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Lightweight Championship Bout
1st round – Herb Dean is back in for this lightweight title fight. Penn makes Edgar miss and misses with a left of his own. Edgar rushes in a hits with a faint leg kick. Penn blocks a head kick and makes him miss with a leg kick. Penn hits with a left hand and puts Edgar on his heels. Edgar comes right back at him and hits with a jab. A front kick misses by Edgar and a right hand as well. Penn hits with a left-right combo. Both fighters miss with hooks and Edgar then hits with a leg kick. Penn hits Edgar with an uppercut while defending a takedown. Edgar rushes in and gets clipped again with an uppercut. He backs up and races around the octagon. Penn hits with a left jab. Edgar comes in and hits with a combination but Penn brushes it off. Penn hits with a knee and throws Edgar to the floor. Edgar gets back up immediately as the bell sounds.
Unofficial Scoring – Penn 10-9
2nd round – Penn has a small bruise below his left eye as the 2nd round is underway. Penn hits with a jab and a short left hook. Penn stands his ground and defends a takedown attempt. Penn makes Edgar miss and hits with a left to the body. Penn misses with a hard right hand. Penn hits with a partial left hook and then throws Edgar off balance with an uppercut. Edgar hits with a left hook and Penn counters. Edgar has his takedown blocked again. Penn blocks a leg kick and misses with a left hand. Penn then hits with a combo and misses with a hard right. Edgar has a leg kick blocked. Edgar is tagged with a right hand as he dashes around the octagon. Penn hits with a left hook as Edgar rushes in. Edgar answers with a low leg kick and throws Penn to the floor. Penn bounces back up and gets in the middle of the octagon. The bell ends the second round as Edgar lands a right hand.
Unofficial Scoring – Penn 10-9
3rd round – The 3rd round begins with Dean toweling Edgar off. Penn and Edgar meet in the center of the octagon and Edgar hits with a body shot. Penn hits with a jab and a hook. Edgar lands a left hook and misses with a leg kick. Penn misses with a right hand but hits with a couple of others. Edgar misses with a combo and gets tagged for it by Penn. Edgar hits with a left inside leg kick. Penn hits with a left hook and another as Edgar rushes in. Edgar hits with a combo and a body shot. Penn and Edgar exchange lefts. Edgar moves in a circle around the octagon and Penn hits with a left hook. Edgar hits with a leg kick and falls after lunging. Another left hook finds a home for Penn. Penn hits with a body kick as Edgar goes in for the takedown. Penn misses with a hard right and defends another takedown. A leg kick bu Edgar finds a home as does a left hand by Penn as the bell ends the round.
Unofficial Scoring – Penn 10-9
4th round – Edgar hit with a right hand to start the 4th round. Penn answers with a left hand of his own. An uppercut by Penn misses as does a right hand by Edgar. Penn hits with a short left hand and Edgar rushes in but misses with most of his combo. Edgar misses with another takedown attempt. A leg kick by Edgar is checked but a high head kick almost gets through. Penn pushes his jab in Edgar’s face and steps back after he gets hit with a right hand. Edgar ducks and puts a right hand in Penn’s face. Penn hit with a right hand and defends against a takedown. Edgar misses with a combo as Penn misses with a counter attack. Penn tags Edgar with a right hand and a left. Edgar rushes Penn and gets hit with a right hand. Penn hit Edgar with a left hook and misses with a left jab. Edgar and Penn trade punches as the end of the 4th round is complete.
Unofficial Scoring – Penn 10-9
5th round – The final round is underway and both fighters look fresh. Edgar comes with a combo and then a right. Most of the punches miss but Edgar gets a takedown. Penn gets back up after a short scramble. They reset in the center of the octagon and Penn fakes a punch. Edgar hits with a left hand and then a head kick. Penn makes Edgar miss with a body shot. Penn missed with a right hook but hits with a leg kick. Penn hits with another leg kick. Edgar pushes a left hand in Penn’s face and then circles around the champ. Edgar finds a home for a right hand on Penn’s face. Penn has his head kick blocked. Edgar misses with a left hook and is pushed away by Penn. Edgar hits with a left hook and blocks a right hand. Edgar hits with a leg kick setup by a right hand. Penn misses with a looping right hand and gets hit with a left jab. Penn hits with a left hand and hits with an uppercut. Edgar comes in and is popped with a right hand. Edgar has his takedown stuffed and hits with an uppercut. The final round is complete with both fighters in each others arms.
Unofficial Scoring – Edgar 10-9 Unofficial Decision – Penn 49-46
Official Decision - Edgar over Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 49-46)
Is this a terrible judging decision or were the rounds closer than expected?
I think that the rounds were close but I am shocked at how the judges scored it. I agree that it could have gone either way but not by that margin.
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