Post by The Sandman on Jan 23, 2023 17:16:41 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Anthony Pettis chants all around the place!
Chris Weidman looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Anthony Pettis looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Chris Weidman comes with a 6 fight losing streak.
Anthony Pettis comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
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Round 1
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The All-American Rejects and Anthony Rumble Pettis move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anthony Rumble Pettis goes down.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to close his guard around The All-American Rejects
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to escape from the closed guard
The All-American Rejects succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis measures the resilience of The All-American Rejects's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American Rejects blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to jump to side mount.
Anthony Pettis closed his guard around Chris Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Chris Weidman keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Anthony Rumble Pettis's face!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Anthony Rumble Pettis pushes Chris Weidman forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anthony Pettis fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Anthony Pettis manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Pettis hovers above The All-American Rejects
Good punches to The All-American Rejects's body.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman tries to close the guard.
The All-American Rejects put Anthony Pettis in closed guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Rumble Pettis steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Anthony Rumble Pettis use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Chris Weidman holds Anthony Pettis and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Anthony Rumble Pettis is in closed guard... The All-American Rejects tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Weidman is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to stand up!
The All-American Rejects doesn't allow him!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Kevin MacDonald halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Pettis takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Anthony Pettis and The All-American Rejects engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Weidman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
A high kick from Anthony Pettis
glances off The All-American Rejects.
Anthony Pettis is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis tries to bring the fight to the ground
The All-American Rejects goes down.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Chris Weidman has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anthony Rumble Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to close his guard around The All-American Rejects
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anthony Rumble Pettis leans and gets Chris Weidman's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Chris Weidman is in Anthony Rumble Pettis open guard now
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis works on the ground with his fingers over The All-American Rejects's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Kevin MacDonald didn't see that!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Chris Weidman isolates Anthony Pettis's left arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Chris Weidman lost his dominant position.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Anthony Rumble Pettis pulls his arm out of danger.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects measures the resilience of Anthony Rumble Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anthony Rumble Pettis blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects attempts a triangle from bottom! Anthony Pettis slips out. The All-American Rejects quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Anthony Pettis slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Kevin MacDonald halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
The All-American Rejects launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Anthony Rumble Pettis's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Kevin MacDonald has seen that!
Kevin MacDonald takes away one point from Chris Weidman for eye poke.
Kevin MacDonald allows Anthony Rumble Pettis time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The All-American Rejects steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The All-American Rejects steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Anthony Rumble Pettis and The All-American Rejects circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Anthony Rumble Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
High kick from Anthony Pettis!
He misses narrowly!
The All-American Rejects is holding Anthony Pettis's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman sits high on Anthony Pettis's chest and pulls his leg underneath Anthony Rumble Pettis's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to roll out. He's too quick for Chris Weidman and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by The All-American Rejects and it cost him top position.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Rumble Pettis is in closed guard... The All-American Rejects tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Weidman is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to The All-American Rejects's cheek from the guard.
Chris Weidman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Chris Weidman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects throws a few hammer fists to the face of Anthony Pettis
Solid shots!
Anthony Rumble Pettis has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Anthony Rumble Pettis holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Anthony Rumble Pettis's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Chris Weidman
The All-American Rejects works on the ground with his fingers over Anthony Rumble Pettis's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Kevin MacDonald didn't see the foul!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chris Weidman takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The All-American Rejects is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Anthony Rumble Pettis moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Terrible one sided match... Anthony Rumble Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Chris Weidman caliber.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chris Weidman!
Anthony Rumble Pettis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while Chris Weidman jumps back and jabs
Anthony Rumble Pettis seems staggered and Chris Weidman runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anthony Rumble Pettis goes down.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Anthony Rumble Pettis from the side mount!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman tries to open Anthony Rumble Pettis's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Chris Weidman. Anthony Rumble Pettis is unable to cover himself now!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Weidman controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
The All-American Rejects is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
The All-American Rejects is locking that Americana...
You can see the pain reflected in Anthony Rumble Pettis's eyes...
That Americana looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
The All-American Rejects is locking that Americana...
Anthony Rumble Pettis's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Anthony Pettis breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to stand up!
The All-American Rejects doesn't allow him!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Anthony Rumble Pettis Hyper-extended his left arm
The pain forces Anthony Rumble Pettis to tap! This is over!
Winner is Chris Weidman by Submission (armbar) at 2:12 Round 3
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/26 (58%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 521 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/8 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 521 s
Pettis did nothing. This fight reminded me that Sergio Pettis exists, and apparently he is a Bellator Champion now. Neat!
Chris Weidman looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Anthony Pettis looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Chris Weidman comes with a 6 fight losing streak.
Anthony Pettis comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
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Round 1
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The All-American Rejects and Anthony Rumble Pettis move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anthony Rumble Pettis goes down.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to close his guard around The All-American Rejects
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to escape from the closed guard
The All-American Rejects succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis measures the resilience of The All-American Rejects's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American Rejects blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to jump to side mount.
Anthony Pettis closed his guard around Chris Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Chris Weidman keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Anthony Rumble Pettis's face!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Anthony Rumble Pettis pushes Chris Weidman forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anthony Pettis fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Anthony Pettis manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Pettis hovers above The All-American Rejects
Good punches to The All-American Rejects's body.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman tries to close the guard.
The All-American Rejects put Anthony Pettis in closed guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Rumble Pettis steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Anthony Rumble Pettis use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Chris Weidman holds Anthony Pettis and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Anthony Rumble Pettis is in closed guard... The All-American Rejects tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Weidman is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to stand up!
The All-American Rejects doesn't allow him!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Kevin MacDonald halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Pettis takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Anthony Pettis and The All-American Rejects engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Weidman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
A high kick from Anthony Pettis
glances off The All-American Rejects.
Anthony Pettis is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis tries to bring the fight to the ground
The All-American Rejects goes down.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Anthony Rumble Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Chris Weidman has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anthony Rumble Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to close his guard around The All-American Rejects
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anthony Rumble Pettis leans and gets Chris Weidman's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Chris Weidman is in Anthony Rumble Pettis open guard now
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis works on the ground with his fingers over The All-American Rejects's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Kevin MacDonald didn't see that!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
Chris Weidman isolates Anthony Pettis's left arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Chris Weidman lost his dominant position.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
Chris Weidman overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Anthony Rumble Pettis pulls his arm out of danger.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects measures the resilience of Anthony Rumble Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anthony Rumble Pettis blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects attempts a triangle from bottom! Anthony Pettis slips out. The All-American Rejects quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Anthony Pettis slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Kevin MacDonald halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
The All-American Rejects launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Anthony Rumble Pettis's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Kevin MacDonald has seen that!
Kevin MacDonald takes away one point from Chris Weidman for eye poke.
Kevin MacDonald allows Anthony Rumble Pettis time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The All-American Rejects steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The All-American Rejects steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Anthony Rumble Pettis and The All-American Rejects circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Anthony Rumble Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
High kick from Anthony Pettis!
He misses narrowly!
The All-American Rejects is holding Anthony Pettis's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman sits high on Anthony Pettis's chest and pulls his leg underneath Anthony Rumble Pettis's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to roll out. He's too quick for Chris Weidman and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by The All-American Rejects and it cost him top position.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over The All-American Rejects
Anthony Rumble Pettis is in closed guard... The All-American Rejects tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Weidman is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to The All-American Rejects's cheek from the guard.
Chris Weidman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Chris Weidman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects throws a few hammer fists to the face of Anthony Pettis
Solid shots!
Anthony Rumble Pettis has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Anthony Rumble Pettis holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Anthony Rumble Pettis's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Chris Weidman
The All-American Rejects works on the ground with his fingers over Anthony Rumble Pettis's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Kevin MacDonald didn't see the foul!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chris Weidman takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The All-American Rejects is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Anthony Rumble Pettis moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Terrible one sided match... Anthony Rumble Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Chris Weidman caliber.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chris Weidman!
Anthony Rumble Pettis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while Chris Weidman jumps back and jabs
Anthony Rumble Pettis seems staggered and Chris Weidman runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anthony Rumble Pettis goes down.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Anthony Rumble Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Anthony Rumble Pettis from the side mount!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman tries to open Anthony Rumble Pettis's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Chris Weidman. Anthony Rumble Pettis is unable to cover himself now!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The All-American Rejects tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Weidman controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
The All-American Rejects is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
The All-American Rejects is locking that Americana...
You can see the pain reflected in Anthony Rumble Pettis's eyes...
That Americana looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
The All-American Rejects is locking that Americana...
Anthony Rumble Pettis's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Anthony Pettis breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Rumble Pettis tries to stand up!
The All-American Rejects doesn't allow him!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Chris Weidman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Anthony Rumble Pettis Hyper-extended his left arm
The pain forces Anthony Rumble Pettis to tap! This is over!
Winner is Chris Weidman by Submission (armbar) at 2:12 Round 3
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/26 (58%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 521 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/8 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 521 s
Pettis did nothing. This fight reminded me that Sergio Pettis exists, and apparently he is a Bellator Champion now. Neat!
