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Event:
Let's Bang 2
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Alverez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pappalardo looks to throw the jab but Alverez is out of range.
Alverez needs to keep his hands up - Pappalardo had a free shot at his head there.
Alverez misses with a jab to the body
letting Pappalardo counter with a right hand.
Alverez misses with a hook
and Pappalardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Alverez does no damage.
Alverez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alverez misses with an uppercut.
Alverez misses with a body shot
and Pappalardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alverez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pappalardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pappalardo lands a jab.
Alverez tries to clinch
and Alverez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez wants to clinch.#T1#
Pappalardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alverez's hands.
Pappalardo lands a right hook to the body.
Alverez wants to clinch but Pappalardo slips to the side
letting Pappalardo counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Alverez moves into the clinch.
Pappalardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Alverez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
Pappalardo gets through Alverez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alverez misses with some punches.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Alverez blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pappalardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alverez.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Pappalardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappalardo lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Pappalardo is working Alverez over against the cage.
Pappalardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pappalardo blocks a body shot from Alverez.
Pappalardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
Pappalardo lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
Pappalardo lands with a light punch inside.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pappalardo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Pappalardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pappalardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pappalardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Pappalardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Pappalardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pappalardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alverez controls his hands.
Alverez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pappalardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Pappalardo misses with some punches.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Pappalardo avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
A short left from Pappalardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Pappalardo dominated that 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.
#R2#
Alverez misses with a hook
and Pappalardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pappalardo slips a straight right by Alverez.
Pappalardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alverez is looking to clinch but Pappalardo is avoiding it.
Pappalardo is looking to counter punch.
Alverez throws a shot from downtown. Pappalardo moves away and avoids it.
Pappalardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alverez throws an off balance right hand
and Pappalardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pappalardo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alverez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pappalardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappalardo lands a body shot.
Pappalardo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappalardo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Pappalardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pappalardo is looking for a counter combo.
Alverez misses with a double jab
enabling Pappalardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alverez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T1##CL2#
Alverez closes the distance and pushes Pappalardo back into the cage.
Pappalardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo blocking some punches.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pappalardo misses with a body punch.
Derek Pappalardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pappalardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pappalardo working aggressively here.
Pappalardo pushes Alverez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pappalardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pappalardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#
Alverez is rocked!
Alverez is breathing heavily.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alverez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pappalardo finish him?
Pappalardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Alverez seems to have recovered his senses.
Pappalardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pappalardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pappalardo can't find room to land a body shot as Alverez controls the action.
Pappalardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo pushes Alverez against the cage. Pappalardo is working some dirty boxing. Pappalardo pushes off with a quick right hook! Alverez goes down! Alverez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pappalardo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Pappalardo!
Derek Pappalardo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Rev Island Lets Bang 1
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Alverez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Alverez instigates a clinch.
Pettis lands with a short shot to the head.
Pettis lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pettis stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.
Alverez pushes Pettis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pettis.
A short left from Pettis.
Alverez takes a shot to the head.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis lands with a right to the head.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pettis lands with a left to the head.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alverez can't find room to land a body shot as Pettis controls the action.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pettis pushes Alverez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Pettis misses with a body punch.
Pettis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pettis tries to work over Alverez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pettis lands a right hand.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alverez lands a left hand.
Pettis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alverez or not.
Pettis misses with a body punch.
Alverez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pettis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alverez can turn it around.
Pettis misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis. #T2#
Pettis scores with a shot to the side of Alverez's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis working aggressively here.
Alverez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Pettis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.
Pettis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alverez.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
Alverez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
Pettis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pettis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Alverez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pettis lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Alverez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pettis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pettis working aggressively here.
Alverez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alverez digs a right hand underneath Pettis's ribcage. Pettis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Alverez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Alverez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
A short left from Pettis.
Alverez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alverez can't find room to land a body shot as Pettis controls the action.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pettis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alverez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pettis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alverez.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
Pettis gets through Alverez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pettis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
Nice body punch from Pettis.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that 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.
#R2##CL2#
Pettis gets tackled into the cage by Alverez. Alverez maintains the clinch.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alverez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pettis stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pettis.
A nice left hand lands by Pettis.
Pettis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alverez.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez blocking some punches.
Pettis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alverez misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Alverez throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alverez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettis pushes Alverez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Pettis.
Alverez is breathing heavily.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alverez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Alverez.
Pettis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pettis lands a left hand.
Alverez takes a shot to the head. #T2#
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!
Alverez working aggressively here.
Pettis lands an uppercut.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
Alverez takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis lands a right hand.
Pettis lands a hook that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
Alverez blocks an uppercut.
Pettis scores with a hook to the body.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis pushes Alverez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
Alverez misses with some punches.
Pettis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pettis digs a right hand into Alverez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alverez's gas tank.
Pettis lands a shoulder strike.
Pettis just leaning against Alverez, taking a breather.
Alverez being controlled against the cage.
Pettis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alverez or not.
Pettis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pettis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pettis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pettis lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Alverez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alverez letting Pettis take a breather here.
Pettis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pettis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pettis lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pettis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pettis.
Pettis lands a right hand.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Alverez.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pettis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Pettis.#CL2#
Alverez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pettis lands with a light punch inside.
Alverez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pettis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Alverez throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis misses with a body punch.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis lands with a right to the head.
Alverez lands with a light punch inside.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Pettis as the two fighters clinch.
Pettis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Pettis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettis lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Alverez.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Alverez.
Pettis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pettis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis misses with the head strike.
Pettis struggles to land a body shot inside as Alverez controls his hands.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis scores with a shot to the side of Alverez's head.
Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pettis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pettis.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Alverez.
Eddie Alverez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alverez can do to turn this around?#T2#
Pettis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alverez.
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!
Pettis can't find room to land a body shot as Alverez controls the action.
Alverez blocking some punches.
Pettis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anthony Pettis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis digs a right hand into Alverez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alverez's gas tank.
Alverez blocking some punches.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Alverez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alverez - that landed with a thud.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Pettis misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alverez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alverez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis gets through Alverez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pettis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alverez's elbow.
Alverez has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alverez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Pettis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
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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