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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inferno Pandaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inferno Pandaa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Pandaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandaa tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandaa manages to avoid it.
Pandaa moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Pandaa moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Inferno Pandaa has been cut.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves away
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Pandaa wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandaa.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandaa.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Pandaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Pandaa moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Pandaa throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inferno Pandaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a right and a left that Pandaa avoids nicely.
Pandaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Pandaa manages to avoid it.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Pandaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Penn misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Pandaa wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab when Pandaa was well out of range.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Pandaa is out of range.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandaa ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPandaa.
Pandaa moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
As Pandaa looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Pandaa just gets out of the way.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
It looked like Penn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandaa.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandaa tries to clinch up
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Pandaa is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pandaa misses with a knee to the head.
Pandaa missing with knees to the body.
Pandaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Pandaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Pandaa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Penn throws a hook but Pandaa blocks it.
A big right from Penn misses.
Pandaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Inferno Pandaa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pandaa darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pandaa's head backwards.
Pandaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pandaa tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Pandaa is looking to clinch.
Pandaa darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Pandaa won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn swings for the body but Pandaa moves out of range.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandaa darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Pandaa wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Pandaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandaa is looking to clinch.
Pandaa tries to clinch up
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Pandaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandaa.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Pandaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandaa scrambles back to his feet.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pandaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandaa wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandaa can do to turn this around?
Pandaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Inferno Pandaa's cut even more.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Penn scores with a jab.
Pandaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandaa tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pandaa moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandaa tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Penn misses its target.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandaa.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandaa moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
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 Inferno Pandaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pandaa wants to clinch.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Pandaa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandaa defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Pandaa moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Pandaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandaa tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inferno Pandaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandaa is looking to clinch.
Pandaa slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandaa tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pandaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandaa moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Pandaa won't allow it.
Pandaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandaa misses with a knee to the head.
Pandaa trying to land knees to the body.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pandaa trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Pandaa looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn avoiding damage as Pandaa throws knees to the body.
Pandaa missing with knees to the body.
Pandaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Pandaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandaa tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandaa tries to clinch
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandaa is looking to clinch.
Pandaa tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pandaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Inferno Pandaa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandaa tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pandaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Pandaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandaa slips a straight right by Penn.
Pandaa moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandaa closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandaa closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Pandaa trying to land knees to the body.
Pandaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Pandaa missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn is trying to push Pandaa away but Pandaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inferno Pandaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Pandaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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