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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 295 p4p, 35 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 584 p4p, 64 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
McLaughlin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn jabs McLaughlin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McLaughlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Penn throws out a leg kick but McLaughlin moves out of range and Penn only half commits.
McLaughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on McLaughlin's shoulder, as McLaughlin tries to avoid the shot.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reco Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McLaughlin's head backwards.
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!
Penn misses the body punch
and McLaughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn throws a right and a left that McLaughlin avoids nicely.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
Penn throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McLaughlin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn misses with a low kick as McLaughlin jumps back.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - McLaughlin had a free shot at his head there.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn throws a front kick aimed at McLaughlin's knee but McLaughlin avoids it well.
McLaughlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Penn throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin slips a straight right by Penn.
Both fighters circling a little - Penn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Penn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Penn jabs McLaughlin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn tries to clinch up
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLaughlin misses with a low kick.
McLaughlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but McLaughlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn is looking to counter the offense by McLaughlin and move into the clinch.
McLaughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Penn slips under a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
McLaughlin tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn throws a push kick but McLaughlin slaps the foot to one side.
McLaughlin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McLaughlin thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side.
McLaughlin misses with a hook.
McLaughlin slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
McLaughlin tries a quick counter leg kick but Penn is wise to it.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Penn misses
and McLaughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLaughlin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McLaughlin throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
McLaughlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Penn misses
and McLaughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a solid body kick.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McLaughlin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Nice cross by McLaughlin.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaughlin circles away.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
McLaughlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Penn with a body shot.
McLaughlin catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McLaughlin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McLaughlin throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn 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.
McLaughlin lands a body shot.
Penn slips a jab from McLaughlin.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as McLaughlin blocks the leg kick.
Penn moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from McLaughlin misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to work over McLaughlin's front leg with a kick but McLaughlin checks it.
McLaughlin gets tackled into the cage by Penn. Penn maintains the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
McLaughlin breaks the clinch.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
McLaughlin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penn slips a jab from McLaughlin.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks McLaughlin in the body.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
McLaughlin connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Penn misses
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn scores with a jab.
McLaughlin scores with a leg kick.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
McLaughlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a slapping leg kick.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
McLaughlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Penn with a body shot.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLaughlin checks a low kick from Penn.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn is looking to clinch.
McLaughlin misses with a hook.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McLaughlin eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn throws a lazy body kick
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
McLaughlin tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Penn throws a lazy body kick
and McLaughlin counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McLaughlin.
Penn clinches.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
McLaughlin digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn pushes McLaughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
McLaughlin prevents a body shot from Penn.
McLaughlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from McLaughlin on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLaughlin.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Penn misses with some punches.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reco Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin working hard to break the clinch.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reco Penn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McLaughlin scores with a shot to the body.
McLaughlin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn blocks the body kick.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. McLaughlin doesn't seem phased though.
McLaughlin scores with a nice strike.
McLaughlin lands with a good body shot.
Penn works the jab nicely.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a hook.
Penn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Penn looks for the body kick but McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLaughlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McLaughlin scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick but McLaughlin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McLaughlin throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin lands a body shot.
A big left from McLaughlin misses.
Penn throws a push kick but McLaughlin slaps the foot to one side.
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as McLaughlin blocks the low kick.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLaughlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with McLaughlin's head.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLaughlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McLaughlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Penn with a body shot.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penn misses with a straight right.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McLaughlin. McLaughlin obviously looking to wear him down.
McLaughlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with McLaughlin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a hook.
Penn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McLaughlin missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLaughlin lands a two punch combo.
Penn lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn pushes McLaughlin away with a front kick.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
Penn throws a low kick but McLaughlin avoids it.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
Penn 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McLaughlin cracks Penn with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a kick to the body
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
Penn lands a nice looking kick to the body. McLaughlin takes a step back to recover.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Penn fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLaughlin just manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Penn.
Penn tries to work over McLaughlin's front leg with a kick but McLaughlin checks it.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
Some bone on bone action there as McLaughlin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but McLaughlin slips the punch.
A nice side step and McLaughlin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McLaughlin tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaughlin tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McLaughlin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McLaughlin eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McLaughlin loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
McLaughlin fails to land with a series of punches.
McLaughlin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Penn.
Penn misses the jab.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn throws a wild body kick that McLaughlin sees coming a mile off.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Penn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from McLaughlin misses.
Penn lands a body shot.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike McLaughlin.
I think McLaughlin 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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