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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense.
Smith tries for a takedown but Pettis circles away easily
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettis takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Smith dives in and grabs Pettis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pettis pinned against the cage. Pettis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith trying to control the action but Pettis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Pettis's head but Pettis avoids it well.
Pettis stops Smith from passing to mount.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Pettis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Pettis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith working away.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pettis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Pettis!
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pettis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Pettis preventing the sweep.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettis is stalling in the full guard.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Smith stands and throws Pettis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith trying to control the action but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Pettis can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is working Pettis over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pettis scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Pettis.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Pettis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves away from the strike by Pettis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettis. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Pettis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jeff Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Pettis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith working for submissions but it's allowed Pettis to get to half guard.
Pettis is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith wants to improve his position but Pettis is controlling well.
Pettis tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Pettis is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pettis wants to stand up but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pettis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pettis passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Pettis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pettis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pettis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to hit a switch here but Pettis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
Pettis content just to control the position here.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pettis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Pettis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pettis connects with the punch.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pettis avoids it really well and circles away.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Pettis misses.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pettis defends it nicely.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pettis counters with a left to the body.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Pettis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pettis is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pettis is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith looks for a takedown but Pettis sprawls well.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettis.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pettis enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pettis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pettis is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith looks to land a strike but Pettis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pettis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
Pettis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pettis is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pettis keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Pettis, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Pettis against the cage but Pettis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pettis quickly recovers to half guard.
Pettis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pettis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pettis is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeff Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
A very excited looking Anthony Pettis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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