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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 3944 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 5144 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Everything in its right place. Mankowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kękę -Wyjebane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Borys Mankowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mankowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mankowski has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Mankowski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Penn uses it to pass to side control.
Mankowski wants to control but Penn postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn stands up and beckons Mankowski to his feet.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Mankowski feints the counter takedown.
Penn misses the jab.
Mankowski throws out a counter right but Penn avoids it with no problem.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mankowski's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Mankowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penn defends it well.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mankowski checks a low kick from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Mankowski saw that one coming.
Mankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Mankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mankowski sprawls and moves away.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mankowski is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Mankowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Mankowski.
Mankowski wants to counter the offense by Penn and move into the clinch position.
Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mankowski wants to get back to full guard.
Penn stands up and beckons Mankowski to join him on the feet.
Mankowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Mankowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Penn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Mankowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Mankowski tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mankowski under the eye.
Mankowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
James Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mankowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn throws a low kick but Mankowski moves out of range easily.
Mankowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mankowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mankowski.
Mankowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs Mankowski right on the nose. Mankowski blinks but takes it well.
Penn throws a hook but Mankowski avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Mankowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Mankowski ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mankowski tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
James Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Mankowski.
Mankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Mankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn misses the jab.
Mankowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penn defends it well.
Penn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Mankowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mankowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mankowski walks into a jab.
Mankowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Penn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A low kick from Penn misses
so Mankowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Penn kicks Mankowski off and gets to his feet.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Mankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mankowski prevents Penn from standing back up.
Mankowski is looking for submissions but instead, Penn has regained full guard.
Mankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mankowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mankowski has Penn in his guard.
Penn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mankowski is proving hard to escape from.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Mankowski.
Penn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mankowski is proving hard to escape from.
Mankowski has an active guard here but Penn has managed to pass into half guard.
Mankowski wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mankowski actively working from the bottom here.
Penn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Mankowski shoots in.
Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Mankowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Mankowski tries to avoid it.
James Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn throws a leg kick but Mankowski checks it.
Mankowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mankowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Penn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mankowski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Penn misses with a leg kick
and Mankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Mankowski is controlling him
Mankowski seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
Mankowski wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Mankowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mankowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mankowski to get the leverage.
Mankowski wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Mankowski is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Penn kicks Mankowski off and gets back to his feet.
Mankowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mankowski.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot by Penn.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mankowski feints the counter takedown.
Mankowski takes one to the side of the head.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mankowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mankowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mankowski is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Mankowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mankowski, up you get!
Mankowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mankowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penn throws a low kick but Mankowski avoids it.
A cross from Penn lands.
A low kick from Penn misses
so Mankowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mankowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mankowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Mankowski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penn!
Mankowski tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mankowski to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Penn tries to bum rush Mankowski with a series of wild strikes but Mankowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mankowski with the counter takedown but Penn avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn lands with a cross.
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mankowski's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Penn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mankowski!
Penn decides to stand back up. Penn steps back and let's Mankowski get back to his feet.
Mankowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn feints and then cracks Mankowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mankowski down.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Penn misses
and Mankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mankowski looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mankowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn wants to stand and escape but Mankowski is having none of it.
Penn keeping full guard, as Mankowski tries to pass.
Mankowski has gone for a leg lock! Penn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mankowski's guard.
Borys Mankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mankowski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Penn has passed into half guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Penn!
A relieved looking James Penn 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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