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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawk is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Green can't fight it off and eventually Hawk manages to take the fight to the floor. Green looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hawk advances to half guard.
Hawk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Green controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Green wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
Hawk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawk is working away from the top position though.
Hawk moves into full mount! Green won't be happy about that!
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hawk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk controlling his opponent.
Hawk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hawk looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green is looking to improve his position but Hawk isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Green tries to lock up and control but Hawk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk prevents Green from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk working the ground and pound effectively.
Green tries to lock up and control but Hawk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Hawk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Hawk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Hawk throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green fails with the takedown.
Hawk swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Green slips a jab from Hawk.
Hawk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawk's efforts to push away.
Hawk has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Green regains guard immediately.
Hawk stands and steps away. Green gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Hawk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Green tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green fails with the takedown.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hawk is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well.
Hawk passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Green!
Hawk controlling from mount.
Lincoln Hawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawk avoids the attempt from Green to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hawk trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Hawk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hawk avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Green is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Hawk controlling from mount.
Green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk raining down shots from the mount!
Hawk looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Green is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hawk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
BOOM! Hawk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hawk instigates a clinch.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Green can't break the clinch.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Green is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green is looking to clinch.
Tom Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Hawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Green tries to clinch up.
Hawk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Green feints and as Hawk raises his hands in defense, Green changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Hawk defends easily.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawk is aware though and is defending well.
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
Green isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hawk stacks Green on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hawk!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Green can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawk wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Hawk just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawk wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
Hawk slows the pace down.
Green is not content to let Hawk control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawk tries to advance to mount but Green denies him.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Hawk working away.
Hawk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Tom Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lincoln Hawk.
Well Hawk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Hawk!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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