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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diamond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diamond tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Diamond.
Donk. Diamond catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Diamond's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diamond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Penn lands a jab to Diamond's midsection.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn moves into the clinch.
Come on Penn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond misses with a hook.
Diamond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamond misses with a jab to the body
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diamond looks winded!
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diamond misses with a combination
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Diamond tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diamond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diamond is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.
Diamond wants to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn has Diamond pressed against the cage.
Diamond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diamond trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diamond into the cage.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diamond.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Penn to work.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diamonds head.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Diamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diamond trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Diamond 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.
Penn avoiding damage as Diamond throws knees to the body.
Penn has Diamond pressed against the cage.
Diamond is trying to break free.
Diamond is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Penn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diamond - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Diamond fails to land.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Diamond tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diamond manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diamond lands a jab to the head.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond'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.
Diamond throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Penn.
Diamond lands a jab to the nose.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Reco Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
That has opened up King Diamond's cut even more.
Penn avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn has closed the distance and engaged Diamond in a clinch.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diamond tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Diamond wants to break free but Penn has control.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Diamond is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.
Diamond misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Penn.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn avoiding damage as Diamond throws knees to the body.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diamond is rocked!
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diamond can do to turn this around?
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Diamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diamond seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diamond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn prevents a body shot from Diamond.
Diamond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diamond trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diamond into the cage.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn cracks the inside of Diamond's front leg.
Penn batters Diamond with a massive right followed by a huge left! Diamond is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Penn lands a final crushing right hand to drop Diamond to the mat with a gruesome thud! Penn is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reco Penn!
The defeated King Diamond had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.
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hype
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RATING
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