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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Penn (ranked 1981 p4p, 1322 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 255 p4p, 178 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with The End blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby scores with a leg kick.
Thorsby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorsby moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
We've been informed that Thorsby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thorsby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn throws a solid leg kick but Thorsby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penn.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorsby throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Penn misses its target.
Thorsby misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorsby tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn punishes Thorsby's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Thorsby shows good takedown defense.
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorsby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.
Thorsby scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Thorsby is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Thorsby stalls.
Penn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thorsby clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Penn tightening his grip on Thorsby, looking for the choke.
Penn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby tries to escape the position.
Penn working for a choke but Thorsby is defending well.
Penn is hanging on to Thorsby's back as he tries to escape.
Penn looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Thorsby is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Penn gets his way!
Penn doesn't have the hooks in and Thorsby manages to turn into his guard.
Thorsby stands up from Penn's guard - Thorsby perhaps looking for a knockout.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorsby finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Thorsby throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svend Thorsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a swing at Thorsby's ribcage but misses.
Thorsby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thorsby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorsby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Thorsby taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Thorsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsby manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsby can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Thorsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Thorsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorsby is pressed up against the cage. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorsby down to the mat. Thorsby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Thorsby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsby.
Thorsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsby.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn takes a swing at Thorsby's ribcage but misses.
Thorsby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Thorsby avoids the body shot from Penn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsby. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svend Thorsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorsby misses with a wild body shot.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorsby connects with a single shot there.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Thorsby.
Thorsby throws a nice head kick!
Thorsby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn takes a swing at Thorsby's ribcage but misses.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby walks into a jab.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorsby scores with a leg kick.
Thorsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsby.
Penn is looking to wear down Thorsby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorsby clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Thorsby.
Thorsby stalling the fight.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsby's elbow.
Thorsby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thorsby misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Thorsby.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsby controls his hands.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Thorsby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorsby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsby throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Penn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorsby sprawls and moves away.
Thorsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsby catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn feinted with a counter takedown.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn scores with a takedown into Thorsby's guard.
Thorsby uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorsby 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.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsby lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Good exchange - Thorsby coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsby gets a clinch.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsby controls his hands.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsby leaning against his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thorsby. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svend Thorsby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby misses with the head strike.
Thorsby avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorsby.
Thorsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn wants a takedown.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorsby backwards.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Thorsby.
Thorsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorsby prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorsby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorsby counters by clinching up.
Thorsby working aggressively here.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Nice body punch from Thorsby - that landed with a thud.
Come on Thorsby - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thorsby misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Thorsby is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby stops a takedown attempt from Penn.
Thorsby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn has Thorsby pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Penn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thorsby tumbling to the mat - Penn dives into Thorsby's guard.
Thorsby is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
Thorsby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Thorsby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Colin Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his foot on Thorsby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorsby works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorsby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thorsby has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Thorsby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penn is pushing Thorsby's head away, looking to escape. Thorsby manages to hold on to the position though.
Penn prevents Thorsby from improving position.
Thorsby happy to just control the position for now.
Penn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thorsby is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorsby swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorsby at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Thorsby.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorsby! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorsby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsby scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorsby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thorsby moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Thorsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorsby presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thorsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorsby pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thorsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorsby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Thorsby is working Penn over against the cage.
Thorsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorsby is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Svend Thorsby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thorsby has Penn pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Thorsby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorsby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Thorsby!
A victorious Svend Thorsby thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Colin Penn had this to say: 'Oh well. Not a bad loss the guy beat me tonight, I don't feel bad.'.
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