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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofir Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BJ Penn. Wright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You're Going Down. Kristofir Wright is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofir Wright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
Kristofir Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Kristofir Wright has been cut.
Wright misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristofir Wright.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Wright looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Wright.
No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Kristofir Wright's cut even more.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Wright slips a jab from Penn.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
Wright trying to move into half guard but instead Penn has managed to sweep!
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wright trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penn keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Penn wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristofir Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penn pushes Wright off looking to stand but Wright dives back in and keeps control.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Wright is controlling him well.
Wright is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
Wright wants to advance to full mount but Penn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristofir Wright.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn cracks Wright with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Penn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
The cut above Kristofir Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Penn misses with the combination.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn moves out of range as Wright strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn avoids the head kick by Wright.
Penn misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Wright slips under a jab.
Penn moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kristofir Wright's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn with a jab.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kristofir Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wright takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kristofir Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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