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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jik Chuyhn Jyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jik Chuyhn Jyu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jik Chuyhn Jyu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Jyu throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jyu.
Jyu slips under a jab.
Hawkins misses with a body shot
and Jyu counters with a straight right hand.
Hawkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jyu. Jyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Jyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawkins cracks Jyu with an open hand slap.
Jyu lands with a slapping head kick.
Jyu takes one to the chin there.
Jyu scores with a leg kick.
Jyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyu.
Jyu misses with a hook.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Jyu is out of range.
Jyu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jyu throws a wild body kick that Hawkins sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Jyu's head but Jyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jyu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jyu scores with a leg kick.
Hawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Jyu counters with a head kick.
Hawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Jyu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hawkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jyu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawkins defends it easily.
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jyu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Hawkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jyu's guard.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but Jyu defending well.
Hawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jyu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jyu is staying active underneath Hawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Jyu is defending well.
Jyu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but Jyu defending well.
Hawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jyu defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to free his trapped foot but Jyu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jyu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawkins.
Hawkins is trying to control. Jyu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jyu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawkins.
Jyu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jyu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hawkins.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jyu working for a triangle but Hawkins defends it easily.
Jyu has momentary wrist control but Hawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jyu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hawkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins works over Jyu with some ground and pound from guard.
Jyu keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
Jyu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawkins defends it easily.
Hawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control but Jyu is working from the bottom.
Jyu looking for a guillotine here but Hawkins defends easily.
Hawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawkins lands a couple of elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jyu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Jyu keeps moving.
Hawkins slips nicely into half guard.
Hawkins trying to control from half guard but Jyu is working away.
Hawkins is looking to advance position but Jyu won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins is just content to waste time from the top position. Jyu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jyu keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jyu working for submissions but it's allowed Hawkins to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Jyu.
Hawkins checks a low kick from Jyu.
Jyu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jyu manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands with a cross.
Jyu scores with a push kick.
Hawkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jyu tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Hawkins misses the body punch
and Jyu counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyu defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jyu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins takes a swing at Jyu's ribcage but misses.
Jik Chuyhn Jyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins takes a swing at Jyu's ribcage but misses.
Jyu's corner calls for a 1-2. Jyu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jyu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jyu staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jyu. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Jyu.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Jyu moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyu avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to move into range but Jyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jyu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Jyu moves away and avoids it.
Jyu scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Hawkins as he checks the leg kick.
Hawkins swings for the body but Jyu moves out of range.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jyu manages to avoid it.
Hawkins misses with a right hand
and Jyu counters with a thumping low kick.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Jyu.
Hawkins takes a swing at Jyu's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jyu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jyu tries to buck Hawkins off but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Jyu is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Hawkins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Jyu is working from the bottom.
Hawkins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hawkins working the strikes but Jyu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jyu is in trouble now - Hawkins has advanced to mount!
Hawkins looking to control but Jyu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins breaks from Jyu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hawkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hawkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Hawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawkins looking to control but Jyu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jyu working to try and regain half guard.
Hawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jyu looks a forlorn figure.
Hawkins working the ground and pound effectively.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jyu?
Hawkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawkins landing strikes from the mount and Jyu is in trouble!
Hawkins controlling his opponent.
Hawkins cracks Jyu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jyu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jyu is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Jyu is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jyu is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is landing with some decent strikes but Jyu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hawkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jyu is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Hawkins.
Jonathan Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jyu is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkins dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jyu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawkins swings for the body but Jyu moves out of range.
Jyu throws a leg kick
and Hawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jyu wants to land a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Jyu scores with a hook.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Jyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jyu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Hawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jik Chuyhn Jyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jyu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hawkins is looking to wear down Jyu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jyu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawkins checks it well.
Hawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Jyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jyu scores with a hook.
Hawkins throws a jab when Jyu was well out of range.
Hawkins throws a hook but Jyu avoids it easily.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Jyu avoids the punch easily.
Jyu lands a jab to the nose.
Jyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jyu avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Jyu moved out of range nicely.
Jyu motions for Hawkins to come forward. Jyu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jyu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawkins checks the leg kick.
Jyu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Jyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jyu throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins shoots in and drives through. Jyu sprawls well.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a swing at Jyu's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Jyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jyu as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Jyu.
Jyu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawkins walks into a straight right hand from Jyu.
Jyu lands with a right hand.
Hawkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Jyu counters with a good low kick that Hawkins was not able to check.
Jyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Jyu is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jyu.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jyu.
Hawkins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jyu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hawkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jyu - the referee stops the clock and Hawkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jyu. Hawkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jyu to score with a decent uppercut.
Jik Chuyhn Jyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Jyu slips the punch.
Hawkins connects with a crisp jab.
Jyu tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jyu motions for Hawkins to come forward. Jyu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jyu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a left hand
and Jyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Jyu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jyu moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Jyu misses with a straight right.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jyu.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jyu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jyu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Jyu moved out of range.
Jyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jyu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range and Jyu settles back down.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jyu.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jyu thumps Hawkins with a low kick.
Hawkins misses the body punch
and Jyu counters with a thumping low kick.
Jyu misses with a low kick as Hawkins jumps back.
Hawkins takes a swing at Jyu's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Jyu saw that one coming.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jyu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyu.
Jyu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Hawkins with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jyu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jik Chuyhn Jyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jyu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawkins scrambles back to his feet.
Hawkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jyu. Jyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Jyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Jyu moves out of range.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Jyu counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jyu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jyu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jyu. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Jyu.
Jyu throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jyu counters with a low kick, right behind Hawkins 's knee.
Jyu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jyu thuds his shin into the meat of Hawkins's side.
Jyu is looking to chop away at Hawkins's legs.
Jyu misses with a low kick.
Jyu throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a single leg into guard. Jyu didn't expect that.
Hawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jyu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Jyu keeps moving.
Jyu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jyu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Jyu keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jik Chuyhn Jyu.
I think Hawkins 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Jonathan Hawkins wins by unanimous decision!
Jonathan Hawkins retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Jonathan Hawkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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