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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wm Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Wilkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Wilkens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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279 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wm Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Wilkens!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hawkins.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
Hawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hawkins wanted to stand there but Wilkens had control of the position.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkens seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins works over Wilkens with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilkens looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkens, not yet.
Hawkins stands up over Wilkens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a strike but Wilkens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkins is on top in guard.
Hawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkens.
Hawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilkens looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkens, not yet.
Wilkens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
Wilkens thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hawkins stands up over Wilkens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilkens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawkins really is a fat lump.
Hawkins lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is working Wilkens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilkens looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkens, not yet.
Wilkens has momentary wrist control but Hawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses. Wilkens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawkins's guard. Nice move by Wilkens!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Hawkins is adopting a defensive guard.
Wilkens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Hawkins is trying to control the position but Wilkens postures up.
Wilkens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilkens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilkens fails with the takedown
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hawkins lands strikes from half guard.
Wilkens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilkens has momentary wrist control but Hawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawkins lands a couple of digs.
Wilkens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilkens looks winded!
Hawkins is standing up over Wilkens. Wilkens looks to escape but Hawkins dives into side control.
Hawkins has control of an arm but Wilkens manages to advance to Hawkins's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wm Hawkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawkins looking to score a takedown here. Wilkens is defending well but Hawkins drives through and ends up in Wilkens's guard.
Wm Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkens is looking for a triangle but Hawkins pushes his legs off easily.
Wilkens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkens is working an open guard so Hawkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilkens's waist but Wilkens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawkins off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkens tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Wm Hawkins has been cut.
Wilkens darts in looking for a takedown but Hawkins gets double underhooks and turns Wilkens into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkens throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hawkins counters with a single leg into guard. Wilkens didn't expect that.
Wilkens is breathing heavily.
Hawkins lands a couple of digs.
Wilkens is trying to keep Hawkins in close.
Hawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilkens's head.
Hawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilkens wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawkins lands a couple of elbows.
Hawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilkens's head.
Wilkens wants to stand up but Hawkins is controlling him.
Hawkins with a nice head shot there.
Hawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Hawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Wilkens wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilkens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawkins lands a couple of elbows.
Hawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens looking for subs off his back but Hawkins has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hawkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilkens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawkins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawkins winds up and cracks Wilkens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wm Hawkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wm Hawkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawkins pushes Wilkens up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wilkens is trying to keep an underhook but Hawkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hawkins is looking for a kimura but Wilkens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hawkins to get the leverage.
Wilkens manages to get to full guard.
Wilkens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilkens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hawkins's guard.
Hawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilkens manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawkins throws a strike but Wilkens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilkens throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkins has a closed guard, preventing Wilkens from standing up.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Wilkens from controlling successfully.
Hawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins controls Wilkens momentarily but Wilkens frees himself.
Wilkens's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hawkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilkens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hawkins pulls Wilkens in to control the position.
Wilkens wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Hawkins trying to keep a closed guard but Wilkens is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Hawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilkens manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawkins prevents Wilkens from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilkens's head.
Hawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilkens's head.
Jan Wilkens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wm Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawkins content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wm Hawkins.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wm Hawkins!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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