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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raja Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Pitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Pitta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raja Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Pitta!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pitta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitta swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Pitta throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitta blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitta connects with a right hand. Sullivan shakes it off.
It looks like Raja Sullivan has been cut.
Pitta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitta throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Pitta looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan slips under a jab from Pitta.
Dennis Pitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sullivan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan scoring well with a low kick there.
Pitta leaves Sullivan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pitta blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Pitta wants to clinch but Sullivan slips to the side
and Sullivan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitta really felt that one!
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitta.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Pitta is trying to break free.
Pitta lands a shot to the body.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Pitta has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Pitta lands a nice uppercut.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Pitta won't allow it.
Sullivan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raja Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitta breaks the clinch.
Pitta swinging wilding here.
Pitta looks gassed!
Pitta swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Pitta.
Pitta tries to clinch but Sullivan moves away
and Sullivan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pitta's guard now.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan looking to sit in guard and control but Pitta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sullivan controlling Pitta's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pitta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pitta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sullivan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pitta defends it easily.
That's four 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.
Pitta stays in close to Sullivan's body and controls the position.
Sullivan trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pitta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position.
Pitta thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sullivan to regain full guard.
Pitta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pitta postures up.
Pitta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Pitta controlling him for the moment.
Pitta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sullivan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pitta has managed to get both his arms back between Sullivan's legs - danger averted.
Pitta wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pitta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitta misses with the combination.
Pitta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitta works Sullivan's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Pitta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitta tries to clinch up.
Pitta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitta is breathing heavily.
Pitta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitta.
Pitta throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sullivan with that takedown attempt.
Pitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitta throws a wild body kick that Sullivan sees coming a mile off.
Pitta throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pitta misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Pitta misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pitta throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Pitta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raja Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Pitta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pitta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sullivan counters with a big head kick but Pitta shrugs it off.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pitta is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Pitta circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pitta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Pitta sprawls well.
Pitta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Pitta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raja Sullivan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pitta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Pitta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sullivan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Pitta.
Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Pitta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sullivan rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitta ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Pitta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitta looks to land a body kick but Sullivan moved away.
Pitta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Pitta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sullivan's waist but Sullivan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pitta off to one side.
Sullivan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pitta at a distance.
Pitta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a low kick, right behind Pitta 's knee.
Sullivan lands with a kick to the temple. Pitta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Sullivan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitta throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Pitta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.
Pitta misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Pitta's shoulder, as Pitta tries to avoid the shot.
Pitta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sullivan. That's going to slow Pitta down.
Dennis Pitta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Pitta slips the punch.
Pitta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pitta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pitta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raja Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Pitta.
Sullivan rushes Pitta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pitta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitta can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitta.
Sullivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pitta smiles and moves away.
Pitta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sullivan.
Sullivan looking to stall.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.
Pitta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitta.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitta tries for a takedown but Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pitta misses with a looping right.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Pitta pushes him off.
Sullivan has Pitta up against the cage in a clinch.
Pitta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan wants to stall.
Sullivan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Pitta is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sullivan successfully pulls guard.
Pitta stands up from Sullivan's guard - Pitta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice body kick there by Sullivan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitta misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pitta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan rushes Pitta and presses him up against the cage.
Pitta is trying to break free.
Sullivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pitta pulls guard effortlessly.
Pitta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sullivan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pitta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pitta keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pitta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pitta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pitta!
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Sullivan!
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energy
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RATING
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