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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 22598 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 2593 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demitrious Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pettis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pettis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pettis enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pettis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettis is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pettis is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Pettis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pettis lands a head shot.
That's two 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.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pettis sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pettis is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnson from advancing position.
Johnson throwing shots but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Pettis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Johnson postures up in Pettis's guard and throws a big left but Pettis blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Pettis controls the position.
It looks like Pettis might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Pettis is now in Johnson's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pettis stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Pettis is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Pettis is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pettis controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Pettis gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pettis escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson tries to control but Pettis manages to take his back.
Pettis looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pettis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson showing good submission defense here.
Even with his hooks in, Pettis manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pettis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pettis controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is really stuck here.
Pettis keeps control of the position easily here as Johnson tries to buck him off.
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.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! 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.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pettis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard.
Pettis is not content to let Johnson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pettis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking for a sweep. Not yet Pettis, not yet.
Pettis is still trying to improve position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pettis feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Pettis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pettis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pettis looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis forces his way into half guard.
Demitrious Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Pettis.
Well Pettis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
A relieved looking Anthony Pettis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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