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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Leeroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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197 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leeroy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hawke throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawke trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawke won't allow Leeroy to get back to his feet.
Hawke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hawke throwing strikes but missing.
Hawke thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawke trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawke has his takedown stuffed
and Leeroy counters with a head kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch up.
Leeroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawke shoots for a double leg takedown but Leeroy sprawls well. He's pushed Hawke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hawke thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawke throws and elbow that misses. Leeroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawke's guard. Nice move by Leeroy!
Leeroy looking to sit in guard and control but Hawke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leeroy looking to control.
Hawke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Leeroy keeps moving.
Hawke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawke throws a strike but Leeroy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hawke keeping moving, preventing Leeroy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruce Leeroy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hawke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leeroy quickly recovers to half guard.
Hawke wants to advance to full mount but Leeroy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hawke throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawke is looking to work some ground and pound but Leeroy has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawke stands up over Leeroy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawke looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Leeroy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leeroy throws a head kick but Hawke moves out of range.
Leeroy misses with a body kick.
Hawke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leeroy connects with a leg kick. Hawke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawke shoots in and gets a takedown into Leeroy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawke is looking to work some ground and pound but Leeroy has wrist control.
Hawke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leeroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leeroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hawke throwing strikes from guard but Leeroy blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke content to stall in guard here.
Hawke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leeroy wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leeroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leeroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawke throws and elbow that misses. Leeroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawke's guard. Nice move by Leeroy!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hawke is pulling down on Leeroy's head. It's preventing any offense from Leeroy, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Leeroy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leeroy connects with a solid leg kick.
Leeroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Leeroy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leeroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawke tries for a takedown but Leeroy circles away easily
and Leeroy counters with a thumping low kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch up.
Hawke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leeroy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawke.
Leeroy struggling a bit here.
Leeroy dodges the ground and pound from Hawke.
Hawke lands a few punches from side control.
Hawke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke misses with the ground and pound.
Hawke scores with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Hawke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Leeroy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawke on the ground.
Hawke working the strikes but Leeroy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Leeroy is staying active underneath Hawke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawke is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawke with the ground and pound but Leeroy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Hawke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leeroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leeroy enables Hawke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leeroy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hawke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Leeroy keeps moving.
Leeroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawke.
Hawke postures up in Leeroy's guard and throws a big left but Leeroy blocks it.
Hawke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawke throwing strikes but missing.
Hawke is looking to work some ground and pound but Leeroy has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke advances position into side control!
Hawke scoring with punches from side control.
Leeroy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawke connects with a decent elbow.
Hawke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Leeroy to see if he's OK.
Hawke working the ground and pound but Leeroy is defending the strikes.
Leeroy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawke connects with a decent elbow.
Leeroy regains half guard, as Hawke was trying to land strikes.
Hawke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leeroy defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leeroy's head.
Leeroy is refusing to be controlled, as Hawke sits in half guard.
Hawke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hawke throws a strike but Leeroy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawke passes Leeroy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leeroy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawke throwing shots but Leeroy is blocking nicely.
Hawke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Hawke.
Hawke working over Leeroy with some ground and pound. Leeroy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hawke is keen to just control but Leeroy is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leeroy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leeroy's head.
Hawke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leeroy's head.
Hawke drops an elbow to the side of Leeroy's head.
Hawke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hawke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leeroy defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hawke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawke 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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