Post by The Sandman on Sept 12, 2021 19:15:10 GMT -5
ManMMA Welterweight Championship
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Khabib Nurmagomedov raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Now B.J. Penn put his title in contention against Nurmagomedov.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
B.J. Penn comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
Khabib Nurmagomedov comes with a 7 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
B.J. studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts a sweep single...
Khabib Nurmagomedov catches B.J. Penn's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Nurmagomedov.
B.J. Penn seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over B.J.
Nurmagomedov has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to better his position on the ground...
Nurmagomedov breaks the closed guard of B.J. Penn and moves to half guard
B.J. seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Khabib Nurmagomedov hooks B.J.'s right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
B.J. Penn manages to kick Nurmagomedov away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov launches a few weak punches
B.J. blocks them effectively.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
B.J. moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
B.J. Penn tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
B.J. Penn manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
B.J. works on the ground with his fingers over Nurmagomedov's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
B.J. Penn keeps control and remains in side mount.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
B.J. Penn looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
B.J. Penn slides his knee across and gets to mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
B.J. Penn rolls him over and takes his back!
B.J. is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov
B.J. tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Nurmagomedov! B.J. has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
B.J. is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with one hook in
B.J. Penn slides his arm under Khabib Nurmagomedov's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Khabib Nurmagomedov pulls down on B.J. Penn's hand and staves off danger
Nurmagomedov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nurmagomedov has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Nurmagomedov is unable to find a way to scape from this.
B.J. is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with one hook in
B.J. has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Nurmagomedov.
Nicely done! B.J. now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
B.J. is in rear mount over Nurmagomedov with two hooks in
Deep breaths from Khabib Nurmagomedov who tries a hammer punch to B.J.'s ribs.
B.J. blocks those punches
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
B.J. Penn just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Nurmagomedov may be in trouble!
Nurmagomedov wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Nurmagomedov moves forward and holds B.J.
B.J. Penn tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
B.J. circles out and slips free of Khabib Nurmagomedov's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Some nice shots from B.J. Penn
that stun Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nurmagomedov leads with a punch
B.J. Penn avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Khabib Nurmagomedov launches a body shot
B.J. dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Nurmagomedov has a small cut in his Right eye
A punch from B.J. Penn
grazes Nurmagomedov's left cheek.
B.J. pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nurmagomedov looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by B.J. Penn's punches
Nurmagomedov is on the receiving end of a great combo by B.J..
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
B.J. steps backwards away from Khabib Nurmagomedov. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Not a desiderable position that Nurmagomedov is in now. B.J. Penn is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nurmagomedov tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
B.J. moves backwards and circles around Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts a sweep single...
B.J. Penn was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for B.J..
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Round 2
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B.J. seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
B.J. studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
B.J. Penn fakes a move and moves laterally.
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Nurmagomedov's stops that one with his face! How is Nurmagomedov standing?!
Nurmagomedov is out! Nurmagomedov is out! B.J. Penn has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Nurmagomedov has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punch) at 0:33 Round 2
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 125 s
B.J. Penn defends the Welterweight title!
Khabib landed a takedown and started to try to do things. At this point, he could have totally become WW champ. But he let that opportunity slip, and Penn got back to his feet.
