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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Radzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Radzak!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Radzak.
Hawkins lands with a cross.
Hawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hawkins connects with a high kick.
Hawkins scores with a kick to the body.
Hawkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radzak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radzak throws a head kick that Hawkins semi-blocks.
It looks like Charon Hawkins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Radzak won't allow it.
Radzak manages to break the clinch.
Radzak tries to clinch but Hawkins moves away
and Hawkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Radzak shrugs it off.
Radzak tries to clinch up.
Radzak wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Radzak doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
A head kick by Radzak misses
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins gets control of Radzak's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hawkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radzak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Radzak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Charon Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radzak clinches.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Radzak throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Radzak.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Radzak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Radzak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Radzak is trying to defend but Hawkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Radzak's head.
Hawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins wants to control but Radzak is keeping him busy.
Hawkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Radzak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Radzak tries to kick Hawkins off but Hawkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hawkins darts in and clinches Radzak up against the cage.
Radzak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Radzak tries to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radzak tries a head kick but it misses.
Radzak throws a lazy head kick
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Radzak looks gassed!
Hawkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hawkins throws an elbow but Radzak slips to the side and avoids it well.
Radzak is trying to get back to his feet.
Hawkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Radzak, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Radzak is working from the bottom.
Hawkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawkins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Radzak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hawkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hawkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Radzak prevents Hawkins from moving into mount.
Hawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radzak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Radzak keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Hawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charon Hawkins'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.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Radzak moves away
and Radzak counters with a solid body kick.
Radzak tries to clinch up but Hawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Radzak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Radzak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawkins scores with a kick to the body.
Radzak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawkins is trying to force a seperation but Radzak has the dominant position.
Radzak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Radzak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawkins stalling against the cage.
Hawkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Radzak has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Radzak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Radzak lands a knee to the head.
Hawkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Radzak has him pressed against the cage.
Radzak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Radzak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Hawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Radzak walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charon Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Radzak clinches.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Radzak smiles and moves away.
Charon Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Radzak tries to clinch up but Hawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radzak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Radzak closes the distance and clinches.
Radzak looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Hawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Radzak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Radzak tries to stand but Hawkins is controlling from the bottom.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Radzak is one step ahead there.
Radzak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hawkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawkins, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Radzak defends it easily.
Radzak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Radzak wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hawkins's closed guard. He's half up but Hawkins has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hawkins pivots and extends the arm, Radzak falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hawkins! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charon Hawkins!
Charon Hawkins is the new welterweight champion!
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RATING
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