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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 2651 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 3071 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anthony Pettis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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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
19 - 13 - 1, 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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pettis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorgensen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pettis is trying to defend but Jorgensen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jorgensen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pettis wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pettis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jorgensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jorgensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen advances position into side control!
Pettis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorgensen working away.
Pettis gets back to half guard.
Pettis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jorgensen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pettis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jorgensen has Pettis in his guard.
Jorgensen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jorgensen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control but Jorgensen is working from the bottom.
Jorgensen 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.
Jorgensen is trying to hold Pettis in close to prevent damage but Pettis has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorgensen trying to control from the bottom.
Jorgensen wants to improve his position but Pettis is controlling well.
Jorgensen is controlling Pettis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jorgensen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pettis manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jorgensen tries to hold on but Pettis postures up.
Pettis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jorgensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jorgensen prevents Pettis from taking his back.
Pettis is working hard here to advance position.
Pettis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to control the pace but Jorgensen is squirming around nicely.
Pettis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jorgensen working to try and regain half guard.
Pettis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jorgensen is looking to escape.
Jorgensen is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis forces the positional change into back control.
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!
Jorgensen blocks a jab.
Pettis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jorgensen blocks a jab.
Jorgensen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jorgensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettis.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pettis as he avoids it easily.
Jorgensen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pettis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pettis struggling a bit here.
Pettis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pettis is pushing Jorgensen's head away, looking to escape. Jorgensen manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pettis sneaks out the side door and pushes Jorgensen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pettis did well to prevent Jorgensen getting side control.
Pettis has one foot on Jorgensen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jorgensen walks into a straight right hand from Pettis.
A slow jab from Pettis misses its intended target.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Jorgensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pettis tries to avoid it but Jorgensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pettis to the ground. Pettis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pettis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorgensen closes the distance and clinches up with Pettis, looking for a takedown. Jorgensen pushes Pettis against the cage but Pettis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Jorgensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen fails with the takedown
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pettis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pettis is fending him off so far but Jorgensen persists. Nope, Pettis circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorgensen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pettis pinned against the cage. Pettis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorgensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pettis.
Pettis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jorgensen is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control the position but Jorgensen is working away.
Pettis is really struggling to control Jorgensen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jorgensen looking for a sweep but Pettis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jorgensen tries to improve his position but instead Pettis has taken his back!
Jorgensen tries to escape but Pettis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jorgensen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pettis controlling the position easily from mount.
Jorgensen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Jorgensen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pettis controlling well, preventing Jorgensen from escaping the position.
Jorgensen is still trying to improve position.
Pettis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jorgensen's body.
Pettis is looking to control Jorgensen but Jorgensen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Anthony Pettis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorgensen rolls, trying to escape but Pettis keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jorgensen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jorgensen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pettis can't do much from the bottom here.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgensen can do to turn this around?
Jorgensen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pettis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen is working Pettis over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jorgensen.
Pettis wants to control but Jorgensen postures up.
Check out the look on Jorgensen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen working the head with strikes.
Pettis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pettis struggling a bit here.
Jorgensen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pettis wants to control but Jorgensen postures up.
Pettis taking a bit of punishment here - Jorgensen scoring with strikes.
Jorgensen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jorgensen lands some shots froms side control.
Pettis can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorgensen cracks Pettis with a big right hand but Pettis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jorgensen working the ground and pound from side control.
Jorgensen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pettis regains half guard.
Jorgensen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jorgensen connects with a nice short shot to Pettis's temple.
Pettis is rocked!
Jorgensen slips a nice elbow through Pettis's hands, connecting with Pettis's forehead.
Oh Pettis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pettis wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Jorgensen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen scores with a big shot! Pettis's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pettis! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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