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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Hawkins checks it.
Bistro blocks a jab.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Bistro tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bistro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Bistro saw that one coming.
Hawkins misses with a double jab.
Bistro misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hawkins blocks the low kick.
Bistro slips a jab from Hawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Bistro tenderised Hawkins's leg. Hawkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bistro walks into a stiff left hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range and Bistro settles back down.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bistro misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Hawkins does it's job there.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Bistro moves away and avoids it.
Bistro tries to land a leg kick but Hawkins saw it coming and moves away.
Bistro wants to land a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Bistro throws a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Bistro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Bistro throws a low kick but Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkins's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bistro moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Bistro wants to land a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bistro ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Bistro is looking to score with low kicks.
Bistro scores with a jab.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Bistro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hawkins connects with a single shot there.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bistro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the head.
Bistro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Bistro's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro wants to land a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Bistro wants to slow Hawkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Bistro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bistro is looking to chop away at Hawkins's legs.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Bistro ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bistro swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Bistro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bistro on the side of the head.
Bistro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Bistro tried to score with a low kick but Hawkins checks it.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Bistro is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bistro.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Bistro ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Bistro pushes him off.
Hawkins checks the leg kick.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bistro.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bistro throws a low kick, looking for Hawkins's leg but Hawkins calmly moves out of range.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Bistro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Bistro looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Bistro misses.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Hawkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Hawkins checks it.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
A jab from Bistro misses.
Hawkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Bistro.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Bistro moved out of range nicely.
Dave Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Bistro is out of range.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Hawkins lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bistro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bistro throws out a loose jab but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bistro.
Bistro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawkins moves into the clinch.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bistro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Bistro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Bistro lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bistro.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawkins works on Bistro's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Hawkins.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkins works on Bistro's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawkins.
Hawkins pushes Bistro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a nice body shot.
Hawkins presses Bistro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawkins lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
Bistro takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Bistro takes a shot to the head.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a nice body shot.
Hawkins digs a right hand underneath Bistro's ribcage. Bistro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawkins lands a nice uppercut.
Bistro tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Hawkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawkins lands with a light punch inside.
Hawkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands an uppercut.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bistro.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Bistro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bistro's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dave Hawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a nice body shot.
Hawkins effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Hawkins.
Bistro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bistro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bistro.
Hawkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bistro backwards.
Hawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but Bistro blocks it.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bistro or not.
Hawkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Hawkins landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bistro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Bistro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Bistro, against the cage.
Hawkins digs a right hand underneath Bistro's ribcage. Bistro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bistro takes a shot to the head.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bistro.
Hawkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bistro backwards.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a left hand.
Hawkins is leaning against Bistro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawkins throws a looping overhand right but Bistro ducks down to avoid it.
Hawkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawkins tries to clinch there but Bistro circles away.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Bistro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Bistro avoids them all with ease.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Bistro moved out of range.
Hawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
Bistro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Bistro trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bistro tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.
Bistro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hawkins.
Bistro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkins.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
A short right from Hawkins.
Bistro pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hawkins pushes Bistro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Bistro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bistro's gas tank.
A short left from Hawkins.
A bit of stalling here from Hawkins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
Hawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bistro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bistro backwards.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawkins lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkins is pushing Bistro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a nice body shot.
Hawkins works on Bistro's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawkins.
A short right from Hawkins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bistro throws an elbow but misses.
Bistro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Bistro.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Hawkins to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Bistro throws knees to the body.
Bubba Bistro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bistro.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
A nice left hand lands by Hawkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bistros head.
Hawkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins stalling.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Bistro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bistro's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hawkins.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks with his arms.
Hawkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Hawkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawkins lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hawkins - that landed with a thud.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Bistro throws knees to the body.
Hawkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Bistro backwards.
Hawkins works on Bistro's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins presses Bistro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Hawkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hawkins.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bistro or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawkins 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Hawkins!
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