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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hawkwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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171 cm
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169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Hawkwoods!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkwoods swivels and escapes.
Balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkwoods circles away.
Hawkwoods drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hawkwoods.
Hawkwoods wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balboa, who protects the arm well.
Balboa is trying to control Hawkwoods's posture but Hawkwoods avoids it.
Hawkwoods tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hawkwoods has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hawkwoods working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Balboa is trying to control Hawkwoods's posture but Hawkwoods avoids it.
Hawkwoods thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkwoods is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawkwoods wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balboa, who protects the arm well.
Hawkwoods looks gassed!
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawkwoods fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawkwoods wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balboa, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa wants to control but Hawkwoods postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hawkwoods counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Balboa's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkwoods won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Balboa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawkwoods doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawkwoods manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawkwoods throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawkwoods wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Hawkwoods scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hawkwoods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hawkwoods wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Balboa is pulling down on Hawkwoods's head to control his posture.
Hawkwoods is in close to Balboa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Balboa shoots and misses
and Hawkwoods decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balboa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkwoods stays in close to Balboa's body and controls the position.
Hawkwoods stands up over Balboa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkwoods controlling from the top position.
Balboa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawkwoods is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balboa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawkwoods defends it easily.
Hawkwoods postures up in Balboa's guard and throws a big left but Balboa blocks it.
Hawkwoods content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balboa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawkwoods is aware though and is defending well.
Hawkwoods wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Hawkwoods loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balboa has his takedown stuffed
and Hawkwoods counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Hawkwoods trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkwoods postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balboa trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkwoods is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Balboa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawkwoods defends it easily.
Balboa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkwoods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hawkwoods dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawkwoods changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balboa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hawkwoods is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawkwoods is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balboa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hawkwoods creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balboa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balboa struggling a bit here.
Balboa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hawkwoods is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkwoods tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hawkwoods has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Balboa wants to control but Hawkwoods postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkwoods tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawkwoods shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawkwoods showed some decent athleticism there.
Balboa manages to get to full guard.
James Hawkwoods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawkwoods throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
Hawkwoods drops back looking for a leg! Balboa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balboa manages to kick Hawkwoods off! Hawkwoods jumps back into Balboa's guard.
Hawkwoods trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkwoods loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawkwoods thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawkwoods thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawkwoods throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa fails with the takedown
and Hawkwoods counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hawkwoods.
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
Hawkwoods is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Balboa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawkwoods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hawkwoods trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Hawkwoods is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hawkwoods loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawkwoods with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkwoods closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hawkwoods shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balboa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hawkwoods trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkwoods missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
Balboa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hawkwoods throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
Balboa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa walks into a straight right hand from Hawkwoods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hawkwoods 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! This is the final round!
Hawkwoods gets the takedown into side control.
Balboa dodges the ground and pound from Hawkwoods.
The ground and pound from Hawkwoods seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Balboa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawkwoods is trying to get an arm triangle but Balboa is defending well.
Hawkwoods has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Balboa!
Balboa tries to hold on but Hawkwoods postures up.
Hawkwoods looking for a guillotine from mount but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawkwoods avoids the attempt from Balboa to control.
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hawkwoods.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to hold on but Hawkwoods postures up.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound.
Hawkwoods avoids the attempt from Balboa to control.
Hawkwoods controlling his opponent.
Balboa tries to hold on but Hawkwoods postures up.
Hawkwoods trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balboa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawkwoods is working for a guillotine from mount but Balboa frees his head quite easily.
Hawkwoods trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balboa tries to hold on but Hawkwoods pushes him away.
Hawkwoods with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hawkwoods looking to secure an arm triangle but Balboa defends it well.
Balboa wants to control but Hawkwoods is having none of it.
Hawkwoods looking for a guillotine from mount but Balboa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkwoods looking to control but Balboa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkwoods working for a submission but Balboa is keeping him at bay.
Balboa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balboa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawkwoods quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hawkwoods but it's paid off an Balboa is forced to tap! Nice work by Hawkwoods.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Hawkwoods!
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energy
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RATING
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