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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang Tao told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
World class 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk is looking to clinch but Tao is avoiding it.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Hawk's side.
Hawk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao connects with the punch.
Hawk tries to bum rush Tao with a series of wild strikes but Tao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Tao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tao digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao stuffs the takedown.
Tao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk misses with the combination.
A head kick from Tao lands but Hawk takes it in his stride.
It looks like Bryan Hawk has been cut.
Tao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Tao lands with a nice body punch.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tao.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hawk. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bryan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawk in the body.
Hawk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tao moves into the clinch.
A short right from Tao.
Tao lands a nice uppercut.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Hawk in his tracks for a moment.
Tao lands a right hand.
Tao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tao lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Hawk is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryan Hawk's cut is getting worse.
Tao throws an elbow but it misses.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk takes an elbow to the temple.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bryan Hawk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Hawk in his tracks for a moment.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeez, Bryan Hawk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tao lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bryan Hawk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yang Tao!
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hype
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