As commentator Stephan Bonnar mentions in the following clip, MMA fighter Anthony Pettis "ran off the wall like a ninja" with a flying head kick that looks something out of a Kung Fu film. Pettis, a young but highly regarded lightweight, was fighting Benson Henderson at WEC 53 (World Extreme Cagefighting) for the WEC Lightweight Title on December 16, 2010.
As in all MMA title fights, this contest would be five three-minute rounds - going to the judges scorecards if no result after the fifth round. Also of importance was the recent UFC/WEC merger, which meant the winner of this fight would receive a future UFC Lightweight Title shot. With so much on the line, it was no surprise that the two battled it out, back-and-forth, for all five rounds. But it was one incredible move in that fifth round that would define this fight: after being taken down by Henderson (highly-ranked in the lightweight division), Pettis got the fight back standing and, out of nowhere, he jumps up and pushes off the cage with his feet, scales the cage and delivers a kick to Henderson's face! It really is something that has to be seen to be believed. It was no knockout as Henderson would survive the round, but the unanimous decision and lightweight belt would go to Anthony Pettis and his 'Showtime Kick Heard Round The World'.
No comments:
Post a Comment