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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Krosnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Krosnov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Krosnov ducks under a wild hook from Pettis.
Pettis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Krosnov avoids it well.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Pettis throws a nice looking combination but Krosnov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krosnov moves away.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krosnov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pettis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krosnov.
Pettis loads up on a big right hand but Krosnov slips the punch.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
Krosnov slips under a jab from Pettis.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Krosnov avoids it well.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Pettis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krosnov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettis.
Pettis throws a right hand that Krosnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Krosnov also avoids with ease.
Krosnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
Pettis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krosnov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis dips to his left and cracks Krosnov with an uppercut!
Pettis works Krosnov's body with a nice hook.
Krosnov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Krosnov avoids it well.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
Krosnov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettis.
Pettis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pettis throws an overhand right that lands on Krosnov's shoulder, as Krosnov tries to avoid the shot.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettis. Krosnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Pettis throws a hook but Krosnov avoids it easily.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Krosnov avoids it well.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Krosnov moves out of range.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis lands with a nice combination. Krosnov backs away looking to recover.
Krosnov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pettis throws a lazy right hand but Krosnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis lands a slapping body shot.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pettis.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis misses with the combination.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Krosnov avoids it well.
Pettis throws a right and a left that Krosnov avoids nicely.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Krosnov slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Krosnov avoids it well.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Krosnov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pettis missing with a left hand there. Krosnov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
Krosnov slips under a jab from Pettis.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pettis shakes him off and moves away.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pettis throws a jab when Krosnov was well out of range.
Krosnov dodges the punch combination from Pettis.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov slips a straight right by Pettis.
Pettis throws a right hand that Krosnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Krosnov also avoids with ease.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pettis swinging wildly here.
Krosnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettis.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
Pettis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krosnov staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov slips a straight right by Pettis.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pettis shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Krosnov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pettis has got the better of the exchanges.
Pettis looks to throw the jab but Krosnov is out of range.
Pettis sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pettis avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krosnov walks into a straight right hand from Pettis.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
Krosnov slips under a jab from Pettis.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Krosnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a straight left.
Pettis throws the left hand but Krosnov avoids the punch easily.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krosnov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis looks to land a left hand but Krosnov moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a wild combination.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pettis misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a body punch but Krosnov moves out of range.
Pettis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis misses with an uppercut. Krosnov saw that one coming.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Krosnov avoids the body shot from Pettis.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krosnov.
Pettis throws a jab when Krosnov was well out of range.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Krosnov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pettis shakes him off and moves away.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Pettis. Those never looked like landing.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pettis shakes him off and moves away.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettis.
Krosnov moves away from the strike by Pettis.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Aleksander Krosnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
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