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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 1163 p4p, 53 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 1549 p4p, 73 weight class). Agnarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Drop death - Squeel. Penn has chosen Justin Bieber - Love Yourself as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
Penn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agnarsson cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Agnarsson misses the target.
Penn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimur Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Agnarsson jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agnarsson scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Agnarsson thumps Penn with a low kick.
Agnarsson motions for Penn to come forward. Agnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agnarsson jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Agnarsson 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Agnarsson.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Agnarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Agnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agnarsson moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimur Agnarsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Agnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Agnarsson connects with a body shot.
Agnarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Agnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Agnarsson lands the left hand.
Penn swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Penn misses.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Agnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn is rocked!
Grimur Agnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson cracks Penn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Penn falls to his knees and Agnarsson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grimur Agnarsson!
Our winner, Grimur Agnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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