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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Rubin has chosen AQUILES PRIESTER el mejor baterista del mundo as his entrance music. Justin Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxwell Rubin's chin.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Rubin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunter.
Rubin moves into the clinch.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Rubin's ribs.
A jab from Rubin finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.
Hunter catches Rubin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rubin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunter fakes the leg kick and cracks Rubin in the body.
A shot to the body from Rubin misses
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
Rubin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Justin Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Rubin moved out of range nicely.
Rubin throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Rubin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Rubin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rubin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rubin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubin. Rubin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Rubin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hunter's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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!
Hunter is in trouble now - Rubin has advanced to mount!
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin lands with some strikes.
Hunter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
Rubin avoids the attempt from Hunter to control.
Rubin raining down shots from the mount!
Rubin avoids the attempt from Hunter to control.
Rubin wants to control the pace but Hunter is squirming around nicely.
Hunter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to lock up and control but Rubin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rubin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hunter wants to hold on but Rubin pushes him away.
Hunter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hunter controlling the position well.
Rubin wants to pass to mount but Hunter is defending the position.
Hunter has a hand on Rubin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rubin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunter is working to get back to half guard.
Rubin landing strikes from the mount.
Rubin with good strikes from the mount here!
Rubin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hunter's face.
Hunter tries to hold on but Rubin postures up.
Rubin lands a big elbow.
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!
Hunter is in a horrible position here. Rubin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rubin with shots to the head and body - Hunter looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxwell Rubin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rubin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rubin drops his hands momentarily and Hunter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rubin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hunter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rubin or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunter, which made it look bad.
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!
Rubin misses the body punch
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Rubin misses its intended target.
Rubin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubin.
Rubin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rubin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubin misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hunter.
Rubin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunter gets an underhook and turns Rubin into the cage.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Rubin.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubin has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubin.
Hunter lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Rubin fails to land.
Rubin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunter gets full guard.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter looking to control.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunter looking to control.
Hunter wants to stand but Rubin is controlling the position.
Hunter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hunter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a really nice looking cross but Rubin seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Rubin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunter misses with a low kick as Rubin jumps back.
Rubin motions for Hunter to come forward. Rubin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Rubin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rubin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Rubin with the counter takedown but Hunter avoids it easily.
Rubin slips under a jab.
Justin Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Rubin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Rubin lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Rubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubin slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter takes a swing at Rubin's ribcage but misses.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justin Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Rubin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Rubin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rubin.
Nice takedown defense from Hunter. No joy for Rubin on that attempt.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Rubin moved out of range nicely.
Rubin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubin needs to keep his hands up - Hunter had a free shot at his head there.
Rubin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Rubin throws a lazy body kick
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Hunter misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rubin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunter tries to sprawl out of it but Rubin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Rubin.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Rubin.
Hunter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Hunter.
Nice uppercut there from Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubin scores with a nice body kick.
Rubin slips a straight right by Hunter.
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 throws a leg kick but Rubin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rubin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rubin tries for a takedown but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rubin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Rubin lands with a cross.
Hunter misses with a hook. Rubin ducked under it nicely.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Rubin back into the cage.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hunter regains guard immediately.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Rubin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Rubin defends easily.
Rubin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rubin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rubin is one step ahead there.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubin can do to turn this around?
Rubin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter has his foot on Rubin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rubin works his way back into a safe position though.
Rubin is in close to Hunter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rubin scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Rubin from controlling successfully.
Maxwell Rubin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rubin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunter's guard.
Rubin wants to free his trapped foot but Hunter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rubin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin lands strikes from half guard.
Rubin is pressing down on Hunter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunter is holding on for now.
Rubin trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rubin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Rubin is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it.
Rubin wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rubin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rubin's back!
Hunter working for a choke but Rubin reverses nicely into Hunter 's guard.
Hunter wants to stand and escape but Rubin is having none of it.
Rubin stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Rubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rubin chips away with some ground and pound.
Rubin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rubin stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Justin Hunter.
I think Hunter 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hunter!
A victorious Justin Hunter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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