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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Sandy Hawkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Twist lands a high kick!
Twist rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Twist.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the side of Twist's head.
Twist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawkins stalling in the clinch but Twist improves position.
Twist lands an elbow just above Hawkins 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Twist as Hawkins tries to tie him up.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Twist, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twist cracks Hawkins with a nice body shot.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
Twist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins is trying to stall.
Twist throws an elbow that misses.
Twist blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Twist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawkins tries to stall but Twist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Twist.
Hawkins avoiding damage.
Twist creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawkins's defenses.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Twist.
Twist throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Twist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twist throws an elbow but it misses.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Twist lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Twist as Hawkins tries to tie him up.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Twist lands with a left to the head.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Twist looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist pushes Hawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Twist struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Twist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Twist.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Twist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkins's brow.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
A short right from Twist.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Hawkins is looking to control Twist's arms but Twist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hawkins has his back to the cage.
Hawkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Twist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
Hawkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Hawkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Twist lands an elbow inside that Hawkins shrugs off.
Twist looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Twist lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Twist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Twist blocks with his arms.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Twist.
Twist tries to throw a body punch but Hawkins avoids it by throwing Twist back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Twist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Twist connects with the punch.
Sandy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins drives through and clinches with Twist against the cage.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist lands a damaging elbow.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Twist.
Twist pushes Hawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Twist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Twist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins is pushing Twist up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Twist.
Twist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to work over Twist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twist tries a body shot but Hawkins blocks it.
Twist lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Twist lands a damaging elbow.
Twist lands a shot to the body.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Twist misses with a punch to the body.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Tony Twist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Twist scores with a shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Twist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins trying to stall but Twist improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sandy Hawkins has been cut.
Twist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Twist throws an elbow but misses.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Twist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Twist stalling in the clinch.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Hawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoiding damage.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Twist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Twist.
Twist lands a nice shot to the body.
Twist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
Twist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hawkins takes a shot to the head.
Hawkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Twist throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist pushes Hawkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Twist lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Twist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawkins wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twist lands an elbow just above Hawkins 's eye.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Twist lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Hawkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Twist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawkins has Twist pressed against the cage.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sandy Hawkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Twist avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Twist throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Twist.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Twist moves out of range easily.
Twist lands a two punch combo.
Twist clinches.
Twist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Twist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawkinss head.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawkins blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Twist, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Twist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
Twist lands a shoulder strike.
Twist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins lands a nice uppercut.
Twist lands a nice elbow.
Hawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Twist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Twist lands an elbow inside that Hawkins shrugs off.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Twist.
A shot in the inside from Twist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Twist lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
Twist lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Twist misses with an elbow over the top.
Twist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
Twist takes a shot to the head.
Hawkins stalling against the cage.
Twist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Twist, against the cage.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Twist blocks it.
Twist misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Hawkins looking to stall.
Twist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Hawkins blocks an elbow strike from Twist.
Twist throws an elbow that misses.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Twist is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Twist throws an elbow that misses.
Twist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins stalling in the clinch but Twist improves position.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Twist forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Twist has Hawkins pushed against the cage.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twist backwards.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twist lands a right hand.
Hawkins pushes Twist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twist.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Hawkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Twist feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Twist.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Twist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Twist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twist.
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
Twist takes one to the chin there.
Twist scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid body kick from Twist.
Twist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tony Twist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hawkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Twist - the referee stops the clock and Hawkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Twist. Hawkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
Twist misses with a body kick.
Hawkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twist scores with a kick to the body.
Hawkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Twist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Twist slams his shin into Hawkins's torso.
Sandy Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Twist.
Twist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkins's sensitive parts.
Twist connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawkins throws a leg kick
and Twist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hawkins gets tackled into the cage by Twist. Twist maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Twist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Twist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Twist is blocking nicely.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Twist creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawkins's defenses.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawkins.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Twist lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Hawkins is working for takedown but Twist is calmly controlling the position for now.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins is trying to stall.
Hawkins stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Twist is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawkins slowing the pace effectively.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist misses with some punches.
Hawkins tries to work over Twist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twist misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins misses with a body punch.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist taking a breather.
Hawkins effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Hawkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Hawkins.
Twist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Twist avoids the head kick by Hawkins.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Twist.
Twist wants to clinch.
Hawkins misses with a kick to the body
and Twist counters with a nice kick to the body.
Twist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hawkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Twist - the referee stops the clock and Hawkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Twist. Hawkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Twist.
Twist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twist.
Hawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Twist moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkins.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Twist is looking to land body kicks.
Twist throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Hawkins needs to keep his hands up - Twist had a free shot at his head there.
Twist closes the distance but Hawkins moves to the side
and Hawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Twist misses.
Decent striking displayed by Twist there.
Sandy Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Twist misses with a leg kick.
Hawkins throws a combination that misses
and Twist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Twist keeps it at a distance.
Twist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Twist.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Twist takes the fight into the clinch.
Twist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Hawkins.
Twist misses with the head strike.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
Hawkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Twist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawkins misses with a body punch.
Twist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawkins is working for takedown but Twist is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Twist throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hawkins.
Twist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawkins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a body punch.
Twist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Twist avoids a wild elbow strike from Hawkins.
Hawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
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!
A shot in the inside from Twist.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Twist is working Hawkins over against the cage.
Twist blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Twist avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tony Twist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Twist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawkins.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Twist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Twist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twist 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Twist!
Tony Twist is the new lightweight champion!
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