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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Early (ranked 4851 p4p, 4079 weight class) and Rajon Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Early could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rajon Shaw's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Alvin Early!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rajon Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Early connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Early throws a one two combo.
Shaw is rocked!
It looks like Rajon Shaw has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Early, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Early finish him?
Shaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Early might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Early trying to control but Shaw flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Shaw has good solid back control here.
Early really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shaw keeps control of the position as Early tries to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Shaw controlling the positon.
Early looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Early manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shaw's guard. Nice work there by Early.
Early knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Early is aware though and is defending well.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Early is one step ahead there.
Early is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Early wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Shaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaw is working for a submission of some sort.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaw frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Early is looking to improve his position but Shaw isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early tries to improve his position but instead Shaw has taken his back!
Early trying to control the hands but Shaw won't let him.
Shaw punches Early on the ear.
Early trying to control the position but Shaw manages to sink in the hooks.
Shaw is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Early with him. Early is trying to defend but Shaw has an arm under the chin now! Early grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rajon Shaw!
Rajon Shaw spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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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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