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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between anderson GSP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Hawk (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
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, anderson GSP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GSP looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
GSP closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - GSP lands in his opponent's guard.
GSP thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawk has a closed guard, preventing GSP from standing up.
GSP will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
GSP won't allow Hawk to get back to his feet.
GSP's corner is telling him to maintain position.
GSP wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
GSP prevents Hawk from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GSP slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. anderson GSP wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GSP shoots in for a takedown but Hawk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
GSP connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk lands a left and a right that send GSP crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
GSP is rocked!
It looks like anderson GSP has been cut.
Hawk misses with a combination
and GSP counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh GSP is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
GSP dodges the punch combination from Hawk.
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Hawk swings for the body but GSP moves out of range.
GSP seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from GSP is defended easily by Hawk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson GSP. That's going to take a lot out of him.
GSP is breathing heavily.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hawk thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but GSP is retaining full guard.
Hawk landing some decent shots from guard.
GSP keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of GSP's head.
Hawk landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawk thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawk postures up in GSP's guard and throws a big left but GSP blocks it.
GSP really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of GSP's head.
GSP working a defensive guard here.
Hawk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of GSP's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hawk landing some decent shots from guard.
GSP wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawk landing with the ground and pound.
Hawk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of GSP's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawk trying to control but GSP is working from the bottom.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but GSP has wrist control.
Hawk trying to control but GSP is working from the bottom.
Hawk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
GSP not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk scoring with punches to the head and body.
GSP tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on anderson GSP's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. GSP manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hawk pushing down on GSP's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
GSP wants to get back to his feet.
GSP is looking to control Hawk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can GSP avoid being mounted?
Hawk drops an elbow to the side of GSP's head.
Hawk throwing shots but GSP is blocking nicely.
GSP is refusing to be controlled, as Hawk sits in half guard.
GSP avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
GSP is looking for a sweep. Hawk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
GSP is staying active underneath Hawk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
GSP blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawk.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawk throwing shots but GSP is blocking nicely.
GSP is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hawk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hawk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawk winds up and cracks GSP with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hawk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks GSP with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawk lands a nice short elbow.
Hawk stands up from half guard.
GSP takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawk lands with a straight right. GSP didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
GSP tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.
GSP looking for submissions off his back.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GSP is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hawk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hawk passes the guard and advances to mount!
Victor Hawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
GSP is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hawk raining down shots from the mount!
GSP is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GSP is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hawk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawk controlling the pace for now.
Hawk with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns GSP that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on anderson GSP's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Hawk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawk.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
GSP fails with a takedown attempt.
GSP misses with a takedown
and Hawk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hawk wants to control but GSP is keeping him busy.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hawk is pressing down on GSP's thigh, looking to free his foot. GSP is holding on for now.
GSP trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
GSP looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawk working GSP over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk slips a nice elbow through GSP's hands, connecting with GSP's forehead.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but GSP defending well.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawk tries to pass to full mount but GSP defends it.
GSP is looking to control Hawk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can GSP avoid being mounted?
Hawk trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hawk connects with a nice short shot to GSP's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hawk connects with a nice short shot to GSP's temple.
Hawk is trying to control. GSP wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
GSP looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawk drops an elbow to the side of GSP's head.
GSP is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hawk connects with a nice short shot to GSP's temple.
Hawk drops an elbow to the side of GSP's head.
Hawk winds up and cracks GSP with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
GSP is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is nestled in close to GSP, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
GSP is not content to let Hawk control the position.
GSP taking some punishment here, with Hawk in his half guard.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. GSP defending well though.
Hawk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hawk is trying to control the action in half guard but GSP is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk trying to control the action but GSP is working from the bottom.
Hawk lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throwing shots but GSP is blocking nicely.
Hawk slips a nice elbow through GSP's hands, connecting with GSP's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawk lands a nice short elbow.
Hawk winds up and cracks GSP with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
GSP has hold of Hawk's hands but Hawk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
GSP tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
GSP trying to control but Hawk postures up.
Hawk is keen to just control but GSP is a slippery customer.
anderson GSP has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GSP taking some punishment here, with Hawk in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Hawk!
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energy
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hype
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