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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 6305 p4p, 23145 weight class) and Hugo Olsen (ranked 567 p4p, 610 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Olsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen dives in and grabs Hawk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes down on Olsen's head and hops out.
Olsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hugo Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen clinches with his opponent.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Olsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawk drops back down to his feet.
Olsen jumps guard but Hawk stands there with Olsen around his waist. Olsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Olsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen lands a right hand.
Olsen fails to pull guard.
Hawk trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Olsen has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk breaks from the clinch.
Olsen rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olsen breaks the clinch.
Olsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Olsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawk trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawk or not.
Hawk misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hawk uses from the top position.
Hawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawk trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk advances position into side control!
Olsen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Olsen is looking to get back to full guard here but Hawk has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Olsen tries to bench press Hawk off him but Hawk keeps the position.
Olsen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hawk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olsen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Olsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olsen, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawk is trying to get an arm triangle but Olsen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olsen can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olsen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Olsen trying to control here.
Olsen is looking for a sweep. Hawk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Olsen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olsen digs a good body shot into Hawk's ribs.
Olsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed Olsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olsen clinches up with Hawk and pushes him back against the cage.
Olsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Hawk missing with knees to the body.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Olsen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hawk is defending well.
Olsen is looking for a takedown.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Olsen.
Hawk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olsen is trying to pull guard but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Olsen to work.
Olsen jumps guard but Hawk stands there with Olsen around his waist. Olsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hawk stops a takedown attempt from Olsen.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Olsen is controlling him.
Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olsen avoiding damage as Hawk throws knees to the body.
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawk is pressed up against the cage. Olsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawk down to the mat. Hawk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugo Olsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawk is fending him off so far but Olsen persists. Nope, Hawk circles away and we're back to standing.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown but Hawk shows good takedown defense.
Hawk tries to counter by clinching up but Olsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Olsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No luck for Olsen with that takedown attempt.
Hawk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Olsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk leaves Olsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawk eats them both and turns towards Olsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawk.
Olsen instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawk pulls guard.
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Olsen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hawk has his foot on Olsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawk looking for a guillotine here but Olsen defends easily.
Olsen wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olsen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Olsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Olsen closes the distance and clinches up with Hawk, looking for a takedown. Olsen pushes Hawk against the cage but Hawk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olsen misses with a takedown attempt - Hawk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hawk. No joy for Olsen on that attempt.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Olsen.
Olsen throws a head kick that misses
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Olsen.
Olsen clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk prevents the takedown attempt.
Olsen pulls Hawk into guard.
Hawk throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk passes Olsen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawk seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Olsen has recovered full guard.
Micah Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
Hawk trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olsen working a defensive guard here.
Hawk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hawk scoring with punches from side control.
Hawk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hawk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hawk is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Olsen is trying to escape and Hawk transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Olsen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hawk! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Micah Hawk!
Micah Hawk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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