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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Loser. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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171 cm
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137 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Nova!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nova.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nova.
Nova tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Nova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nova misses with a head kick.
Nova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Penn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Nova's belly button to the back.
Penn thumps Nova with a low kick.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nova throws out the jab.
Nova cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nova fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Penn has managed to clinch.
Nova lands a left hand.
Penn taking a breather.
Nova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Paul Penn has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn digs a right hand into Nova's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nova's gas tank.
Nova swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nova prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
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!
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Nova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nova lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nova.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nova.
Nova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn tries to work over Nova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn slows down the pace here.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nova avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands a left hand.
Nova misses with the head strike.
Nova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nova as the two fighters clinch.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Nova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tries a body shot but Nova blocks it.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nova dodges an elbow strike from Penn.
Nova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nova digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nova is stalling here.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nova misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nova.
Penn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nova.
A short uppercut from Nova.
Nova working aggressively here.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nova lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Nova on the inside.
Nova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nova.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Nova.
Penn tries for a takedown but Nova manages to get underhooks.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Nova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nova throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Nova scoring well with a low kick there.
Nova scores with a kick to the body.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn tries to clinch but Nova moves out of range.
Paul Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn jabs Nova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nova throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nova looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Nova keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nova sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nova keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn wants to control but Nova is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Penn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nova.
Nova throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nova.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Nova's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nova manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nova. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neo Nova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nova works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Nova.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Nova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn is looking to wear down Nova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nova avoids the head kick by Penn.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nova throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Penn misses.
Nova misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Nova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nova throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Nova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nova swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a right hand that Nova ducks under and follows up with a left that Nova also avoids with ease.
Nova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Nova thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nova thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Nova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nova was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Nova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nova lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn punishes Nova's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Nova, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Nova against the cage but Nova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Nova's shoulder, as Nova tries to avoid the shot.
Nova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nova scores with a nice head shot.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nova throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Nova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nova throws a head kick that misses.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Nova as he checks the leg kick.
Nova lands with an overhand left.
Nova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Penn throws a head kick but Nova moves out of range.
Penn thuds a left hand into Nova's body.
Nova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penn is rocked!
Nova takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Nova sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nova circles away.
Nova scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Nova goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Nova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn takes a swing at Nova's ribcage but misses.
Penn throws a series of punches but Nova moves out of range.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nova's waist but Nova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn tries to clinch there but Nova circles away.
Nova misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Nova fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nova throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Nova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nova can pounce on him.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Nova counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nova scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Nova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Nova lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
Nova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn checks a low kick from Nova.
Nova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn avoids the body shot from Nova.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Nova lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn misses with a hook. Nova ducked under it nicely.
Nova is looking to land body kicks.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn throws a low kick but Nova moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Nova moved out of range.
Nova lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Nova avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nova lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands the left hand.
Nova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nova moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Nova really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Nova ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Nova throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn lands with a cross.
Nova slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn.
Nova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nova's head.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Nova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nova is just out of range.
Nova looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Nova missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn jabs Nova right on the nose. Nova blinks but takes it well.
Nova throws out a powerful jab.
Nova throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Nova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nova thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Nova settles back down.
Nova misses with a body shot.
Nova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nova - that will leave a mark!
Penn cracks Nova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn rushes Nova and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Nova prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Nova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nova is just out of range.
Nova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nova throws a head kick that misses.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn tries to clinch but Nova moves out of range.
Nova misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Nova.
Penn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nova slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Nova motions for Penn to come forward. Nova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nova jabs at Penn's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nova looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nova tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nova to the ground. Nova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nova throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Nova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Neo Nova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into Nova's guard.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nova is keeping the position for now.
Penn is fighting to break Nova's control of his arms but Nova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nova wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Nova trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Penn trying to control but Nova is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Neo Nova was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nova lands a jab to the nose.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nova misses with a looping right.
Nova keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn tries to clinch up but Nova circles away and keeps his distance.
Nova lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nova.
Penn cracks Nova with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nova thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Nova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nova slips under a jab from Penn.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Nova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Nova slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn checks a low kick from Nova.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Paul Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nova.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Nova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nova moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nova was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Nova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Nova.
Both fighters circling a little - Nova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Penn lands a head kick. Nova smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Neo Nova is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A good leg kick by Nova.
Nova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nova lands a high kick!
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nova is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Nova lands a right hook to the body.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nova. That's going to slow Penn down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neo Nova.
I've got Nova 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Nova!
Neo Nova is the new bantamweight champion!
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