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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 1303 p4p, 964 weight class) and Konrad Wagner (ranked 173 p4p, 129 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Hawk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wagner tries to keep at a distance but Hawk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wagner or not.
Hawk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner blocks an elbow strike from Hawk.
Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hawk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wagner tries to stall but Hawk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk just leaning against Wagner, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Wagner.
Wagner being controlled against the cage.
Hawk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wagner trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk tries a knee to the head but Wagner blocks it.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Hawk letting Wagner take a breather here.
Hawk slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk has Wagner pressed against the cage.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawk avoiding damage.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawk.
Hawk looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawk keeps control of Wagner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagner avoiding damage.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Hawk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Hawk prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk slowing the pace effectively.
Hawk lands with a left to the head.
Wagner lands a left hand.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
Wagner avoids a wild elbow strike from Hawk.
Hawk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagner throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk has closed the distance and engaged Wagner in a clinch.
Hawk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawk is trying to stall.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagner is working Hawk over against the cage.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hawk.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Wagner does it's job there.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Wagner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses.
Ethan Hawk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk takes a shot to the head.
Hawk slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk stalling against the cage.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner blocking some punches.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Hawk's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wagner.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk lands an elbow inside that Wagner shrugs off.
Hawk lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner blocks an elbow strike.
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working aggressively here.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hawk taking a breather.
Wagner effectively controlling the action here.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Wagner looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hawk.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Hawk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wagner up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner works on Hawk's body with a couple of short punches.
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
Hawk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wagner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wagner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawk wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Hawk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hawk gets a clinch.
Konrad Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk misses with a knee to the head.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Hawk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wagner up against the cage.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawk tries to stall but Wagner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wagner wants to stall.
Hawk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Wagner tries to stall but Hawk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Hawk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagner blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Wagner - that landed with a thud.
Wagner tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner dodges an elbow strike from Hawk.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagner effectively controlling the action here.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagner breaks from the clinch.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawk slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Wagner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk clinches up against the cage.
Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk darts in trying to clinch
and Wagner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk checks a low kick from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Konrad Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wagner connects with the punch.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner sends Hawk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wagner is motioning to the referee to let Hawk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hawk is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ethan Hawk!
A very excited looking Ethan Hawk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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