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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Morton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, PJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Morton. Morton gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Morton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn gets a clinch.
Penn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morton misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Penn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Morton is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Penn defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Morton is trying to stick to Penn's back but Penn is turning into Morton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Morton is keeping the position.
Morton wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
Penn is standing up over Morton. Morton looks to escape but Penn dives into side control.
Penn trying to control the position but Morton is working away.
Morton is trying to get back to his feet.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morton looking to pass the guard.
Morton forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morton wants to get up but he can't break Penn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.
Morton is breathing heavily.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Morton is retaining full guard.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Morton wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morton's head.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Morton.
Morton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morton wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Morton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morton tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morton can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Morton wants a takedown.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morton.
Morton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn has Morton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Morton's takedown attempt.
Morton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn has Morton pressed against the cage, preventing Morton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but PJ Penn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn gets a clinch.
Morton wants to break free but Penn has control.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Morton has Penn pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Penn tumbling to the mat - Morton dives into Penn's guard.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Penn has managed to clinch.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
Morton prevents a body shot from Penn.
Morton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morton throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Mark Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morton throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morton misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morton won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.
Penn trying to control the action but Morton is working from the bottom.
Penn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the head with strikes.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Penn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Penn cracks Morton with a big right hand but Morton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Penn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Penn lands some shots froms side control.
Morton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morton is pushing Penn's head away, looking to escape. Penn manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton is not content to let Penn control the position.
Morton prevents Penn from moving into mount.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Penn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morton tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Penn has control of Morton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn content just to control the position here.
Morton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn is looking to control Morton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is concentrating on defense, preventing Morton from advancing position.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morton stands and steps away. Penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morton.
Morton has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Morton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morton closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Morton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Morton.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morton manages to break the clinch.
Morton gets the takedown into side control.
Morton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Penn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morton's guard! Nice work there by Penn!
Morton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Penn manages to pass to side control.
Penn moves into full mount! Morton won't be happy about that!
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morton?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Morton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Morton defends it well.
Morton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn landing shots from mount.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morton is looking to escape.
PJ Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn working Morton over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but PJ Penn just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Morton backs away looking to recover.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn throws a body punch but Morton moves out of range.
Morton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Morton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Morton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morton wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Morton clinches.
Morton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn has Morton pressed against the cage, preventing Morton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn stalling against the cage.
Penn looking to stall.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Penn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morton to the mat. Morton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stops Morton from standing up.
Penn wants to control from the top but Morton keeps moving.
Morton is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Morton is retaining full guard.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Morton is wriggling around but Penn manages to pass to half guard.
Penn prevents Morton from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn closes the distance and pushes Morton back into the cage.
Morton can't get the takedown.
Penn has Morton pushed against the cage.
Penn pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morton!
Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Penn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morton is trying to stand.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morton because Penn loaded up on that one.
Morton blocking the ground and pound.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morton because Penn loaded up on that one.
Morton somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Morton misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morton rather than just go for the knockout.
Morton throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Morton's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morton backwards.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Morton tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
Penn lands a damaging elbow.
Penn misses with an elbow strike.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Morton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Morton tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morton misses with a takedown
and Penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morton's guard.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Morton is trying to stand up here but Penn is controlling him well.
Penn is controlling the pace.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morton pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to advance position but Morton won't allow it.
Penn prevents Morton from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morton misses with a head kick.
Penn swings for the body but Morton moves out of range.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morton throws a body kick that misses.
Penn lands a nice hook to Morton's body. Morton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn gets a clinch.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Morton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morton tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Morton wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn has Morton pressed against the cage.
Mark Morton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Morton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penn obliges.
Morton blocks a body shot from Penn.
Morton can't break the clinch.
Morton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn digs a good hook to Morton's body.
Mark Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morton shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morton thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morton misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morton.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morton manages to break the clinch.
Morton scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Morton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn lands a left hand.
Morton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penn blocks a head kick by Morton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morton misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Morton fights it but they end up in guard.
Penn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Penn is pushing down on Morton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morton is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Penn seems content to control.
Morton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn controlling his opponent.
Morton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PJ Penn!
PJ Penn is the new featherweight champion!
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RATING
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