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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellman has chosen Murmaider as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Daniel Kellman enters the cage!
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158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Kellman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel Kellman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kellman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kellman tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kellman to the ground. Kellman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn scores with a takedown into Kellman's guard.
Kellman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kellman's head.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kellman on the ground.
Penn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kellman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Penn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Penn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penn lands a nice short elbow.
Penn is nestled in close to Kellman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
Kellman taking some punishment here, with Penn in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Penn.
Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penn lands a nice short elbow.
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working Kellman over with strikes.
Penn is nestled in close to Kellman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Kellman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn blocks a head kick by Kellman.
Penn shoots in but Kellman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellman wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kellman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kellman wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Kellman is keeping the position.
Penn postures up and lands a big shot to Kellman's brow.
Penn lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn gets a takedown into half guard.
Penn thows a huge punch but Kellman dodges it nicely.
Kellman wants to get back to his feet.
Kellman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Penn there.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
Penn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kellman as he avoids it easily.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Kellman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kellman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Kellman is defending well.
Kellman pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps control.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
Penn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellman is trying to stand back up but Penn is controlling him
Penn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kellman has hold of Penn's hands but Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Penn there.
Penn working Kellman over with strikes.
Kellman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kellman as he jumps to the side.
Kellman lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Penn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penn stands up over Kellman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kellman wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Kellman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kellman has momentary wrist control but Penn slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kellman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Penn is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn shoots in and bounces Kellman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penn stops Kellman from standing up.
Penn landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn is working Kellman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Penn chips away with some ground and pound.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kellman's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ 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. This is the final round!
Kellman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Penn.
Penn lands some shots froms side control.
Penn cracks Kellman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Penn scoring with punches and elbows.
Penn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kellman wants to get back to his feet but Penn drags him back down.
Penn is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kellman can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kellman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penn working the ground and pound from side control.
Penn cracks Kellman with a big elbow.
Kellman is pushing Penn's head away, looking to escape. Penn manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn cracks Kellman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Penn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Penn working the body and head with strikes.
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Penn scores with punches from side control.
Kellman is pushing Penn's head away, looking to escape. Penn manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Kellman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Kellman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick from Kellman lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kellman wants to get back to his feet.
Penn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kellman is trying to stand.
Penn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Kellman is bucking up trying to escape but Penn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kellman is trying desperately to improve position.
Kellman wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn landing shots from mount.
Penn with a couple of short strikes.
Kellman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Penn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kellman?
Kellman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daniel Kellman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kellman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Penn. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
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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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