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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 1576 p4p, 158 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 1063 p4p, 113 weight class). Reco Penn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lamar Allen's chin.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Penn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen works the jab nicely.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Allen lands with a right hand.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Allen blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Allen throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Allen slips a jab from Penn.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen motions for Penn to come forward. Allen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penn misses with a straight left.
A big right from Allen misses.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen 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.
Allen misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Allen swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allen blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn is looking for the big counter here.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen slips a straight right by Penn.
Lamar Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn slips a jab from Allen.
Penn looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Allen tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn lands the left hand.
Allen misses with a hook.
A jab from Allen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Allen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Allen lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Penn clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.
Allen looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Allen is rocked!
Allen connects with a body shot.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen throwing a counter right hand but Penn manages to avoid it.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Allen scores with a four punch combination!
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn throws a counter combo.
Allen thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen throwing a counter right hand but Penn manages to avoid it.
Allen digs a good hook to Penn's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands a front kick.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
Allen connects with a crisp jab.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Penn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Penn!
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Lamar Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Allen swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Allen wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Allen pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Allen leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn has Allen pressed against the cage, preventing Allen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn jabs at Allen's body.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Reco Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen slips a straight right by Penn.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Penn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Penn is thwarting Allen's attempts to control the position.
Allen gets full guard.
Penn postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Allen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Allen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Allen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Allen's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!
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