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ILV1: The Dawning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Whoop ya Head boi. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James is looking to clinch.
James tries to clinch up.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
James moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva won't allow James to sweep him here.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James looks winded!
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down James for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks James with a solid left hand.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Silva just wasn't active enough.
James scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a two punch combo.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steve Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebron James.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva working James over with strikes.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on James's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for James.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
James is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees James covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Silva!
In his post fight interview, Steve Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tesea Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tesea Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Carter lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Carter tries to tie him up.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Carter throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carter pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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!
Carter missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesea Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Carter.
Carter avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A short right from Johnson.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson has Carter pushed against the cage.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Johnson keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling here.
Carter tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Carter working aggressively here.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Carter taking a breather.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Carter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Andrew Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson stalling.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Carter.
Tesea Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Johnson.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Carter is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter avoids the head kick by Johnson.
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 Tesea Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesea Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rak swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Rak throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rak throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rak misses with a low kick.
Rak lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Rak thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Rak throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Rak throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Rak throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Rak looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rak throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Rak.
Rak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rak shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rak tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rak to the ground. Rak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blue Rak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Anderson slips under a jab from Rak.
Rak slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Rak wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rak misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rak swings widly with a right hand
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Rak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rak stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Rak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blue Rak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rak tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rak misses with a hook
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rak throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson slips a jab from Rak.
Rak 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak misses with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rak misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Rak sprawls well.
Rak misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rak.
Rak misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Rak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rak just misses with a punch to the body.
Rak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Rak.
Anderson leaves Rak 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.
Rak lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Rak throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Rak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rak is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Rak keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson wants to break free but Rak has control.
Rak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson keeps control of Rak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rak scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rak throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rak tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rak misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson slips a jab from Rak.
Rak throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Rak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rak misses with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Rak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak stuffs the takedown.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rak tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rak swinging wildly here.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Rak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rak thinking.
Rak misses with a right hand
and Rak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rak is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Rak circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rak tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rak to the ground. Rak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rak sprawls well. Rak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrew Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rak swivels and escapes.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rak swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rak stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rak but Rak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rak misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Blue Rak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Quinn McDonagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Quinn McDonagh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Quinn McDonagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn McDonagh thuds a left hand into Champ's body.
Quinn McDonagh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Champ circles away quickly and effectively.
Champ takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Tourney Champ has been cut.
Quinn McDonagh misses with a body shot.
Quinn McDonagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quinn McDonagh lands a nice hook to Champ's body. Champ takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quinn McDonagh lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Quinn McDonagh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinn McDonagh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quinn McDonagh.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn McDonagh. Those never looked like landing.
Champ fails to land the takedown.
Quinn McDonagh stuffs the takedown attempt from Champ. Champ gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn McDonagh scores with a sloppy right hand. Champ should have avoided that one.
Oooooh!!! Quinn McDonagh has knocked Champ down with a huge combo! Quinn McDonagh steps away and waves a wobbly Champ back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Champ is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Quinn McDonagh! Champ is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Quinn McDonagh!
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