Post by The Sandmen on Sept 24, 2020 21:15:26 GMT -5
B.J. Penn is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Diego Sanchez looks very relaxed.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
B.J. Penn throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Diego's chin! That stops Diego in his tracks!
Superb haymaker by B.J.
that lands on Diego's face like a cannon ball!
Shovel hook by Diego Sanchez
goes nowhere.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. Penn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego won't budge, forcing B.J. to pull guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over B.J.
Diego is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
B.J. Penn rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to B.J. Penn who is trying to get one hook in!
B.J. Penn has one hook in!
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
B.J. Penn isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diego locks his hands and forces his weight on top of B.J. Penn unil he can pull his arm free! B.J. lost his dominant position.
B.J. misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
B.J. has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Nicely done! B.J. now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego is trying to escape from the rear mount.
B.J. tries to use some of his tricky moves but B.J.'s is smart enough to counter him.
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diego locks his hands and forces his weight on top of B.J. Penn unil he can pull his arm free! B.J. lost his dominant position.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over B.J.
Diego is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to open B.J.'s guard...
B.J. breaks the lock and covers himself from Diego's punches
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rungrado 1st of May Stadium (Pyongyang, North Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diego begins to launch a barrage of punches over B.J.
this is getting worse and worse for B.J.
B.J. has a small cut in his Mouth
B.J. feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Nice punches from B.J. Penn.
Diego staggers backwards. B.J. wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Mouth
Diego begins to launch a barrage of punches over B.J.
B.J. Penn is smart enough to duck backwards
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
Brilliant combination from B.J. Penn
that forces Diego to try and defend better.
Shovel hook by B.J. Penn
tags Diego.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right cheek
B.J. has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Diego Sanchez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
B.J. is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Diego's jaw!
Diego Sanchez throws a combo
B.J. Penn ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Diego swings again, only to get countered once more! Diego is looking bad here!
B.J. Penn turns out the lights for Diego! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Diego's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 1
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 20/22 (91%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
This was Diego's first loss since ManMMA 460, when he lost to Ben Askren. That was August 6, 2019. End of an era, boys.
Diego Sanchez looks very relaxed.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
B.J. Penn throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Diego's chin! That stops Diego in his tracks!
Superb haymaker by B.J.
that lands on Diego's face like a cannon ball!
Shovel hook by Diego Sanchez
goes nowhere.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. Penn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego won't budge, forcing B.J. to pull guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over B.J.
Diego is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
B.J. Penn rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to B.J. Penn who is trying to get one hook in!
B.J. Penn has one hook in!
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
B.J. Penn isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diego locks his hands and forces his weight on top of B.J. Penn unil he can pull his arm free! B.J. lost his dominant position.
B.J. misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
B.J. has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Nicely done! B.J. now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
B.J. is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego is trying to escape from the rear mount.
B.J. tries to use some of his tricky moves but B.J.'s is smart enough to counter him.
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diego locks his hands and forces his weight on top of B.J. Penn unil he can pull his arm free! B.J. lost his dominant position.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over B.J.
Diego is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to open B.J.'s guard...
B.J. breaks the lock and covers himself from Diego's punches
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rungrado 1st of May Stadium (Pyongyang, North Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diego begins to launch a barrage of punches over B.J.
this is getting worse and worse for B.J.
B.J. has a small cut in his Mouth
B.J. feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Nice punches from B.J. Penn.
Diego staggers backwards. B.J. wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Mouth
Diego begins to launch a barrage of punches over B.J.
B.J. Penn is smart enough to duck backwards
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
Brilliant combination from B.J. Penn
that forces Diego to try and defend better.
Shovel hook by B.J. Penn
tags Diego.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right cheek
B.J. has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Diego Sanchez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
B.J. is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Diego's jaw!
Diego Sanchez throws a combo
B.J. Penn ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Diego swings again, only to get countered once more! Diego is looking bad here!
B.J. Penn turns out the lights for Diego! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Diego's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 1
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 20/22 (91%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
This was Diego's first loss since ManMMA 460, when he lost to Ben Askren. That was August 6, 2019. End of an era, boys.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!