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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 2092 p4p, 227 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 410 p4p, 42 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with Gardenia by Kyuss blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stark lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Reco Penn has been cut.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stark misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Stark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Stark backing away here, and Penn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Stark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Stark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn working aggressively here.
Stark tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Stark trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Stark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Stark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Stark being controlled against the cage.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Penn keeps control of Stark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn has Stark pressed against the cage.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn has Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn blocks a head kick by Stark.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Penn. That one must have hurt.
Stark misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reco Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Penn - the referee stops the clock and Stark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Penn. Stark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn is pushing Stark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn sizes up Stark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khal Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Penn.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn is looking to control Stark's arms but Stark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penn has his back to the cage.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
The referee calls for Stark to work.
Penn tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn stalling the fight.
Stark is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stark blocks a body shot from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stark's efforts to push away.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Stark gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Penn.
Penn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stark as Penn tries to tie him up.
Stark prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Stark tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Penn presses Stark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Stark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Penn leaning against his opponent.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn dodges the punch combination from Stark.
That kick from Penn tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reco Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Stark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Penn taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reco Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stark pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stark as Penn tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn working aggressively here.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is struggling to control the position.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stark prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penn pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn effectively controlling the action here.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Penn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark sets himself, and Penn steps forward looking for the clinch! Stark avoids it this time.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Stark avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn works Stark's body with a nice hook.
Penn delivers a nice body kick.
Penn clinches up against the cage.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reco Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reco Penn!
An out of breath Reco Penn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Khal Stark was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to everyone!'.
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energy
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RATING
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