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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boom Boom Pow. Jens Pulver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gavin Huber's chin.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavin Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huber feints and as Pulver raises his hands in defense, Huber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huber trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huber.
Huber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pulver is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pulver has escaped and now he's on top!
Pulver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huber is proving hard to escape from.
Pulver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Huber looking for a sweep. Not yet Huber, not yet.
Huber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huber working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pulver has passed into half guard!
Huber is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pulver pulls his head out easily.
Huber is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pulver controlling the pace.
Huber trying to control from the bottom.
Huber tries to get to full guard but Pulver has control of the leg.
Pulver wants to get back to his feet.
Huber trying to control but Pulver postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huber looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Huber misses with the combination.
Huber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pulver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huber lands with a nice body kick.
Pulver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Huber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Huber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulver's head.
Huber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Huber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pulver wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Huber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huber looks for a takedown but Pulver sprawls well.
Pulver throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
Pulver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huber shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulver sprawls well. He's pushed Huber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Pulver. No joy for Huber on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Huber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huber misses with a double jab
and Pulver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pulver looking to throw knees to the head but Huber is blocking nicely.
Huber blocks the elbow strike.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huber blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Pulver tries to land knees in the clinch but Huber avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulver smiles and moves away.
Jens Pulver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulver rushes Huber and presses him up against the cage.
Pulver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huber.
The is referee keeping an eye on Pulver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huber jumps guard but Pulver stands there with Huber around his waist. Huber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pulver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pulver is trying to break free.
Huber managing to block the knees to the body from Pulver.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Huber blocks with his arms.
Pulver tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pulver trying to stall but Huber improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pulver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huber has Pulver pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Pulver fails to land.
Huber pulls guard.
Huber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pulver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huber has his foot on Pulver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pulver works his way back into a safe position though.
Huber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pulver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huber is looking for a triangle but Pulver pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pulver has passed into half guard!
Huber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pulver prevents Huber from standing back up.
Huber is looking for a sweep. Pulver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huber is working hard here to advance position.
Huber manages to get to full guard.
Huber is trying to control the position but Pulver postures up.
Huber had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pulver is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Huber Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pulver's back instead.
Pulver preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Huber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gavin Huber will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pulver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Pulver scores with the left hand. Huber knows he should have avoided that one.
Huber fails with the takedown
and Pulver counters by clinching up.
Huber avoids the elbow strike from Pulver, against the cage.
Pulver scores a nice knee to the body.
Pulver breaks the clinch.
Huber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Huber is looking to take a break and control but Pulver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulver wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber is looking to take a break and control but Pulver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huber is trying to get an arm triangle but Pulver is defending well.
Huber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Huber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Huber working the body and head with strikes.
Huber with the ground and pound but Pulver regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pulver is not content to let Huber control the position.
Pulver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulver's head.
Huber working over Pulver with some ground and pound. Pulver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pulver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huber.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huber in particular looking to stall.
Pulver is not content to let Huber control the position.
Pulver works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huber looking to sit in guard and control but Pulver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jens Pulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin Huber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gavin Huber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huber is controlling Pulver's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pulver is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gavin Huber.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Huber!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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