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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last ride of the Day: . On his way into the cage it seems that Thomas Hawk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thomas Hawk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk dips to his left and cracks Mamba with an uppercut!
Mamba throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Mamba saw that one coming.
Black Mamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba misses with the combination.
Mamba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamba throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawk is working away from the top position though.
Hawk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mamba wants to improve his position but Hawk is controlling well.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawk is thwarting Mamba's attempts to control the position.
Hawk looks to land a strike but Mamba avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
Mamba managing to control the position.
That's two 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 throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mamba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses. Mamba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawk's guard. Nice move by Mamba!
Hawk trying to control the position here.
Hawk is trying to keep Mamba in close.
Mamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Mamba with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mamba wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
Mamba being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mamba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mamba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mamba is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mamba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
Mamba trying to control here.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mamba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawk.
Hawk lands strikes from half guard.
Mamba gets back to full guard.
Mamba has control of Hawk's left arm, preventing Hawk from doing any damage.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamba has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
That kick from Mamba tenderised Hawk's leg. Hawk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawk scores with a four punch combination!
Hawk moves into the clinch.
Mamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mamba after a bit of a struggle.
Mamba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mamba lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mamba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mamba misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamba.
Hawk pushes Mamba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mamba prevents a body shot from Hawk.
Mamba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawk or not.
Mamba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hawk.
Mamba tries to land a knee to the head but Hawk blocks with his arms.
Hawk pushes Mamba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamba.
Hawk misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamba looking to stall.
Mamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamba struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk has picked Mamba up - he's going for a ride! Hawk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mamba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mamba is concentrating on defense, preventing Hawk from advancing position.
Mamba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mamba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mamba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Mamba keeps moving.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Mamba's brow.
Hawk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
Mamba is pulling down on Hawk's head to control his posture.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mamba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hawk tries to land a front kick but Mamba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mamba.
Mamba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamba tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamba.
Hawk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mamba looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hawk tries to score with some ground and pound. Mamba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mamba parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mamba to escape.
Mamba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mamba felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hawk working away.
Hawk throws an elbow but Mamba slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mamba wants to control but Hawk postures up.
The ground and pound from Hawk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk cracks Mamba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mamba tries to bench press Hawk off him but Hawk keeps the position.
Mamba sneaks back into half guard.
Mamba regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hawk.
Hawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mamba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Mamba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hawk's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to control the position.
Mamba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mamba wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Mamba preventing the sweep.
Hawk working a defensive guard here.
Hawk is really struggling to control Mamba but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hawk throws out a powerful jab.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mamba but Mamba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Mamba.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mamba lands a jab to the nose.
Mamba misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamba gets caught flat footed, as Hawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mamba is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawk trying to control but Mamba is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
Hawk trying to move into half guard but instead Mamba has managed to sweep!
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black Mamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Mamba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hawk!
Our winner, Thomas Hawk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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