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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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131 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 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
50 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a leg kick but Maguire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maguire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pettis lands a nice hook to Maguire's body. Maguire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maguire moves away from the strike by Pettis.
Maguire tries a quick counter leg kick but Pettis is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maguire.
Maguire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maguire.
Pettis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pettis misses with a leg kick
and Maguire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maguire checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maguire lands a jab to Pettis's midsection.
Maguire misses with an uppercut. Pettis saw that one coming.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Pettis.
Maguire throws a big counter head kick but Pettis avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maguire walks into a left hand.
Pettis lunges at Maguire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maguire's hand.
Pettis scores with the left hand. Maguire knows he should have avoided that one.
Maguire lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maguire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Pettis misses.
Maguire checks a leg kick nicely.
Pettis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis's corner calls for a 1-2. Pettis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maguire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maguire misses with an uppercut. Pettis saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
Pettis misses with a body shot.
Pettis scoring well with a low kick there.
Pettis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maguire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pettis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maguire moves out of range of the leg kick from Pettis.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettis was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Pettis tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
A jab from Pettis finds it's way through Maguire's defenses.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
Pettis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pettis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pettis misses with an uppercut. Maguire saw that one coming.
Maguire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maguire takes one to the side of the head.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Maguire moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maguire.
Pettis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Maguire is predictable there
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pettis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Pettis as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
Maguire flicks out a counter leg kick but Pettis steps away.
Pettis blocks a leg kick.
Maguire throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis avoids the head kick by Maguire.
Maguire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Pettis coming out on top.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maguire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pettis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Maguire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pettis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pettis digs a good body shot into Maguire's ribs.
A jab from Pettis does it's job there.
Maguire checks a leg kick.
Maguire feints a counter leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Maguire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pettis throws a body punch but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maguire slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maguire can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Maguire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis lands with an overhand left.
Maguire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pettis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maguire.
Pettis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pettis looks to land a left hand but Maguire moved out of range nicely.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maguire moves away.
Pettis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maguire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Maguire is predictable there
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis punishes Maguire's body with a nice straight punch.
Pettis lands a nice shot to the body.
Maguire misses with a looping left.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maguire throws a low kick but Pettis avoids it.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maguire 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.
Maguire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maguire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pettis moves away from the strike by Maguire.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire feints and then cracks Pettis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pettis down.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maguire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Maguire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maguire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pettis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maguire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis blocks a leg kick.
Maguire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maguire.
Pettis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maguire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maguire circles away quickly and effectively.
Maguire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pettis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maguire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maguire misses with a body punch
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maguire tries to land a leg kick but Pettis saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pettis misses the target.
Pettis throws a shot to the body.
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pettis. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire throws a low kick, looking for Pettis's leg but Pettis calmly moves out of range.
Pettis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pettis lands with a shot to the body.
Pettis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maguire back to the cage. Pettis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pettis scores with a nice strike.
Pettis checks the leg kick.
Pettis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Pettis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Maguire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pettis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maguire on the side of the head.
Pettis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis throws a lazy right hand but Maguire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maguire tries to work over Pettis's front leg with a kick but Pettis checks it.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
Nice body punch from Pettis.
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maguire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maguire's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Maguire throws a chopping leg kick but Pettis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maguire tries to work over Pettis's front leg with a kick but Pettis checks it.
Maguire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettis cracks Maguire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maguire.
A jab from Pettis misses.
Maguire misses with a leg kick
and Pettis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pettis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cormac Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maguire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pettis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maguire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maguire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettis moves out of range as Maguire strikes.
Pettis ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Maguire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettis throws a leg kick but Maguire checks it.
Maguire connects with a solid leg kick.
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Maguire as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettis.
Nice straight punches there by Pettis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pettis.
Pettis throws a nice looking combination but Maguire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maguire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettis.
Pettis defending well as Maguire loads up on a big left hand.
Maguire throws an overhand right that lands on Pettis's shoulder, as Pettis tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Pettis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Pettis - just one landing.
Pettis tries to land a leg kick but Maguire saw it coming and moves away.
Pettis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maguire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire works the jab nicely.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maguire was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Maguire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pettis.
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!
Maguire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maguire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettis.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maguire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pettis misses with a left hand
and Maguire counters with a thumping low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pettis.
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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
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