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#3. Eryk Anders (11-3) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (8-3-1) (Light Heavyweight)
Round 1: Southpaw vs. Southpaw, this should be interesting, Rountree looked bouncy and light on his feet with a traditional Muay Thai stance.
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Rountree was on fire. Absolute fire! He kept sending in the kicks from all corners. Inside, outside, body, oblique, head! You name it, Rountree had it. And to make things worse for Anders, Rountree threw them with breathtaking speed and precision.
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Anders' right leg looked to have suffered the brunt of the damage and it visibly hampered his movement.
Rountree kept it going though, as the snappy kicks kept going to the right leg of Anders. Rogan and DC couldn't contain themselves in the commentary booth. DC's high-pitched 'oooos' were a constant all night
Rountree aced that one with an incredibly smart low kick strategy. The sound on them kicks though!
10-9 Rountree
Round 2: Rountree had no intention of slowing down as he came in with a striking combination followed by a kick. He stunned Anders with a huge left hand that sent him crashing into the mat. Anders, though was still in it as he recuperated on the ground as Rountree looked for an opening to jump in and finish it off.
He got back up and was sent back down courtesy of another Rountree bomb. Anders survived yet again, even though he was getting starched at this point.
Rountree was relentless as he kept up the pressure. Rountree would land a perfect right hook to score another knockdown. What a striking clinic by Rountree.
Rountree would end the round with 4 knockdowns to his name. Utter dominance.
10-8 Rountree
Round 3: After having being checked on by the doctors, Anders decided to continue the fight. Of course, he would, 'Ya Boi' ain't a quitter! However, he should have called it a day because Rountree looked scary good tonight.
Anders' corner asked him for more combinations, and that's what he tried to string together in the final round. Despite looking slower than usual, Anders tried and mixed it up with a few body shots.
Rountree continued to pepper Anders' legs with the kicks. A better round for Anders though as he, at the very least, avoided getting clobbered even more by Rountree.
Body shot followed by an overhand right for Rountree. Rountree landed a few more kicks to close out the fight with a show-stealing performance.
Result: Khalil Rountree def. Eryk Anders via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Check this out for some statistics. Rountree landed 71 significant strikes, 32 leg kicks and scored 4 knockdowns. Anders just landed a mere 19 throughout the fight.
A highly professional display from Rountree, who was as crisp and accurate as they come. A new contender in Jon Jones' division has just announced himself, folks.
