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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braydon Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Freitas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Freitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braydon Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Freitas tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freitas connects with the punch.
Penn drives through and clinches with Freitas against the cage.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Freitas's takedown attempt.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Penn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freitas is one step ahead there.
Freitas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Freitas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freitas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Freitas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Freitas tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
Freitas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Freitas can't do much from the bottom here.
Freitas taking a bit of punishment here - Penn scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Freitas is not content to let Penn control the position.
Freitas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freitas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Freitas.
Freitas lands with an overhand left.
Freitas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Will Freitas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Freitas.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Freitas.
Freitas connects with a looping right hand.
Will Freitas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Freitas. That snapped Penn's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Freitas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freitas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Will Freitas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braydon Penn.
Some wild striking there from Freitas.
Penn tries to clinch up but Freitas circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn looks gassed!
Freitas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freitas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters by clinching up.
Penn wants a takedown.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freitas misses with a few strikes there.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Freitas does no damage.
Freitas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freitas 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.
Freitas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Freitas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Freitas misses with a punch on the inside.
Freitas tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Freitas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freitas.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Freitas tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Freitas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freitas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freitas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Freitas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freitas.
Freitas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freitas misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braydon Penn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn tries to clinch there but Freitas circles away.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Freitas clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Freitas sprawls well.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freitas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Freitas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Freitas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freitas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freitas lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Freitas, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Freitas against the cage but Freitas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Freitas.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freitas.
Freitas clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Will Freitas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braydon Penn.
Freitas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Freitas circles away.
Freitas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn is looking to clinch but Freitas is avoiding it.
Freitas throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Freitas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freitas stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Freitas connects with the punch.
Freitas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freitas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freitas misses with a series of wild punches.
Freitas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freitas throws out the jab.
Freitas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freitas, pushing him back against the cage.
Penn is working Freitas over against the cage.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Freitas.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Freitas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Will Freitas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freitas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Freitas throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn instigates a clinch.
Freitas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Freitas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick that Freitas semi-blocks.
Freitas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn tries to clinch there but Freitas circles away.
Freitas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freitas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Freitas is letting Penn control him for a moment.
Freitas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.
Freitas defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but Freitas is keeping him busy.
Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braydon Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Freitas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Freitas jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Freitas misses with the combination.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freitas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freitas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Freitas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn jumps into guard, dragging Freitas to the mat.
Freitas throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Penn striking from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Freitas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Freitas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Freitas connects with a jab.
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freitas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freitas scores with a three punch combo!
Freitas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Freitas shows good takedown defense.
Freitas misses with a wild combination.
Penn throws a head kick but Freitas moves out of range.
Freitas lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freitas lands a jab-cross combination.
Freitas lands a jab.
Freitas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Will Freitas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braydon Penn.
Freitas misses with a straight left.
Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freitas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Freitas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn decides to pull guard.
Freitas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Freitas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freitas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitas won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Freitas throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freitas's guard.
Freitas is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
Freitas keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn prevents Freitas from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Freitas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Penn. Freitas shrugs it off though.
Will Freitas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freitas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn scores a takedown into full mount!
Freitas is looking to get to half guard.
Penn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Braydon Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braydon Penn!
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