Sergio Pettis has remained in the public eye since he debuted in the UFC at age 20, billed as a real prospect as the little brother of Anthony Pettis.
7 years later on, Pettis (20-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has matured into a championship competitor. A poised and comfy Pettis cruised to triumph in his first Bellator primary event on Friday night, making an unanimous choice over Ricky Bandejas in the included bout of Bellator 242. The judges scores were 30-27 throughout the board.
The triumph, Pettis third in a row, was his 13th career decision win. Bandejas had a two-fight win streak snapped and has dropped three of his previous 5.
This regular duplicated in the 2nd round. Pettis penalizing low kicks started to build up, as Bandejas lead leg noticeably swelled up and impacted his timing. Bandejas was never ever able to sustain any offensive momentum, with Pettis utilizing deft footwork to dodge the uncommon celebrations Bandejas pushed forward.
Bellator 242 results: Jason Jackson stifles debuting Jordan Mein to win decisionBellator 242 outcomes: Aaron Pico rolls over Solo Hatley Jr. for very first submission winIn the 3rd, Bandejas seemed to sense he was down on the scorecards. He landed more frequently than in the very first 2 rounds, however regardless of that, never came close to turning the tide, as Pettis otherwise stuck to the strategy and shut things down.
The bantamweight fight was the primary occasion of Bellator 242, which took location Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on YouTube.
With the victory, Pettis is expected to get the winner of an approaching battle between Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix to fill the companys uninhabited bantamweight title, which will be held at a date and place to be figured out.
Pettis implemented his strategy from the outset. He stalked down Bandejas (13-4 MMA, 3-3 BMMA), cut off his angles, and peppered Bandejas was a solid mix of punches and kicks.
Total Bellator 242 results:
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Sergio Pettis def. Ricky Bandejas by means of unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Jason Jackson def. Jordan Mein through consentaneous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Jay Jay Wilson def. Tywan Claxton by means of split choice (27-30, 29-28, 30-27).
Aaron Pico def. Solo Hatley Jr. via submission (rear-naked choke)– Round 1, 2:10.
Mark Lemminger def. Jake Smith via TKO (punches)– Round 2, 1:46.
Raufeon Stots def. Cass Bell by means of submission (rear-naked choke– Round 3, 1:24.
Ras Hylton def. Rudy Schaffroth via unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Pettis punishing low kicks started to include up, as Bandejas lead leg noticeably swelled up and affected his timing. Bandejas was never ever able to sustain any offensive momentum, with Pettis using deft footwork to dodge the rare events Bandejas pushed forward.
Seven years later on, Pettis (20-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has actually grown into a championship competitor. A poised and comfortable Pettis travelled to victory in his first Bellator main event on Friday night, earning an unanimous decision over Ricky Bandejas in the included bout of Bellator 242. The judges scores were 30-27 throughout the board.
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