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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkes comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Barraquinha has chosen The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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181 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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182 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barraquinha eats them both and turns towards Hawkes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barraquinha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkes.
Barraquinha cracks Hawkes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Hawkes misses.
Hawkes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barraquinha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkes takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Jonathan Hawkes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barraquinha defends it nicely.
Hawkes misses with a right hand
and Barraquinha counters with a left to the body.
Barraquinha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawkes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barraquinha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawkes's calf.
Barraquinha lands a jab to the nose.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes checks a leg kick nicely.
Barraquinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barraquinha scores with a leg kick.
Hawkes scores with a nice head shot.
Barraquinha lands a jab to the head.
Hawkes throws a leg kick but Barraquinha moved away.
Hawkes moves out of range of the leg kick from Barraquinha.
Nice shot lands for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
Hawkes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawkes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraquinha manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha tests Hawkes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barraquinha dodges the punch combination from Hawkes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a series of punches but Barraquinha moves out of range.
Angelito Barraquinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes moves forwards but Barraquinha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barraquinha moves into the clinch.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Barraquinha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barraquinha stalling in the clinch.
Hawkes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barraquinha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Hawkes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkes is trying to maintain a safe position but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns Hawkes into the cage.
Barraquinha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barraquinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barraquinha slows down the pace here.
Barraquinha blocking some punches.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawkes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barraquinha stalls.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
Barraquinha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barraquinha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawkes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawkes breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hawkes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barraquinha misses with a looping right.
Barraquinha connects with a body shot that sends Hawkes's belly button to the back.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawkes throws a series of punches but Barraquinha avoids them all with ease.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barraquinha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barraquinha to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Barraquinha finds it's way through Hawkes's defenses.
Jonathan Hawkes's cut is getting worse.
Barraquinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawkes.
Barraquinha moves out of range as Hawkes throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a jab.
Hawkes throws an overhand right that lands on Barraquinha's shoulder, as Barraquinha tries to avoid the shot.
Barraquinha throws a body kick that misses.
Barraquinha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barraquinha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barraquinha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawkes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barraquinha - that will leave a mark!
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Hawkes. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Barraquinha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawkes doesn't seem phased though.
Hawkes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Barraquinha to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barraquinha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes misses with a wild body shot.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Hawkes.
Barraquinha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barraquinha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkes's sensitive parts.
Hawkes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawkes misses with a looping right.
Barraquinha slips a jab from Hawkes.
Barraquinha stuffs the takedown.
Hawkes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barraquinha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawkes on the side of the head.
Hawkes throws a shot from downtown. Barraquinha moves away and avoids it.
Hawkes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawkes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barraquinha thows a leg kick but Hawkes checks it
and Hawkes counters with a left and a right that stings Barraquinha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkes misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha feints and then cracks Hawkes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkes down.
Hawkes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barraquinha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barraquinha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barraquinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barraquinha connects with the punch.
Barraquinha jabs Hawkes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkes throws a lazy right hand but Barraquinha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barraquinha thumps Hawkes with a low kick.
Barraquinha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barraquinha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkes.
A solid body kick from Barraquinha.
Hawkes walks into a left hand.
Barraquinha connects with a leg kick. Hawkes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawkes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barraquinha can pounce on him.
Hawkes gets tackled into the cage by Barraquinha. Barraquinha maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Barraquinha on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barraquinha lands with a light punch inside.
Barraquinha lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hawkes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Barraquinha.
Hawkes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barraquinha can pounce on him.
Hawkes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barraquinha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraquinha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barraquinha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraquinha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.
Hawkes swings widly with a right hand
and Barraquinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barraquinha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawkes is rocked!
Barraquinha Rushes Hawkes and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hawkes is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Barraquinha Piles on the pressure and Hawkes crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelito Barraquinha!
A victorious Angelito Barraquinha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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