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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temistokles Konorovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konorovich comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne The Beast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Temistokles Konorovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hawks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Hawks moves out of range.
Konorovich misses with a few strikes there.
Konorovich stalks Hawks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawks's face. Hawks staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Konorovich misses.
Konorovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawks counters with an outside leg kick.
Konorovich lands with a nice body punch.
Konorovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawks is looking to clinch but Konorovich is avoiding it.
Hawks closes the distance and clinches up with Konorovich, looking for a takedown. Hawks pushes Konorovich against the cage but Konorovich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawks shoots in looking for a takedown. Konorovich tries to sprawl out of it but Hawks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Konorovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawks fails with the takedown
and Hawks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temistokles Konorovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawks.
Konorovich misses with a wild combination.
Hawks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Konorovich but Konorovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konorovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Konorovich tries to bum rush Hawks with a series of wild strikes but Hawks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawks tries to move into range but Konorovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Konorovich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Konorovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Konorovich tries to bum rush Hawks with a series of wild strikes but Hawks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Konorovich defends it nicely.
Hawks looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Konorovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Konorovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawks with a poor takedown
and Konorovich counters with a three punch combo that has Hawks backing up. Hawks nods at Konorovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Hawks avoids them all with ease.
Konorovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawks tries to close the distance and clinch but Konorovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Konorovich tries to avoid it but Hawks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Konorovich to the ground. Konorovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawks takes one on the button.
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!
Konorovich misses with the combination.
Konorovich scores with a one two! Hawks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich throws a good cross that connects.
Konorovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawks backs up against the cage.
Hawks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Konorovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Konorovich scores with a decent looking hook.
Konorovich misses with a low kick.
Konorovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawks backs up against the cage.
Temistokles Konorovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konorovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Konorovich. Those never looked like landing.
Konorovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawks counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawks shoots in for a takedown but Konorovich shows good takedown defense.
Hawks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konorovich.
Konorovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawks misses with a takedown attempt - Konorovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Konorovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Konorovich duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawks takes one to the side of the head.
Hawks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temistokles Konorovich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Konorovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Konorovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konorovich looks to land a combination but Hawks avoids it well.
Konorovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Temistokles Konorovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Konorovich cracks Hawks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawks blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawks dodges the punch combination from Konorovich.
Konorovich throws a right and a left that Hawks avoids nicely.
Hawks dives in and grabs Konorovich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Konorovich pushes down on Hawks's head and hops out.
Konorovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawks counters with a three punch combo that has Konorovich backing up. Konorovich nods at Hawks to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Konorovich defends it nicely.
Konorovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konorovich swings for the body but Hawks moves out of range.
Konorovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konorovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawks counters with a series of strikes. Konorovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Konorovich tries to sprawl but Hawks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Konorovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawks.
Hawks wants to stand up but Konorovich is controlling the position.
Hawks is stalling here. Konorovich is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hawks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Konorovich has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Konorovich happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks is looking to regain half guard here but Konorovich keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here as Konorovich stalls from top position.
Hawks is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich controls the position from side control.
Hawks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Konorovich is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Temistokles Konorovich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawks dodges the punch combination from Konorovich.
Hawks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Konorovich tries to avoid it but Hawks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Konorovich to the ground. Konorovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Temistokles Konorovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawks momentarily.
Konorovich misses with a few strikes there.
Konorovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Hawks avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Hawks or perhaps it was just good defense by Konorovich which made him look bad.
Hawks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Konorovich throws a combination. Hawks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Konorovich misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Hawks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Konorovich with a nice cross.
Hawks slips a jab and a cross from Konorovich.
Some wild striking there from Konorovich.
Hawks shoots in and drives through. Konorovich sprawls well.
Hawks with a poor takedown
and Konorovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Konorovich tests Hawks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Konorovich misses with a body shot.
A combination from Konorovich does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Konorovich.
Some wild striking there from Konorovich.
Konorovich stalks Hawks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawks's face. Hawks staggers backwards, shaken.
Konorovich stuffs the takedown.
Temistokles Konorovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawks.
Hawks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konorovich.
Konorovich misses with a two punch combination.
Konorovich leaves Hawks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Konorovich misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Konorovich. Those never looked like landing.
Temistokles Konorovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Konorovich throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hawks to counter with a crisp jab.
Konorovich tries to bum rush Hawks with a series of wild strikes but Hawks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Konorovich. No joy for Hawks on that attempt.
Konorovich lands a jab to the nose.
Hawks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Konorovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawks's head.
Nice jab there from Konorovich.
Hawks moves in looking to clinch but Konorovich pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Konorovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Konorovich.
Hawks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Konorovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Konorovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Konorovich misses with the combination.
A combination from Konorovich does no damage.
Hawks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Konorovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hawks somewhat.
Konorovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Konorovich does no damage.
Konorovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawks's head backwards.
Hawks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Konorovich's waist but Konorovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawks off to one side.
Konorovich throws a right hand that Hawks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawks also avoids with ease.
Hawks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Konorovich sprawls well. Konorovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawks gets slowly back to his feet.
Konorovich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Konorovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temistokles Konorovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Konorovich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temistokles Konorovich!
Temistokles Konorovich thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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