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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 3620 p4p, 360 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2153 p4p, 232 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry looks to clinch
and Hawtry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hawtry being controlled here momentarily.
We've been hearing that Hawtry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hawtry is in close to Henry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawtry manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawtry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawtry's head.
Hawtry is controlling Henry 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawtry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henry working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henry 's best efforts.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Hawtry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hawtry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hawtry is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawtry is controlling Henry 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henry seems to be working for a kimura but Hawtry defends the submission attempt.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawtry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawtry tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry working Hawtry over with strikes.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawtry's head.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hawtry defends it well.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is defending well.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hawtry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawtry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henry trying to control the action but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hawtry is looking to control Henry 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawtry avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry .
Hawtry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henry sprawls and moves away.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawtry darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hawtry is defending well.
Charles Hawtry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Hawtry pulls guard.
Henry postures up.
Hawtry looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawtry, not yet.
Hawtry seems keen to control Henry 's posture.
Hawtry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Hawtry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hawtry keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry dives in and grabs Hawtry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawtry pushes down on Henry 's head and hops out.
Henry tries for a takedown but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Henry is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawtry tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawtry jumps into guard, dragging Henry to the mat.
Hawtry controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Hawtry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawtry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawtry wants it to stay on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawtry defends it nicely.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charles Hawtry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawtry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jonthan Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawtry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Henry 's guard.
Henry is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hawtry presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Hawtry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Hawtry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawtry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawtry cracks a nice hook into Henry 's ribs.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Hawtry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch but Hawtry moves away
and Hawtry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hawtry wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hawtry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hawtry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Hawtry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawtry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawtry tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Hawtry manages to get to full guard.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Hawtry.
Henry trying to control but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hawtry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry wants to control from the top but Hawtry keeps moving.
Hawtry looking to control.
Hawtry has control of Henry 's left arm, preventing Henry from doing any damage.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawtry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawtry is pulling down on Henry 's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawtry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hawtry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry dives in and grabs Hawtry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawtry pushes down on Henry 's head and hops out.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry shoots in but Hawtry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawtry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawtry stuffs the takedown.
Henry rushes Hawtry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawtry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
Hawtry looking for a takedown.
Hawtry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henry uses from the top position.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawtry is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Hawtry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawtry scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawtry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries for a takedown but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawtry drags the fight down to the ground.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is keeping the position.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Charles Hawtry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry pulls Henry in close to his closed guard and prevents Henry from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henry is trying to control but Hawtry passes into side control!
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Hawtry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Hawtry keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Hawtry working away.
Check out the look on Hawtry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry wants to control but Hawtry postures up.
Hawtry working the ground and pound but Henry is defending the strikes.
Hawtry cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Hawtry cracks Henry with a big right hand but Henry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henry is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Henry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawtry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henry down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawtry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henry 's legs.
Charles Hawtry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry working away.
A lull in the action here as Hawtry stalls from top position.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Henry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hawtry prevents Henry from improving his position.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Hawtry is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawtry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Hawtry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawtry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawtry trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
Hawtry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Hawtry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawtry, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Hawtry!
A very excited looking Charles Hawtry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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