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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baby Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelso has chosen That 70's Show Theme Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baby Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is working for a kimura but Kelso is defending it quite comfortably.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn thows a huge punch but Kelso dodges it nicely.
Kelso is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn trying to advance position but Kelso counters by regaining guard.
Kelso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Kelso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Kelso has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kelso. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelso lands a nice shot to the head.
Kelso controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Kelso maintains control.
Kelso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Penn gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Kelso frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kelso looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Kelso seems content 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelso slows the pace down in half guard.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kelso in particular looking to stall.
Kelso working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kelso controlling the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Kelso just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Kelso will probably get the nod.
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.
A punch combination from Kelso misses.
Kelso fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelso throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Kelso.
Kelso stuffs the takedown.
Kelso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
Penn throws a right and a left that Kelso avoids nicely.
Kelso throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Kelso fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelso is defending against the submission attempts here by Penn.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kelso trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelso holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kelso is looking to improve his position.
Kelso wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn is working for a kimura but Kelso is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelso manages to break the clinch.
Penn tries to clinch but Kelso moves out of range.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Kelso.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Kelso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch up but Kelso circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelso throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Kelso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelso lands with a right hand.
Kelso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Kelso backing up. Kelso nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael Kelso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelso throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Kelso throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kelso!
Kelso wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn working for a submission but Kelso is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kelso is on top in guard.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kelso is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kelso's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Penn dominated that second 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.
Penn walks into a jab.
Kelso looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Kelso throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn feints and as Kelso raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Kelso has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelso is on top in guard.
Kelso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penn is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Kelso defends easily.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Penn working for a triangle but Kelso defends it easily.
Kelso wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing Kelso from standing up.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelso seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kelso stacks Penn 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 Kelso!
Kelso is staying tight to Penn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Penn tries to buck Kelso off but Kelso is having none of it.
Baby Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelso is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Penn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelso cracks Penn with a big elbow.
Kelso has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kelso prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Kelso controlling from the full mount.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelso breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kelso really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelso misses with a few strikes there.
Kelso swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Kelso throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Kelso only half commits.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Kelso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelso cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Kelso.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kelso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kelso tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
Penn swings around for an armbar but Kelso sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Penn's guard.
Penn is looking for a triangle but Kelso pushes his legs off easily.
Kelso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good leg kick by Kelso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Kelso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelso misses with a wild body shot.
Kelso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn looks to land a combination. Kelso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Kelso scores with a four punch combination!
Baby Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelso wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Kelso throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kelso!
Kelso tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelso manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kelso turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
Kelso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penn working for submissions but it's allowed Kelso to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kelso dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelso as he jumps to the side.
Kelso misses with a few strikes there.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelso forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Kelso pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kelso.
Kelso lands a nice uppercut.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelso prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelso lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kelso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Kelso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Kelso has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn avoiding damage as Kelso throws knees to the body.
Kelso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Kelso gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Penn.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kelso has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Kelso.
Penn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kelso's best efforts.
Penn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kelso pulls his head out easily.
Kelso not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Kelso stalling.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Kelso gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso swinging wilding here.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelso swivels and escapes.
Michael Kelso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelso.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kelso to the mat! Kelso manages to get full guard.
Penn won't allow Kelso to sweep him here.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! Kelso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kelso manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Kelso's guard.
Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kelso dives on top into guard.
Baby Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn is looking for a triangle but Kelso pushes his legs off easily.
Kelso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Kelso.
I think Kelso 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kelso!
Michael Kelso is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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RATING
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