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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Til I Collapse as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 Tokyo, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia avoids the body shot from Penn.
Maia shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maia shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Penn lands a head shot.
Maia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maia tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
DJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn sizes up Maia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
Maia takes one to the chin there.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn punishes Maia's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn scores with a jab.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Maia's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab lands there for Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a big right hand! Oh Maia is in trouble here! Penn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, DJ Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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