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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 4468 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gery Anderson (ranked 4504 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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179 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gery Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Punk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Punk's shoulder, as Punk tries to avoid the shot.
Gery Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punk blocks a jab.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Punk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Punk lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Punk misses.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Punk finish him?
Punk staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Punk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson throws the left hand but Punk avoids the punch easily.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Punk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Punk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Punk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Nice defenses there by Punk.
Nice defenses there by Punk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Punk moved out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Punk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Punk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Punk saw that one coming.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Punk.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punk.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Punk.
It looked like Punk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Punk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Punk is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Punk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Punk moves away and avoids it.
Punk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Punk is looking to counter punch.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Punk throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gery Anderson 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.
Punk slips a jab from Anderson.
A little feinted left hand from Punk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Punk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Punk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Punk misses the target.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Punk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Punk lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Punk is looking to counter punch.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punk counters with a crisp right that sends Anderson to the canvas! Punk follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CM Punk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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