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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baldwin Baldwin Conner (ranked 3302 p4p, 3639 weight class) and Gordon Penn (ranked 392 p4p, 415 weight class). Penn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Airplanes (featuring Haley Williams). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldwin Baldwin Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gordon Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a body punch
and Baldwin Conner counters with a stiff right hand.
Baldwin Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Baldwin Conner.
Penn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baldwin Conner to keep the fight standing.
Baldwin Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner blocks an uppercut.
Baldwin Conner lands a shot to the body.
Baldwin Conner stalling.
Penn tries to pull guard but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
Baldwin Conner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baldwin Conner lands a body shot.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Baldwin Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldwin Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baldwin Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Baldwin Conner gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldwin Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Baldwin Conner.
Penn working aggressively here.
Baldwin Conner works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
A short uppercut from Baldwin Conner.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Baldwin Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baldwin Conner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baldwin Conner prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Baldwin Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Nice body punch from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baldwin Conner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baldwin Conner scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Come on Baldwin Conner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Penn.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn jumps guard but Baldwin Conner stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to stall.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baldwin Conner smiles and moves away.
Baldwin Conner swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baldwin Conner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baldwin Conner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baldwin Conner blocking some punches.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Baldwin Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn throws an elbow but it misses.
Baldwin Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baldwin Conner scores with a hook to the body.
Baldwin Conner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Baldwin Conner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner is struggling to control the position.
Penn tries to pull guard but Baldwin Conner holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Baldwin Conner has Penn pushed against the cage.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Baldwin Conner lands with a left to the head.
Baldwin Conner is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Baldwin Conner.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Penn tries to pull guard but Baldwin Conner holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldwin Conner blocking some punches.
A short left from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand.
Baldwin Conner blocking some punches.
Baldwin Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Baldwin Conner on the inside.
Good body shot from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Baldwin Conner - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn wants to stall.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baldwin Conner just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Baldwin Conner darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Baldwin Conner on the inside.
Penn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin Conner is controlling him.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Baldwin Conner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Baldwin Conner scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner lands a right hand.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baldwin Conner scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Baldwin Conner as the two fighters clinch.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldwin Conner lands a shoulder strike.
Baldwin Conner has Penn pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldwin Conner.
Penn jumps guard but Baldwin Conner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Baldwin Conner.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baldwin Conner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn jumps guard but Baldwin Conner stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baldwin Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Baldwin Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baldwin Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Baldwin Conner controls the action.
Baldwin Conner works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn tries to pull guard but Baldwin Conner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Penn.
Baldwin Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldwin Conner is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baldwin Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baldwin Conner scores with a hook to the body.
Baldwin Conner lands with a right to the head.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baldwin Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Baldwin Conner slows down the pace here.
Baldwin Conner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baldwin Conner taking a breather.
Good body shot from Baldwin Conner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Penn letting Baldwin Conner take a breather here.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldwin Conner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baldwin Conner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn wants to break free but Baldwin Conner has control.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baldwin Conner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baldwin Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn is trying to pull guard but Baldwin Conner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baldwin Conner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baldwin Conner slowing the pace effectively.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baldwin Conner scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Baldwin Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baldwin Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Baldwin Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Baldwin Conner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldwin Conner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
A short left from Baldwin Conner.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Baldwin Conner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baldwin Conner leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Baldwin Conner - that landed with a thud.
Baldwin Conner pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baldwin Conner leaning against his opponent.
Baldwin Conner lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin Conner won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Baldwin Conner.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands with a left to the head.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
Baldwin Conner has Penn pushed against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tries to pull guard but Baldwin Conner holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Baldwin Conner 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.
A right hook to the body lands for Baldwin Conner.
Good body shot from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Baldwin Conner on the inside.
Penn tries to pull guard but Baldwin Conner holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Penn.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldwin Conner pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn tries a body shot but Baldwin Conner blocks it.
Baldwin Conner lands with a left to the head.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Baldwin Conner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldwin Conner.
Penn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baldwin Conner to keep the fight standing.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldwin Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn working aggressively here.
Baldwin Conner gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baldwin Conner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baldwin Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baldwin Conner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Baldwin Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baldwin Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Baldwin Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baldwin Conner digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Baldwin Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Baldwin Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baldwin Conner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baldwin Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baldwin Conner lands a left hand.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baldwin Conner has Penn pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Baldwin Conner.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Baldwin Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldwin Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Penn up against the cage.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baldwin Conner blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Baldwin Conner.
Baldwin Conner 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldwin Conner has Penn pressed against the cage.
Baldwin Conner gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Baldwin Conner pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baldwin Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Baldwin Conner has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Baldwin Conner.
Penn successfully pulls guard.
Baldwin Conner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gordon Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldwin Baldwin Conner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baldwin Conner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldwin Baldwin Conner!
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