha is avoiding it.
Hayha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hayha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hayha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn tries to clinch up but Hayha circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn looks to clinch
and Hayha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Penn really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simo Hayha.
I think Hayha 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Hayha!
Simo Hayha tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Teddy Penn spoke after the fight, saying 'The End.'.
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energy
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hype
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