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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eli Bryant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eli Bryant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eli Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Bryant striking off his back but it's not causing Penn any problems.
Bryant has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn is looking to advance position but Bryant has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Penn tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Bryant jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Penn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bryant avoids the strikes from the bottom by Penn.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bryant.
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.
Penn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bryant landing small, sideways elbows.
Bryant is looking to improve his position.
Bryant is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn blocks the strikes from Bryant.
Penn wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is stalling here. Bryant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Penn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bryant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bryant 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.
Bryant looking to control but instead Penn has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've been informed that Penn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bryant is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bryant stalling.
Bryant throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penn to regain full guard.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bryant postures up.
Penn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bryant has passed into side control.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Bryant decides to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eli Bryant will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bryant has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bryant uses from the top position.
Penn working a defensive guard but Bryant manages to pass into side control anyway.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryant connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant scoring with punches from side control.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn is trying to work for a sweep but Bryant has mounted him!
Penn tries to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to reverse the position but instead Bryant has taken his back - oops!
Penn is breathing heavily.
Bryant is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bryant controlling well, preventing Penn from escaping the position.
Bryant avoiding Penn 's attempts to control his hands.
Eli Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn showing good submission defense here.
Bryant working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn staying busy and making it hard for Bryant to control.
Bryant looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Penn is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bryant.
Bryant softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Penn is in bad spot here.
Penn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bryant gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to break free.
Bryant lands a shot to the head.
Bryant trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Penn tries to roll but Bryant sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bryant gets his hands free as Penn looks to control.
Penn tries to escape but Bryant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Penn showing good submission defense here.
Penn is really stuck here.
Penn trying to get back to his feet but Bryant is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryant is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Penn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bryant dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Bryant there.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Bryant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Penn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
so Bryant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Penn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bryant, into his guard.
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn throws a strike but Bryant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bryant has passed into side control.
Bryant trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. Bryant takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Bryant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant pulls Penn in to control the position.
Penn gets to his feet - Bryant follows without any prompting.
Penn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bryant to the ground. Penn is now in Bryant's guard.
Bryant striking off his back but it's not causing Penn any problems.
Bryant working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Penn has passed into half guard!
Bryant actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Penn blocks the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant trying to control but Penn postures up.
Bryant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Penn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant keeping hold of Penn's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to BJ Penn.
Well Bryant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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