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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herschel Pettaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettaway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. The Prophet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Pettaway.
Pettaway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettaway misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Pettaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prophet throws a hook but Pettaway avoids it easily.
A combination from Pettaway does no damage.
Prophet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been informed that Pettaway has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Prophet's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pettaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prophet scrambles back to his feet.
Prophet looks to land a left hand but Pettaway moved out of range nicely.
Prophet misses with a low kick.
Pettaway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prophet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettaway throws a head punch that misses.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettaway throws a head punch that misses.
Pettaway throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Prophet on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway being controlled against the cage.
Pettaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prophet backwards.
Pettaway lands with a light punch inside.
Prophet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettaway rushes Prophet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Pettaway.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside.
Pettaway blocks a body shot from Prophet.
Prophet stalling in the clinch but Pettaway improves position.
Prophet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside.
Prophet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettaway lands with a right to the head.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettaway using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Prophet as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway blocks a body shot from Prophet.
Pettaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Prophet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prophet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prophet.
Still in the clinch, Prophet scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pettaway on the inside.
Pettaway blocks an uppercut.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pettaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Prophet's brow.
Pettaway misses with some punches.
Pettaway digs a right hand into Prophet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prophet's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prophets head.
Pettaway lands a knee to the body.
Prophet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pettaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettaway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pettaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prophet blocks an uppercut.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Prophet pushes Pettaway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prophet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettaway tries to land knees in the clinch but Prophet avoids the damage to the body.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pettaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
Pettaway misses with some punches.
Prophet blocks an uppercut.
Pettaway misses with the head strike.
Pettaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prophets head.
Pettaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prophet scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prophet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pettaway throws an elbow but misses.
Prophet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prophet lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herschel Pettaway will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pettaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettaway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Prophet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prophet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettaway.
Prophet dodges the punch combination from Pettaway.
Prophet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pettaway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pettaway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Prophet.
Pettaway throws a shot from downtown. Prophet moves away and avoids it.
Prophet throws a jab when Pettaway was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prophet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prophet misses with a straight right.
Pettaway looks to land a combination but Prophet avoids it well.
Prophet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prophet looks to land a left hand but Pettaway moved out of range nicely.
Pettaway throws a series of punches but Prophet moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet avoids the body shot from Pettaway.
Prophet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pettaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prophet backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Pettaway controls the action.
Pettaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet just leaning against Pettaway, taking a breather.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pettaway is trying to maintain a safe position but Prophet gets an underhook and turns Pettaway into the cage.
Prophet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prophet.
Pettaway takes a shot to the head.
Pettaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway tries to land knees in the clinch but Prophet avoids the damage to the body.
Pettaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pettaway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettaway.
Prophet avoiding damage as Pettaway throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway missing with knees to the body.
Prophet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pettaway misses with some punches.
Pettaway throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prophet.
Prophet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prophet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pettaway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettaway throws a lazy right hand but Prophet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prophet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pettaway on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pettaway misses the target.
Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Pettaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettaway throws a body kick that misses.
Pettaway throws a body punch but Prophet moves out of range.
Prophet throws an off balance right hand
and Pettaway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prophet avoids the body shot from Pettaway.
A slow jab from Prophet misses its intended target.
Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prophet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet avoids the body shot from Pettaway.
No joy there for Pettaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Prophet misses the target.
Pettaway tries to work over Prophet's front leg with a kick but Prophet checks it.
Pettaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prophet.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettaway moves away.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettaway dodges the punch combination from Prophet.
Pettaway staying out of range there.
Prophet wants to slow Pettaway down by chopping away at his legs.
Pettaway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pettaway connects with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Pettaway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettaway moves away.
Prophet tests Pettaway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prophet connects with a right hand. Pettaway shakes it off.
Pettaway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Prophet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prophet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pettaway checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway wants to land a leg kick but Prophet is out of range.
Prophet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prophet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettaway.
Prophet connects with a body shot.
Prophet lands a right hook to the body.
Pettaway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prophet thumps Pettaway with a low kick.
Pettaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prophet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettaway scores with a nice right hand.
Prophet digs a good body shot into Pettaway's ribs.
Pettaway punishes Prophet's body with a nice straight punch.
Pettaway with a nice cross.
Prophet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prophet slips under a jab from Pettaway.
As Pettaway tries to get set, Prophet tries to push him back and clinch up but Pettaway manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pettaway dodges the punch combination from Prophet.
Pettaway misses the jab.
Pettaway throws a big shot that misses.
Prophet scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettaway should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herschel Pettaway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pettaway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pettaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pettaway.
Prophet looks to land a left hand but Pettaway moved out of range nicely.
Pettaway blocks a jab.
Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prophet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pettaway!
Prophet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prophet slips a jab and a cross from Pettaway.
Pettaway scores with a leg kick.
Prophet misses with a low kick.
Pettaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prophet counters with an outside leg kick.
Pettaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettaway misses with a double jab.
It looked like Prophet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pettaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prophet drives through and clinches with Pettaway against the cage.
Pettaway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Pettaway lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pettaway fails to land.
Pettaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pettaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pettaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prophet backwards.
Pettaway looking to slow down the pace here.
Prophet blocking some punches.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Pettaway misses with a punch on the inside.
The Prophet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet looking to slow down the pace here.
Pettaway trying to stall but Prophet improves his position.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pettaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prophet struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettaway.
Pettaway looking to slow down the pace here.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettaway.
Prophet looking to slow down the pace here.
Pettaway scores with a shot to the side of Prophet's head.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pettaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prophet backwards.
Prophet scores with a shoulder strike.
Pettaway lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettaway.
Prophet lands a body punch.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Pettaway blocks an uppercut.
Herschel Pettaway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pettaway controlling the action here for a moment.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettaway.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pettaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettaway misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Pettaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prophet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Prophet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herschel Pettaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pettaway 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herschel Pettaway!
A very excited looking Herschel Pettaway rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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