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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, over the top. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lincoln Hawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson Scholes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scholes misses with the combination.
Scholes moves into the clinch.
Scholes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scholes lands a nice uppercut.
Hawks is trying to break the clinch but Scholes is controlling him.
Scholes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scholes is trying to drag Hawks to the mat but Hawks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scholes has him pressed against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scholes. Hawks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawks throws a lazy right hand but Scholes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scholes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawks is fending him off so far but Scholes persists. Nope, Hawks circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jackson Scholes has been cut.
Nice body kick from Hawks.
A swing and a miss from Hawks.
Scholes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes tries to clinch up but Hawks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawks throws a combination that misses
and Scholes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lincoln Hawks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scholes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scholes has time to react.
Hawks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scholes's calf.
Hawks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scholes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Scholes blocks the leg kick.
Scholes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scholes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scholes.
Lincoln Hawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Scholes.
Hawks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scholes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawks misses with a looping right.
Scholes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawks.
Hawks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawks misses with a wild combination.
Hawks misses with a wild body shot.
Hawks lands with a straight right. Scholes didn't see that one coming.
Hawks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawks wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throws a front kick aimed at Scholes's knee but Scholes avoids it well.
Hawks throws out a leg kick but Scholes moves out of range and Hawks only half commits.
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scholes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawks is looking to land body kicks.
Scholes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scholes ducks under a wild hook from Hawks.
Hawks feints and then cracks Scholes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scholes down.
Hawks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scholes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scholes misses with a combination
and Hawks counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Hawks.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Hawks misses with a body shot.
Scholes tries to clinch there but Hawks circles away.
Hawks throws a leg kick but Scholes checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Hawks cracks the inside of Scholes's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Scholes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scholes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawks misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hawks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scholes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
Scholes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hawks did well to prevent Scholes getting side control.
Hawks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scholes.
Hawks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scholes on the ground.
Scholes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scholes working Hawks over with strikes.
Hawks is trying to stand.
Scholes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hawks!
Scholes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scholes looking to finish Hawks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawks!
Hawks is in a horrible position here. Scholes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scholes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hawks because Scholes loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Scholes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hawks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Scholes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawks holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scholes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawks is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Scholes misses with a head shot.
Scholes wants to finish this one by submission but Hawks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scholes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes with shots to the head and body - Hawks looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Scholes.
A nice elbow there by Scholes.
Scholes cracks Hawks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Scholes.
Hawks is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hawks suckers Scholes into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Hawks is now in Scholes's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes misses with a straight left.
Hawks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scholes momentarily.
Hawks is looking to slow Scholes down with leg kicks.
Scholes loads up on a big right hand but Hawks slips the punch.
Scholes blocks a head kick by Hawks.
Scholes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scholes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scholes's sensitive parts.
Hawks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scholes is out of range and Hawks settles back down.
Scholes tries to clinch up
and Hawks counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Scholes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Scholes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scholes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scholes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scholes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scholes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hawks is trying to keep an underhook but Scholes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hawks is trying to stand up here but Scholes is controlling him well.
Scholes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scholes trying to control the action but Hawks is working from the bottom.
Hawks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scholes.
Hawks is not content to let Scholes control the position.
Scholes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawks is trying to stand up here but Scholes is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawks pushes Scholes off and gets back to his feet.
Scholes closes the distance and clinches.
Scholes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawks's efforts to push away.
Scholes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawks gets underhooks to prevent Scholes's takedown attempt.
Scholes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawks's elbow.
Hawks is looking to break free of the clinch but Scholes has double underhooks.
Scholes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawks backwards.
Scholes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawks's elbow.
Hawks breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawks lands with a right hand.
Scholes tries to clinch but Hawks is having none of it.
Scholes avoids the head kick by Hawks.
Hawks throws a leg kick which misses Scholes's front leg but catches the back leg as Scholes tries to avoid it.
Lincoln Hawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Hawks.
Scholes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scholes tries to clinch but Hawks moves out of range.
Hawks scores with a nice strike.
Scholes lands with an overhand left.
Lincoln Hawks is winning the standup battle so far.
Scholes checks a low kick from Hawks.
Scholes tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawks breaks the clinch.
Hawks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scholes.
Hawks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scholes slips a jab and a cross from Hawks.
Scholes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawks pinned against the cage. Hawks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scholes shoots in but no luck this time.
Lincoln Hawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Scholes.
Scholes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scholes.
Scholes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Hawks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Hawks misses.
Hawks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scholes.
Hawks throws a right and a left that Scholes avoids nicely.
Scholes moves out of range as Hawks throws a body kick.
Scholes misses with a combination
and Hawks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hawks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Hawks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawks 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Hawks!
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hype
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