155 lbs: UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis versus Rafael dos Anjos
Cycle 1: Anjos in the red, white and blue, Pretty Tony Showtime Pettis in dark. Tan Dan is our ref. Pettis opens with a couple of high kicks. RDA with several body kicks. Pleasant left from Anjos too. Pettis obstructs a head kick, however consumes a strong punch from RDA. Decent left to the body from Anjos. Right from Pettis. Pettis' correct eye appears as though its dark as of now. Hop knee from Pettis. Left kick, right hand from Anjos. Right from Pettis. Liver kick from RDA. Left, as well and right from Pettis. Left to the body from Rafael. Body kick and a privilege from the champ. An alternate straight right. Pettis getting in a couple, RDA terminating, gets in a privilege. Low kick from RDA. Right hand grounds for Tony. Combo from Pettis. Left uppercut hits from the Brazilian. Takedown with just under a moment left. Pettis with his butt on the canvas, yet his back to the pen. Nothing occurrence right now. Knee from Dos Anjos. Left hand from RDA.
10-9 Dos Anjos
Cycle 2: Pettis boxing a bit cleaner, until the time when he doesn't and gets hit with a left and RDA presses forward. Takedown endeavor, however falls flat. Secure to the wall. Knees to the thighs. Pleasant body kick from Pettis. Left hand from RDA. Pettis with a decent 3-piece combo. Irregular bounce in elbow that gets him into a takedown. Full monitor. Elbow. Pettis searching for an armbar from base. Couple of lefts from RDA. Elbows and Pettis is dying, as well. Pettis underhanding while searching for a high monitor that he can't get. Great right from RDA. One moment left. Couple of left hands terrains for Anjos. Two all the more enormous ones.
10-9 Dos Anjos
Cycle 3: They exchange leg kicks to open. RDA with one more. Also a liver kick. Eye jab to RDA, however a light one and Anjos is OK. Decent high kick from Pettis, however RDA clenches down and terrains a left. Uppercut from Pettis. Lead leg kick grounds from the challenger, a does a punch. Takedown endeavor again and gets it. Full monitor. RDA not doing a ton, however the ref is releasing it. Pettis scrambles and gets up. RDA still hung on him with a body lock. Knees to the thigh. They break. Head kick for Anthony, body for RDA and into a twofold leg for Anjos. This is helping me to remember what Clay Guida did to him a while prior and makes me ponder what Khabib Nurmagomedov needs to say to either man here. Up goes Pettis, down goes Pettis. Pettis scrambles and with 10 seconds left, RDA takes his back. Hammerfists.
10-9 Dos Anjos
Cycle 4: RDA misses a leg kick, arrives a liver. They exchange leg kicks. RDA with a left hand. A right snare gets in. Uppercut and body kick from Pettis. A second. Right from both men as RDA plunges onto a takedown endeavor. Anjos gets it into half. Very nearly an inversion in a scramble, yet Anjos stays on top and even advances. RDA dealing with a kimura. Pettis is holding onto his own hand strong, however so far ready to keep up his guard. Scramble. Dos Anjos gets on his back and gets both snares in. The snares are detached and Pettis is on top. RDA scrambles right go down. Pettis with the takedown, however RDA right go down. Pettis still with the secure and getting in a few lefts. Anjos turns around and holds the head down to get in some body knees. Pettis move down, yet has his back to the enclosure. Twofold unders for the challenger and he utilizes it to simply drag Pettis down.
10-9 Dos Anjos
Cycle 5: Flying knee endeavor from Pettis early. Right hand from Anjos. They trade body kicks, yet RDA pursues a takedown. Secure to the connections. Pettis with a combo, Dos Anjos with a left. An alternate takedown endeavor effective for RDA. Side control. Unless Pettis does something fantastic, this could be all over right here with 3:30 left. Pettis moves and scrambles. He's up half of the way finished with the round. RDA with a body kick and there's the twofold leg. Down goes the champ. Ninety seconds to go. Armbar endeavor. Nothing. One moment. Kimura endeavor... no way. RDA to the back. New champion people.
Last result: Dos Anjos routs Pettis by choice (consistent) 50-45 x3
