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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa. Jonathon Rook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathon Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Rook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Rook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rook wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson trying to control the action but Rook is working from the bottom.
Rook tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Rook manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Anderson showing good submission defense here.
Anderson wants to escape the position.
Rook is persistently looking for the submission but Anderson is defending it well.
Rook patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rook has the hooks in. Anderson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Anderson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anderson has worked his arm free - good work by Anderson!
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Rook decides to stand back up. Rook steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Rook.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Rook throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a right hand to the body.
Rook looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Nice defenses there by Rook.
Anderson cracks Rook with a good jab.
Nice cross by Rook.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rook.
Rook jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Rook counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rook.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Rook.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rook lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Rook dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Rook ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Rook connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Rook slips the punch.
Anderson misses with a hook. Rook ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a jab when Rook was well out of range.
Rook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Rook counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook but Rook blocks it.
Rook moves out of range of the strikes.
Rook swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Rook connects with a crisp jab.
Rook connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Rook ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Rook scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rook scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rook lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rook thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Rook's shoulder, as Rook tries to avoid the shot.
Rook throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Rook counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Rook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Jonathon Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rook throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Jonathon Rook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rook.
Rook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rook, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rook.
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rook.
Rook connects with an inside leg kick.
Rook plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Rook dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Rook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rook moves out of range of the strikes.
Noah Anderson 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.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Rook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Rook counters with a leg kick.
Rook is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Rook slips the punch.
Rook throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rook lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Rook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Rook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rook avoids it really well and circles away.
Jonathon Rook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Anderson.
Rook lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rook throws a shot to the body.
Rook tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rook staying out of range there.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rook counter with a right hand.
Jonathon Rook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rook throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Rook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rook connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rook.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Rook.
Noah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Rook's head but Rook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathon Rook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathon Rook!
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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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