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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 200 p4p, 30 weight class) and Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 495 p4p, 67 weight class). San Pedro comes to the cage accompanied by Gunman. Mahalo Bittencourt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
San Pedro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
San Pedro cracks Bittencourt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bittencourt connects with an inside leg kick.
Bittencourt throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bittencourt.
Donk. San Pedro catches Bittencourt right on the button with a cross.
Crunch! Bittencourt slams his shin into San Pedro's torso.
Bittencourt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but San Pedro is out of range.
Bittencourt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
San Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bittencourt.
And Bittencourt responds with a good body kick, but San Pedro manages to step out the way in time.
Bittencourt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bittencourt throws a solid leg kick but San Pedro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bittencourt.
Bittencourt lands a right hook to the body.
San Pedro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
San Pedro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Pedro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahalo Bittencourt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bittencourt throws a good cross that connects.
San Pedro dips to his left and cracks Bittencourt with an uppercut!
San Pedro checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from San Pedro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
San Pedro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
San Pedro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
San Pedro cracks Bittencourt with a good jab.
Bittencourt misses with a body kick.
San Pedro is looking to counter the offense by Bittencourt and move into the clinch.
San Pedro takes a swing at Bittencourt's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bittencourt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
San Pedro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bittencourt.
San Pedro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bittencourt. Bittencourt obviously looking to wear him down.
Bittencourt keeps the fight on the outside.
San Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bittencourt tries to land a front kick but San Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bittencourt misses with a right hand
and San Pedro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
San Pedro throws a shot from downtown. Bittencourt moves away and avoids it.
Bittencourt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bittencourt wants to slow San Pedro down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch lands to the side of San Pedro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
San Pedro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bittencourt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick
and San Pedro counters by clinching up.
Bittencourt swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bittencourt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bittencourt.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
Bittencourt misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bittencourt throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
San Pedro tries to work over Bittencourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bittencourt misses with the head strike.
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bittencourt lands a left hand.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Bittencourt blocks it.
San Pedro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt misses with some punches.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Bittencourt controls the action.
San Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Bittencourt.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Bittencourt.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
Bittencourt lands a body shot in the clinch.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
San Pedro prevents a body shot from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bittencourt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Bittencourt avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
Bittencourt blocks an uppercut.
Bittencourt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bittencourt can't find room to land a body shot as San Pedro controls the action.
Bittencourt working aggressively here.
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 Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bittencourt misses with a looping right.
It looked like San Pedro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bittencourt.
San Pedro throws a solid leg kick but Bittencourt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at San Pedro.
A nice side step and Bittencourt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bittencourt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bittencourt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bittencourt misses with a low kick.
San Pedro throwing a counter right hand but Bittencourt manages to avoid it.
Bittencourt staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - San Pedro scores with a four punch combination!
Bittencourt throws a push kick but San Pedro slaps the foot to one side.
Bittencourt misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bittencourt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
San Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bittencourt throws a body kick that misses
and San Pedro counters with a thumping low kick.
Bittencourt thumps San Pedro with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt delivers a nice body kick.
Bittencourt thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Pedro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bittencourt avoids it.
Bittencourt checks a leg kick nicely.
Bittencourt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
San Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
San Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by San Pedro.
San Pedro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with a wild body shot.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
San Pedro lands with an overhand left.
Bittencourt tests San Pedro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bittencourt scores with a nice body kick.
Bittencourt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bittencourt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bittencourt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick that is checked
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
Bittencourt throws a hook but San Pedro avoids it easily.
San Pedro is looking to counter punch.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bittencourt misses with a body shot.
San Pedro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bittencourt manages to circle out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bittencourt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from San Pedro - the referee stops the clock and Bittencourt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says San Pedro. Bittencourt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bittencourt tries to land a front kick but San Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bittencourt misses
and San Pedro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bittencourt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from San Pedro.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Bittencourt misses with some punches.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bittencourt controls his hands.
San Pedro digs a right hand underneath Bittencourt's ribcage. Bittencourt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
San Pedro lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Bittencourt has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bittencourt controls his hands.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bittencourt's elbow.
San Pedro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bittencourt managing to block the knees to the body from San Pedro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bittencourt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Bittencourt.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bittencourt's elbow.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esteban San Pedro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
San Pedro blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bittencourt misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bittencourt controls his hands.
San Pedro is leaning against Bittencourt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
San Pedro tries to work over Bittencourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bittencourt has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
Bittencourt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. San Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bittencourt can turn it around.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Bittencourt controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mahalo Bittencourt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bittencourt misses with a looping left.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by San Pedro.
San Pedro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Bittencourt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bittencourt slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from San Pedro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bittencourt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bittencourt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
San Pedro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bittencourt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bittencourt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and San Pedro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from San Pedro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bittencourt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt lands with a nice body kick.
San Pedro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bittencourt to score with a decent uppercut.
Bittencourt connects with a high kick.
Bittencourt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
San Pedro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bittencourt to score with a decent uppercut.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Bittencourt tries a quick counter leg kick but San Pedro is wise to it.
San Pedro moves out of range as Bittencourt throws a body kick.
Bittencourt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling San Pedro to score with a decent uppercut.
Bittencourt lands a right hook to the body.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bittencourt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bittencourt connects with the punch.
Bittencourt misses with a straight right.
San Pedro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bittencourt avoids it.
Bittencourt misses with a low kick.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick that misses.
Bittencourt scores with a hook.
San Pedro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bittencourt.
Mahalo Bittencourt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bittencourt lands with an overhand left.
Bittencourt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
San Pedro clinches up with Bittencourt and pushes him back against the cage.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Bittencourt avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
Bittencourt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bittencourt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt San Pedro or not.
Bittencourt blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt misses with some punches.
Bittencourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Bittencourt controls the action.
Bittencourt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro blocks a body shot from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt blocking some punches.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
San Pedro tries to work over Bittencourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bittencourt working aggressively here.
San Pedro prevents a body shot from Bittencourt.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bittencourt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bittencourt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
San Pedro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bittencourt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with the head strike.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from San Pedro fails to land.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bittencourt blocks an uppercut.
San Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from San Pedro.
Bittencourt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San Pedro blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahalo Bittencourt really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
San Pedro lands with an overhand left.
Bittencourt is rocked!
Bittencourt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but San Pedro is out of range.
San Pedro tries to counter by clinching up but Bittencourt breaks away and moves out of range.
Bittencourt is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
Bittencourt slips a jab from San Pedro.
Bittencourt fakes the leg kick and cracks San Pedro in the body.
San Pedro lands a big uppercut and Bittencourt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bittencourt looks OK. San Pedro waves Bittencourt back to his feet!
Bittencourt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
San Pedro closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bittencourt! San Pedro dives in looking to finish! Bittencourt is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Esteban San Pedro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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