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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunter slows down the pace here.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is holding on to half guard well.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Anderson is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Hunter just wasn't active enough.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunter rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunter pulls guard successfully.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Hunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunter tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Anderson.
Hunter clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter pulls guard successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Hunter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunter drops back down to his feet.
Hunter jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jermaine Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson moves out of range as Hunter throws a body kick.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Hunter jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunter will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Hunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hunter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into Anderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter working some strikes from top position.
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Hunter just wasn't active enough.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunter.
Jermaine Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Hunter ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter looking for a takedown.
Hunter manages to pull guard.
Hunter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Justin Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hunter!
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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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