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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunan Mongkut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sunan Mongkut!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongkut checks a leg kick.
Mongkut misses the shot to the body.
Mongkut throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawkins counters with a left and a right that stings Mongkut.
Mongkut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mongkut misses with a double jab
and Hawkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A left lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mongkut to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawkins walks into a left hand.
Mongkut throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Mongkut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Mongkut bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawkins's head backwards.
A lazy left from Mongkut finds it's target.
Mongkut throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawkins throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Mongkut misses
and Hawkins counters with a straight right hand.
Mongkut misses with a combination
and Hawkins counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Mongkut moves out of range.
Mongkut lands a slapping body shot.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mongkut is trying to defend but Hawkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Mongkut is defending well.
Hawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Hawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mongkut keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is pressing down on Mongkut's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mongkut is holding on for now.
Mongkut is trying to stand up here but Hawkins is controlling him well.
Hawkins is keen to just control but Mongkut is a slippery customer.
Mongkut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mongkut.
Hawkins stops Mongkut from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hawkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mongkut closes the distance and clinches.
Mongkut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mongkut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Mongkut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mongkut's gas tank.
Mongkut lands a shot to the body.
Hawkins tries to throw a body punch but Mongkut avoids it by throwing Hawkins back against the cage.
Mongkut lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Mongkut throws knees to the body.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Mongkut.
Mongkut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
A hook to the body from Hawkins.
A short uppercut from Hawkins.
Hawkins works on Mongkut's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins is trying to push Mongkut away but Mongkut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawkins wants to break free but Mongkut has control.
Hawkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mongkut's face.
Mongkut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Mongkut stalling in the clinch.
Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Mongkut misses with a body shot
and Hawkins counters with a left and a right that stings Mongkut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mongkut misses with an uppercut
and Hawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawkins counters with a two punch combo.
Hawkins takes a swing at Mongkut's ribcage but misses.
Sunan Mongkut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mongkut has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mongkut taking a breather.
Mongkut working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mongkut wants to stall.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mongkut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongkut scores with a hook to the body.
Hawkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mongkut tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawkins working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Hawkins prevents a body shot from Mongkut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Hawkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mongkut was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Mongkut misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Mongkut jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mongkut misses with a leg kick.
Sandy Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Mongkut.
Mongkut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawkins counters with a low kick, right behind Mongkut 's knee.
A low kick from Mongkut is predictable there
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Mongkut throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mongkut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mongkut looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Mongkut throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mongkut is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mongkut wants to stand but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Mongkut is wriggling around but Hawkins manages to pass to half guard.
Mongkut is staying active underneath Hawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mongkut tries to kick Hawkins off but Hawkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawkins is keen to just control but Mongkut is a slippery customer.
Hawkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawkins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawkins trying to control but Mongkut is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mongkut is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mongkut is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Mongkut is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawkins lands a big shot there that rocks Mongkut but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mongkut wants to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
Mongkut is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mongkut looks a forlorn figure.
Hawkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Hawkins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mongkut wants to clinch.
Mongkut lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Mongkut misses
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mongkut misses with a hook to the body
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hawkins works his way into full mount!
Mongkut trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hawkins looking to control but Mongkut is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins punching from mount but Mongkut doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hawkins with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mongkut is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hawkins wants to control the pace but Mongkut is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Mongkut really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mongkut is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mongkut's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hawkins cracks Mongkut with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawkins with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mongkut is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawkins trying to control but Mongkut is having none of it.
Hawkins wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws some wild stikes that Mongkut manages to avoid easily.
Hawkins tries to control but Mongkut wriggling away.
Mongkut is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawkins working Mongkut over with strikes here.
Sunan Mongkut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandy Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sandy Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mongkut throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mongkut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mongkut wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mongkut working to try and regain half guard.
Hawkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandy Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandy 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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RATING
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