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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Justice.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Justice lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn wants to land a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Penn tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Justice scores with punches from side control.
Penn looks gassed!
Justice misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Justice are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Justice tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Justice wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Penn, who protects the arm well.
Justice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Justice.
Justice is trying to ground and pound but Penn uses the momentary lack of control by Justice to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Penn pushes Justice off looking to stand but Justice dives back in and keeps control.
Justice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is not content to let Justice control the position.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justice to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn wants to stand but Justice is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Justice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Penn tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn slips a jab from Justice.
Justice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn slips a straight right by Justice.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Justice showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well.
Justice is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Justice throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Justice is controlling him well.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice slips a jab from Penn.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Justice has clasped his hands together around Penn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Justice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Justice tries to score with some ground and pound. Penn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Justice throwing strikes but Penn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Penn decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Justice decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Justice dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Justice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Justice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Justice lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Penn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Justice moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Penn has worked his arm free - good work by Penn!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is pushing Justice's head away, looking to escape. Justice manages to hold on to the position though.
Justice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Penn is pushing Justice's head away, looking to escape. Justice manages to hold on to the position though.
Justice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Justice prevents Penn from escaping the position.
The strikes coming from Justice are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn pushes Justice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Justice lands with a right hand.
Justice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Justice drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penn!
Penn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justice closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Justice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Penn is trying to keep an underhook but Justice manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Justice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn is not content to let Justice control the position.
Austin Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justice is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Penn is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Austin Justice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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