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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 2191 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 296 p4p, 333 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in its right place. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson tries to land a body kick
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn scores with a one two! Swanson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Penn misses.
Swanson moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swanson slips under a jab from Penn.
A slapping body kick lands there for Swanson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Swanson throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swanson - that will leave a mark!
Swanson takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Swanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Swanson lands a head shot.
Penn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
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!
You can see the frustration on Swanson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to remain calm as Penn controls from the top position.
Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn controlling the position from side mount.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPenn.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn slips a jab from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Penn moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
A nice leg kick from Penn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penn slips a straight right by Swanson.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Swanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson scores with a hook.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Swanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Swanson scores with a push kick.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn dives in and grabs Swanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Swanson is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Swanson is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson lands a jab.
Swanson with a jab.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swanson.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swanson as he jumps to the side.
Swanson pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Swanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swanson throws a shot to the body.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Swanson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Penn down.
Swanson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swanson staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Penn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Penn tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swanson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swanson!
Penn throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Swanson feints a counter leg kick.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Swanson sees coming a mile off.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Swanson as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson 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.
Benedicte Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Swanson with the inside leg kick.
James Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swanson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Swanson.
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
Swanson lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Swanson slips a jab from Penn.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson checks a leg kick.
Penn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Swanson controlling Penn's posture.
Swanson trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedicte Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedicte Swanson!
Our winner, Benedicte Swanson, 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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energy
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