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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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144 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson rushes Odair and presses him up against the cage.
Odair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Odair obliges.
Odair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Odair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Odair.
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!
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odair taking a breather.
Odair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odair just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Odair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Odair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odair dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Odair avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson is looking to control Odair's arms but Odair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Odair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odair is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Odair has his back to the cage.
Odair misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Odair tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Odair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Odair 's eye.
Odair working Anderson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odair blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Odair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Odair lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odair tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odair.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odair.
Odair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Odair scores with a shoulder strike.
Odair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Odair tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stall but Odair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odair.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Odair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Odair seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Odair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Odair lands a knee to the body.
Odair dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Odair landing knees to the head.
Anderson is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Odair finish him?
A short left from Odair.
Odair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odair is defending well for now.
Odair unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Odair is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnick Odair!
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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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