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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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163 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis lands with a nice combination. Schwager Ii backs away looking to recover.
Schwager Ii misses with a body punch
and Schwager Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Schwager Ii moves away from the strike by Pettis.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pettis!
Pettis clobbers Schwager Ii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Pettis as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii throws a hook but Pettis blocks it.
Pettis dodges the punch combination from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii misses with the combination.
Schwager Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Schwager Ii misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pettis misses with a wild combination.
Pettis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schwager Ii!
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwager Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A swing and a miss from Schwager Ii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwager Ii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schwager Ii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Schwager Ii ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Schwager Ii throws a counter combo.
Pettis scores with a hook.
A left lands for Schwager Ii.
Pettis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schwager Ii on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pettis.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
Pettis throws a big counter combination but Schwager Ii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schwager Ii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schwager Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norbert Schwager Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
Schwager Ii takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
Schwager Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schwager Ii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwager Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Pettis with a series of wild strikes but Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pettis is looking for a counter combo.
Schwager Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pettis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwager Ii.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pettis!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis throws a right and a left that Schwager Ii avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Schwager Ii.
A left and a right from Schwager Ii both land. Nice combination.
Schwager Ii misses with an uppercut. Pettis saw that one coming.
A jab from Schwager Ii misses.
Pettis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pettis throws a one two combo.
Pettis jabs at Schwager Ii's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwager Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Schwager Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schwager Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Schwager Ii might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pettis has got the better of the exchanges.
Schwager Ii loads up on a big right hand but Pettis slips the punch.
It looked like Pettis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager Ii. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwager Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettis throws a body punch but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
Schwager Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Schwager Ii misses with a shot to the body
and Pettis counters with a series of strikes. Schwager Ii will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Pettis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Pettis moves out of range.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pettis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwager Ii swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Schwager Ii throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Schwager Ii throws a hook but Pettis avoids it easily.
Schwager Ii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pettis rather than just go for the knockout.
Pettis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schwager Ii throws out the jab.
Schwager Ii throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pettis doesn't seem bothered though.
Schwager Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwager Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Schwager Ii misses.
Schwager Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwager Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Schwager Ii in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pettis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schwager Ii. Schwager Ii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Schwager Ii does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Pettis avoids it well.
Pettis jabs Schwager Ii right on the nose. Schwager Ii blinks but takes it well.
Schwager Ii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schwager Ii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schwager Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schwager Ii throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Schwager Ii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pettis misses with an uppercut.
Schwager Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Schwager Ii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pettiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
and Schwager Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis blocks a jab.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Pettis avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pettis slips under a jab from Schwager Ii.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pettis lands a head shot.
Schwager Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwager Ii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pettis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schwager Ii.
Pettis throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager Ii. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Schwager Ii misses with a hook
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pettis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pettis lands a jab to the head.
Pettis digs a good hook to Schwager Ii's body.
Schwager Ii throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schwager Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Pettis avoids nicely.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwager Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwager Ii misses the jab.
A slow jab from Pettis misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwager Ii can do to turn this around?
Schwager Ii swinging wildly here.
Schwager Ii misses with a lunging right hand
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Schwager Ii does no damage.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager Ii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pettis with a body shot.
Schwager Ii slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Schwager Ii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schwager Ii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pettis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schwager Ii eats them both and turns towards Pettis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Schwager Ii misses the jab.
Pettis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schwager Ii counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Pettis badly! Schwager Ii follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Pettis out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Schwager Ii finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Norbert Schwager Ii!
Norbert Schwager Ii decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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