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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Lewandowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
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138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Cotto!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski slips a straight right by Cotto.
Hector Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewandowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cotto really wants to buck Lewandowski off and get back to his feet.
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cotto hang on?
Cotto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewandowski blocks Cotto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Lewandowski maintains control.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
Lewandowski is working for a guillotine from mount but Cotto frees his head quite easily.
Cotto working to try and regain half guard.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski blocks Cotto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lewandowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cotto is working to get back to half guard.
Lewandowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Cotto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Cotto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cotto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lewandowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cotto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cotto punching from the bottom.
Cotto pushes Lewandowski off looking to stand but Lewandowski dives back in and keeps control.
Cotto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotto has hold of Lewandowski's hands but Lewandowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewandowski lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Lewandowski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cotto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lewandowski pulls his head out easily.
Lewandowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cotto!
Lewandowski controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto working to try and regain half guard.
Lewandowski blocks Cotto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lewandowski won't let Cotto get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cotto can't escape the position.
Cotto looks gassed!
Lewandowski dominating with strikes here.
Lewandowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount and Cotto is in trouble!
Lewandowski landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking to improve his position but Lewandowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewandowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cotto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lewandowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cotto is looking to escape.
Lewandowski prevents Cotto from getting the reversal.
Cotto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cotto is in trouble now - Lewandowski has advanced to mount!
Cotto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Lewandowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewandowski moves forwards but Cotto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewandowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anton Lewandowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Lewandowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewandowski walks into a stiff left hand from Cotto.
Lewandowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cotto wants to get back to his feet but Lewandowski drags him back down.
Cotto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lewandowski off and has taken his back!
Lewandowski covering up well under a series of strikes from Cotto.
Lewandowski just looking to survive in the bad position.
Lewandowski is taking damage to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewandowski holding both Cotto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cotto is trying to stick to Lewandowski's back but Lewandowski is turning into Cotto. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cotto's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lewandowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewandowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cotto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lewandowski avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cotto.
Lewandowski scoring with punches from side control.
Lewandowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lewandowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cotto throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Cotto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lewandowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anton Lewandowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski uses his free foot to push down on Cotto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cotto.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
Lewandowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cotto?
Cotto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lewandowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Lewandowski maintains control.
Lewandowski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cotto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cotto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewandowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cotto is looking to get to half guard.
Lewandowski wants to control the pace but Cotto is squirming around nicely.
Cotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Cotto is desperately trying to improve his position but Lewandowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Cotto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cotto is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cotto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewandowski with shots to the head and body - Cotto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski is landing with some decent strikes but Cotto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Lewandowski maintains control.
Lewandowski working Cotto over with strikes here.
Cotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewandowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lewandowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Cotto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lewandowski working Cotto over with strikes here.
Cotto is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Lewandowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Lewandowski staying out of range there.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Lewandowski slips the punch.
Cotto tries to clinch but Lewandowski is having none of it.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Lewandowski saw that one coming.
Lewandowski throws a series of punches but Cotto avoids them all with ease.
Lewandowski shoots in and bounces Cotto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cotto lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lewandowski content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cotto wants to sweep here but Lewandowski controlling him for the moment.
Lewandowski is stalling in the full guard.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cotto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lewandowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cotto working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewandowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cotto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cotto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lewandowski hang on?
Lewandowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cotto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lewandowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cotto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewandowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski tries to roll over but Cotto keeps him under control.
Cotto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cotto lands strikes from half guard.
Lewandowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Cotto.
Lewandowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lewandowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cotto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking for a triangle but Lewandowski pushes his legs off easily.
Lewandowski won't allow Cotto to sweep him here.
Cotto working for submissions but it's allowed Lewandowski to get to half guard.
Lewandowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Cotto missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Cotto.
I think Lewandowski 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Anton Lewandowski wins by unanimous decision!
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