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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Knight (ranked 8350 p4p, 818 weight class) and Nevil Hawk (ranked 24543 p4p, 975 weight class). Knight comes into the arena with Fight to survive blaring out of the sound system. Hawk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruleta. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nevil Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Hawk.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Hawk moved away.
Knight wants to clinch up but Hawk keeps it at a distance.
Knight dives in and grabs Hawk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes down on Knight's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight shoots in but Hawk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawk checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knight somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight drops Hawk with a nice combination! Knight dives into Hawk's guard, looking to finish!
Hawk is rocked!
Hawk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knight trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Knight stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Knight fails with the takedown.
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Hawk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knight wants to clinch
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight slips a straight right by Hawk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk lands a jab to the nose.
Hawk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knight.
Hawk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk misses the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawk, which made it look bad.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
As Hawk backs away, Knight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Hawk.
It looks like Kenny Knight has been cut.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hawk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hawk cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk connects with a looping right hand.
Hawk connects with a jab.
Nevil Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Hawk avoids it well and moves away.
Hawk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawk wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Hawk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knight clinches with his opponent.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Knight keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawk working hard to break the clinch.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nevil Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Knight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
Nevil Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knight stalls.
Knight just leaning against Hawk, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Knight for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knight is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight jumps guard and drags Hawk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Knight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knight's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knight is working an open guard so Hawk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
Hawk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight tries to move into range but Hawk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Hawk is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk stops a takedown attempt from Knight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knight manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knight is proving hard to escape from.
Knight looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk won't allow Knight to get back to his feet.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight is working an open guard so Hawk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Hawk.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a jab.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
Knight blocks a jab.
Hawk with a hook.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Hawk jabs Knight right on the nose. Knight blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks the body kick.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight shoots for a takedown but Hawk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenny Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawk is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, Hawk circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawk 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.
Knight staying out of range there.
It looked like Knight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hawk lands the left hand.
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Hawk.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Knight drives through and clinches with Hawk against the cage.
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!
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Hawk checks a low kick from Knight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawk throws out a powerful jab.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Hawk scores with a jab.
Hawk throws a good cross that connects.
Hawk lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight is rocked!
Hawk tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawk lands a big uppercut and Knight crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knight looks OK. Hawk waves Knight back to his feet!
Hawk swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nevil Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Knight's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hawk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawk as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk connects with the punch.
Knight pushes Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Knight is controlling him.
Knight keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to pull guard but Hawk won't allow it.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
Hawk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawk working hard to break the clinch.
Knight tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawk pinned against the cage. Hawk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Hawk scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
Hawk dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knight drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Hawk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight throws a push kick but Hawk slaps the foot to one side.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knight walks into a jab.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Hawk dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Hawk catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knight clinches with his opponent.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Knight is controlling him.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Hawk misses the jab.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Knight tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawk throws out a powerful jab.
Kenny Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nevil Hawk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nevil Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nevil Hawk!
Nevil Hawk took some time post fight to say the following; 'With my dad's retirement coming soon,He's passed me the torch and wants me to be the best fighter i can,Look out everybody!'.
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energy
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hype
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