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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 1442 p4p, 177 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 2323 p4p, 257 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrov. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Peter Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
Petrov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Petrov backs away, Hawk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hawk is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Petrov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Hawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hawk is trying to control Petrov's posture but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hawk manages to get back to half guard.
Petrov prevents Hawk from improving his position.
Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawk actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petrov pulls his head out easily.
Hawk wants to control but Petrov passes into side.
Hawk tries to improve position but can't.
Petrov wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
Hawk is looking to regain half guard here but Petrov keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Petrov's best efforts.
Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hawk is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Petrov in particular looking to stall.
Petrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawk keeps working.
Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hawk trying to control here.
Petrov trying to control from half guard but Hawk is working away.
Hawk wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawk has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hawk looking for submissions off his back.
Hawk is looking to control Petrov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawk avoid being mounted?
Hawk has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hawk.
Hawk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk is not content to let Petrov control the position.
Petrov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed Petrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawk counters with a shoot takedown. Petrov fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk passes Petrov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hawk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Petrov is just riding it out for now. Hawk eventually gives up the hold.
Petrov is in trouble now - Hawk has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk prevents Petrov from getting the reversal.
Petrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hawk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Petrov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Petrov shrugs it off.
Petrov working to try and regain half guard.
Hawk throwing strikes here but Petrov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Petrov tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petrov is looking to escape.
Hawk looking for a guillotine from mount but Petrov is having none of it.
Hawk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Petrov wants to get back to his feet.
Petrov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Petrov is looking to get to half guard.
Micah Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk tries to control but Petrov wriggling away.
Hawk has hold of Petrov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Petrov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Petrov is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hawk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Petrov as Hawk shoots in.
Petrov fails with the takedown
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches up with Hawk, looking for a takedown. Petrov pushes Hawk against the cage but Hawk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Petrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Petrov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawk moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Hawk goes for a takedown attempt but Petrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hawk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Petrov!
Hawk tries for a kimura but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a strike aimed at the side of Petrov's head but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov is looking to regain half guard here but Hawk keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petrov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hawk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrov tries to bench press Hawk off him but Hawk keeps the position.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrov is defending well.
Hawk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Petrov is trying to control Hawk's posture but Hawk avoids it.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
Hawk is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Petrov's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Petrov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Petrov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Petrov tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.
Petrov is in trouble now - Hawk has advanced to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk wants to control the pace but Petrov is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Hawk!
A very excited looking Micah Hawk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Peter Petrov spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent deserves all respect, we are the best in the division and everyone else is afraid to fight us. I am grateful for my chance and I will be back stronger than ever'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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