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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Sherrill (ranked 4469 p4p, 4235 weight class) and Ricki Pixley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Sherrill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Sherrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricki Pixley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherrill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sherrill shoots for a double leg takedown but Pixley sprawls well. He's pushed Sherrill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Pixley tries to counter it with a takedown but Sherrill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pixley throws a right and a left that Sherrill avoids nicely.
Sherrill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pixley.
Sherrill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pixley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sherrill won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Sherrill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherrill is looking for a sweep.
Pixley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sherrill has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pixley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sherrill is looking for a sweep.
Sherrill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sherrill is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pixley trying to mount his opponent but Sherrill defends it.
Pixley controlling the action here.
Pixley prevents Sherrill from improving his position.
Pixley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sherrill is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pixley lands a big shot there that rocks Sherrill but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sherrill wants to control but Pixley is having none of it.
Sherrill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pixley in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherrill wants to improve his position but Pixley is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pixley in particular looking to stall.
Pixley passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sherrill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill blocking the ground and pound.
Pixley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pixley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sherrill avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pixley.
Sherrill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pixley controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill is desperately trying to improve his position but Pixley has a good base and remains in mount.
Pixley content just to control the position here.
Sherrill can't escape the position.
Pixley content just to control the position here.
Sherrill wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pixley slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pixley thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricki Pixley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pixley shoots in and bounces Sherrill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pixley throwing strikes from guard but Sherrill blocks nicely.
Sherrill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sherrill looking for a guillotine here but Pixley defends easily.
Pixley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sherrill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pixley has managed to get both his arms back between Sherrill's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pixley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherrill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherrill being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pixley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pixley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pixley is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ricki Pixley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pixley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sherrill avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Pixley as Sherrill shoots in.
Pixley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sherrill is trying to keep Pixley in close.
Pixley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pixley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pixley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pixley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sherrill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pixley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pixley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sherrill keeping full guard, as Pixley tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherrill misses with a body shot.
Pixley 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.
Pixley throws a hook but Sherrill blocks it.
Pixley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sherrill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sherrill is letting Pixley control him for a moment.
Sherrill tries to bench press Pixley off him but Pixley keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill manages to get back to half guard.
Pixley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sherrill looking for submissions off his back.
Pixley moves into full mount! Sherrill won't be happy about that!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pixley controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricki Pixley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sherrill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pixley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricki Pixley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pixley swings for the body but Sherrill moves out of range.
Pixley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sherrill is trying to maintain the position but Pixley is very close to passing his half guard.
Sherrill wants to improve his position but Pixley is controlling well.
Pixley tries to pass to full mount but Sherrill defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pixley works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pixley punching from mount but Sherrill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pixley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sherrill is looking to improve his position but Pixley isn't that keen on the idea.
Pixley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sherrill is trying desperately to improve position.
Sherrill tries to hold on but Pixley pushes him away.
Pixley controlling the pace for now.
Shawn Sherrill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pixley 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.
Pixley looking to finish Sherrill with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sherrill!
Pixley content just to control the position here.
Pixley lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pixley controlling from mount.
Sherrill is desperately trying to improve his position but Pixley has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pixley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ricki Pixley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sherrill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pixley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sherrill to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sherrill shrugs it off.
Pixley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Pixley.
Pixley throws some wild stikes that Sherrill manages to avoid easily.
Ricki Pixley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pixley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sherrill because Pixley loaded up on that one.
Pixley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pixley with shots to the head and body - Sherrill looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pixley controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricki Pixley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pixley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Ricki Pixley!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Ricki Pixley!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Ricki Pixley!
Ricki Pixley wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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