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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Jupiter Sound. Hunt has chosen Bad to The Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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144 lbs
33 - 18 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Jupiter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hunt can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Jones.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A big right from Jones misses.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt slips a jab from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Hunt misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Jones lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt slips a jab from Jones.
Hunt wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Hunt is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones 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.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hunt avoids it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Microscopic Hunt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt wants to stall.
Jones is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hunt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jupiter Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Hunt wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
A jab from Jones misses.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Jones dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Hunt tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Hunt throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Jones tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
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 Jupiter Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jupiter Jones!
Jupiter Jones got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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