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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Penn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everything in its right place. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
35 - 29 - 0 |
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185 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco lands with a nice body punch.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berzevaco scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Berzevaco backs up against the cage.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco working the head with strikes.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Berzevaco cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berzevaco passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Penn!
Penn tries to reverse the position but Berzevaco maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Berzevaco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn trying to hold on to Berzevaco's head to control him but Berzevaco postures up.
Berzevaco trying to control from Penn's half guard. Penn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Berzevaco looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Berzevaco is retaining full guard.
Berzevaco wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! Berzevaco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Berzevaco manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Berzevaco's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Berzevaco scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Berzevaco closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
Penn pulls Berzevaco in close to prevent any damage.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Berzevaco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berzevaco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Berzevaco is proving a slippery customer.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berzevaco manages to get himself to full guard.
Penn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet but Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berzevaco pulls Penn in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wants to control from the top but Berzevaco keeps moving.
Penn drops back, looking for a kneebar! Berzevaco looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Berzevaco looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Berzevaco!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Berzevaco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Berzevaco dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Berzevaco connects with a crisp jab.
Berzevaco blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berzevaco circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Berzevaco misses the target.
Penn gets a double leg takedown into Berzevaco's guard.
Berzevaco keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
Penn winds up and cracks Berzevaco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. Berzevaco takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Berzevaco wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
Berzevaco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in Steel's Grappling Penn inform me that Penn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Berzevaco wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
Penn trying to control but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco wants to get back to his feet but Penn passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Berzevaco is defending well.
Penn is trying to control. Berzevaco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berzevaco keeps working.
Berzevaco tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Berzevaco defends the submission attempt.
Berzevaco has hold of Penn's hands but Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn is taking a breather. Berzevaco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Berzevaco regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzevaco wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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 lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berzevaco wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Berzevaco wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Berzevaco is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Berzevaco 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.
Penn tests Berzevaco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Berzevaco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Penn throws a lazy head kick
letting Berzevaco counter with a right hand.
Berzevaco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Berzevaco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Berzevaco is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Berzevaco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Berzevaco passes into half guard.
Hakeem Berzevaco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Penn's thigh. Penn counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berzevaco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berzevaco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berzevaco tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Berzevaco passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Berzevaco wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berzevaco with the ground and pound but Penn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Penn controlling the position.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berzevaco's guard.
Berzevaco keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Berzevaco trying to control the position.
Penn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Berzevaco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has control of Berzevaco's left arm, preventing Berzevaco from doing any damage.
Berzevaco tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Berzevaco controlling him for the moment.
Berzevaco tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Berzevaco wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's four 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 working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Berzevaco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Berzevaco from controlling successfully.
Berzevaco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Berzevaco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berzevaco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Berzevaco!
Hakeem Berzevaco very nearly forgot to thank Cyclone Nutrition Company amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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