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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Brawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Brawn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn scores with a jab. Brawn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brawn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brawn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brawn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brawn throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Brawn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Brawn winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brawn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Brawn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brawn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawn.
Brawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brawn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brawn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Brawn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brawn ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brawn doesn't seem phased though.
Brawn misses with a double jab.
Brawn swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brawn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Brawn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Brawn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brawn postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Penn is trying to control the position but Brawn postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brawn gets a takedown into half guard.
Brawn thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Brawn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn prevents Penn from standing back up.
Brawn drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Brawn slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brawn.
Nice strikes from Brawn there.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brawn is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brawn lands a nice short elbow.
Brawn thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Brawn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brawn is working away from the top position though.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Penn looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brawn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brawn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Brawn in his half guard.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Brawn misses with a head shot. Penn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Penn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brawn has passed into half guard!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawn looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Brawn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brawn gets the takedown into side control.
Brawn is working Penn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Brawn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brawn working the ground and pound from side control.
Brawn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Penn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brawn.
Brawn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Penn is trying to control Brawn's posture but Brawn avoids it.
Brawn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Penn dodges the ground and pound from Brawn.
Brawn is working Penn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brawn working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brawn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brawn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Penn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brawn lands an elbow.
Ben Brawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brawn connects with a decent elbow.
Brawn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Penn to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Brawn keeps moving and retains side control.
Brawn grinds an elbow into Penn's temple.
Brawn landing a few strikes.
Brawn lands an elbow.
Brawn working the ground and pound.
Brawn cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn lands a few punches from side control.
Penn is trying to get back to his feet.
Brawn cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brawn working the body and head with strikes.
Brawn working the ground and pound but Penn is defending the strikes.
Brawn cracks Penn with a big elbow.
Brawn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brawn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Brawn throws an elbow but Penn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brawn grinds an elbow into Penn's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn landing a few strikes.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brawn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Penn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brawn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Brawn is controlling him
Brawn throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Brawn throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Brawn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brawn.
Brawn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Brawn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brawn.
Brawn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawnis looking to pass into half guard but Penn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Penn is in guard.
Brawn pushes Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Brawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn lands with a straight right. Brawn didn't see that one coming.
Brawn gets the takedown into side control.
Brawn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Penn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawn is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Brawn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Brawn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brawn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawn is one step ahead there.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Brawn landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Brawn is in close to Penn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Penn working for a triangle but Brawn defends it easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brawn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn has hold of Brawn's hands but Brawn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn with the ground and pound but Penn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Brawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brawn stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brawn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brawn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brawn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brawn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brawn stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Brawn lands strikes from half guard.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brawn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brawn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penn is looking to escape.
Brawn drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brawn lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brawn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Brawn in his half guard.
Brawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penn has hold of Brawn's hands but Brawn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawn.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Penn has hold of Brawn's hands but Brawn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brawn.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Brawn clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Brawn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brawn scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Brawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brawn stops Penn from standing up.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn connects with a couple of short punches.
Penn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Penn is looking to stand up but Brawn isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Edward Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Brawn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brawn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Penn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Penn struggling a bit here.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Brawn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brawn prevents Penn from escaping the position.
Brawn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brawn is chipping away with strikes.
Brawn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Penn down.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn scores with punches from side control.
Brawn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brawn working the body and head with strikes.
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Brawn scoring with strikes.
Brawn is chipping away with strikes.
Penn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brawn is controlling him well.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brawn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brawn cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brawn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Penn some visible discomfort.
Brawn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Penn down.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brawn working the head with strikes.
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Brawn scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brawn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Penn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Penn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brawn cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brawn working away.
Brawn lands some shots froms side control.
Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brawn scores with punches from side control.
Brawn cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brawn is working Penn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brawn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brawn scoring with punches and elbows.
Brawn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Penn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brawn thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penn to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Brawn had his way with Edward Penn in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawn throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brawn.
Brawn landing strikes.
Brawn working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brawn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
Brawn scoring with punches from side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brawn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brawn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
Penn defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Penn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Penn pushes Brawn off looking to stand but Brawn dives back in and keeps control.
Brawn looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brawn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn tries to kick Brawn off but Brawn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control here.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brawn prevents Penn from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brawn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn gets caught flat footed, as Brawn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brawn is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brawn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Penn trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn is in close to Penn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brawn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brawn is aware though and is defending well.
Brawn stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brawn distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brawn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brawn is controlling him.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edward Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brawn distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brawn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Penn working for a triangle but Brawn defends it easily.
Brawn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ben Brawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Brawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brawn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Brawn!
Ben Brawn is the new featherweight champion!
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