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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xin Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Awesome. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xin Xin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Xin throws a head kick that misses.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Penn scores with a one two! Xin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xin throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xin misses with a leg kick.
Xin lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn moves into range and clinches up with Xin.
Xin lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Xin misses with a body kick.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xin has time to react.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xin throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Xin scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Xin throws a body kick that misses.
Xin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xin misses with the body kick
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Xin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn stalks Xin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xin's face. Xin staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn thuds a left hand into Xin's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn digs a good hook to Xin's body.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn stalks Xin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xin's face. Xin staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn looks to land a combination but Xin avoids it well.
Xin tries to land a body kick
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn scores with the left hand. Xin knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Xin misses with a head kick.
Xin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a series of punches but Xin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Xin backing up. Xin nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Xin.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xin circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xin throws a lazy head kick
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Xin tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Penn blocks a head kick by Xin.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Xin throws a head kick that misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xin's hands.
Xin throws a head kick that misses.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Xin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xin.
Xin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Xin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn lands a jab.
Xin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn checks a low kick from Xin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Penn swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Xin misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xin misses with a low kick.
Penn throws a right hand that Xin ducks under and follows up with a left that Xin also avoids with ease.
Xin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Xin looks to throw a body kick
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Xin's belly button to the back.
Xin misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Xin backing up. Xin nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn scores with a one two! Xin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xin throws a lazy head kick
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn scores with the left hand. Xin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Xin walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn misses with the combination.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn moves out of range as Xin throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Xin throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Xin circles away.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Xin off the cage and back into range.
Xin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Xin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Penn.
Xin misses with a head kick.
Xin connects with a high kick.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn blocks a head kick by Xin.
Xin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn avoids the head kick by Xin.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xin dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn throws a series of punches but Xin moves out of range.
Xin throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Xin scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xin throws a lazy head kick
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn connects with the punch.
Xin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Xin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn clobbers Xin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Xin misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn throws a series of punches but Xin moves out of range.
Xin slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Xin throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Xin eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws a series of punches but Xin moves out of range.
Xin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xin Xin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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