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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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188 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 Amsterdam, Jackson Hawthorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn scores with a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Hawthorn prevents Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Hawthorn postures up in Filipovic's guard and throws a big left but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but Hawthorn is having none of it.
Hawthorn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hawthorn manages to pass to side control.
Filipovic tries to kick Hawthorn off but Hawthorn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawthorn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawthorn stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Hawthorn is working for a submission of some sort.
Filipovic pushes Hawthorn off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Hawthorn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawthorn scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn wants to control but Filipovic is keeping him busy.
Hawthorn 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.
Filipovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawthorn connects with a decent elbow.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn drags him back down.
Hawthorn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn drags him back down.
Hawthorn looks up at the clock and then as Filipovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawthorn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Filipovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawthorn cracks Filipovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Filipovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hawthorn cracks Filipovic with a big elbow.
Hawthorn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Filipovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Filipovic some visible discomfort.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn drags him back down.
Filipovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawthorn connects with a decent elbow.
Filipovic pushes Hawthorn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawthorn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorn fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Hawthorn or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Hawthorn dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hawthorn moves out of range easily.
Hawthorn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Filipovic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hawthorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorn lands a couple of elbows.
Hawthorn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawthorn won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Filipovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hawthorn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hawthorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hawthorn moves out of range easily.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to stand but Hawthorn is controlling the position.
Hawthorn throwing strikes from guard but Filipovic blocks nicely.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but Hawthorn slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawthorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filipovic wants to stand but Hawthorn is controlling the position.
Hawthorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Filipovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawthorn shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Hawthorn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawthorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawthorn off to one side.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Hawthorn moves out of range.
Hawthorn shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Filipovic swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hawthorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filipovic sprawls well. Filipovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawthorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawthorn.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawthorn fails with the takedown.
Hawthorn blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawthorn.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawthorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawthorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Filipovic sprawls well. He's pushed Hawthorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawthorn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filipovic is fending him off so far but Hawthorn persists. Nope, Filipovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawthorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawthorn shoots in for a double leg but Filipovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawthorn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filipovic to the mat! Filipovic manages to get full guard.
Hawthorn prevents Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Hawthorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Hawthorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawthorn lands a couple of elbows.
Filipovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Hawthorn with that takedown attempt.
Hawthorn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Filipovic is refusing to be controlled, as Hawthorn sits in half guard.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Hawthorn wants to take a breather but Filipovic is having none of it.
Hawthorn stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Jackson Hawthorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawthorn landing punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hawthorn has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filipovic's face.
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
Filipovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hawthorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawthorn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Filipovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawthorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
Filipovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Filipovic is bucking up trying to escape but Hawthorn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Hawthorn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawthorn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawthorn dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Filipovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Filipovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hawthorn landing strikes from the mount and Filipovic is in trouble!
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hawthorn unloading with bombs!
Filipovic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Hawthorn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawthorn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hawthorn stops Filipovic from standing up.
Hawthorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filipovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawthorn won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hawthorn manages to pass to side control.
Filipovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawthorn seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Filipovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jackson Hawthorn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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