Post by The Sandman on Oct 6, 2021 12:20:41 GMT -5
ManMMA Welterweight Championship
Kamaru Usman! Kamaru Usman! This is what the people are chanting here.
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Kamaru Usman raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
And here we go with the title fight!
B.J. Penn has fight Kamaru Usman 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Kamaru Usman is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
B.J. Penn comes with a 6 fight winning streak.
Kamaru Usman comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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B.J. Penn and Kamaru Usman touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
B.J. Penn tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Nigerian Nightmare has a small cut in his Left cheek
The Nigerian Nightmare moves backwards and B.J. Penn is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A bunch of leg kicks from B.J. Penn
are blocked by The Nigerian Nightmare.
The Nigerian Nightmare goes to the body...
He punishes B.J.'s ribs with a couple of hooks.
The Nigerian Nightmare goes to the body...
his punches graze B.J.'s arm.
Kamaru Usman gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Nigerian Nightmare wants nothing of that and pushes B.J..
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kamaru Usman!
B.J. ducks under...
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
The Nigerian Nightmare is smart enough to block that one.
The Nigerian Nightmare studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
B.J. studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The Nigerian Nightmare steps forward
B.J. feints.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The Nigerian Nightmare cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as B.J. can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
The Nigerian Nightmare stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
B.J. and The Nigerian Nightmare circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
B.J. launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits The Nigerian Nightmare's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The Nigerian Nightmare launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
B.J.'s Forehead is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
B.J. Penn goes with a looping right hand while Kamaru Usman jumps back and jabs
The Nigerian Nightmare seems staggered and B.J. Penn runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The Nigerian Nightmare steps backwards away from B.J. Penn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
B.J. steps backwards away from Kamaru Usman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Superb haymaker by B.J.
that lands on The Nigerian Nightmare's face like a cannon ball!
The Nigerian Nightmare has a small cut in his Mouth
Kamaru Usman paws at B.J..
B.J. answers with solid punches!
There is a small laceration on Kamaru Usman's Left eye
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
B.J. goes to the body...
He punishes The Nigerian Nightmare's ribs with a couple of hooks.
B.J. showing excellent timing, blasts Kamaru Usman with a right hand.
Great hook by B.J. Penn! Kamaru Usman is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
B.J. is standing while The Nigerian Nightmare is on the ground on his back
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Kamaru Usman is standing now.
The Nigerian Nightmare doesn't stop bleeding.
Kamaru Usman tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kamaru Usman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kamaru Usman tries a hook to the body
but B.J. manages to dodge it
B.J. showing excellent timing, blasts Kamaru Usman with a right hand.
Great hook by B.J. Penn! Kamaru Usman is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Nigerian Nightmare has a small cut in his Right eye
B.J. is standing while The Nigerian Nightmare is on the ground on his back
B.J. Penn steps back and allows The Nigerian Nightmare to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Kamaru Usman is standing now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
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. has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Kamaru Usman continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nice punch by B.J. Penn
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
A right hand from B.J. Penn
surprises The Nigerian Nightmare!
The Nigerian Nightmare's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
B.J. seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
The Nigerian Nightmare stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
Down The Nigerian Nightmare goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of B.J. Penn's divison on notice!
The Nigerian Nightmare's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Nigerian Nightmare has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punch) at 0:46 Round 2
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/24 (79%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Kamaru Usman
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 19 s
B.J. Penn defends the Welterweight title!
Usman (and his team) didn't seem like they had the same drive and dedication to win the belt this go around. Penn was still ready to go, though, so he handed Usman his unmotivated derriere.
