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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocky balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, rocky balboa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa is having none of it.
balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
balboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
balboa avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hawk.
Hawk wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
balboa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
balboa landing a few strikes.
Hawk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but balboa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hawk wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
balboa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hawk's legs.
balboa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hawk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from balboa.
Hawk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
balboa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
balboa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hawk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
balboa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk punching from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
balboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawk defends it nicely.
Hawk tries to clinch up but balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawk is fending him off so far but balboa persists. Nope, Hawk circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Hawk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
balboa fails to land the takedown.
Bryan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky balboa.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
balboa shoots in for a double leg but Hawk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
balboa looks gassed!
Hawk wants to clinch.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
balboa scores a takedown into full mount!
Hawk flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
balboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hawk is desperately trying to improve his position but balboa has a good base and remains in mount.
balboa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hawk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hawk shrugs it off.
balboa landing punches.
Hawk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawk regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hawk throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Hawk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hawk throwing short punches from the bottom.
Hawk trying to strike off his back.
balboa distracts Hawk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
balboa scoring with some ground and pound.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
balboa postures up and lands a big shot to Hawk's brow.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk drives through and clinches with balboa against the cage.
Hawk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk closes the distance and pushes balboa back into the cage.
Hawk breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawk which made him look bad.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawk tries to clinch up but balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawk clinches with his opponent.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
balboa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa is having none of it.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
Hawk tries to clinch there but balboa circles away.
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from balboa. balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
balboa shoots in but Hawk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
balboa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hawk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hawk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hawk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from balboa.
Hawk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
balboa takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Hawk striking off his back but it's not causing balboa any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
balboa chips away with some ground and pound.
balboa chips away with some ground and pound.
Hawk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
balboa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hawk to the mat! Hawk manages to get full guard.
balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawk trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
balboa distracts Hawk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawk wants to sweep here but balboa controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells balboa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
balboa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawk has momentary wrist control but balboa slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but rocky balboa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - balboa circles away.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
balboa tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
balboa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hawk's half guard.
Hawk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hawk striking from the bottom.
balboa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
balboa throwing shots but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
balboa wants to pass the guard but Hawk is defending well.
Hawk blocking the ground and pound attempt from balboa.
Hawk blocking the ground and pound attempt from balboa.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa is having none of it.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk takes the fight into the clinch.
balboa prevents Hawk from breaking the clinch.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa is having none of it.
Hawk is looking to clinch but balboa is avoiding it.
Hawk is looking to clinch but balboa is avoiding it.
balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by balboa.
balboa working the ground and pound from side control.
Hawk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
balboa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
balboa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
balboa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawk missing with punches from the bottom.
Hawk landing small, sideways elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
balboa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
balboa throwing shots but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hawk striking from the bottom.
balboa lands with a punch from half guard.
balboa prevents Hawk from improving his position.
balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but balboa has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
balboa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - balboa lands in his opponent's guard.
balboa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to strike from the bottom.
Hawk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
balboa lands a couple of elbows.
Hawk striking off his back but it's not causing balboa any problems.
balboa stands up over Hawk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
balboa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
balboa throwing strikes from guard but Hawk blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Hawk as balboa shoots in.
balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawk wants to clinch up but balboa keeps it at a distance.
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa is having none of it.
balboa tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk tries to clinch there but balboa circles away.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawk wants to clinch up but balboa keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from balboa.
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Bryan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky balboa.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
balboa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
balboa shoots in and drives through. Hawk sprawls well.
Hawk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk tries to circle away but balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but balboa keeps him there for the moment.
balboa prevents Hawk from breaking the clinch.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk wants to clinch up but balboa keeps it at a distance.
balboa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - balboa circles away.
Hawk closes the distance and pushes balboa back into the cage.
Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
balboa darts in and clinches Hawk up against the cage.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Hawk tries to clinch but balboa moves out of range.
Hawk moves into the clinch.
Hawk wants to break free but balboa has control.
Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
balboa tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
balboa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawk is looking to clinch but balboa is avoiding it.
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Bryan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky balboa.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but balboa pushes him off.
balboa shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but balboa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but balboa pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from balboa. balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
balboa tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk clinches up with balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
balboa keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk tries to clinch there but balboa circles away.
balboa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but balboa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - balboa circles away.
Hawk closes the distance and pushes balboa back into the cage.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
balboa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hawk!
Hawk throwing hammer fists to the chest of balboa. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
balboa working for a submission but Hawk is keeping him at bay.
balboa looking to finish Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawk!
Hawk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by balboa.
Hawk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hawk is pushing down on balboa's leg trying to pass to half guard. balboa is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but balboa is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if balboa can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
balboa is trying to stand back up but Hawk is controlling him
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawk landing shots from mount.
balboa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
balboa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
balboa is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawk unloads with some shots from mount but balboa bucks and avoids them well.
rocky balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for balboa because Hawk loaded up on that one.
balboa taking shots to the head.
balboa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hawk landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think balboa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky balboa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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