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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruber tries to sprawl out of it but Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
Hawk moves out of range as Gruber strikes.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruber as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruber but Gruber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Gruber stuffs the takedown.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gruber is trying to escape the position but Hawk is controlling the position.
Gruber dodges the ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber is not content to let Hawk control the position.
Hawk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hawk working the strikes but Gruber uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Gruber misses.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gruber pinned against the cage. Gruber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Hawk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawk.
Gruber is not content to let Hawk control the position.
Gruber is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hawk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gruber bucks up and tries to throw Hawk off but instead Hawk has got his back!
Gruber finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gruber is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hawk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gruber can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gruber is looking to escape.
Hawk unloads with some shots from mount but Gruber bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawk throws some wild stikes that Gruber manages to avoid easily.
Hawk pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hawk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawk tries to control but Gruber wriggling away.
Hawk goes for an armbar but Gruber turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gruber.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk striking off his back but it's not causing Gruber any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hawk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mike Hawk has been cut.
Gruber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gruber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruber as he jumps to the side.
Hawk has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawk. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Gruber throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Gruber tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruber misses with a looping right.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruber is fending him off so far but Hawk persists. Nope, Gruber circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawk fails with the takedown.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Gruber throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruber but Gruber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Gruber swinging wilding here.
Hans Gruber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gruber pinned against the cage. Gruber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruber as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gruber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.
Gruber cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruber loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk has a takedown stuffed.
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Jab by Gruber.
Gruber misses with a wild combination.
Gruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Gruber misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Gruber is having none of it.
Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawk seems to be working for a kimura but Gruber defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk stops Gruber from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mike Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruber takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk slips under a jab from Gruber.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gruber misses with a hook.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Gruber sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hawk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Gruber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gruber misses with a looping right.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Gruber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
Gruber lands a lovely overhand right.
Gruber throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
Hawk shoots in for a double leg but Gruber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Gruber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Gruber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Horrible takedown by Hawk or perhaps it was just good defense by Gruber which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawk in his tracks.
Gruber misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Gruber 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.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Gruber missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gruber misses with a straight right.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Gruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Gruber misses with a series of wild punches.
Gruber tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk staying out of range there.
No luck for Hawk with that takedown attempt.
Hawk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gruber pinned against the cage. Gruber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Hawk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A choreographed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
Gruber misses with an uppercut.
Hawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gruber's guard.
Gruber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hawk wants to stand but Gruber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hawk being controlled here momentarily.
Gruber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
Gruber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hawk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Gruber.
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Gruber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Gruber loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruber as he jumps to the side.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
Gruber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruber misses with a straight right.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruber is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Hawk fails with the takedown.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruber but Gruber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up with Gruber, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes Gruber against the cage but Gruber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
A choreographed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruber tries to sprawl out of it but Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Gruber.
Gruber throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Gruber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruber looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Gruber jabs at Hawk's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruber.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk defending well as Gruber loads up on a big left hand.
Gruber misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruber.
Hawk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
Gruber missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruber.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruber misses with a looping left.
Gruber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hans Gruber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gruber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Gruber shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Gruber misses.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
Gruber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruber looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Gruber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawk has a takedown stuffed.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gruber pinned against the cage. Gruber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gruber throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Gruber looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruber tries to sprawl out of it but Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber lands a jab to the nose.
Gruber misses the jab.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruber is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hawk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Gruber misses with a two punch combination.
Gruber throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gruber lands an overhand right.
Gruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gruber stuffs the takedown.
Gruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gruber takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruber tries to sprawl out of it but Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruber tries to sprawl out of it but Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
Hawk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hawk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hawk tries to control but Gruber wriggling away.
Hawk has hold of Gruber's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gruber manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gruber because Hawk loaded up on that one.
Gruber wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gruber avoids a strike by Hawk and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hawk's guard! Fantastic escape!
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawk is on top in guard.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Gruber blocks nicely.
Hawk passes into half guard.
Mike Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gruber defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Gruber.
I think Gruber 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber is the new bantamweight champion!
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