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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Penn (ranked 6930 p4p, 520 weight class) and Ricky Stephenson (ranked 5551 p4p, 473 weight class). Stephenson has chosen Ricky Steamboat Theme Song as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that John Penn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Penn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stephenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penn fails with the takedown
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stephenson misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Stephenson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn content to control rather than advance.
Stephenson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson seems keen to control Penn's posture.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Stephenson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stephenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stephenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephenson is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn pushing down on Stephenson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penn throwing shots but Stephenson is blocking nicely.
Penn slows the pace down in half guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stephenson defends it well.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stephenson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stephenson's head.
Penn wants to control but Stephenson is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Stephenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Stephenson cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stephenson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stephenson tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
Penn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Stephenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn wants to control but Stephenson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to score with some ground and pound. Stephenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stephenson wants to control but Penn postures up.
Stephenson tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
Stephenson seems a little lost for a moment, as Penn dominates the positioning.
Stephenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stephenson, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Penn 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.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Stephenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stephenson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Penn.
Penn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stephenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Stephenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stephenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephenson can do to turn this around?
Penn advances to mount.
Stephenson tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stephenson is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Stephenson gets back to half guard.
Penn trying to control from half guard but Stephenson is working away.
Penn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stephenson!
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stephenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn unloads with some shots from mount but Stephenson bucks and avoids them well.
Penn prevents Stephenson from getting the reversal.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stephenson is looking to escape.
Stephenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stephenson tries to buck Penn off but he can't manage it.
Stephenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stephenson tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stephenson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stephenson!
Stephenson passes into half guard.
Stephenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stephenson tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
Stephenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stephenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stephenson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn trying to control but Stephenson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John 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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stephenson.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Stephenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Stephenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab from Stephenson.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stephenson slips a straight right by Penn.
Stephenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Stephenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stephenson lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Stephenson.
Stephenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penn is rocked!
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephenson drops Penn with a naaaaasty hook - Penn is in real trouble here! Stephenson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Stephenson!
A relieved looking Ricky Stephenson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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