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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the ring accompanied by American Encore. Virgil Danzig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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194 cm
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208 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doyle Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Danzig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Danzig.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Danzig had a free shot at his head there.
Danzig misses with a straight right.
Hawk attempts a counter takedown but Danzig avoids it well and moves away.
Hawk defending well as Danzig loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk attempts a counter takedown but Danzig avoids it well and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Hawk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hawk slips under a jab from Danzig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danzig throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk tries to counter with a takedown but Danzig is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Danzig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danzig.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Danzig just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Danzig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danzig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danzig throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hawk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Danzig is retaining full guard.
Hawk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hawk drops back looking for a leg! Danzig is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Danzig manages to kick Hawk off! Hawk jumps back into Danzig's guard.
Hawk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Danzig is keeping the position.
Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawk drops back looking for a leg! Danzig is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Danzig manages to kick Hawk off! Hawk jumps back into Danzig's guard.
Hawk drops back looking for a leg! Danzig is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Danzig manages to kick Hawk off! Hawk jumps back into Danzig's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hawk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Danzig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danzig is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danzig looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Danzig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danzig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danzig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danzig's coach down at Smash Hit Kickboxing Club (ELITE) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Danzig's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Hawk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danzig walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hawk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Danzig swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hawk's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Danzig!
An out of breath Virgil Danzig thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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