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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pennypacker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennypacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pennypacker gets a clinch.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pennypacker tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pennypacker landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pennypacker's brow.
Pennypacker blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker lands with a light punch inside.
Pennypacker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Pennypacker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pennypacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennypacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Pennypacker rushes Silver and presses him up against the ropes.
Pennypacker dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennypacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Pennypacker takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pennypacker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silver blocks a body shot from Pennypacker.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Silver back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pennypacker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennypacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pennypacker.
The referee calls for Silver to work.
Pennypacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker pushes Silver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pennypacker is keeping busy.
Pennypacker misses with a punch to the body.
Pennypacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver taking a breather.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Pennypacker tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the ropes.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Pennypacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Pennypacker avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the ropes.
Pennypacker manages to break the clinch.
Pennypacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Pennypacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pennypacker gets control of Silver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pennypacker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pennypacker wants to stand and escape but Silver is having none of it.
Pennypacker wants to sweep but no luck.
Pennypacker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver pulls Pennypacker in close to his closed guard and prevents Pennypacker from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker dominated that round.
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.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pennypacker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pennypacker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pennypacker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pennypacker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver has hold of Pennypacker's hands but Pennypacker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pennypacker prevents Silver from improving his position.
Silver is trying to stand back up but Pennypacker is controlling him
Pennypacker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennypacker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pennypacker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver wants to control but Pennypacker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pennypacker.
Silver is not content to let Pennypacker control the position.
Pennypacker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pennypacker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pennypacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
Pennypacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver is looking for a sweep. Pennypacker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
AG Pennypacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Pennypacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benny Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennypacker misses with a left hand
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pennypacker throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Silver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pennypacker scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Pennypacker throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silver to the ground. Pennypacker is now in Silver's guard.
Pennypacker is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pennypacker lands a couple of elbows.
Pennypacker lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver wants to sweep here but Pennypacker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pennypacker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pennypacker stands up from Silver's guard - Pennypacker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pennypacker scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Pennypacker misses with a two punch combination.
Pennypacker lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker misses with a wild combination.
Silver tries to counter by clinching up but Pennypacker breaks away and moves out of range.
Pennypacker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silver defends well and Pennypacker ends up having to push Silver into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pennypacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennypacker sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pennypacker scores with a nice strike.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Pennypacker moved away.
Pennypacker throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Pennypacker lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silver wants it to stay on the feet.
Pennypacker throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
A big head kick from Pennypacker and Silver is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Silver is rocked!
Silver keeping moving, preventing Pennypacker from controlling successfully.
Oh Silver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pennypacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennypacker distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pennypacker throws an elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pennypacker's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Silver seems to have got his legs back now.
Pennypacker keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Silver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
Pennypacker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pennypacker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silver!
Pennypacker prevents Silver from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker seems a little lost for a moment, as Silver dominates the positioning.
Pennypacker tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Silver easily slips into full mount!
Pennypacker is looking to improve his position but Silver isn't that keen on the idea.
Silver wants to control the pace but Pennypacker is squirming around nicely.
Pennypacker is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Pennypacker is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver looking to control but Pennypacker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
AG Pennypacker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver avoids the attempt from Pennypacker to control.
Silver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pennypacker wants to control but Silver is having none of it.
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.
Pennypacker tries to buck Silver off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pennypacker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pennypacker gets back to half guard.
AG Pennypacker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pennypacker is trying to control but can't.
Silver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pennypacker is pressing down on Silver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pennypacker is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AG Pennypacker.
Well Pennypacker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AG Pennypacker!
AG Pennypacker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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