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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Middleton (ranked 6921 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Andrews (ranked 3593 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Andrews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfred Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Andrews does no damage.
Andrews fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrews tries to bum rush Middleton with a series of wild strikes but Middleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Andrews looks to move away, Middleton throws a big counter combo but Andrews just gets out of the way.
Andrews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Middleton.
Andrews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Middleton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Middleton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Middleton walks into a left hand.
Andrews throws a hook but Middleton avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews lands a two punch combo.
Middleton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andrews throws a right and a left that Middleton avoids nicely.
Middleton throws a big counter combination but Andrews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Middleton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrews, pushing him back against the cage.
Middleton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Middleton manages to break the clinch.
Andrews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Middleton counters with a left and a right that stings Andrews.
Andrews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Middleton is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Middleton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Middleton closes the distance and clinches up with Andrews, looking for a takedown. Middleton pushes Andrews against the cage but Andrews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrews lands a really nice looking cross but Middleton seems unphased.
Andrews stalks Middleton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Middleton's face. Middleton staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrews scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Middleton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrews throws out the jab.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Middleton avoids them all with ease.
Andrews throws a right and a left that Middleton avoids nicely.
Andrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Middleton ducks under a wild hook from Andrews.
As Andrews looks to move away, Middleton throws a big counter combo but Andrews just gets out of the way.
Andrews leaves Middleton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Middleton wants to clinch.
Andrews is looking for the big counter here.
Andrews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Middleton. Middleton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andrews tries to bum rush Middleton with a series of wild strikes but Middleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Andrews dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Middleton shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Middleton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrews is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Middleton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andrews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Middleton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrews misses with a looping right.
Middleton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but Middleton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throws a nice looking combination but Middleton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Middleton throws a big counter combination but Andrews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Middleton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Middleton circles away quickly and effectively.
Middleton avoids the body shot from Andrews.
It looked like Middleton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jeremy Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by Middleton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andrews! But no joy.
Jeremy Andrews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middleton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrews lands with a straight right. Middleton didn't see that one coming.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Middleton avoids it well.
Andrews misses with a few strikes there.
Middleton is looking for a counter combo.
Middleton dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
Some wild striking there from Andrews.
Middleton throws a big counter combination but Andrews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Andrews.
Middleton tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Andrews. Those never looked like landing.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Middleton avoids it well.
Andrews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Middleton moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to bum rush Middleton with a series of wild strikes but Middleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Middleton avoids it well.
Middleton clinches.
Middleton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Middleton misses with a knee strike.
Middleton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Middleton fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Middleton.
A bit of stalling here from Middleton.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Middleton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Andrews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Andrews lands with a cross.
Andrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Middleton.
Andrews lands a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Middleton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrews's waist but Andrews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Middleton off to one side.
Despite the aggression on Andrews's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Middleton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton darts in looking for a takedown but Andrews gets double underhooks and turns Middleton into the cage.
Andrews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrews misses with a looping right.
It looked like Middleton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Andrews misses.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews connects with the punch.
Andrews throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Middleton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Middleton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Middleton avoids them all with ease.
Andrews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Middleton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrews misses with a double jab
and Middleton counters with a left and a right that stings Andrews.
Andrews 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.
Andrews pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Middleton back to the cage. Andrews follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews lands a jab to Middleton's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton instigates a clinch.
Middleton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Andrews.
Jab from Andrews.
A combination from Andrews does no damage.
Andrews lands a jab-cross combination.
Andrews throws a looping overhand right but Middleton ducks down to avoid it.
As Andrews looks to move away, Middleton throws a big counter combo but Andrews just gets out of the way.
Middleton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton pushes Andrews up against the cage in a clinch.
Middleton jumps guard but Andrews turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Middleton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Middleton jumps guard.
Middleton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Middleton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Middleton stands up and waves to Andrews to follow him.
Middleton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Middleton appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Andrews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andrews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Andrews!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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