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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Warne (ranked 411 p4p, 46 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 517 p4p, 62 weight class). Penn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Shane Warne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BJ Penn's chin.
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Warne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a looping left.
Warne feinted with a counter takedown.
Warne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warne misses with a looping left.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Warne.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Warne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Warne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warne throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Warne.
Warne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn leaves Warne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Warne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shane Warne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn avoids the body shot from Warne.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warne misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a jab when Warne was well out of range.
Warne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Warne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Warne is just out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warne with a jab.
Warne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Warne swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Warne misses.
Warne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Warne is rocked!
Penn looks to throw the jab but Warne is out of range.
Warne missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warne throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Warne.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warne misses with a lunging right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Warne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Penn is trying to keep Warne in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Warne stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that 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.
Warne has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Warne ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Warne.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warne.
Penn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warne with a body shot.
Warne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Warne slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warne misses with a shot to the body
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Warne counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Warne postures up.
Warne is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Warne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Penn is not content to let Warne control the position.
Warne is really struggling to control Penn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Warne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shane Warne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn trying to hold on to Warne's head to control him but Warne postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Warne is working away from the top position though.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn wants to improve his position but Warne is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Warne to pass to mount.
Warne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Warne is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warne wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well.
Warne trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Warne uses his free foot to push down on Penn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Warne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn slips a straight right by Warne.
Penn misses with a body punch
and Warne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warne tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Warne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warne wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Warne looking to pass the guard.
Warne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warne forces his way into half guard.
Warne is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Warne to get the leverage.
Warne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well.
That's two 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.
Penn is looking to control Warne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
Penn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Penn is in trouble now - Warne has advanced to mount!
Warne looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Warne has control of Penn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Penn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Warne tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to improve his position but Warne isn't that keen on the idea.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Warne wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warne tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Penn is surviving well by controlling Warne's body position as best he can.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn manages to control the position for a moment.
Warne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warne looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warne looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Warne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Warne looking to pass the guard.
Warne wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Warne passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Warne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warne works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Warne has control of Penn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Penn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Warne working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warne controlling his opponent.
Warne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Penn turns into him and now he's in Warne's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn postures up.
Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Warne.
Warne working a defensive guard here.
Penn won't allow Warne to sweep him here.
Warne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Warne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn stays in close to Warne's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Warne wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Warne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Warne is looking to advance position but Penn won't allow it.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn wants to control but Warne is keeping busy.
Warne wants to advance to full mount but Penn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Warne from controlling successfully.
Penn keeping full guard, as Warne tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warne preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne had his way with BJ Penn in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Warne throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn slips under a jab.
Penn throws out a counter right but Warne avoids it with no problem.
Warne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn throws the left hand but Warne avoids the punch easily.
Warne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Penn sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warne loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Warne.
Warne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Warne.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warne with a poor takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Warne shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Warne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warne misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Warne's defenses.
Warne connects with a single shot there.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shane Warne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Warne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warne misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Penn misses.
Warne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Warne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warne happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn is trying to escape the position but Warne is controlling the position.
Warne has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Warne's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warne tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Warne controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warne controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Warne.
I think Warne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Warne!
Shane Warne retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Shane Warne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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