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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Renten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Decent wrestler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Renten!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renten scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Renten swivels and escapes.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Renten manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Renten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson defending well as Renten loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No joy there for Renten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renten cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renten.
Renten throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Renten misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renten. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Renten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson moves out of range as Renten strikes.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Renten shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renten misses with a straight left.
Anderson slips a jab from Renten.
Renten thows a body shot but no joy.
Renten missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Renten misses.
Renten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four 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.
Renten jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Renten misses the shot to the body.
Renten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renten swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Renten is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Renten circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Renten dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Renten misses with a body shot.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Renten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renten. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renten is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jack Renten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renten cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Renten misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renten misses with a looping right.
Renten works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Renten misses with a looping left.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Renten circles away.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Renten misses with a straight right.
Renten misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Renten sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Renten stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a jab from Renten.
Renten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Renten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A swing and a miss from Renten.
Renten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jack Renten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Renten.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Renten misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Renten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Renten looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Renten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Renten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Renten looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Renten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renten throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Renten trying to control the position.
Renten wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Renten manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anderson has Renten in his guard.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Renten passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Renten trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Renten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Renten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Renten wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Renten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Renten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Renten is looking to stand up but Anderson won't let 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 Brent Anderson.
I think Renten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Renten!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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