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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willabee Raggs !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hester as Raggs shoots in.
Hester is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hester wants to clinch up but Raggs keeps it at a distance.
Hester closes the distance but Raggs moves to the side
and Raggs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raggs lands a right hand.
Raggs tries to circle away but Hester has him pinned against the cage.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester lands an uppercut.
Hester lands with a light punch inside.
Hester is looking to control Raggs 's arms but Raggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hester has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Raggs 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Hester has double underhooks.
Raggs manages to break the clinch.
Raggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Hester looks to clinch
and Raggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hester thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raggs shoots and misses
and Hester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willabee Raggs .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester rushes Raggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hester.
Raggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hester scores with a shot to the side of Raggs 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by Raggs .
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Raggs .
Hester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Raggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hester lands with a short shot to the head.
Hester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raggs tries to circle away but Hester has him pinned against the cage.
Raggs blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raggs working hard to break the clinch.
Raggs 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raggs backwards.
Hester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester working aggressively here.
Raggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hester throws the left hand but Raggs avoids the punch easily.
Hester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raggs throws a jab when Hester was well out of range.
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
Hester prevents Raggs from breaking the clinch.
Raggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Hester won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hester.
Hester trying to control the position but instead, Raggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hester into the cage.
Hester has Raggs pressed against the cage, preventing Raggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester blocking some punches.
Hester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raggs blocking some punches.
Raggs has had enough of the clinch but Hester keeps him there for the moment.
Raggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Raggs on the inside.
Hester has Raggs pressed against the cage, preventing Raggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hester.
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!
Raggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Raggs 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raggs breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Raggs is predictable there
enabling Hester to counter with a crisp jab.
Hester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raggs .
Raggs throws a leg kick
and Hester counters with a big head kick but Raggs shrugs it off.
Hester takes one to the side of the head.
Raggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hester.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raggs . Hester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hester tries to clinch up but Raggs circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raggs , pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raggs blocks an uppercut.
Hester working aggressively here.
Raggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hester misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
That's time! Hester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Hester or perhaps it was just good defense by Raggs which made him look bad.
Hester tries to clinch but Raggs moves away
and Raggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raggs throws the left hand but Hester avoids the punch easily.
Raggs lands the left hand.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hester closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raggs misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raggs takes a swing at Hester's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch there but Raggs circles away.
Hester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hester scrambles back to his feet.
Raggs misses with a left hand
and Hester counters with a nice kick to the body.
No joy there for Raggs , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raggs looks to land a right hand but Hester moved out of range.
Raggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hester closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Raggs quickly recovers to half guard.
Hester wants to control but Raggs is keeping him busy.
Raggs is trying to stand up here but Hester is controlling him well.
Raggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hester is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hester is pressing down on Raggs 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raggs is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester throwing shots but Raggs is blocking nicely.
Hester prevents Raggs from standing back up.
Hester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raggs on the ground.
Hester lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hester throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Raggs to regain full guard.
Hester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raggs is trying to control the position but Hester postures up.
Hester trying to control the position from guard on top but Raggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raggs is looking to stand up but Hester isn't so interested in that idea.
Hester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raggs pushes Hester off and scrambles back to his feet.
Raggs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willabee Raggs .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hester gets a clinch.
Raggs letting Hester take a breather here.
Raggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hester wants to clinch up but Raggs keeps it at a distance.
Raggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raggs is fending him off so far but Hester persists. Nope, Raggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Raggs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hester sprawls well initially but Raggs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hester tries to roll over but Raggs keeps him under control.
Raggs thows a huge punch but Hester dodges it nicely.
Raggs tries to pass to full mount but Hester defends it.
Raggs controlling the pace.
Hester is not content to let Raggs control the position.
Hester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hester trying to control but Raggs postures up.
Raggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willabee Raggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Raggs connects with a jab.
Raggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Hester throws a nice looking combination but Raggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raggs throws out a loose jab but Hester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raggs throws a low kick but Hester avoids it.
Hester closes the distance and pushes Raggs back into the cage.
Raggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Raggs tries to break free but Hester pushes him back against the cage.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as Raggs controls the action.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Raggs .
Raggs blocks an uppercut.
Hester keeps control of Raggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hester backwards.
Marcus Hester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raggs backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Raggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Raggs 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raggs lands a shoulder strike.
Raggs breaks the clinch.
Raggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raggs shoots in for a takedown but Hester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Hester should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raggs misses with a hook
and Hester counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hester is looking to clinch but Raggs is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Raggs as Hester shoots in.
Hester tries to clinch but Raggs moves out of range.
Hester drives through and clinches with Raggs against the cage.
Hester prevents Raggs from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hester as the two fighters clinch.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Raggs .
Hester taking a breather.
Hester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raggs backwards.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Hester trying to stall but Raggs improves his position.
Raggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Hester won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Raggs .
Raggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester looking to stall.
Hester lands a body punch.
Raggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Hester has double underhooks.
Raggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Raggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Raggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raggs backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raggs is trying to break the clinch but Hester is controlling him.
Hester scores with a shot to the side of Raggs 's head.
Raggs has had enough of the clinch but Hester keeps him there for the moment.
Raggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raggs is trying to break the clinch but Hester is controlling him.
Hester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raggs tries to break free but Hester pushes him back against the cage.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester lands with a right to the head.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a punch to the body.
Hester has Raggs pressed against the cage, preventing Raggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hester keeps control of Raggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hester pushes Raggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hester lands a nice shot to the body.
Hester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raggs 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raggs is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hester slows down the pace here.
Raggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Hester finish him?
A shot in the inside from Hester.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hester.
Hester misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hester showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hester!
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energy
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hype
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