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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place. Ton has chosen Snap - Rythm is a Dancing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Ton backpedaling.
Ton misses the jab.
Ton misses with a hook.
Penn misses with a combination
and Ton counters with a nice uppercut.
Ton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn.
A jab from Ton misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ton throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn gets caught flat footed, as Ton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ton tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ton passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ton preventing the sweep.
Penn trying to control the position.
Ton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ton looking to control.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but Ton blocks nicely.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Penn stacks Ton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Penn!
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Ton.
Ton working away.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Ton working away.
Penn trying to control but Ton flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Penn rolls, trying to escape but Ton keeps control of the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ton looking for the choke but no joy.
Penn breaks Ton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn postures up in Ton's guard and throws a big left but Ton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lip Ton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Ton takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
As Ton looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Ton just gets out of the way.
Ton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Penn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ton.
Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
Ton ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Ton goes down! Can Penn finish him!?
Ton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ton is still in real trouble! Can Penn finish him?
Penn wants to control from the top but Ton keeps moving.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ton seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn tries to advance to mount but Ton denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton gets back to half guard.
Penn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Ton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ton is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ton keeps working.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ton's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Penn.
Ton has an active guard here but Penn has managed to pass into half guard.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ton looking for subs from the bottom but Penn mounts him!
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ton is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penn is holding on to half guard well.
Ton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ton is one step ahead there.
Penn wants to improve his position but instead Ton has moved into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ton wants to counter with a clinch but Penn pushes him away.
Ton avoids the head kick by Penn.
Ton wants to counter the offense by Penn and move into the clinch position.
Penn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn controls Ton momentarily but Ton frees himself.
Ton trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to hold on to Ton's head to control him but Ton postures up.
Penn is pressing down on Ton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn is looking to sweep but instead, Ton has passed into half guard.
Ton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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 won't allow Ton to pass to mount.
Ton is working for an americana but Penn has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Ton was thinking about the submission.
Ton wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Ton looking to score a takedown here. Penn is defending well but Ton drives through and ends up in Penn's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Penn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Penn chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Ton keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Ton is retaining full guard.
Penn won't allow Ton to sweep him here.
Ton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Penn connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lip Ton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lip Ton!
As Lip Ton got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm here to break some arms and snap some necks and tonight I proved that I'm the best of the best. Not one person in the promotion can play with me. I'm heading for the top and there is two things they can do about it - nothing and like it!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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