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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Newcombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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164 cm
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146 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Newcombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JB Brubaker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brubaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brubaker throws a nice head kick!
Brubaker defending well as Newcombe loads up on a big left hand.
Newcombe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brubaker lands with a nice body punch.
Newcombe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brubaker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Newcombe is in Brubaker's guard.
Newcombe looking to sit in guard and control but Brubaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Newcombe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brubaker controls the pace.
Newcombe keeping full guard, as Brubaker tries to pass.
Brubaker trying to control but Newcombe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Newcombe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newcombe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brubaker is in close to Newcombe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brubaker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brubaker won't allow Newcombe to sweep him here.
Brubaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Newcombe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Newcombe keeping moving, preventing Brubaker from controlling successfully.
Newcombe has momentary wrist control but Brubaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Newcombe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brubaker wants to control from the top but Newcombe keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brubaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newcombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brubaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Newcombe.
Brubaker defending well as Newcombe loads up on a big left hand.
Brubaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Newcombe misses with a hook. Brubaker ducked under it nicely.
Newcombe misses with a takedown
and Brubaker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Anton Newcombe has been cut.
Newcombe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brubaker under the eye.
Newcombe blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Newcombe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brubaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brubaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newcombe misses with a lunging right hand
and Brubaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Newcombe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brubaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Newcombe looks to throw the jab but Brubaker is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Newcombe misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newcombe throws a leg kick
and Brubaker counters with a low kick, right behind Newcombe 's knee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newcombe is defended easily by Brubaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Newcombe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newcombe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Brubaker misses.
Brubaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newcombe rather than just go for the knockout.
Newcombe misses with a wild body shot.
Anton Newcombe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Newcombe misses
and Brubaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brubaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newcombe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brubaker pinned against the cage. Brubaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newcombe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brubaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brubaker takes a swing at Newcombe's ribcage but misses.
Newcombe tries to counter with a takedown but Brubaker is quick to defend against it.
Brubaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newcombe throws a series of punches but Brubaker avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe throws a front kick aimed at Brubaker's knee but Brubaker avoids it well.
Brubaker throws a looping overhand right but Newcombe ducks down to avoid it.
Newcombe attempts a counter takedown but Brubaker avoids it well and moves away.
Newcombe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brubaker cracks the inside of Newcombe's front leg.
Newcombe closes the distance and clinches up with Brubaker, looking for a takedown. Newcombe pushes Brubaker against the cage but Brubaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Newcombe misses with a low kick.
Brubaker throws a hook to the side of Newcombe's head but Newcombe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brubaker jabs Newcombe right on the nose. Newcombe blinks but takes it well.
Brubaker with a nice cross.
Brubaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newcombe shoots in and drives through. Brubaker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Newcombe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newcombe lands with a right hand.
Brubaker scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe misses with a hook
and Brubaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brubaker.
Newcombe throws a big shot that misses.
Brubaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brubaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newcombe jabs Brubaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brubaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brubaker digs a good hook to Newcombe's body.
Newcombe with a poor takedown
and Brubaker counters with a low kick, right behind Newcombe 's knee.
Brubaker cracks the inside of Newcombe's front leg.
Newcombe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newcombe looks to land a combination but Brubaker avoids it well.
Newcombe misses with a takedown
and Brubaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
JB Brubaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brubaker manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Newcombe misses the target.
Brubaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newcombe's sensitive parts.
Brubaker scores with a leg kick.
Brubaker misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Newcombe misses its intended target.
Brubaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brubaker throws a wild body kick that Newcombe sees coming a mile off.
Newcombe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brubaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Newcombe gets a double leg takedown into Brubaker's guard.
Brubaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brubaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe looking for a sweep. Not yet Newcombe, not yet.
Newcombe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brubaker defends well.
Brubaker postures up.
Newcombe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brubaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brubaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newcombe keeping full guard, as Brubaker tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Newcombe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brubaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Brubaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newcombe takes a swing at Brubaker's ribcage but misses.
Brubaker cracks the inside of Newcombe's front leg.
Newcombe misses the jab.
Brubaker flicks out a counter leg kick but Newcombe steps away.
Newcombe swinging wildly here.
Newcombe shoots in and drives through. Brubaker sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Newcombe misses the target.
Brubaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newcombe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brubaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brubaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newcombe. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brubaker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brubaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newcombe's guard.
Newcombe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcombe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brubaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Newcombe is retaining full guard.
Newcombe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anton Newcombe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Newcombe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brubaker's guard.
Newcombe is fighting to break Brubaker's control of his arms but Brubaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brubaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newcombe.
Brubaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newcombe.
Newcombe preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newcombe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brubaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newcombe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brubaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brubaker is on top in guard.
Newcombe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brubaker controls the pace.
Anton Newcombe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brubaker trying to control but Newcombe is working from the bottom.
Brubaker distracts Newcombe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brubaker is looking to pass into half guard but Newcombe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Newcombe is in guard.
Brubaker keeping moving, preventing Newcombe from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brubaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Brubaker, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JB Brubaker.
I've got Brubaker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JB Brubaker!
In his post fight interview, JB Brubaker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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