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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Rabilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique St Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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212 cm
25
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Rabilla! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enrique St Lawrence! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rabilla throws the left hand but St Lawrence avoids the punch easily. St Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rabilla tries to bum rush St Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but St Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault. St Lawrence blocks a jab. Rabilla throws a jab when St Lawrence was well out of range. Rabilla tries to clinch up. Rabilla throws a big shot that misses. St Lawrence wants to clinch up but Rabilla keeps it at a distance. Rabilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Rabilla. Rabilla throws a hook to the side of St Lawrence's head but St Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. St Lawrence throws a right and a left that Rabilla avoids nicely. St Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Lawrence walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rabilla checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Rabilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabilla misses with a shot to the body enabling St Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab. St Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rabilla looks for a takedown but St Lawrence sprawls well. Tim Rabilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rabilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rabilla misses the jab. Rabilla could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Rabilla thuds his right hand into St Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. St Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rabilla eats them both and turns towards St Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Rabilla fails with a takedown attempt from distance. St Lawrence lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tim Rabilla has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. St Lawrence slips a straight right by Rabilla. Rabilla seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Rabilla shoots in but St Lawrence avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Rabilla. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rabilla is breathing heavily. Rabilla tries to keep at a distance but St Lawrence has taken the fight into the clinch. Rabilla is trying to drag St Lawrence to the mat but St Lawrence just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rabilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Lawrence managing to block the knees to the body from Rabilla.
Rabilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from St Lawrence.
St Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Rabilla dodges the punch combination from St Lawrence.
St Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Rabilla pushes him off. St Lawrence pushes Rabilla up against the cage in a clinch. Rabilla trying to stall but St Lawrence improves his position.
Rabilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabilla managing to block the knees to the body from St Lawrence.
St Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabilla is really struggling to find his range with his punches. St Lawrence's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. St Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Lawrence rushes Rabilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. St Lawrence wants to stall.
Rabilla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Lawrence has him pressed against the cage. St Lawrence stalling the fight.
Rabilla can't find room to land a body shot as St Lawrence controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by St Lawrence.
St Lawrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Rabilla has double underhooks. St Lawrence breaks the clinch.
St Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rabilla thows a body shot but no joy. Nice defenses there by St Lawrence. St Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rabilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabilla throws the left hand but St Lawrence avoids the punch easily. We've been informed that St Lawrence has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. St Lawrence slaps away a takedown attempt from Rabilla, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice takedown defense from St Lawrence. No joy for Rabilla on that attempt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. St Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
St Lawrence dodges the punch combination from Rabilla.
Rabilla avoids the head kick by St Lawrence.
Rabilla misses with a combination
and St Lawrence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rabilla thinking. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rabilla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Lawrence as he avoids it easily. St Lawrence's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rabilla under the eye. St Lawrence closes the distance and pushes Rabilla back into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique St Lawrence dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tim Rabilla's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rabilla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. St Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
Rabilla dodges the punch combination from St Lawrence.
Rabilla thows a body shot but no joy. Rabilla misses with a body shot.
Rabilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rabilla misses with a combination
and St Lawrence counters with a head kick. That will keep Rabilla thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! This has been an exciting period of action! St Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rabilla feints and as St Lawrence raises his hands in defense, Rabilla changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. St Lawrence looking for a guillotine here but Rabilla defends easily.
Rabilla trying to control but St Lawrence is working from the bottom. St Lawrence really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rabilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. St Lawrence controls Rabilla momentarily but Rabilla frees himself. Rabilla 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. Rabilla being controlled here momentarily. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Rabilla engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Rabilla scoring with punches to the head and body. Rabilla lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Lawrence can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rabilla controls the pace. Rabilla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. St Lawrence looking to control.
St Lawrence wants to stand and escape but Rabilla is having none of it. Rabilla connects with a couple of short punches. Rabilla controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Rabilla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rabilla trying to control but St Lawrence is working from the bottom. St Lawrence can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rabilla controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim Rabilla has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Rabilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Lawrence scores with a nice head shot. St Lawrence stuffs the takedown. St Lawrence scores with a jab to the body. St Lawrence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. St Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. St Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. St Lawrence tries to clinch up but Rabilla circles away and keeps his distance. St Lawrence scores to the head and body with a nice combination! St Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Tim Rabilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rabilla shoots in looking for a takedown but St Lawrence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rabilla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. St Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Lawrence tries to clinch up but Rabilla circles away and keeps his distance. St Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Rabilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Lawrence. St Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabilla throws a right and a left that St Lawrence avoids nicely. St Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rabilla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. St Lawrence digs a good body shot into Rabilla's ribs. St Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Lawrence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rabilla is out of range and St Lawrence settles back down. Enrique St Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! St Lawrence stalks Rabilla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rabilla's face. Rabilla staggers backwards, shaken. Oooooh!!! St Lawrence has knocked Rabilla down with a huge combo! St Lawrence steps away and waves a wobbly Rabilla back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rabilla is rocked! St Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique St Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tim Rabilla's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Lawrence misses with a low kick. St Lawrence lands a jab. Rabilla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Rabilla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Rabilla darts in looking for a takedown but St Lawrence gets double underhooks and turns Rabilla into the cage. St Lawrence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Rabilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rabilla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. This has been an exciting period of action! St Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch. Rabilla missing with a left hand there. St Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Good exchange - St Lawrence coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body. St Lawrence throws a head kick that misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. St Lawrence catches Rabilla with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Rabilla forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enrique St Lawrence! Enrique St Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, CHAOS Clothing (*Laundry Available @ 87.5%*) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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