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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Adabisi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pettis doesn't seem phased though.
Adabisi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adabisi throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Adabisi thuds a left hand into Pettis's body.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adabisi throws a big counter combination but Pettis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adabisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adabisi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi lands with an overhand left.
Pettis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pettis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pettis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis feints a jab promting Adabisi to slip. Pettis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adabisi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pettis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pettis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adabisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Adabisi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pettis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Pettis. Those never looked like landing.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adabisi misses with a looping left.
Pettis tries to bum rush Adabisi with a series of wild strikes but Adabisi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adabisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Adabisi misses with a shot to the body
and Pettis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been told by Adabisi's head coaches at The Warehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adabisi tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettis looks to score with a jab to the body but Adabisi is just out of range.
Pettis staying out of range there.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adabisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pettis.
Adabisi misses with a wild body shot.
Pettis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi clobbers Pettis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Pettis.
Pettis unleashes a big counter combination but Adabisi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adabisi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Adabisi throwing a counter right hand but Pettis manages to avoid it.
Adabisi throws a shot to the body.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Adabisi avoids it well.
Pettis misses with a combination
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi lands with an overhand left.
Adabisi staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Pettis. Those never looked like landing.
Pettis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adabisi connects with the punch.
Adabisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pettis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adabisi counters with a nice body shot.
Pettis moves away from the strike by Adabisi.
Pettis misses with a combination
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Adabisi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adabisi moves away.
Adabisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Adabisi avoids it well.
Adabisi cracks Pettis with a good jab.
Adabisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adabisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis misses with a wild combination.
Adabisi is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis misses with a lunging right hand
and Adabisi counters with a series of strikes. Pettis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adabisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pettis.
Pettis throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Adabisi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adabisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Adabisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pettis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pettis.
Adabisi connects with a crisp jab.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adabisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adabisi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pettis manages to circle out of the way.
Pettis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis cracks Adabisi with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Pettis.
Pettis throws a big shot that misses.
As Pettis tries to get set, Adabisi tries to push him back and clinch up but Pettis manages to avoid the attempt.
Adabisi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pettis's head backwards.
Pettis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adabisi counters with a left to the body.
Adabisi misses with a looping left.
Adabisi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettis. Adabisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adabisi lands a really nice looking cross but Pettis seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Adabisi avoids them all with ease.
Pettis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pettis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettis misses the jab.
Adabisi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pettis misses with a combination
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Pettis is rocked!
Adabisi throws the left hand but Pettis avoids the punch easily.
As Adabisi backs off Pettis throws a huge counter combo but Adabisi manages to avoid it all.
Adabisi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Adabisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Adabisi.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Pettis seems to have recovered his senses.
Pettis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adabisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adabisi throws a looping overhand right but Pettis ducks down to avoid it.
Pettis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adabisi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adabisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adabisi moves into the clinch.
Adabisi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Adabisi moves out of range.
Pettis misses with a combination
and Pettis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Adabisi misses.
Pettis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi throws out a loose jab but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adabisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adabisi connects with a single shot there.
Adabisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adabisi misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Adabisi.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adabisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adabisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pettis.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Adabisi avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi loads up on a big right hand but Pettis slips the punch.
Adabisi scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Adabisi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adabisi lands a nice shot to the body.
Pettis throws a one two combo.
Pettis misses with a hook
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Adabisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pettis throws a right and a left that Adabisi avoids nicely.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.
Pettis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adabisi counters with a crisp one two that drops Pettis! Adabisi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pettis to his feet! Pettis is in big trouble!
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adabisi lands with a shot to the body.
Adabisi throws out a loose jab but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis works over Adabisi's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Adabisi.
Pettis throws a counter combo.
Pettis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adabisi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pettis scrambles back to his feet.
Pettis misses with a combination
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adabisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Pettis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adabisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Adabisi.
Pettis throws a body shot but no joy.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adabisi.
Adabisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pettis scores with a one two! Adabisi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anthony Pettis just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pettis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pettis.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis misses with a combination
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pettis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adabisi counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Pettis! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Adabisi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!
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