Post by The Sandmen on Jun 16, 2014 19:33:45 GMT -5
Anthony Pettis looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Anthony Pettis and B.J. engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Pettis fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
B.J. Penn didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over B.J.
Pettis moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over B.J.
Anthony Pettis pushes B.J.'s leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pettis who is in full mount! B.J. is in trouble now!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. tries to escape from the full mount...
Anthony Pettis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Pettis tries to move to full mount!
B.J. won't allow him to take this position easily.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. tries to show some ground skills
B.J. Penn put Pettis in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over B.J.
Pettis positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
B.J.'s attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over B.J.
Anthony Pettis pushes B.J.'s leg and tries to move to full mount.
B.J. rolls and he's now on half guard over Anthony Pettis. Nice reversal.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Pettis
B.J. Penn tries to free his leg...
B.J. Penn uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pettis's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
B.J. uses his strength to keep B.J. at a disadvantage
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Anthony Pettis sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Pettis
Good looking punches from B.J. Penn on the ground
deflected by Pettis.
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
B.J. blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Pettis's guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Pettis stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
B.J. Penn just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Pettis may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while B.J. Penn jumps back and jabs
Pettis seems staggered and B.J. Penn runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
B.J. Penn charges at Pettis throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Pettis is rocked!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Chin
High kick from Anthony Pettis!
He misses narrowly!
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Pettis's face
Lightning fast low kick from Pettis!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and launches himself over Anthony Pettis
Great move by B.J. who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under B.J. Penn embrace and tries to move away...
B.J. Penn pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
B.J. is launching some bone breaking punches to Pettis's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Anthony Pettis's eyes.
Anthony Pettis pushes away B.J. trying to keep the fight at striking range
B.J. doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anthony Pettis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pettis launches a knee!
B.J. blocks that knee.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around B.J.
He is not able to do it
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Pettis
B.J. Penn was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
B.J. is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up B.J. Penn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
B.J. Penn was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pettis's chin! That stops Pettis in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Right eye
That punishment by B.J. Penn has left Pettis staggered! B.J. Penn should try push forward now and finish this!
Anthony Pettis looks rattled! B.J. Penn sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Anthony Pettis is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
B.J. Penn turns out the lights for Pettis! What an astonishing KO by B.J.!
Pettis's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 4:27 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/27 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
BJ brought the AP (the P stands for Plus...meaning A+ performance, as he often does at GPs, not AP meaning Anthony Pettis which is just a strange coincidence).
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Anthony Pettis and B.J. engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Pettis fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
B.J. Penn didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over B.J.
Pettis moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over B.J.
Anthony Pettis pushes B.J.'s leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pettis who is in full mount! B.J. is in trouble now!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. tries to escape from the full mount...
Anthony Pettis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Pettis tries to move to full mount!
B.J. won't allow him to take this position easily.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. tries to show some ground skills
B.J. Penn put Pettis in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over B.J.
Pettis positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
B.J.'s attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over B.J.
Anthony Pettis pushes B.J.'s leg and tries to move to full mount.
B.J. rolls and he's now on half guard over Anthony Pettis. Nice reversal.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Pettis
B.J. Penn tries to free his leg...
B.J. Penn uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pettis's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
B.J. uses his strength to keep B.J. at a disadvantage
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Anthony Pettis sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Pettis
Good looking punches from B.J. Penn on the ground
deflected by Pettis.
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
B.J. blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Pettis's guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Pettis stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
B.J. Penn just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Pettis may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while B.J. Penn jumps back and jabs
Pettis seems staggered and B.J. Penn runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
B.J. Penn charges at Pettis throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Pettis is rocked!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Chin
High kick from Anthony Pettis!
He misses narrowly!
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Pettis's face
Lightning fast low kick from Pettis!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and launches himself over Anthony Pettis
Great move by B.J. who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under B.J. Penn embrace and tries to move away...
B.J. Penn pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
B.J. is launching some bone breaking punches to Pettis's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Anthony Pettis's eyes.
Anthony Pettis pushes away B.J. trying to keep the fight at striking range
B.J. doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anthony Pettis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pettis launches a knee!
B.J. blocks that knee.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around B.J.
He is not able to do it
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Pettis
B.J. Penn was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
B.J. is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up B.J. Penn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
B.J. Penn was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pettis's chin! That stops Pettis in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Right eye
That punishment by B.J. Penn has left Pettis staggered! B.J. Penn should try push forward now and finish this!
Anthony Pettis looks rattled! B.J. Penn sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Anthony Pettis is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
B.J. Penn turns out the lights for Pettis! What an astonishing KO by B.J.!
Pettis's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 4:27 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/27 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
BJ brought the AP (the P stands for Plus...meaning A+ performance, as he often does at GPs, not AP meaning Anthony Pettis which is just a strange coincidence).
Way to shit the bed for you title fight ya bum! 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!