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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rannanjarvi's choice of entrance music: Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannanjarvi.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Rannanjarvi is out of range.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rannanjarvi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rannanjarvi counters with a left to the body.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rannanjarvi.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rannanjarvi throws out the jab.
Rannanjarvi misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rannanjarvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. That's going to slow Penn down.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body kick.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rannanjarvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rannanjarvi misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Penn misses.
Rannanjarvi looks to clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rannanjarvi avoids it really well and circles away.
Rannanjarvi scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rannanjarvi.
Penn misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi misses the shot to the body.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body shot.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rannanjarvi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rannanjarvi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rannanjarvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Rannanjarvi. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Rannanjarvi dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rannanjarvi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn slips under a jab from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Penn tries to move into range but Rannanjarvi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rannanjarvi dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Rannanjarvi throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Nice body punch from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Rannanjarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
A shot to the liver by Rannanjarvi. Beautiful body shot.
Rannanjarvi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penn's head.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rannanjarvi staying out of range there.
Rannanjarvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Rannanjarvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rannanjarvi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn throws the left hand but Rannanjarvi avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook
and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Penn misses.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rannanjarvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rannanjarvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rannanjarvi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Rannanjarvi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rannanjarvi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Rannanjarvi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Rannanjarvi drops his hands momentarily and Penn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rannanjarvi cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi scores with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn misses with a hook.
Rannanjarvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi throws a series of strikes that have Penn backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking body kick.
Rannanjarvi doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Rannanjarvi ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Rannanjarvi moved out of range nicely.
Rannanjarvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rannanjarvi to the mat! Rannanjarvi manages to get full guard.
Rannanjarvi is pulling down on Penn's head to control his posture.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Rannanjarvi is retaining full guard.
Rannanjarvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn stays in close to Rannanjarvi's body and controls the position.
Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Rannanjarvi tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rannanjarvi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rannanjarvi wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Cassius Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antti Rannanjarvi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a takedown but Rannanjarvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rannanjarvi misses with an uppercut.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick.
Penn tries for a takedown but Rannanjarvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rannanjarvi scores with a jab to the body.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rannanjarvi throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rannanjarvi moves away.
Rannanjarvi lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rannanjarvi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Penn.
Rannanjarvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cassius Penn.
I think Rannanjarvi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Rannanjarvi!
Antti Rannanjarvi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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