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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tesea Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tesea Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Carter lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Carter tries to tie him up.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Carter throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carter pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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!
Carter missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesea Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Carter.
Carter avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A short right from Johnson.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson has Carter pushed against the cage.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson'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 nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Johnson keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling here.
Carter tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Carter working aggressively here.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Carter taking a breather.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Carter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Andrew Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson stalling.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Carter.
Tesea Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Johnson.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Carter is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter avoids the head kick by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tesea Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesea Johnson!
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