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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Crom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anvil of Crom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Conan Crom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Conan Crom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn dives in for a single leg takedown but Crom sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right from Crom on the inside.
Crom scores with a shot to the side of Steel Penn's head.
Steel Penn tries to pull guard but Crom won't allow it.
Steel Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel Penn avoids it.
Crom presses Steel Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crom tries to land a knee to the head but Steel Penn blocks with his arms.
Crom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Crom.
Steel Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Crom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crom connects with a body shot.
Crom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Steel Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Crom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steel Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steel Penn misses with an uppercut
and Crom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crom as he avoids it easily.
Crom misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crom ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Crom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Crom is retaining full guard.
Crom has his hands on Steel Penn's head, controlling the position.
Steel Penn stands and throws Crom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crom manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steel Penn's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Penn wants to advance to full mount but Crom doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Steel Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Crom is retaining full guard.
Crom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steel Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Crom looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steel Penn throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crom as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Crom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steel Penn loads up on a big right hand but Crom slips the punch.
Steel Penn darts in looking for a takedown but Crom gets double underhooks and turns Steel Penn into the cage.
Crom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steel Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steel Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn throws a body punch but Crom moves out of range.
Crom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Crom.
The fighters circling - Steel Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel Penn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crom's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Crom staying out of range there.
Crom throws a jab when Steel Penn was well out of range.
A big left from Steel Penn misses.
Steel Penn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crom has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crom rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Steel Penn's guard! Nice work there by Crom!
Crom controlling from the top position.
Crom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crom trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Crom postures up.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Crom from controlling successfully.
Crom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crom wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crom looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steel Penn looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crom is trying to control the position but Steel Penn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conan Crom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Steel Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Crom tries a head kick but it misses.
Crom lands with a straight right. Steel Penn didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from Crom finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crom misses with a wild body shot.
Steel Penn throws a combination that misses
enabling Crom to counter with a crisp jab.
Crom scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Steel Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel Penn takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Steel Penn misses.
Steel Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Crom counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel Penn shoots in but Crom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Crom.
Steel Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Crom.
Nice sprawl there from Crom as Steel Penn shoots in.
Crom scores with a body shot.
Steel Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Crom sprawls well. He's pushed Steel Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Crom.
Crom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel Penn is rocked!
Crom connects with a combination that backs up Steel Penn into the cage. Crom lands a flurry of punches that gets past Steel Penn's guard. Steel Penn is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Crom bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Crom!
Conan Crom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, The Steel Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back. '.
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hype
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