Anthony Pettis submits Shane Roller via Triangle Choke late in Round 3
Posted on August 18, 2010, 10:10 PM by Anton GurevichWisconsin-native Anthony "Showtime" Pettis stood by his nickname, with an impressive performance against the WEC veteran Shane Roller. Pettis displayed an impressive set of skills, keeping the Wrestling Shane Roller at range during the first two rounds, before submitting him with just nine seconds left in the final third. Unlike Shane Roller, Pettis managed to overcome the exhaustion in the third round, locking a super-tight Triangle Choke, that left his opponent no choice but to tap out.
With a valuable victory over Shane Roller, Anthony Pettis now moves into the collision course with the reigning WEC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson. Pettis improves his record to an impressive 11-1 overall, and 4-1 in the World Extreme Cagefighting. Pettis' only loss was against Bart Palaszewski at WEC 45 via Split Decision.
At just 23-years old, Anthony Pettis proved he's one of the best Lightweights WEC has to offer, with something reminding the unorthodox striking of UFC's Jon Jones. Just like Henderson, Pettis is well known for finishing fights, which promises an exciting WEC Lightweight title bout sometime in the first quarter of 2011.
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alright, enough with the last minute triangles already! I'm just sayin...
Yea, but in this one Pettis was winning anyway
It's like everyone is so trained up to avoid them that they think the guy they are fighting wouldn't bother until that guy says to himself he probably doesn't think I'll bother with a triangle so thats what I'll do and presto.
this guy looked great tonight,him and benson will be a sweet showdown
I was already a fan, but his guy looked amazing tonight. He out wrestled a three time All American, pushed forward and was not afraid to throw kicks against a wrestler of that caliber. I cannot wait to see Henderson vs Pettis. Should be fireworks.
Very good win by Showtime. Really like his style but i really don't see him taking the belt away from Ben.
this kid has a CLEAN triangle he slapps it on so quick. damnn. but his striking is more exciting then guys like jon jones IMO, im a big fan of this kid and cant wait to see him fight agian
Yeah, this kid has a great future ahead of him in MMA. This is the new "breed" of MMA fighters, like Jones and Rory MacDonald.