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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 937 p4p, 874 weight class) and Gunt Jernit (ranked 95 p4p, 91 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howlett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jernit is holding on to half guard well.
Jernit works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jernit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jernit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett tries to free his leg and advance position but Jernit is retaining full guard.
Jernit wants to sweep here but Howlett controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jernit trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett won't allow Jernit to sweep him here.
Howlett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Howlett stopping the sweep attempt from Jernit.
Jernit pulls Howlett in close to his closed guard and prevents Howlett from doing any damage or advancing position.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Jernit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Howlett won't allow Jernit to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jernit is on top in guard.
Howlett looking for a sweep. Not yet Howlett, not yet.
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.
Jernit gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howlett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jernit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howlett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howlett fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Jernit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Howlett takes one to the side of the head.
Howlett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett shoots in looking for a takedown. Jernit tries to sprawl out of it but Howlett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jernit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jernit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett avoids the head kick by Jernit.
Jernit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Howlett has time to react.
Howlett slips a jab from Jernit.
Howlett drives through with a takedown into Jernit's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jernit has control of Howlett's left arm, preventing Howlett from doing any damage.
Howlett stays in close to Jernit's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jernit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Howlett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jernit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jernit looking for a sweep. Not yet Jernit, not yet.
Howlett wants to pass the guard but Jernit is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett preventing the sweep.
Jernit is still trying to improve position.
Jernit trying to keep a closed guard but Howlett is proving a slippery customer.
Howlett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jernit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jernit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jernit has Howlett pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howlett shoots in but Jernit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Howlett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jernit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Howlett's shoulder, as Howlett tries to avoid the shot.
Howlett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jernit is fending him off so far but Howlett persists. Nope, Jernit circles away and we're back to standing.
Howlett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jernit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howlett with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jernit. That's going to slow Howlett down.
Jernit takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Jernit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett moves forwards but Jernit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howlett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jernit connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
A nice side step and Jernit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howlett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett has his takedown stuffed
and Jernit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jernit lands a leg kick that knocks Howlett off balance momentarily.
Jernit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Howlett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Howlett dives in and grabs Jernit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jernit pushes down on Howlett's head and hops out.
Howlett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jernit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jernit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt - Jernit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howlett is defended easily by Jernit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jernit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt
and Howlett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jernit. Jernit obviously looking to wear him down.
Howlett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jernit stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from Jernit.
James Howlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jernit misses with a hook. Howlett ducked under it nicely.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Howlett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Howlett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett darts in trying to clinch
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
Howlett moves in looking to clinch but Jernit pushes him off.
Jernit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jernit as he jumps to the side.
Jernit throws out a counter right but Howlett avoids it with no problem.
Howlett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit scores with a three punch combo!
Jernit lands a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Howlett.
Jernit lands a head shot.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Howlett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlett shoots in looking for a takedown. Jernit tries to sprawl out of it but Howlett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jernit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jernit lunges at Howlett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howlett's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jernit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Howlett shoots in but no luck this time.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jernit as he avoids it easily.
Jernit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Jernit as Howlett shoots in.
Jernit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Jernit finds it's way through Howlett's defenses.
Howlett moves to clinch but Jernit breaks away
and Jernit counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Howlett or perhaps it was just good defense by Jernit, which made it look bad.
Jernit leaves Howlett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jernit with a hook.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jernit slaps away a takedown attempt from Howlett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jernit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit throws a shot to the body.
Howlett drives through and clinches with Jernit against the cage.
Jernit manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Jernit misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett fails with the takedown
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Howlett looking to score a takedown here. Jernit is defending well but Howlett drives through and ends up in Jernit's guard.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Jernit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howlett prevents Jernit from getting back to his feet.
Jernit pulls Howlett in close to prevent any damage.
Jernit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jernit is pulling down on Howlett's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howlett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jernit sprawls well initially but Howlett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jernit is trying to get back to full guard.
James Howlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jernit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jernit is trying to control but can't.
Jernit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jernit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howlett is one step ahead there.
Howlett trying to control but Jernit is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jernit is on top in guard.
Jernit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Howlett trying to keep a closed guard but Jernit is proving a slippery customer.
Howlett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howlett controls Jernit momentarily but Jernit frees himself.
Jernit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jernit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Howlett is proving hard to escape from.
Howlett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunt Jernit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jernit wants to pass the guard but Howlett is keeping the position.
Jernit keeps trying to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jernit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jernit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James Howlett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunt Jernit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jernit 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunt Jernit!
A victorious Gunt Jernit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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