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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Penn Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Lipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harlow comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Kashmir. Lipton has chosen Scorpions - No One Like You as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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226 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Penn Harlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Lipton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harlow sprawls well initially but Lipton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lipton stops Harlow from getting back to his feet.
Harlow wants to control but Lipton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harlow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harlow.
Harlow controlling Lipton's posture.
Lipton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harlow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harlow looking for a sweep. Not yet Harlow, not yet.
Harlow working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlow keeping moving, preventing Lipton from controlling successfully.
Harlow controls Lipton momentarily but Lipton frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow is really struggling to control Lipton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lipton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harlow wants to stand up but Lipton is controlling him.
Lipton postures up.
Lipton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harlow keeping moving, preventing Lipton from controlling successfully.
Lipton cracks Harlow with a solid left hand.
Harlow is rocked!
Lipton looking to sit in guard and control but Harlow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipton looking to control but Harlow passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lipton wants to get back to full guard but Harlow has mounted him!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harlow looking to control but Lipton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harlow is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lipton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lipton!
Harlow is breathing heavily.
Lipton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipton looking to sit in guard and control but Harlow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lipton looking for a sweep. Not yet Lipton, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow trying to control but Lipton is working from the bottom.
Lipton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harlow looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lipton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harlow closes the distance and clinches.
Lipton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harlow has closed the distance and engaged Lipton in a clinch.
Lipton tries to pull guard but Harlow holds him up against the cage and eventually Lipton drops back down to his feet.
Harlow is pressed up against the cage. Lipton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harlow down to the mat. Harlow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipton shoots in and drives through. Harlow sprawls well.
Penn Harlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Lipton.
Harlow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lipton.
Harlow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lipton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lipton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Harlow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipton connects with a couple of short punches.
Lipton trying to control but Harlow is working from the bottom.
Lipton scoring with some ground and pound.
Lipton with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harlow's head.
Lipton stands up over Harlow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lipton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lipton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lipton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Lipton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Penn Harlow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harlow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harlow thows a huge punch but Lipton dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lipton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lipton wants to control but Harlow is keeping busy.
Harlow wants to control but Lipton is keeping him busy.
Harlow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harlow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lipton missing with punches from the bottom.
Harlow seems to have got his legs back now.
Lipton is refusing to be controlled, as Harlow sits in half guard.
Harlow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jonny Lipton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harlow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lipton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harlow's guard.
Lipton is breathing heavily.
Harlow looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipton stopping the sweep attempt from Harlow.
Harlow working a defensive guard here.
Lipton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlow is trying to control the position but Lipton postures up.
Harlow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lipton is one step ahead there.
Lipton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harlow wants to sweep here but Lipton controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harlow misses with a takedown attempt
and Lipton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lipton.
Harlow working for a triangle but Lipton defends it easily.
Lipton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlow has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lipton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Danga de danga de dang - Harlow scores with a four punch combination!
Jonny Lipton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harlow 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipton keeping moving, preventing Harlow from controlling successfully.
Harlow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harlow has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lipton is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Harlow yanks on the arm and Lipton is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Harlow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Penn Harlow!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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