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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 1970 p4p, 2181 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 268 p4p, 302 weight class). Ethan Hawk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manuel Silva's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawk won't be happy with that.
Silva controls the position.
Hawk is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Hawk regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawk scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Silva manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hawk because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Hawk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Hawk is in trouble!
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Hawk manages to avoid easily.
Hawk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva looking to land elbow strikes but Hawk uses the position to regain half guard.
Hawk tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working over Hawk with some ground and pound. Hawk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Hawk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva 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.
Hawk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawk lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva clinches.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawk walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands a jab.
Hawk cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawk.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Silva.
It looked like Hawk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva is looking to slow Hawk down with leg kicks.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Hawk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Hawk thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawk being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Hawk's ribs.
Hawk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ethan Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hawk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ethan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Hawk circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hawk follows Silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hawk!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Hawk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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