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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ziggy Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Cooper backpedaling.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cooper there.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Cooper ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Cooper has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kelley Fighting Systems. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cooper cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cooper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cooper has passed into half guard!
Cooper content to control rather than advance.
Cooper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cooper prevents Anderson from standing back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to hold on to Cooper's head to control him but Cooper postures up.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooper prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Cooper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Cooper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.
Cooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Cooper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ziggy Cooper will probably get the nod.
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.
Cooper lands with a good body shot.
Andrew Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Anderson moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Cooper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cooper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cooper won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Cooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cooper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cooper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cooper passes into half guard.
Cooper is controlling the pace.
Cooper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson trying to control here.
Anderson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.
Anderson is trying to control but Cooper passes into side control!
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Anderson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Cooper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooper throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cooper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working for submissions but it's allowed Cooper to get to half guard.
Cooper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson is staying active underneath Cooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooper is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Cooper is having none of it.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cooper cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cooper is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anderson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cooper has picked Anderson up and slammed him! Anderson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cooper manages to pass to side control!
Cooper grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to control but Cooper manages to take his back.
Cooper controlling the position well here. Anderson rolled but Cooper kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Anderson tries to escape the position.
Cooper lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Cooper go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Anderson rolls, trying to escape but Cooper keeps control of the position.
Cooper is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cooper has the hooks in. Anderson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cooper punishes Anderson with strikes from the back mount.
Cooper is trying to stick to Anderson's back but Anderson is turning into Cooper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cooper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anderson.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Cooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson is controlling Cooper's posture.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cooper has passed into side control.
Anderson is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Andrew Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziggy Cooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Let's hope that Cooper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cooper!
Ziggy Cooper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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