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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rural Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Advantage comes to the cage accompanied by Drain the Blood. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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172 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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181 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rural Advantage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Advantage tumbling to the canvas!
Advantage is rocked!
It looks like Rural Advantage has been cut.
Hawkes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Advantage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Advantage, up you get!
Hawkes swinging wildly here.
Advantage seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawkes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Advantage tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawkes is in Advantage's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkes tries to free his leg and advance position but Advantage is retaining full guard.
Hawkes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Advantage's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawkes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Advantage controls Hawkes momentarily but Hawkes frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkes wants to control from the top but Advantage keeps moving.
Hawkes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawkes throws a strike but Advantage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Advantage stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkes.
Hawkes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Advantage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hawkes stops Advantage from standing up.
Hawkes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawkes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Advantage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hawkes has Advantage in his guard.
Hawkes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Advantage defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes is trying to control the position but Advantage postures up.
Hawkes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawkes, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Advantage would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hawkes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hawkes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Advantage is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage wants to get up but he can't break Hawkes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hawkes throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hawkes has Advantage pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hawkes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawkes moves into the clinch.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Advantage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hawkes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkes lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Advantage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawkes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Advantage's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Advantage duly obliges.
Advantage lands with a good body shot.
Advantage clinches with his opponent.
Hawkes lands a right hand.
Hawkes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Advantage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawkes looks gassed!
Hawkes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hawkes.
Hawkes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Hawkes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Advantage's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkes prevents Advantage from getting back to his feet.
Hawkes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawkes thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkes postures up in Advantage's guard and throws a big left but Advantage blocks it.
Hawkes trying to control the position from guard on top but Advantage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkes throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rural Advantage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Advantage just misses with a punch to the body.
Advantage tries to clinch
and Hawkes counters with a low kick, right behind Advantage 's knee.
Advantage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawkes, pushing him back against the cage.
Advantage tries to break the clinch but Hawkes is controlling the position.
Hawkes breaks from the clinch.
Advantage tries to clinch but Hawkes moves away
and Hawkes counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Hawkes looking to finish!
Hawkes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawkes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawkes trying to control but Advantage is working from the bottom.
Hawkes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkes stands and throws Advantage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Advantage dodges the ground and pound from Hawkes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkes working the body and head with strikes.
Hawkes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawkes working the ground and pound.
Advantage tries to buck Hawkes off but Hawkes is having none of it.
Hawkes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Advantage is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Advantage takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hawkes gets to mount! Advantage was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hawkes lands with some strikes.
Hawkes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawkes with shots to the head and body - Advantage looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Advantage is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Advantage and Hawkes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hawkes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Advantage avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawkes.
Hawkes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawkes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Advantage is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hawkes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hawkes working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes scoring with punches from side control.
Advantage wants to get back to his feet but Hawkes is dominant here and he's now got Advantage's back!
Hawkes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hawkes is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Advantage up.
Hawkes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hawkes thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hawkes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkes lands with a hammerfist to the side of Advantage's head.
Hawkes lands a shot to the body.
Hawkes is landing with strikes from the back.
Hawkes lands strikes to the head.
Hawkes is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Advantage up.
Jonathan Hawkes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkes lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to keep control of the position but Advantage is staying busy.
Hawkes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hawkes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Advantage covering up well under a series of strikes from Hawkes.
Hawkes lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Advantage.
Hawkes connects with a big shot to the side of Advantage's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkes is working the ground and pound. Can Advantage escape?
Hawkes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Advantage defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hawkes's arms.
Hawkes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Advantage hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rural Advantage's cut.
That's time! Advantage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crack! A monster head kick from Hawkes and Advantage falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hawkes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonathan Hawkes!
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hype
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RATING
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