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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Cashnew (ranked 5462 p4p, 475 weight class) and Eli Peterson (ranked 24371 p4p, 630 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Cashnew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson misses with a hook. Cashnew ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
and Cashnew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Cashnew moved out of range nicely.
Cashnew dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cashnew throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cashnew throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Cashnew defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cashnew moves away.
Cashnew misses with an uppercut.
Peterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cashnew lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Cashnew checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good standup being displayed there by Cashnew as he connects with a hook.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Cashnew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Cashnew's head but Cashnew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Cashnew.
Andrew Cashnew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Cashnew's leg but Cashnew calmly moves out of range.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Cashnew is avoiding it.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cashnew is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cashnew. That snapped Peterson's head back.
Eli Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cashnew throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Cashnew moves away and avoids it.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Peterson wants to slow Cashnew down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson misses with a hook. Cashnew ducked under it nicely.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cashnew moves away.
Cashnew jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cashnew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cashnew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cashnew lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cashnew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cashnew throws a good cross that connects.
Cashnew looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cashnew is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cashnew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cashnew checks a low kick from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a leg kick
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cashnew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cashnew is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Cashnew was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Peterson.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Cashnew swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson cracks Cashnew with a good jab.
Cashnew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cashnew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Cashnew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cashnew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Cashnew 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.
Cashnew connects with a single shot there.
Cashnew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cashnew wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cashnew defending well though.
Cashnew manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Peterson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson jumps guard but Cashnew stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cashnew scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cashnew has double underhooks.
Peterson gets through Cashnew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cashnew misses with some punches.
Cashnew misses with the head strike.
Cashnew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cashnew digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cashnew.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Cashnew keeps him there for the moment.
Cashnew throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cashnew throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cashnew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cashnew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cashnew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cashnew blocks an uppercut.
Cashnew working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Cashnew dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cashnew digs a good hook to Peterson's body.
We've been informed that Peterson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cashnew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Cashnew counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cashnew checks a leg kick.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Cashnew misses its intended target.
Cashnew scores with a sloppy right hand. Peterson should have avoided that one.
Cashnew clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cashnew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and Cashnew counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cashnew misses with a hook.
Peterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Cashnew checks a leg kick nicely.
Cashnew lands the left hand.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Cashnew avoids them all with ease.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Cashnew is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashnew throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson is looking for the big counter here.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cashnew misses with the head strike.
Cashnew lands with a light punch inside.
Cashnew avoids a wild elbow strike from Peterson.
Cashnew tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cashnew lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cashnew fails to land.
Cashnew throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Cashnew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Cashnew scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.
Cashnew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cashnew lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson pushes Cashnew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cashnew scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Good body shot from Cashnew.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cashnew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Cashnew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cashnew avoids it.
Peterson tries to circle away but Cashnew has him pinned against the cage.
Cashnew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cashnew throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Cashnew dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Cashnew is controlling the position.
Cashnew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andrew Cashnew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cashnew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Cashnew keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cashnew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cashnew.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cashnew.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Cashnew.
Still in the clinch, Cashnew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson looking for a takedown.
Peterson wants to stall.
Peterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Cashnew.
Cashnew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Cashnew.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cashnew.
Cashnew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cashnew backwards.
Peterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cashnew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cashnew misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cashnew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cashnew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cashnew lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cashnew.
Cashnew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cashnew.
Cashnew prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Cashnew digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Cashnew working aggressively here.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cashnew controls his hands.
Cashnew throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cashnew.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Cashnew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Cashnew dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Cashnew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Cashnew's guard.
Cashnew pushes Peterson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cashnew with a hook.
Peterson tries to clinch but Cashnew moves away
and Cashnew counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peterson swings for the body but Cashnew moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cashnew with a jab.
Cashnew connects with a single shot there.
Cashnew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Cashnew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Donk. Cashnew catches Peterson right on the button with a cross.
Cashnew lands a jab to the head.
Cashnew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cashnew clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cashnew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cashnew misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson moves into range and clinches up with Cashnew.
Cashnew lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cashnew.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Cashnew.
Peterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cashnew avoids the damage to the body.
Cashnew lands a body punch.
Cashnew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Cashnew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Cashnew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cashnew backwards.
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!
Cashnew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson working hard to break the clinch.
Cashnew misses with the head strike.
Cashnew swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cashnew gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cashnew throws a head punch that misses.
Cashnew has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Cashnew is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cashnew.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cashnew.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Cashnew gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cashnew lands with a right to the head.
Cashnew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Peterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cashnew avoids the damage to the body.
Cashnew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cashnew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Cashnew pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cashnew scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cashnew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cashnew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Eli Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cashnew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cashnew swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cashnew scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Cashnew misses with the head strike.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Cashnew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cashnew working aggressively here.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Cashnew has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cashnew lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Cashnew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Cashnew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.
Cashnew throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Cashnew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson misses with an elbow strike.
Cashnew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Cashnew.
Cashnew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cashnew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peterson working hard to break the clinch.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cashnew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cashnew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cashnew lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.
Peterson blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Cashnew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cashnew has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Cashnew!
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RATING
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