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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Penzer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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201 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
32
200 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Staunton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Penzer! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Staunton punishes Penzer's body with a nice straight punch. Penzer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penzer there as he acknowledges the shot. Staunton lands with a nice body kick. Penzer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Staunton is able to avoid easily. Staunton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Penzer.
Staunton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penzer's hands. Penzer throws a low kick, looking for Staunton's leg but Staunton calmly moves out of range. Penzer dips to his left and cracks Staunton with an uppercut! Penzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Staunton. This has been an exciting period of action! Staunton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Staunton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Penzer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Nice shot by Staunton. Penzer with a hook.
It looks like Steve Staunton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Penzer is predictable there and Staunton counters with a nice kick to the body. Penzer misses with the body kick and Staunton counters with a lovely straight right hand! Staunton dips to his left and cracks Penzer with an uppercut! We've been hearing reports that Staunton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Penzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staunton sees it coming and avoids it easily. Staunton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Staunton thuds a left hand into Penzer's body. A big right from Penzer misses. Staunton quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Staunton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Penzer darts in trying to clinch and Staunton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Penzer looks winded! Staunton throws a nice inside leg kick. Staunton works Penzer's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Staunton throws a head kick that Penzer semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Penzer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Staunton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Penzer just manages to avoid it. Staunton cracks Penzer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Staunton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Penzer to stand back up!
Penzer is rocked!
It looks like Mario Penzer has been cut. Staunton fakes the body blow, causing Penzer to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Penzer goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Staunton! After winning the bout, Steve Staunton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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