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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Hawthorne (ranked 2288 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 293 p4p, 329 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cohen Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawthorne has time to react.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.
Hawthorne is looking to clinch.
Conway misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Conway misses
and Hawthorne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawthorne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conway pinned against the cage. Conway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawthorne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
Hawthorne gets a clinch.
Hawthorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Conway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conway gets underhooks to prevent Hawthorne's takedown attempt.
Conway has Hawthorne pressed against the cage.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the head.
Conway swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway stalls.
Conway lands an elbow inside.
Conway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawthorne's defenses.
Conway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Conway stalling in the clinch.
Conway lands with a left to the head.
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawthorne counters with a series of strikes. Conway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
Hawthorne throws a shot to the body.
Hawthorne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawthorne there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway throws a front kick that sends Hawthorne stumbling back into the cage.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Conway.
Hawthorne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Conway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Conway working aggressively here.
Conway blocks a body shot from Hawthorne.
Conway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but Conway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawthorne can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Conway to work.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Hawthorne blocks it.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawthorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conway.
Conway is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawthorne tries to break the clinch but Conway is controlling the position.
Hawthorne avoids the elbow strike from Conway, against the cage.
Hawthorne is trying to maintain a safe position but Conway gets an underhook and turns Hawthorne into the cage.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne blocking some punches.
Hawthorne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawthorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway dominated that round.
That's time! Hawthorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Conway has managed to clinch.
Conway lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Conway is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawthorne gets an underhook and turns Conway into the cage.
Conway looking to stall.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Hawthorne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawthorne!
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conway throws out the jab.
Jake Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway works the jab nicely.
Conway rushes Hawthorne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne avoids the elbow strike from Conway, against the cage.
Conway throws an elbow but it misses.
Conway leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Conway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne fails to pull guard.
Conway is looking to control Hawthorne's arms but Hawthorne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conway has his back to the cage.
Hawthorne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawthorne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Conway.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick and Conway moves out of range easily.
Conway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Conway lunges at Hawthorne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawthorne's hand.
Conway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conway fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway wants to clinch.
Hawthorne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Conway.
Hawthorne moves in looking to clinch but Conway pushes him off.
Hawthorne slips under a jab from Conway.
Conway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne moves in looking to clinch but Conway pushes him off.
Conway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway moves into the clinch.
Hawthorne blocking some punches.
Hawthorne tries for a takedown but Conway manages to get underhooks.
Conway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Conway lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conway.
Conway misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawthorne's brow.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conway lands a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne tries to work over Conway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conway misses with some punches.
Conway stalling the fight.
Hawthorne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne looks for a takedown but Conway sprawls well.
Conway steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conway tries to avoid it but Hawthorne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conway to the ground. Conway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Conway tries to get set, Hawthorne tries to push him back and clinch up but Conway manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Hawthorne.
Conway takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conway fails to land.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway sends Hawthorne crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Conway is motioning to the referee to let Hawthorne up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hawthorne is rocked!
OH! Hawthorne has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Conway smells blood and charges in for the finish! Conway unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Hawthorne sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Conway!
A relieved looking Jake Conway thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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