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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Lobchov (ranked 636 p4p, 930 weight class) and Ethan Hawk (ranked 86 p4p, 129 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasili Lobchov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobchov misses with a low kick.
Lobchov blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Lobchov misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Lobchov tries to move into range but Hawk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lobchov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobchov is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
Lobchov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lobchov.
Lobchov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Lobchov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Lobchov's shoulder, as Lobchov tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobchov slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk cracks Lobchov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lobchov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Lobchov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lobchov slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk connects with a jab.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk wants to slow Lobchov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Hawk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawk.
Lobchov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lobchov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Lobchov throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tests Lobchov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lobchov. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Hawk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk lands a jab to Lobchov's midsection.
A lazy left from Hawk finds it's target.
Lobchov moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Lobchov misses.
Hawk lands a nice looking body shot.
Lobchov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lobchov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawk throws a jab when Lobchov was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawk.
Lobchov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawk can pounce on him.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Lobchov cracks Hawk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Ethan Hawk has been cut.
Ethan Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lobchov checks a leg kick.
Lobchov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Lobchov's shoulder, as Lobchov tries to avoid the shot.
Lobchov throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Good shot there by Hawk.
Hawk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lobchov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawk throws a front kick aimed at Lobchov's knee but Lobchov avoids it well.
Lobchov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Lobchov's head but Lobchov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lobchov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lobchov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lobchov has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lobchov controls his hands.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Lobchov, against the cage.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Lobchov gets through Hawk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk looks for the body kick but Lobchov saw that one coming.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Lobchov moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Lobchov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lobchov ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Lobchov is looking to clinch.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lobchov throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hawk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawk lands a body shot.
Lobchov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Hawk.
Hawk lands a jab to Lobchov's midsection.
Hawk scores with a shot to the body.
Hawk throws a low kick but Lobchov avoids it.
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Lobchov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lobchov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with a hook. Lobchov ducked under it nicely.
Hawk lands a nice hook to Lobchov's body. Lobchov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk misses with a body shot.
Lobchov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawk thuds a left hand into Lobchov's body.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Hawk catches Lobchov right on the button with a cross.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hawk duly obliges.
It looks like Vasili Lobchov has been cut.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lobchov.
Lobchov lands with a straight right. Hawk didn't see that one coming.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lobchov throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Lobchov only half commits.
Nice body kick from Hawk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Lobchov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lobchov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lobchov's head backwards.
Lobchov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lobchov.
Hawk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Lobchov swings widly with a right hand
and Lobchov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Lobchov.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Lobchov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Lobchov shoots in for a double leg but Hawk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Lobchov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lobchov avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Lobchov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov slips under a jab.
Hawk throws a solid leg kick but Lobchov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hawk.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lobchov misses its target.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lobchov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawk won't be happy with that.
Hawk is not content to let Lobchov control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov works to advance to full mount. Hawk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lobchov takes Hawk's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hawk is in trouble.
Lobchov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hawk has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hawk wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lobchov.
Hawk takes a swing at Lobchov's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Lobchov misses with a leg kick
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lobchov.
A little feinted left hand from Lobchov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Lobchov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lobchov tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Lobchov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lobchov at a distance.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lobchov slips under a jab.
Lobchov throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Ethan Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobchov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Lobchov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lobchov lands with a nice combination. Hawk backs away looking to recover.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lobchov.
Lobchov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lobchov.
Lobchov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lobchov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawk as he avoids it easily.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk lands with an overhand left.
Hawk punishes Lobchov's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lobchov walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobchov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk throws the left hand but Lobchov avoids the punch easily.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lobchov.
Lobchov misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Hawk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lobchov is able to avoid easily.
Hawk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lobchov.
Hawk with the inside leg kick.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Lobchov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lobchov slips a jab from Hawk.
Lobchov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hawk lands a body shot.
Lobchov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Lobchov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Lobchov's shoulder, as Lobchov tries to avoid the shot.
Lobchov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lobchov misses with a left hand
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lobchov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Lobchov ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Lobchov moves away from the strike by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lobchov with a body shot.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lobchov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Hawk.
Lobchov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lobchov looks to land a body kick but Hawk moved away.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Lobchov moved away.
A shot to the body from Lobchov misses
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lobchov slips a straight right by Hawk.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lobchov counters with a nice uppercut.
Lobchov wants to land a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Nice body punch from Hawk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk really dominated that 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 misses with an uppercut.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lobchov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk lands a jab.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lobchov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobchov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hawk sprawls and moves away.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobchov manages to avoid it.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lobchov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobchov has managed to clinch.
Hawk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lobchov tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawk blocks the elbow strike.
Lobchov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobchov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Hawk with a nice calf kick.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lobchov tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lobchov on the side of the head.
Lobchov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lobchov throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lobchov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Lobchov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Hawk coming out on top.
Lobchov lands with a good body shot.
Lobchov takes one on the button.
Lobchov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the liver by Hawk. Beautiful body shot.
Lobchov moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lobchov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lobchov.
Lobchov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lobchov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lobchov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lobchov.
Hawk misses the jab.
Hawk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lobchov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lobchov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawk wants to slow Lobchov down by chopping away at his legs.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Lobchov.
Hawk lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobchov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Lobchov slips a jab from Hawk.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Lobchov's shoulder, as Lobchov tries to avoid the shot.
Lobchov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawk misses with a right hand
enabling Lobchov to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Lobchov drops his hands momentarily and Hawk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lobchov under the eye.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lobchov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Lobchov slips the punch.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lobchov defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Lobchov throwing a counter right hand but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Lobchov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lobchov is defended easily by Hawk.
Lobchov lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lobchov.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Hawk digs a good body shot into Lobchov's ribs.
Lobchov misses with a head kick.
Hawk connects with a crisp jab.
Hawk jabs at Lobchov's body.
A nice leg kick from Hawk, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobchov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Hawk lands with a shot to the body.
Hawk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
Lobchov ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Vasili Lobchov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Lobchov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hawk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lobchov. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lobchov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lobchov.
Hawk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lobchov looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Lobchov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lobchov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lobchov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk lands the left hand.
Hawk throws a hook but Lobchov avoids it easily.
Lobchov throwing a counter right hand but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk scores with a leg kick.
Lobchov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Lobchov looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lobchov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawk.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Lobchov moved out of range.
Lobchov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lobchov blocks a head kick by Hawk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Hawk.
Lobchov misses with a hook.
Lobchov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lobchov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Lobchov moves out of range easily.
Hawk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lobchov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobchov throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Ethan Hawk!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ethan Hawk!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ethan Hawk!
Ethan Hawk wins by unanimous decision!
Ethan Hawk is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Ethan Hawk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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