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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RAPE ME kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Walter. Walter gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk tries to clinch but Walter moves out of range.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt - Hawk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Walter keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Hawk throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Walter avoids it well.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawk throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Hawk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawk wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walter pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Walter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Walter is thwarting Hawk's attempts to control the position.
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.
Hawk is defending against the submission attempts here by Walter.
Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hawk has his hands clasped together around Walter's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walter is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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 Peter Walter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walter has a takedown stuffed.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Walter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter closes the distance and clinches up with Hawk, looking for a takedown. Walter pushes Hawk against the cage but Hawk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walter tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawk avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawk tries to clinch but Walter is having none of it.
Peter Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walter blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walter shoots in but Hawk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walter looks for a takedown but Hawk sprawls well.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Walter blocks a head kick by Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Walter keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands with a slapping head kick.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Walter looks for a takedown but Hawk sprawls well.
Walter shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed Walter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
Hawk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawk wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
Walter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk is looking to reverse the position.
Walter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hawk has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Walter but great work by Hawk.
Hawk landing strikes.
Walter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawk connects with a decent elbow.
Hawk moves into full mount!
Hawk raining down shots from the mount!
Hawk looking to control but Walter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter can't escape the position.
Hawk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walter?
Walter is looking to get to half guard.
Hawk controlling from mount.
Walter tries to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hawk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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