Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2021 21:55:09 GMT -5
B.J. Penn vs. Johny Hendricks
Both of these guys have just dominated their way through this tournament, so they come into the finals in tip-top shape.
Penn's in slightly better condition, with 100% health and about 80% stamina.
Hendricks is sitting at about 96% health, and about 75% stamina.
"ManMMA GP legend with tendency to fall short in Title fights" vs. "What is this guy even doing in the finals?"
HERE.
WE.
GO!
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Johny Hendricks looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Johny Hendricks fires an unorthodox punch to B.J.'s torso
that goes wide.
Hendricks misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Hendricks's arms.
B.J. Penn launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hendricks blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Johny Hendricks's cheek! Hendricks stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Johny Hendricks launches an up-kick intended for B.J. Penn's head...
B.J. leans out of the way.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Loud pop!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Johny Hendricks kicks his legs trying to keep B.J. Penn away.
No damage done by those kicks.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Loud pop!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Johny Hendricks kicks his legs trying to keep B.J. Penn away.
No damage done by those kicks.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hendricks tries to hit B.J. Penn with a kick to his knee from the ground.
B.J. dodges that
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Johny Hendricks is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn's mind is definitely in the fight, Hendricks just got nailed! B.J. Penn saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hendricks is going to have a headache after this one.
B.J. begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is smart enough to duck backwards
B.J. is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
B.J. launches a furious hook!
That hits Hendricks's chin like a wrecking ball! Hendricks loses balance and goes to the mat.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Johny Hendricks is standing now.
B.J. has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
B.J. Penn spins around suddenly...
...and his backfist connects flush with Hendricks's chin!
Hendricks has a small cut in his Chin
B.J. Penn's mind is definitely in the fight, Hendricks just got nailed! B.J. Penn saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hendricks is going to have a headache after this one.
Nice beating B.J. Penn has received.
Surprise roundhouse punch by B.J..
It looks like Hendricks was hit by a bus!
Hendricks's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hendricks has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. B.J. Penn can end the fight with his ground and pound.
B.J. Penn is opening up on Hendricks and raining down combinations!
Hendricks's corner looks worried!
The ref pulls off B.J. Penn! Hendricks seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hendricks's Chin is beginning to swell
Hendricks has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Punches) at 3:11 Round 1
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 9/25 (36%)
Kicks 2/9 (22%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
The Beedge brings his completeness to the table, and out-speeds Hendricks to basically make Johny look foolish in this finals. BJ shows again he is the man when it comes to special event tournaments, and has been basically Mr. Clutch for ManMMA Era 1.
Absolutely legit.
A quality tournament, with lots of neat surprises and drama and a decent winner too.
I dig it.
Both of these guys have just dominated their way through this tournament, so they come into the finals in tip-top shape.
Penn's in slightly better condition, with 100% health and about 80% stamina.
Hendricks is sitting at about 96% health, and about 75% stamina.
"ManMMA GP legend with tendency to fall short in Title fights" vs. "What is this guy even doing in the finals?"
HERE.
WE.
GO!
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Johny Hendricks looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Johny Hendricks fires an unorthodox punch to B.J.'s torso
that goes wide.
Hendricks misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Hendricks's arms.
B.J. Penn launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hendricks blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Johny Hendricks's cheek! Hendricks stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Johny Hendricks launches an up-kick intended for B.J. Penn's head...
B.J. leans out of the way.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Loud pop!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Johny Hendricks kicks his legs trying to keep B.J. Penn away.
No damage done by those kicks.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Loud pop!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Johny Hendricks kicks his legs trying to keep B.J. Penn away.
No damage done by those kicks.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hendricks tries to hit B.J. Penn with a kick to his knee from the ground.
B.J. dodges that
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Johny Hendricks is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn's mind is definitely in the fight, Hendricks just got nailed! B.J. Penn saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hendricks is going to have a headache after this one.
B.J. begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is smart enough to duck backwards
B.J. is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
B.J. launches a furious hook!
That hits Hendricks's chin like a wrecking ball! Hendricks loses balance and goes to the mat.
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
B.J. launches a kick to Hendricks's thigh
Hendricks checks that kick!
B.J. is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Johny Hendricks is standing now.
B.J. has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
B.J. Penn spins around suddenly...
...and his backfist connects flush with Hendricks's chin!
Hendricks has a small cut in his Chin
B.J. Penn's mind is definitely in the fight, Hendricks just got nailed! B.J. Penn saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hendricks is going to have a headache after this one.
Nice beating B.J. Penn has received.
Surprise roundhouse punch by B.J..
It looks like Hendricks was hit by a bus!
Hendricks's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hendricks has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. B.J. Penn can end the fight with his ground and pound.
B.J. Penn is opening up on Hendricks and raining down combinations!
Hendricks's corner looks worried!
The ref pulls off B.J. Penn! Hendricks seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hendricks's Chin is beginning to swell
Hendricks has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Punches) at 3:11 Round 1
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 9/25 (36%)
Kicks 2/9 (22%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
The Beedge brings his completeness to the table, and out-speeds Hendricks to basically make Johny look foolish in this finals. BJ shows again he is the man when it comes to special event tournaments, and has been basically Mr. Clutch for ManMMA Era 1.
Absolutely legit.
A quality tournament, with lots of neat surprises and drama and a decent winner too.
I dig it.