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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTavish.
McTavish fails in his attempt to clinch.
McTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Andersen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Andersen throwing strikes from guard but McTavish blocks nicely.
McTavish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andersen is controlling him.
McTavish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersen 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.
Andersen postures up in McTavish's guard and throws a big left but McTavish blocks it.
McTavish wants to stand up but Andersen is controlling him.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andersen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McTavish dives on top into guard.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McTavish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McTavish is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andersen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McTavish has managed to get both his arms back between Andersen's legs - danger averted.
Andersen has a closed guard, preventing McTavish from standing up.
Andersen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McTavish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andersen working for a triangle but McTavish defends it easily.
McTavish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen has a closed guard, preventing McTavish from standing up.
Andersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McTavish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McTavish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McTavish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McTavish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McTavish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andersen is proving hard to escape from.
Andersen throws his legs up looking for a submission but McTavish uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish wants to stand but Andersen has his arm trapped.
McTavish decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Andersen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McTavish manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McTavish is looking to stand up but Andersen isn't so interested in that idea.
Andersen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andersen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McTavish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andersen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McTavish is looking to stand up but Andersen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throwing strikes from guard but McTavish blocks nicely.
Andersen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McTavish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersen throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen prevents McTavish from getting back to his feet.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McTavish wants to stand but Andersen is controlling the position.
Andersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Andersen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andersen scores with a takedown into McTavish's guard.
Andersen throwing strikes from guard but McTavish blocks nicely.
Jacob Andersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andersen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andersen postures up in McTavish's guard and throws a big left but McTavish blocks it.
Andersen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Andersen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McTavish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andersen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McTavish, who protects the arm well.
Andersen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McTavish rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andersen's guard! Nice work there by McTavish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McTavish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andersen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McTavish has passed into half guard!
Andersen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andersen tries to get to full guard but McTavish has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersen actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like McTavish is going to stand back up.
McTavish is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Andersen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andersen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen actively working from the bottom here.
Andersen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McTavish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andersen wants to get back to full guard.
Andersen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Andersen actively working from the bottom here.
McTavish seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McTavish pulls his head out easily.
It looks like McTavish is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McTavish pulls his head out easily.
Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McTavish pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
McTavish tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Andersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Andersen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McTavish misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McTavish is trying to stand.
McTavish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersen.
Andersen looks to land a strike but McTavish avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Andersen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andersen stops McTavish from standing up.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McTavish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Andersen throwing strikes but missing.
Andersen throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish is looking to stand up but Andersen isn't so interested in that idea.
McTavish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McTavish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersen is looking to work some ground and pound but McTavish has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McTavish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Andersen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andersen postures up in McTavish's guard and throws a big left but McTavish blocks it.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McTavish wants to stand up but Andersen is controlling him.
Andersen throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andersen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andersen throwing strikes from guard but McTavish blocks nicely.
McTavish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andersen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McTavish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McTavish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersen.
Andersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McTavish defends it well.
Andersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTavish can do to turn this around?
Andersen seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish pushes Andersen off looking to stand but Andersen dives back in and keeps control.
Andersen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McTavish's head.
Andersen seems to be working for a kimura but McTavish defends the submission attempt.
Andersen is trying to work for a kimura but McTavish is defending well.
Andersen prevents McTavish from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking for a kimura but McTavish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andersen to get the leverage.
McTavish tries to kick Andersen off but Andersen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McTavish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McTavish sees it coming and defends easily.
Andersen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McTavish to regain full guard.
McTavish is looking to stand up but Andersen isn't so interested in that idea.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McTavish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andersen throws a big elbow that misses.
Donald McTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McTavish throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Andersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andersen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Andersen!
Jacob Andersen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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