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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Toybox - Sailor Song . 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
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baloney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baloney lands with an overhand left.
Baloney lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charon Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baloney looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Baloney lands with a nice body punch.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Baloney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hawkins wants to clinch
and Baloney counters with a nice uppercut.
Baloney leaves Hawkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baloney misses the shot to the body.
Baloney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Baloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Baloney.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Baloney is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baloney misses with a body shot.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Baloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baloney closes the distance and pushes Hawkins back into the cage.
Baloney blocks an elbow strike from Hawkins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hawkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baloney's brow.
Baloney lands a right hand.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Baloney is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Baloney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
Baloney lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Baloney.
Baloney avoids the elbow strike from Hawkins, against the cage.
Hawkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Baloney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baloney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baloney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baloney scores with a shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
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!
Baloney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baloney lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Baloney working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Hawkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baloney lands a nice uppercut.
Baloney gets through Hawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baloney's defenses.
Baloney blocks the elbow strike.
Baloney blocks an elbow strike.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Baloney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkins throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkins lands an elbow that stopped Baloney in his tracks for a moment.
Baloney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baloney is working Hawkins over against the cage.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Baloney blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Baloney tries to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Baloney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baloney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Baloney.
Baloney scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baloney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baloney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow.
Baloney lands a body punch.
Baloney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baloney works the jab nicely.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baloney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloney circles away.
Baloney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baloney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baloney scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Baloney finds it's target.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baloney connects with a crisp jab.
Baloney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baloney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baloney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Baloney.
Baloney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Baloney takes a swing at Hawkins's ribcage but misses.
Baloney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baloney cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Baloney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baloney lands with a light punch inside.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baloney struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Baloney manages to break the clinch.
Baloney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tony Baloney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baloney connects with a jab.
Baloney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloney circles away.
Baloney darts in and clinches Hawkins up against the cage.
Hawkins lands an elbow just above Baloney 's eye.
Baloney breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney is having none of it.
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
Baloney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charon Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baloney throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baloney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins shoots in for a double leg but Baloney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baloney misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Baloney cracks Hawkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baloney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Baloney pushes him off.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins lands a head kick!
Hawkins rushes Baloney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baloney blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baloney dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Baloney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baloney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baloney lands a jab to the head.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Baloney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baloney connects with a looping right hand.
Baloney misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a right hand that Baloney ducks under and follows up with a left that Baloney also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Baloney. No joy for Hawkins on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baloney throws out the jab.
Baloney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baloney throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charon Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baloney digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Baloney blocks a head kick by Hawkins.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloney circles away.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Baloney pushes him off.
Baloney cracks a nice hook into Hawkins's ribs.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baloney lands a right hook to the body.
Baloney throws a jab when Hawkins was well out of range.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baloney is fending him off so far but Hawkins persists. Nope, Baloney circles away and we're back to standing.
Baloney scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins takes one to the side of the head.
Baloney works Hawkins's body with a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hawkins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Baloney misses with a few strikes there.
Baloney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baloney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baloney scores with a three punch combo!
Baloney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Baloney digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Nice body punch from Baloney.
Hawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baloney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkins's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baloney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baloney.
Baloney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Baloney misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Baloney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baloney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baloney lands with an overhand left.
Baloney thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Baloney.
Baloney lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Baloney throws a looping overhand right but Hawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Baloney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baloney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Baloney.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Baloney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baloney misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Baloney moves out of range.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Baloney.
Hawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawkins showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hawkins works his way into full mount!
Baloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baloney defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hawkins.
Hawkins prevents Baloney from getting the reversal.
Hawkins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Baloney to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Baloney shrugs it off.
Hawkins tries to push Baloney's head away but Baloney is holding on tight.
Charon Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney wants to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
Baloney is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Hawkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawkins working for a guillotine from mount but Baloney is in no mood to give up.
Baloney tries to buck Hawkins off but he can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baloney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Baloney has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Baloney!
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baloney controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charon Hawkins.
Baloney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baloney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baloney lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Baloney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Baloney.
Baloney swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Baloney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baloney throws out a loose jab but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Baloney tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Baloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Baloney circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Baloney.
I've got Baloney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Baloney!
A less than humble Tony Baloney misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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