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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes into the arena with Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M blaring out of the sound system. Lukas Niemayer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lamont Hawkins's chin.
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemayer scores with a shot to the body.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hawkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niemayer under the eye.
Hawkins throws a hook but Niemayer blocks it.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Niemayer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Niemayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
Hawkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Hawkins throws a leg kick
and Niemayer counters with a thumping low kick.
Hawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Niemayer - just one landing.
Niemayer scores with a jab. Hawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niemayer moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Hawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Niemayer.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Niemayer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawkins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Niemayer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niemayer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Niemayer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niemayer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemayer misses the target.
Niemayer moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Niemayer slips under a jab.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkins is looking to slow Niemayer down with leg kicks.
Hawkins lands a leg kick that knocks Niemayer off balance momentarily.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins blocks a jab.
It looked like Hawkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niemayer! But no joy.
Niemayer lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Niemayer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkins in his tracks.
Hawkins throws the kick towards the body but Niemayer avoids it.
Niemayer jabs at Hawkins's body.
Hawkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niemayer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemayer. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niemayer misses with a hook.
As Niemayer backs away, Hawkins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to land a leg kick but Niemayer saw it coming and moves away.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkins's hands.
Hawkins moves out of range as Niemayer strikes.
Niemayer throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Hawkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niemayer throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niemayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Niemayer slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niemayer! But no joy.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niemayer, right into the meat.
Niemayer connects with an inside leg kick.
Niemayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a hook but Niemayer blocks it.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niemayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemayer misses the target.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins throws out a loose jab but Niemayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Niemayer.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Niemayer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawkins under the eye.
Hawkins throws a hook but Niemayer avoids it easily.
Niemayer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hawkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Decent striking displayed by Niemayer there.
Hawkins cracks the inside of Niemayer's front leg.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niemayer misses with a leg kick.
Niemayer misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niemayer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawkins defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niemayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Niemayer blocks the leg kick.
Niemayer misses with a leg kick.
Niemayer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Niemayer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer lands with a hook. Hawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins slips a jab from Niemayer.
Niemayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Nice uppercut lands for Niemayer. That snapped Hawkins's head back.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
Hawkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Niemayer.
Good leg kick by Niemayer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niemayer checks a low kick from Hawkins.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Niemayer is avoiding it.
Niemayer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range and Niemayer settles back down.
Niemayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Niemayer swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawkins, right into the meat.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut
and Niemayer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Niemayer checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawkins misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Niemayer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Niemayer throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Niemayer defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Hawkins clobbers Niemayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niemayer avoids a kick to the body.
Niemayer throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Niemayer cracks a nice hook into Hawkins's ribs.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. Hawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemayer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemayer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niemayer throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.
Niemayer misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins throwing a counter right hand but Niemayer manages to avoid it.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lukas Niemayer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Niemayer throws out a powerful jab.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Niemayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Niemayer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawkins thows a body kick. Niemayer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hawkins scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Niemayer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niemayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niemayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Niemayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Niemayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niemayer throws out the jab.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
Niemayer throws out a counter right but Hawkins avoids it with no problem.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Hawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niemayer.
Hawkins slips a straight right by Niemayer.
Niemayer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niemayer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Niemayer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niemayer swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Niemayer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins slips under a jab from Niemayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Niemayer.
Hawkins throws a jab when Niemayer was well out of range.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins lands a head shot.
Hawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niemayer throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
Niemayer throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawkins throws out a leg kick but Niemayer moves out of range and Hawkins only half commits.
Niemayer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins misses with a low kick.
Hawkins throws a low kick, looking for Niemayer's leg but Niemayer calmly moves out of range.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemayer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Niemayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemayer wants to slow Hawkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Niemayer looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hawkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer lands a jab-cross combination.
Niemayer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niemayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hawkins might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Niemayer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niemayer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niemayer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawkins.
Niemayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Niemayer's head but Niemayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Niemayer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Niemayer checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Niemayer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Niemayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawkins throws a looping overhand right but Niemayer ducks down to avoid it.
Niemayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins misses with a leg kick
and Niemayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niemayer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Niemayer looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Hawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
Niemayer connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Niemayer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Niemayer connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Niemayer lands with a good body shot.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemayer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niemayer connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemayer lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Niemayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niemayer throws a front kick aimed at Hawkins's knee but Hawkins avoids it well.
Good exchange - Niemayer coming out on top.
Niemayer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawkins walks into a left hand.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niemayer's head.
Niemayer scores with a hook to the body. Hawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niemayer digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Niemayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niemayer throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Niemayer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niemayer scores with a hook to the body. Hawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Niemayer misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Niemayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niemayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Niemayer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemayer with a jab.
Hawkins catches Niemayer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawkins. That's going to slow Niemayer down.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niemayer! But no joy.
Niemayer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niemayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niemayer lands an overhand right.
Hawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niemayer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Niemayer's head.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins walks into a stiff left hand from Niemayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer misses the jab.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Niemayer saw that one coming.
Hawkins tries to land a front kick but Niemayer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Niemayer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Niemayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niemayer moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a low kick.
Hawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Niemayer scoring well with a low kick there.
Niemayer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Niemayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Niemayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niemayer thumps Hawkins with a low kick.
Niemayer lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
Niemayer blocks a jab.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Hawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niemayer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins pushes Niemayer away with a front kick.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawkins. That's going to slow Niemayer down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawkins defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemayer.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Niemayer moved out of range.
Niemayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Niemayer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niemayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins thuds his right hand into Niemayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Niemayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Niemayer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hawkins.
Some bone on bone action there as Niemayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niemayer misses with a two punch combination.
Niemayer slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Niemayer lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawkins's head.
A slow jab from Niemayer misses its intended target.
Niemayer throws a good cross that connects.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Niemayer's head but Niemayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins wants to land a leg kick but Niemayer is out of range.
Niemayer misses with a hook.
Niemayer scores with a nice right hand.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niemayer manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins blocks a leg kick.
Hawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Niemayer slips a jab from Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Niemayer really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Niemayer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins cracks Niemayer with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Niemayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niemayer tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Niemayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemayer.
Niemayer throws out a loose jab but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niemayer thumps Hawkins with a low kick.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer tries to land a leg kick but Hawkins saw it coming and moves away.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Hawkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Hawkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Niemayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niemayer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemayer. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but Hawkins moved away.
Niemayer slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Niemayer throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Niemayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niemayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Niemayer moved out of range nicely.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
Niemayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Niemayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawkins.
Niemayer lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Niemayer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hawkins walks into a jab.
Niemayer defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Niemayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niemayer scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Niemayer saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemayer. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Niemayer moves away and avoids it.
Niemayer cracks Hawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Niemayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins lands with a right hand.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Niemayer takes a swing at Hawkins's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hawkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer motions for Hawkins to come forward. Niemayer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niemayer slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Niemayer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawkins's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawkins takes a swing at Niemayer's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Niemayer.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemayer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
No joy there for Niemayer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins has closed the distance and engaged Niemayer in a clinch.
Niemayer is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niemayer tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Niemayer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hawkins lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niemayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkins's elbow.
Niemayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Niemayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemayer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Niemayer lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Niemayer.
Niemayer tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niemayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkins tries to throw a body punch but Niemayer avoids it by throwing Hawkins back against the cage.
Niemayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer stops a takedown attempt from Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Niemayer dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemayer is looking to chop away at Hawkins's legs.
Hawkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
Niemayer misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Niemayer misses the shot to the body.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Niemayer lands.
Niemayer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Niemayer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Niemayer counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niemayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Niemayer moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
Hawkins blocks a leg kick.
Hawkins tries to work over Niemayer's front leg with a kick but Niemayer checks it.
Niemayer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niemayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer throws out a loose jab but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Hawkins throws the kick towards the body but Niemayer avoids it.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. Hawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemayer misses with a leg kick
and Hawkins counters with a leg kick.
Niemayer throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Hawkins is looking to counter punch.
Hawkins defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lamont Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niemayer.
Hawkins tried to score with a low kick but Niemayer checks it.
Niemayer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niemayer looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hawkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Niemayer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niemayer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawkins. Hawkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Niemayer there.
Hawkins misses with a kick to the body.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins feints and then cracks Niemayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemayer down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Niemayer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemayer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Niemayer moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Niemayer connects with an inside leg kick.
Niemayer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Niemayer is having none of it.
Niemayer tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawkins is wise to it.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Hawkins wants to clinch but Niemayer slips to the side
and Niemayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niemayer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niemayer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer scoring well with a low kick there.
Niemayer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Niemayer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawkins tries to land a body kick
and Niemayer counters with a three punch combo that has Hawkins backing up. Hawkins nods at Niemayer to acknowledge the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawkins.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Niemayer thumps Hawkins with a low kick.
Niemayer jabs Hawkins right on the nose. Hawkins blinks but takes it well.
Lukas Niemayer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niemayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawkins scores with a nice body kick.
Niemayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawkins should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Niemayer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niemayer cracks Hawkins with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Niemayer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Niemayer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niemayer 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Niemayer!
Lukas Niemayer is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Lukas Niemayer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Lamont Hawkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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