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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Daly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daly comes into the arena with Avicii Levels Mashup blaring out of the sound system. 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
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Daly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Hawk scores with a push kick.
Daly clinches.
Daly wants to take the fight to the mat but Hawk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
Daly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawk's waist but Hawk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daly off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Daly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Daly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Daly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daly moves into range and clinches up with Hawk.
Daly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daly has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daly tries to break the clinch but Hawk is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk wants to take the fight to the mat but Daly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Daly.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Daly has double underhooks.
Hawk jumps guard but Daly stands there with Hawk around his waist. Hawk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hawk avoiding damage as Daly throws knees to the body.
Daly tries to pull guard but Hawk holds him up against the cage and eventually Daly drops back down to his feet.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Hawk trying to land knees to the body.
Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk has Daly pressed against the cage, preventing Daly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Daly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daly digs a right hand into Hawk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawk's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawk gets underhooks to prevent Daly's takedown attempt.
Daly pulls guard successfully.
Daly pulls Hawk in close to prevent any damage.
Hawk prevents Daly from getting back to his feet.
Hawk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Daly as Hawk shoots in.
Hawk looks winded!
Hawk lands with a nice body punch.
Daly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawk is able to avoid easily.
Hawk throws a one two combo.
Daly has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Hawk tries to break the clinch but Daly is controlling the position.
Daly drags the fight down to the ground.
Daly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawk manages to get himself to full guard.
Daly is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daly seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hawk for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daly slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Hawk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Daly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daly clinches up against the cage.
Hawk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawk wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daly as Hawk tries to tie him up.
Hawk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly drives through and clinches with Hawk against the cage.
Daly is trying to break free.
Daly pulls guard effortlessly.
Daly looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hawkis looking to pass into half guard but Daly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daly is in guard.
Daly stands and steps away. Hawk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from Daly as Hawk shoots in.
Steven Daly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hawk.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Daly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Daly has double underhooks.
Hawk prevents Daly from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Daly or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawk which made him look bad.
Steven Daly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Daly or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawk which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawk as he jumps to the side.
Daly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawk as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daly shoots in for a takedown but Hawk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawk is fending him off so far but Daly persists. Nope, Hawk circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawk scores with a body shot.
Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Daly is having none of it.
Daly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hawk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hawk's back!
Daly is hanging on to Hawk's back as he tries to escape.
Daly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hawk defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daly missing with strikes.
Hawk is trying to get back to his feet but Daly has full control of the position and if anything, Hawk has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Can Hawk hold on?! Daly is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daly avoiding Hawk 's attempts to control his hands.
Daly looking for the choke but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
What can Hawk do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Daly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Daly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawk sprawls well. Hawk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daly gets slowly back to his feet.
Daly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawk defends it nicely.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Daly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daly clinches with his opponent.
Daly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Daly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Daly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Daly sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawk leaves Daly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Daly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daly keeps the fight on the outside.
Daly shoots in and drives through. Hawk sprawls well.
Hawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Daly sprawls well.
Hawk looks to clinch
and Daly moves into the clinch.
Daly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Daly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hawk uses from the top position.
Hawk won't allow Daly to sweep him here.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Daly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daly is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daly pushes Hawk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Daly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawk is fending him off so far but Daly persists. Nope, Hawk circles away and we're back to standing.
Daly stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawk. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Daly has closed the distance and engaged Hawk in a clinch.
Daly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daly as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to clinch there but Daly circles away.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Daly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daly pulls Hawk into guard.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Daly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Daly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Steven Daly!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Steven Daly!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Steven Daly!
Steven Daly wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Steven Daly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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