Post by The Sandmen on Feb 17, 2017 9:39:47 GMT -5
Anthony Pettis is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Edson Barboza doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Edson!
There is a small laceration on Edson Barboza's Left eye
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Edson decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Pettis takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Edson Barboza's Left eye
Edson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Edson Barboza pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Edson Barboza embrace and tries to move away...
Edson Barboza pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Pettis pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Edson Barboza's face!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Edson!
Edson Barboza is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Pettis and pushes him away!
Edson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Edson launches a furious low kick!
Pettis blocks.
Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Edson Barboza is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Edson decides to launch some tentative punches
Pettis launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Edson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Edson Barboza can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anthony Pettis launches a body shot
Edson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Pettis has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Edson!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Edson Barboza!
Pettis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Edson Barboza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis won't budge, forcing Edson to pull guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Edson
Edson Barboza is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Edson
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Pettis succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Edson
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Pettis a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Edson
Pettis moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Edson
Pettis launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Edson Barboza is not able to stop Edson ground skills and Anthony Pettis moves to side mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Pettis slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Edson Barboza.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Pettis a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Edson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson tries to escape from the full mount...
Anthony Pettis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Edson Barboza...
Anthony Pettis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Edson Barboza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Edson Barboza can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Edson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Edson Barboza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Pettis can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Edson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Pettis can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anthony Pettis is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Anthony Pettis has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Pettis spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Edson ducks under and hesitates for a moment...
Poorly executed technique. Edson Barboza looks to counter!
Edson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Edson moves forward and holds Pettis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis launches a knee while holding Edson's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Edson in the abdomen
Anthony Pettis seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Edson Barboza's punches
Edson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pettis.
Terrible one sided match... Edson was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Pettis caliber.
Edson Barboza launches a body shot
Pettis dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
A bad move from Edson Barboza
allows Pettis to land a solid head kick.
The ref pulls off Anthony Pettis! Edson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Anthony Pettis by TKO (High kick) at 1:06 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Statistics: Edson Barboza
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Barboza was unable to get his legendary kicking going. Pettis, however, was. And did. And won.
Edson Barboza doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Edson!
There is a small laceration on Edson Barboza's Left eye
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Edson decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Pettis takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Edson Barboza's Left eye
Edson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Edson Barboza pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Edson Barboza embrace and tries to move away...
Edson Barboza pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Pettis pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Edson Barboza's face!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Edson!
Edson Barboza is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Pettis and pushes him away!
Edson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Edson launches a furious low kick!
Pettis blocks.
Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Edson Barboza is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Edson decides to launch some tentative punches
Pettis launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Edson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Edson Barboza can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anthony Pettis launches a body shot
Edson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Pettis has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Edson!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Edson Barboza!
Pettis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Edson Barboza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis won't budge, forcing Edson to pull guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Edson
Edson Barboza is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Edson
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Pettis succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Edson
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Pettis a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Edson
Pettis moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Edson
Pettis launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Edson Barboza is not able to stop Edson ground skills and Anthony Pettis moves to side mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Pettis slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Edson Barboza.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Pettis a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Edson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson tries to escape from the full mount...
Anthony Pettis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Edson Barboza...
Anthony Pettis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Edson Barboza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Edson Barboza
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Edson Barboza can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Edson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Edson Barboza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Pettis can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Edson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Pettis can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anthony Pettis is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Anthony Pettis has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Anthony Pettis and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Pettis spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Edson ducks under and hesitates for a moment...
Poorly executed technique. Edson Barboza looks to counter!
Edson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Edson moves forward and holds Pettis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis launches a knee while holding Edson's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Edson in the abdomen
Anthony Pettis seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Edson Barboza's punches
Edson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pettis.
Terrible one sided match... Edson was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Pettis caliber.
Edson Barboza launches a body shot
Pettis dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
A bad move from Edson Barboza
allows Pettis to land a solid head kick.
The ref pulls off Anthony Pettis! Edson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Anthony Pettis by TKO (High kick) at 1:06 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Statistics: Edson Barboza
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Barboza was unable to get his legendary kicking going. Pettis, however, was. And did. And won.