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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Van Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Hawke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Van Dez! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Dez lands a nice hook to Hawke's body. Hawke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Van Dez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Hawke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dez. Van Dez misses with a few strikes there.
Hawke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Van Dez lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawke off the ropes and back into range. Van Dez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawke is just out of range. Van Dez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawke. Hawke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Dez. Van Dez takes a swing at Hawke's ribcage but misses. Van Dez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawke counters with a single leg into guard. Van Dez didn't expect that. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Dez can do anything to dispel that myth. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hawke drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hawke seems to have locked his on tight now - Van Dez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hawke, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gary Hawke!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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