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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 954 p4p, 144 weight class) and Nuclear Penguin (ranked 1234 p4p, 174 weight class). Titor comes into the arena with John Titor-Going To Space blaring out of the sound system. Penguin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mardy Bum. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuclear Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor slips a jab from Penguin.
Titor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Titor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Penguin tries a head kick but it misses.
Penguin moves away from the strike by Titor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Titor.
Titor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penguin misses with an uppercut.
Titor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penguin throws a hook but Titor avoids it easily.
Titor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Penguin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penguin.
Penguin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penguin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penguin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penguin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Titor misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Penguin.
Titor clinches up against the cage.
Penguin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Titor is trying to keep an underhook but Penguin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Penguin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penguin works his way into side control.
Titor holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Penguin wants to control but Titor is keeping him busy.
Penguin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Titor, who protects the arm well.
Penguin working the ground and pound but Titor is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin trying to control the action but Titor is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Penguin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Titor is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Penguin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Penguin is looking to take a break and control but Titor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penguin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Penguin crashes against the mat.
Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Titor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Titor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Penguin off and has taken his back!
Penguin is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Titor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penguin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Titor missing with punches from the back.
Penguin holding both Titor 's hands and preventing any damage.
Titor doesn't have the hooks in and Penguin manages to turn into his guard.
Penguin is looking to work some ground and pound but Titor has wrist control.
Penguin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penguin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuclear Penguin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Titor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penguin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Titor misses with a wild combination.
Penguin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penguin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penguin.
Titor throws a one two combo.
Penguin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titor at a distance.
Penguin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Titor.
John Titor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Titor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Penguin - the referee stops the clock and Titor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Penguin. Titor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Titor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penguin.
A big left from Penguin misses.
Penguin lunges at Titor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Titor's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penguin throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penguin is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titor moves away.
Penguin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penguin moves out of range of the leg kick from Titor.
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.
Penguin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penguin misses with a hook. Titor ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penguin.
Nuclear Penguin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titor tries to close the distance and clinch but Penguin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Titor slips under a jab from Penguin.
Nice uppercut there from Penguin.
Titor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titor throws a leg kick that misses.
Titor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penguin is out of range and Titor settles back down.
Titor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penguin.
Penguin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penguin scores with a sloppy right hand. Titor should have avoided that one.
Penguin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Titor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penguin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Penguin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penguin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penguin jabs Titor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penguin checks a leg kick nicely.
Penguin misses with a low kick as Titor jumps back.
Titor is looking to wear down Penguin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penguin misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Penguin is predictable there
and Penguin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Titor misses the jab.
Titor tries a low kick but Penguin avoids it.
Penguin avoids the body shot from Titor.
Titor drives through and clinches with Penguin against the cage.
Titor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Titor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Titor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Titor throws a sloppy head kick and Penguin moves out of range easily.
Penguin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Titor.
Penguin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penguin scores with a nice strike.
Titor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penguin scores with a nice strike.
Titor throws the kick towards the body but Penguin avoids it.
Penguin lands a jab to Titor's midsection.
Jab by Penguin.
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!
Penguin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penguin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penguin ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
Penguin looks to land a right hand but Titor moved out of range.
Penguin throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titor.
Titor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penguin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titor throws a hook but Penguin blocks it.
Penguin misses with a left hand
and Titor counters with a nice body shot.
Titor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penguin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Titor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penguin to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Penguin as he connects with a hook.
Penguin connects with a solid leg kick.
Penguin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Titor throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Titor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penguin counters with a good low kick that Titor was not able to check.
Penguin misses with an uppercut. Titor saw that one coming.
Titor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Titor throws a nice looking combination but Penguin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nuclear Penguin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Titor scores with a jab.
Penguin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Titor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Titor throws a lazy right hand but Penguin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penguin throws a wild body kick that Titor sees coming a mile off.
Penguin throws an overhand right that lands on Titor's shoulder, as Titor tries to avoid the shot.
Titor thinks about countering with a body kick.
Titor slips under a jab from Penguin.
Titor doesn't manage to clinch there - Penguin circles away.
Titor tries to clinch up.
Titor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penguin on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Titor blocks the low kick.
Titor throws a leg kick but Penguin moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penguin throws a sloppy head kick and Titor moves out of range easily.
Titor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penguin.
Penguin tries a low kick but Titor avoids it.
Titor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titor misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Titor.
Penguin is looking to slow Titor down with leg kicks.
Titor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penguin misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Titor. Penguin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penguin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Titor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Titor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Titor jabs Penguin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penguin throws a hook but Titor blocks it.
Titor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penguin throws a body punch but Titor moves out of range.
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.
Titor throws an overhand right that lands on Penguin's shoulder, as Penguin tries to avoid the shot.
Penguin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penguin scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin walks into a stiff left hand from Titor.
Penguin looks to score with a jab to the body but Titor is just out of range.
Titor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Titor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penguin throws a head kick but Titor moves out of range.
Penguin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penguin ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
Titor looks to land a body kick but Penguin moved away.
Penguin misses with a body shot.
Titor jabs Penguin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Titor throws a hook to the side of Penguin's head but Penguin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Penguin misses.
It looked like Titor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Titor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penguin lands a body shot.
Penguin misses with a head kick.
Penguin avoids the body shot from Titor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Titor misses the target.
Penguin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penguin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Titor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Penguin avoids the body shot from Titor.
Titor instigates a clinch.
Penguin tries to circle away but Titor has him pinned against the cage.
Titor manages to break the clinch.
Titor misses with a left hand
and Penguin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penguin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Titor is looking to score with low kicks.
Penguin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Titor misses with a looping left.
Penguin misses with a head kick.
Penguin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penguin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Penguin looks to score with a jab to the body but Titor is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titor just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penguin.
Titor throws a nice looking combination but Penguin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Titor misses with a head kick.
Penguin feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penguin blocks a jab.
Penguin sizes up Titor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penguin cracks the inside of Titor's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Penguin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John Titor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penguin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penguin! But no joy.
Penguin cracks Titor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Titor closes the distance and clinches.
Penguin prevents a body shot from Titor.
Nuclear Penguin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Titor swings wildly with an uppercut but Penguin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuclear Penguin.
I've got Penguin 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuclear Penguin!
Nuclear Penguin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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