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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gino Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gino Abate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate throws a series of punches but Pettis moves out of range.
Abate throws a combination that misses
and Pettis counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Abate. Those never looked like landing.
Abate throws a series of punches but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Abate is avoiding it.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Abate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abate throws a nice looking combination but Pettis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Abate throws a leg kick but Pettis moved away.
Abate misses with a two punch combination.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt - Abate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis lands a head kick. Abate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate lands a jab to the nose.
Abate looks to land a right hand but Pettis moved out of range.
Pettis dives in and grabs Abate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abate pushes down on Pettis's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettis was well out of range. Poor timing from Abate.
Abate lands a two punch combo.
Gino Abate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis tries for a takedown but Abate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gino Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Abate misses with a wild combination.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abate.
Pettis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abate swivels and escapes.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pettis counters with a leg kick.
Abate throws a right and a left that Pettis avoids nicely.
Abate is breathing heavily.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Pettis or perhaps it was just good defense by Abate which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abate.
No joy there for Abate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abate throws a series of punches but Pettis avoids them all with ease.
Gino Abate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis fails with the takedown.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Pettis shoots in but Abate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abate misses with the combination.
Abate swinging wildly here.
Abate swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a really nice looking cross but Abate seems unphased.
Pettis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abate's head.
Pettis scores with a nice body kick.
Pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Abate tries to sprawl out of it but Pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abate to the mat! Abate manages to get full guard.
Pettis trying to control but Abate is working from the bottom.
Abate is looking to stand up but Pettis isn't so interested in that idea.
Pettis stopping the sweep attempt from Abate.
Pettis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abate's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Abate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abate wants to stand but Pettis is controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Pettis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abate leaves Pettis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pettis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abate is trying to defend but Pettis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pettis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abate's guard.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Abate is keeping the position.
Abate 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.
Abate is pulling down on Pettis's head. It's preventing any offense from Pettis, at least for the moment.
Abate pushes Pettis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pettis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gino Abate is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis dodges the punch combination from Abate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate throws a combination that misses
and Pettis counters with a shoot takedown. Abate fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pettis.
Pettis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pettis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abate wriggles free and stands up.
Pettis shoots in for a double leg but Abate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pettis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abate is looking to control Pettis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abate avoid being mounted?
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Pettis shoots in and drives through. Abate sprawls well.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Abate moves out of range.
Pettis scores with a head kick.
Gino Abate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gino Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Abate throws a series of strikes that have Pettis backpedaling.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Pettis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pettis lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate is trying to keep Pettis in close.
Abate kicks Pettis off and gets to his feet.
Abate tries to bum rush Pettis with a series of wild strikes but Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abate lands a jab-cross combination.
Pettis shoots in but Abate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pettis moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
Abate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Abate keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate controls Pettis momentarily but Pettis frees himself.
Pettis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abate's guard.
Abate uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abate as he jumps to the side.
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 closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abate circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Abate tries to bum rush Pettis with a series of wild strikes but Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pettis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abate is fending him off so far but Pettis persists. Nope, Abate circles away and we're back to standing.
Abate misses with a kick to the body
and Pettis counters with a nice body kick.
Abate looks to land a combination but Pettis avoids it well.
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abate kicks off Pettis and gets to his feet.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate throws a body kick that misses.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abate moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pettis looking to score a takedown here. Abate is defending well but Pettis drives through and ends up in Abate's guard.
Abate trying to keep a closed guard but Pettis is proving a slippery customer.
Abate wants to hit a switch here but Pettis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Abate there!
Pettis landing shots from mount.
Abate is trying to escape the mount.
Pettis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Abate has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Abate!
Abate stopping the sweep attempt from Pettis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abate is controlling him.
Anthony Pettis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pettis, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Abate throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Abate throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Pettis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abate throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Gino Abate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Abate tries to sprawl out of it but Pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gino Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abate was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Pettis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abate's waist but Abate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pettis off to one side.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis scores with a head kick. Abate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Pettis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pettis is defended easily by Abate.
Abate throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Pettis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abate is fending him off so far but Pettis persists. Nope, Abate circles away and we're back to standing.
Abate avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettis dodges the punch combination from Abate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abate throws a right and a left that Pettis avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Pettis.
I've got Pettis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
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