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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Swift (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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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Swift tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Swift lands a head kick. Pettis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swift.
Swift misses with a head kick.
Swift fails with the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Swift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift lands a head kick. Pettis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Larry Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Swift could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Swift wants to clinch.
Pettis takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swift defends it nicely.
Swift throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Swift blocks a head kick by Pettis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swift throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Swift fails with the takedown
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swift blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Swift tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Swift closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettis circles away.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Swift darts in trying to clinch
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands a high kick!
Swift throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pettis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pettis.
Pettis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pettis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Pettis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pettis lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swift blocks a head kick by Pettis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Pettis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swift.
Swift throws a nice looking combination but Pettis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swift tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pettis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swift throws a nice head kick!
Swift wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses
and Swift counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pettis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Swift.
Pettis feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Swift collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Pettis!
After winning the bout, Anthony Pettis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
96% |
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