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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 111 p4p, 17 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 343 p4p, 52 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched . Hawk has chosen Deadwood as his entrance music. Achab Denis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Hawk's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Denis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Denis avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Denis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Denis, as that shot connected.
Denis loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk tries to score with a low kick but Denis moves his leg out of the way.
Achab Denis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Denis counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Denis misses.
Denis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Denis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawk. Hawk obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denis's head.
Denis cracks Hawk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hawk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Denis finish him?
It looks like Thomas Hawk has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk avoids the head kick by Denis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Denis tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Hawk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denis is fending him off so far but Hawk persists. Nope, Denis circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denis looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Denis blocks it well.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Denis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Denis moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denis loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk lands with an overhand left.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Denis counters with a right hand to the body.
Denis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Denis's leg. Denis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denis throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
Denis lands a jab to the head.
Denis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Hawk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Hawk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Denis to the ground. Hawk is now in Denis's guard.
Hawk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawk throws a strike but Denis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Hawk working for a triangle but Denis defends it easily.
Denis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hawk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Denis defending well though.
Denis is controlling Hawk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Denis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
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 Achab Denis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Denis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk throws a front kick that sends Denis stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk tries to move into range but Denis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Hawk misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis slips under a jab from Hawk.
Denis lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawk off the cage and back into range.
Hawk misses with the body kick
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hawk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denis is looking to counter punch.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Denis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Achab Denis is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denis's sensitive parts.
Denis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Denis but Denis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denis. Denis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denis throws out the jab.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denis throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk darts in looking for a takedown but Denis gets double underhooks and turns Hawk into the cage.
Denis throws a counter high kick but Hawk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Denis throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk looks to throw a body kick
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk scores with a takedown into Denis's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denis is on top in guard.
Hawk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Denis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Denis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to hit a switch here but Denis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hawk there!
Hawk is trying desperately to improve position.
Denis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawk manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hawk is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to get back to full guard but Denis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Denis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawk is working to get back to half guard.
Hawk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Denis moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Hawk looks to land a body kick but Denis moved away.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Denis slips the punch.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Hawk lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Denis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Denis misses with a left hand
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Denis had a free shot at his head there.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hawk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk defending well as Denis loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Hawk blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Denis on his heels. He'll look to pass Denis's guard now, I'm sure.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Denis has wrist control.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk stands and throws Denis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk lands some shots froms side control.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Denis dodges the ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawk working away.
Denis defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Hawk crashes against the mat.
Hawk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Denis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Denis is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Hawk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hawk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denis parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Denis to escape.
Hawk working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Hawk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hawk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an elbow but Denis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hawk wants to control but Denis is keeping him busy.
Hawk lands an elbow.
Hawk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Denis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawk connects with a decent elbow.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Denis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hawk.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hawk delivers a nice body kick.
Denis thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Hawk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Achab Denis's cut is getting worse.
Denis moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denis moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Denis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denis walks into a left hand.
Hawk connects with an inside leg kick.
Denis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawk throws a leg kick
and Denis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawk lunges at Denis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denis's hand.
Denis slips under a jab.
Denis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Denis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk throws a right and a left that Denis avoids nicely.
It appears Denis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Denis misses with a left hand
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Hawk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denis tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Denis.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Denis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Denis misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Denis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Denis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Achab Denis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Denis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice cross by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denis. That did some damage!
Denis moves into the clinch.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Denis defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Denis only half commits.
Hawk defending well as Denis loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Denis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk feints and then cracks Denis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denis down.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denis.
Denis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Denis looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk cracks Denis with a good jab.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hawk just manages to avoid it.
Hawk throws a front kick aimed at Denis's knee but Denis avoids it well.
Denis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Denis misses with a body punch
and Denis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk shoots and misses
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Denis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Denis.
Hawk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Denis is out of range.
Denis moves into the clinch.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis lands an elbow just above Hawk 's eye.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Denis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Hawk lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Denis thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Denis is looking for a counter combo.
Hawk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Denis. Denis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Denis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Denis uses from the top position.
Hawk looking for subs off his back but Denis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thomas Hawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawk is looking for a sweep. Denis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk manages to get to full guard.
Denis preventing the sweep.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Denis defends well.
Denis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Denis has managed to get both his arms back between Hawk's legs - danger averted.
Hawk wants to improve his position but instead Denis has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
Denis slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hawk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Denis has passed into side control.
Hawk regains half guard there - taking advantage of Denis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Hawk.
I think Hawk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thomas Hawk thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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