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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myke Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Calavar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Calavar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myke Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Calavar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calavar throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Calavar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calavar fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calavar looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Calavar stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawk. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Calavar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calavar throws out the jab.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calavar.
Calavar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Calavar shows good takedown defense.
Calavar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Calavar.
It looks like Myke Hawk has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myke Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnny Calavar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Calavar both land. Nice combination.
Calavar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calavar moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hawk goes down! Can Calavar finish him!?
Hawk is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk is trying to keep Calavar in close.
Oh Hawk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calavar's guard.
Calavar is looking to stand up but Hawk isn't so interested in that idea.
Hawk seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calavar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Calavar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawk is controlling him.
Calavar keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calavar wants to stand up but Hawk is controlling him.
Calavar looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calavar looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Calavar misses with a double jab.
Calavar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to control the action but Calavar is working from the bottom.
Calavar wants to get back to his feet but Hawk drags him back down.
Hawk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Calavar pushes Hawk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calavar wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk stands up and beckons Calavar to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calavar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Calavar sprawls well.
A big right from Calavar misses.
Calavar throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calavar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calavar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawk has a takedown stuffed.
Calavar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Calavar.
Calavar swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Calavar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myke Hawk's cut.
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.
Calavar misses with a body shot.
Calavar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calavar connects with a looping right hand.
Calavar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Calavar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Calavar.
Calavar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calavar works over Hawk's head and body with a nice combination.
Myke Hawk's cut is getting worse.
Calavar is breathing heavily.
Calavar misses with the combination.
Johnny Calavar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Calavar wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Calavar is trying to buck Hawk off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Calavar's face as Hawk controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hawk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hawk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Calavar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Calavar is trying to buck Hawk off.
Hawk trying to control the position but Calavar is working away.
Calavar 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.
Calavar wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calavar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Calavar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Calavar sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Calavar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Calavar misses with a double jab.
Hawk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Calavar to the mat! Calavar manages to get full guard.
Hawk stops Calavar from standing up.
Hawk drops back looking for a leg! Calavar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Calavar manages to kick Hawk off! Hawk jumps back into Calavar's guard.
Hawk prevents Calavar from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calavar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hawk dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Calavar's face as Hawk controls the position.
Hawk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Calavar is trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calavar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hawk advances to full mount.
Hawk wants to take Calavar's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myke Hawk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Myke Hawk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Calavar finds it's target.
A combination from Calavar does no damage.
Calavar fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawk tries for a kimura but Calavar is defending well.
Calavar wants to get back to his feet but Hawk drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calavar throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Calavar shows good takedown defense.
Calavar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calavar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up with Calavar, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes Calavar against the cage but Calavar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Calavar works Hawk's body with a nice hook.
Calavar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Calavar keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Calavar is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk won't allow Calavar to get back to his feet.
Calavar can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calavar is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Calavar misses with a wild body shot.
Calavar throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Calavar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myke Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calavar misses with the combination.
No joy there for Calavar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calavar.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawk.
Calavar pushes Hawk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calavar keeps working.
Calavar wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk decides to stand back up. Hawk steps back and let's Calavar get back to his feet.
Calavar throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Calavar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calavar's guard.
Calavar wants to stand up but Hawk is controlling him.
Hawk content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myke Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myke Hawk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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