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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes into the arena with Showtime blaring out of the sound system. Heed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gentlelman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Heed ducks down to avoid it. Pettis works the jab nicely. Pettis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heed defends it nicely. Heed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettis to score with a decent uppercut. Pettis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pettis moves in looking to clinch but Heed pushes him off. Heed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettis. Heed tries for a takedown but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettis. A head kick misses from Pettis. Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heed paws at him with a jab and circles away. Heed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pettis. Pettis tries to clinch up. Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Heed circles away.
Heed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Pettis darts in trying to clinch and Heed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pettis is looking for a sweep. Heed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Heed thows a huge punch but Pettis dodges it nicely.
Pettis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Pettis keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Heed cracks Pettis with a solid left hand. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Pettis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Heed throwing strikes from guard but Pettis blocks nicely. Heed with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Pettis is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Heed rolls with it to try and escape but Pettis cranks on the arm and Heed is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Pettis! Anthony Pettis is the new featherweight champion! Anthony Pettis made sure to mention his sponsor, Hardcore Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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