Post by The Sandmen on Oct 9, 2019 1:01:53 GMT -5
ManMMA Welterweight Championship
Douglas Lima looks very relaxed.
Anthony Pettis looks very relaxed.
Now Douglas Lima put his title in contention against Pettis.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Douglas Lima and Anthony Pettis touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Douglas Lima's punches
Lima is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pettis.
Lima launches a furious hook!
That hits Pettis's chin like a wrecking ball! Pettis loses balance and goes to the mat.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Lima launches a kick to Pettis's thigh
Loud pop!
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Pettis tries to hit Douglas Lima with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Lima dodges that
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Pettis tries to hit Douglas Lima with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Lima dodges that
Lima is trying to counter now!
Lima launches a kick to Pettis's thigh
Loud pop!
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis kicks his legs trying to keep Douglas Lima away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Pettis tries to hit Douglas Lima with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Lima steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Douglas Lima creates space and allows Anthony Pettis to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Anthony Pettis is standing now.
A bad move from Anthony Pettis
allows Lima to land a solid head kick.
The two exchange wildly
Pettis is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Douglas Lima seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Anthony Pettis throws a combo
Douglas Lima ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Pettis swings again, only to get countered once more! Pettis is looking bad here!
Douglas Lima throws a looping right hand...
Pettis moves aside and dodges.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Pettis is holding Douglas Lima's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Douglas Lima shows great balance while pushing away Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis paws at Lima.
Lima answers with solid punches!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Pettis can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while Douglas Lima jumps back and jabs
Pettis only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Lima's head!
Lima slips the punch.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Douglas Lima tries to take advantage...
Pettis follows Douglas Lima
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pettis needs to stop playing Douglas Lima's game or he'll get knocked out!
Incredible haymaker from Douglas Lima!
You can see Anthony Pettis's head being snapped backwards!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
Douglas Lima dodges that one moving backwards
Brutal combination from Douglas Lima!
Pettis is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Pettis's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Lima decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Lima moves back and takes a deep breath.
Lima launches a furious hook!
That hits Pettis's chin like a wrecking ball! Pettis loses balance and goes to the mat.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Douglas Lima creates space and allows Anthony Pettis to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Anthony Pettis is standing now.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Anthony Pettis that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Lima's stops that one with his face! How is Lima standing?!
Douglas Lima launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pettis blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Anthony Pettis's cheek! Pettis stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis launches an up-kick intended for Douglas Lima's head...
Lima leans out of the way.
Lima is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Douglas Lima steps back and allows Pettis to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Anthony Pettis is standing now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A left hook from Pettis
falls short.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Douglas Lima to fight back!
Douglas Lima throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pettis's chin! That stops Pettis in his tracks!
Pettis's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Right eye
Pettis pushes Douglas Lima and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pettis moves to shoot
but Douglas Lima delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Lima is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Incredible high kick!
Lima deflects and sidesteps.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Here comes Douglas Lima with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Pettis's ribs!
Anthony Pettis may have a broken rib. It's painful to see him losing this way.
Winner is Douglas Lima by TKO (Injury - Broken Ribs) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Douglas Lima
Punches 21/31 (68%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Douglas Lima defends the Welterweight title!
Lima came out strong, and was effective at doing damage and avoiding Pettis-kick-times. He continued the same in round 2, getting the crushing victory, via crushage. And breakage. ...Too soon? Sorry