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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 243 p4p, 1764 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 42 p4p, 260 weight class). Norling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarlet - Age of seduction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk is looking to counter the offense by Norling and move into the clinch.
Hawk lands with a nice body kick.
Norling wants to clinch
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Hawk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norling misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a thumping low kick.
Norling 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling misses with an uppercut.
Norling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk struggles to land a body shot inside as Norling controls his hands.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norling misses with a body punch.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Norling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk misses with some punches.
Norling looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawk lands a right hand.
Norling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawk.
Hawk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Hawk digs a right hand underneath Norling's ribcage. Norling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norling misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Norling is rocked!
Norling throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Hawk.
Norling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norling is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawk finish him?
Norling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Norling seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norling swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Hawk - that landed with a thud.
Norling looks winded!
Hawk lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Hawk.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
Hawk tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
Good body shot from Hawk.
Norling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Norling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawk.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Hawk tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
Hawk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norling's elbow.
Hawk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norling backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
A hook to the body from Hawk.
Norling has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hawk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Norling can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Norling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norling or not.
Norling is trying to stall.
Hawk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Norling.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawk.
Hawk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norlings head.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norling looking to slow down the pace here.
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 Nils Norling's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norling slips a straight right by Hawk.
Norling wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Hawk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hawk scores with a jab to the body.
Norling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Norling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps Norling's head back.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norling. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Norling misses.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawk.
Norling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Norling fails to land.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norling is breathing heavily.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
A short right from Hawk.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Norling backwards.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norling backwards.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Norling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Norling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norling prevents a body shot from Hawk.
A short uppercut from Norling.
Hawk can't find room to land a body shot as Norling controls the action.
Norling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norling looking to slow down the pace here.
Norling throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norling looking to stall.
Ethan Hawk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk can't find room to land a body shot as Norling controls the action.
Hawk digs a right hand into Norling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norling's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Hawk.
Hawk is leaning against Norling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
Norling takes a shot to the head.
Hawk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norlings head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawk.
Hawk lands a nice uppercut.
Norling throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk drops Norling onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Norling is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Norling to his knees! Hawk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hawk!
Ethan Hawk retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Ethan Hawk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Nils Norling had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'.
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FIGHT
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