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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Fairtex has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolf Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawkins cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins closes the distance and pushes Fairtex back into the cage.
Hawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkins being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Fairtex pulls guard.
Hawkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hawkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fairtex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawkins defends well.
Fairtex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawkins defends well.
Hawkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fairtex. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fairtex wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Fairtex scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fairtex seems to be working for a kimura but Hawkins defends the submission attempt.
Fairtex trying to control the action but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Fairtex content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hawkins sees it coming and defends easily.
Fairtex looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fairtex will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Fairtex is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex passes to full mount!
Fairtex throws some wild stikes that Hawkins manages to avoid easily.
Fairtex wants to control the pace but Hawkins is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fairtex dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fairtex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fairtex throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hawkins has managed to clinch.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawkins walks away with a smile on his face. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fairtex counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Hawkins - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is pushing Hawkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
Fairtex blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Knees to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
Hawkins wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkins lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hawkins.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fairtex takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawkins - that landed with a thud.
Hawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Fairtex's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fairtex's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body.
Hawkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins tries to stall but Fairtex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hawkins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hawkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fairtex's guard.
Fairtex throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fairtex doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hawkins wants to stand but Fairtex has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to control the position but Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fairtex's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairtex is on top in guard.
Grant Fairtex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Fairtex from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolf Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Fairtex wants to clinch.
Fairtex takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins looks to clinch
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hawkins smiles and moves away.
Fairtex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
Fairtex has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fairtex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins moves to clinch but Fairtex breaks away
and Fairtex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hawkins tries to clinch
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawkins wants to stall.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkins cracks Fairtex with a nice body shot.
Hawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawkins looking to stall.
Fairtex leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hawkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Fairtex has Hawkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fairtex smiles and moves away.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairtex pinned against the cage. Fairtex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grant Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolf Hawkins.
Hawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fairtex counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hawkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Fairtex. No joy for Hawkins on that attempt.
Hawkins thuds a left hand into Fairtex's body.
Hawkins fails with the takedown.
Fairtex moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawkins cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Fairtex is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wolf Hawkins.
I think Hawkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wolf Hawkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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