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NEX Hilo 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I taught Anderson that kick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steven Seagal 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson feints and as Seagal raises his hands in defense, Emerson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Seagal keeps moving.
Emerson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Emerson throws a big elbow that misses.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagal working for a triangle but Emerson defends it easily.
Emerson prevents Seagal from getting back to his feet.
Seagal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emerson defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emerson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emerson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emerson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seagal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emerson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emerson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emerson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seagal on the ground.
Emerson is stalling in the full guard.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet but Emerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Seagal keeps moving.
Emerson wants to pass the guard but Seagal is keeping the position.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
Emerson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Emerson just wasn't active enough.
Emerson lands a left and a right that send Seagal crashing to the mat, dazed. Emerson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Seagal is rocked!
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Seagal is still in real trouble! Can Emerson finish him?
Emerson wants to control but Seagal is keeping him busy.
Seagal seems to have recovered his senses.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet.
Seagal gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seagal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emerson is pushing down on Seagal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Seagal is fighting to maintain full guard but Emerson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Emerson wants to advance to full mount but Seagal doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Seagal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emerson is one step ahead there.
Seagal keeping full guard, as Emerson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal working a defensive guard here.
Emerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Seagal throws a hook but Emerson blocks it.
Seagal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emerson misses with a few strikes there.
Seagal dives in and grabs Emerson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emerson pushes down on Seagal's head and hops out.
Nice body punch from Emerson.
Emerson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emerson throws a push kick but Seagal slaps the foot to one side.
Seagal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emerson tries to clinch there but Seagal circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Emerson has knocked Seagal down with a huge combo! Emerson steps away and waves a wobbly Seagal back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Emerson drops Seagal with a straight right hand, right on the button! Emerson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Emerson!
In defeat, Steven Seagal stepped up to the mic, saying 'This makes me want to put Anderson in the patented wrist lock.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Hummel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hummel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Shankoli as he connects with a hook.
Hummel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hummel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shankoli.
Shankoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billy Hummel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli cracks a nice hook into Hummel's ribs.
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!
Shankoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hummel.
Hummel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Shankoli finds it's way through Hummel's defenses.
Hummel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hummel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shankoli pinned against the cage. Shankoli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shankoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hummel has time to react.
Hummel throws a combination that misses
and Shankoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hummel thinking.
Hummel is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli cracks Hummel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shankoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hummel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hummel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shankoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shankoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hummel is breathing heavily.
Hummel throws a nice looking combination but Shankoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hummel shoots in looking for a takedown. Shankoli tries to sprawl out of it but Hummel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shankoli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shankoli lands a nice hook to Hummel's body. Hummel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shankoli throws a shot to the body.
Shankoli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli connects with a body shot.
Hummel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shankoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hummel scrambles back to his feet.
Shankoli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hummel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shankoli thuds a left hand into Hummel's body.
A shot to the liver by Shankoli. Beautiful body shot.
Shankoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hummel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shankoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hummels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hummel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shankoli lands with a nice body punch.
Hummel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shankoli drops Hummel with a huge uppercut! Hummel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shankoli is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mitchell James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Smith.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
James misses with a left hand
and Smith moves into the clinch.
James jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Smith works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Smith 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
James is breathing heavily.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Smith dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith slips a jab from James.
Smith throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from James's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Smith not doing much here.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Smith breaks from James's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smith controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ricardo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith avoids the attempt from James to control.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
James is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith landing punches.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
James is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
James wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
James checks a leg kick.
Smith darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
Smith tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James pulls guard successfully.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mitchell James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Ricardo Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Ricardo Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith forces James back against the cage and clinches.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from James.
Ricardo Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Smith!
Ricardo Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merkan Killmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique St Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Killmaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to in the air tonight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Merkan Killmaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enrique St Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killmaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Lawrence.
Killmaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Killmaz tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lawrence throws a body punch but Killmaz moves out of range.
Killmaz throws a head kick that misses.
Killmaz cracks St Lawrence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Killmaz is just out of range.
St Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killmaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Killmaz misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lawrence. Killmaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Lawrence scores with a body shot.
Merkan Killmaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killmaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.
Killmaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Killmaz. That's going to slow St Lawrence down.
St Lawrence looks winded!
Killmaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Killmaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Killmaz throws a sloppy head kick and St Lawrence moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killmaz.
Killmaz connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Killmaz.
Killmaz lands a leg kick that knocks St Lawrence off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Killmaz.
Killmaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Lawrence takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Killmaz.
We've been told by Killmaz's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Lawrence tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Killmaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Killmaz.
Killmaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Killmaz misses with a head kick.
Killmaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Killmaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killmaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Killmaz misses with a head kick.
Killmaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Killmaz connects with a leg kick. St Lawrence looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killmaz scores with a push kick.
Killmaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Killmaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Killmaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Killmaz lands a high kick to the side of St Lawrence's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Killmaz dives into guard, looking to finish.
St Lawrence is rocked!
It looks like Enrique St Lawrence has been cut.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Killmaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Lawrence's guard.
St Lawrence is still in real trouble! Can Killmaz finish him?
Killmaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
Killmaz 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.
Killmaz works his way into full mount!
St Lawrence is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killmaz trying to control but St Lawrence is having none of it.
Killmaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Lawrence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Killmaz controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killmaz landing shots from mount.
St Lawrence is looking to improve his position but Killmaz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killmaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killmaz scoring with strikes but St Lawrence is staying in there.
Killmaz controlling the pace for now.
Killmaz tries to control but St Lawrence wriggling away.
Killmaz lands a heavy shot. That's hurt St Lawrence! Killmaz sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless St Lawrence and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Merkan Killmaz!
A very excited looking Merkan Killmaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Rabilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Rabilla!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rabilla.
Rabilla connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grayson momentarily.
It looks like Richard Grayson has been cut.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Rabilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rabilla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grayson wants a takedown but no success here.
Rabilla is pushing Grayson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Rabilla's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Grayson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rabilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rabilla successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rabilla wants to stand but Grayson is controlling the position.
Grayson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grayson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson stops Rabilla from standing up.
Grayson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grayson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rabilla should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rabilla wants to control but Grayson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabilla tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Rabilla wants to control but Grayson is having none of it.
Rabilla can't escape the position.
Grayson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rabilla's face.
Rabilla is trying desperately to improve position.
Grayson landing strikes from the mount and Rabilla is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson breaks from Rabilla's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grayson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rabilla?
Rabilla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grayson lands with some strikes.
Grayson controlling his opponent.
Rabilla is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rabilla?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayson lands a couple of good shots and Rabilla has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabilla is trying to break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grayson is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Rabilla with him. Rabilla is trying to defend but Grayson has an arm under the chin now! Rabilla grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Grayson!
A very excited looking Richard Grayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Case Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taw DawTang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ˇMAYDAY! - Last One Standing (feat. Tech N9ne). DawTang has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Case Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taw DawTang!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - DawTang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DawTang shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker gets a clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DawTang slips under a jab.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and DawTang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
DawTang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walker sees it coming and defends easily.
Walker tries to kick DawTang off but DawTang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
DawTang is looking for a kimura here.
DawTang is trying to control. Walker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DawTang is trying for a kimura here. Walker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! DawTang wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taw DawTang!
During a confident post fight interview, Taw DawTang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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263 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kizashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liquid Snake!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kizashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snake's coach down at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Snake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Snake swinging wildly here.
Kizashi misses with a jab to the body
and Snake counters with a left and a right that stings Kizashi.
Kizashi misses with a two punch combination.
Snake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snake sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snake gets to his feet - Kizashi follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kizashi is looking to clinch but Snake is avoiding it.
Kizashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snake moves away.
Snake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snake dodges the punch combination from Kizashi.
Snake throws a right and a left that Kizashi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Snake scores with a four punch combination!
Kizashi throws a right hand that Snake ducks under and follows up with a left that Snake also avoids with ease.
Snake drops Kizashi with a beautiful combination! Kizashi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Snake is looking for the KO!
Kizashi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snake dodges the punch combination from Kizashi.
Oh Kizashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kizashi is breathing heavily.
Kizashi misses with a hook.
Kizashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kizashi misses with a right hand
and Snake counters with a nice uppercut.
Snake looks to land a combination. Kizashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snake drops Kizashi with a naaaaasty hook - Kizashi is in real trouble here! Snake dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Snake!
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