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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Daxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Max Daxter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 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, Max Daxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daxter throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Sam Emerson has been cut.
Daxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emerson.
Emerson thows a body shot but no joy.
Emerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daxter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emerson throws a series of punches but Daxter avoids them all with ease.
Daxter fails to land the takedown.
Emerson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emerson looks to throw a body kick
and Daxter counters with a left to the body.
Daxter clinches.
Daxter slowing the pace effectively.
Daxter trying to control the position but instead, Emerson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daxter into the cage.
Emerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Emerson has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxter gets underhooks to prevent Emerson's takedown attempt.
Daxter breaks from the clinch.
Daxter misses with a takedown attempt
and Emerson counters with a single leg into guard. Daxter didn't expect that.
Emerson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emerson stops Daxter from standing up.
Emerson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emerson throws a strike but Daxter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emerson has control of Daxter's left arm, preventing Daxter from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emerson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daxter defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Emerson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daxter defends it easily.
Emerson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson seems keen to control Daxter's posture.
Daxter wants to stand but Emerson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Emerson wants to sweep here but Daxter controlling him for the moment.
Emerson trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson pushes Daxter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emerson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daxter is pushing Emerson's head away, looking to escape. Emerson manages to hold on to the position though.
Emerson in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emerson trying to control the action but Daxter is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daxter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Emerson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Emerson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emerson misses with a body kick.
Emerson throws a nice looking combination but Daxter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emerson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daxter stuffs the takedown.
Emerson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emerson showed some decent athleticism there.
Emerson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Emerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emerson is looking to stall here but Daxter recovers full guard.
Emerson working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emerson landing some decent shots from guard.
Daxter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Daxter keeps moving.
Emerson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emerson chips away with some ground and pound.
Emerson throws a big elbow that misses.
Emerson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Daxter has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Emerson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Emerson wants to break free but Daxter has control.
Daxter is looking to break free of the clinch but Emerson has double underhooks.
Daxter manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Daxter. Those never looked like landing.
Daxter tries to clinch but Emerson moves out of range.
Daxter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Emerson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daxter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daxter tries to score with a low kick but Emerson moves his leg out of the way.
Emerson misses with the combination.
Emerson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daxter connects with a single shot there.
Daxter sizes up Emerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Daxter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emerson sprawls well. Emerson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daxter gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is looking to land body kicks.
Emerson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Emerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daxter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emerson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emerson winds up and cracks Daxter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Emerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daxter keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Daxter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Emerson drops an elbow to the side of Daxter's head.
Sam Emerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emerson winds up and cracks Daxter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daxter has hold of Emerson's hands but Emerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Emerson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Emerson 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daxter has hold of Emerson's hands but Emerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emerson slows the pace down in half guard.
Emerson is looking to take a break and control but Daxter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Emerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Emerson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Emerson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Emerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emerson shoots in and bounces Daxter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emerson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emerson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerson connects with a couple of short punches.
Emerson is stalling in the full guard.
Emerson distracts Daxter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emerson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Emerson stands up over Daxter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Emerson postures up and lands a big shot to Daxter's brow.
Daxter is looking to stand up but Emerson isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Daxter keeps moving.
Emerson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emerson controlling from the top position.
Emerson distracts Daxter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emerson stands up over Daxter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emerson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emerson lands a couple of digs.
Emerson landing with the ground and pound.
Emerson distracts Daxter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emerson is in close to Daxter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emerson lands a couple of elbows.
Emerson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emerson content to stall in guard here.
Emerson advances position into side control!
Emerson working the ground and pound.
Emerson landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emerson connects with a decent elbow.
Daxter is not content to let Emerson control the position.
Emerson landing strikes.
Daxter taking a bit of punishment here - Emerson scoring with strikes.
Daxter is rocked!
A big shot lands for Emerson! That's hurt Daxter! Will he recover? Emerson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Emerson!
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energy
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