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Event:
AFC #14
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Hawkes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walsh backs up against the cage.
Walsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawkes cracks Walsh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#It looks like Kaiden Walsh has been cut.
Hawkes scores with a hook.#ROC2#Walsh is rocked!
Kaiden Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walsh throws out the jab.
Oh Walsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkes moves out of range as Walsh strikes.
Walsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Walsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walsh throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Walsh throws a looping overhand right but Hawkes ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Walsh finds it's way through Hawkes's defenses. #ROC#Hawkes is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Hal Hawkes has been cut.
Hawkes leaves his chin hanging out and Walsh seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hawkes crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaiden Walsh!
Kaiden Walsh retains his welterweight title!
Kaiden Walsh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
AFC #11
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Hawkes blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Zeal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawkes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zeal finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawkes's head. #CUT#It looks like Hal Hawkes has been cut.
Hawkes staying out of range there.
Hawkes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zeal misses with a hook.
Hawkes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeal misses the jab.
Zeal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hawkes throws a body punch but Zeal moves out of range.
Zeal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hawkes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hawkes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zeal on the side of the head. #ROC2#Zeal is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkes cracks Zeal with a left hook right on the temple and Zeal goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Hawkes lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Zeal is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hal Hawkes!
After winning the bout, Hal Hawkes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Chris Zeal was interviewed post fight and said 'I got no time to jibba-jabba'. |
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Event:
AFC #7
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Hawkes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawkes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walsh is looking to counter the offense by Hawkes and move into the clinch.
Hawkes takes a swing at Walsh's ribcage but misses.
Walsh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkes throws out the jab.
Walsh tries to counter by clinching up but Hawkes breaks away and moves out of range.
Hawkes misses with a wild body shot.
Walsh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hawkes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walsh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hawkes manages to circle out of the way.
Hawkes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.
Walsh is looking to counter the offense by Hawkes and move into the clinch.
Hawkes misses with a series of wild punches.
Walsh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hawkes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hal Hawkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh slips under a jab from Hawkes.
Walsh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hawkes misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL#
and Walsh counters by moving into the clinch.
Walsh misses with a body punch.
Walsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Walsh fails to land. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkes.
Walsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkes blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkes wants to get back to striking at distance but Walsh won't allow it.
Walsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walsh. #T3#
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkes.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Walsh letting Hawkes take a breather here.
Hawkes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walsh.
Walsh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkes.
#T4#
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawkes is trying to force a seperation but Walsh has the dominant position.
Walsh misses with some punches.
Hawkes just leaning against Walsh, taking a breather.
Walsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawkes is trying to break free.
Hawkes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaiden Walsh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Hawkes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkes cracks Walsh with a good jab.
Hawkes misses the body punch #CL#
and Walsh moves into the clinch.
Walsh misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walsh.
Hawkes blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
Walsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Walsh on the inside. #T1#
Hawkes working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkes working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walsh.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Walsh fails to land.
Walsh lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkes is trying to push Walsh away but Walsh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkes can do to turn this around?
Hawkes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walsh misses with some punches.
#T2#
Walsh lands a right hand.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hawkes blocking some punches.
Walsh pushes Hawkes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Walsh.
Hawkes lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Walsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkes can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Walsh.
Walsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walsh being controlled against the cage.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Hawkes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walsh has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
Hawkes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes has had enough of the clinch but Walsh keeps him there for the moment.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
Walsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
Hawkes has had enough of the clinch but Walsh keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Walsh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Walsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walsh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Walsh.
Hawkes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkes.
Walsh is looking to counter the offense by Hawkes and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Hawkes misses its intended target.
Hal Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walsh.
Walsh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hawkes manages to circle out of the way.
Hawkes scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh slips under a jab from Hawkes.
Walsh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Walsh.
Hawkes throws a big shot that misses.
Walsh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Hawkes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawkes throws the left hand but Walsh avoids the punch easily.
Walsh tries to counter by clinching up but Hawkes breaks away and moves out of range.
Hawkes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Walsh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hawkes throws a body shot but no joy.
Walsh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Hawkes misses its intended target.
Walsh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Walsh.
Walsh is looking to counter the offense by Hawkes and move into the clinch.
Hawkes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.
Walsh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawkes.#T2#
Hawkes misses with a hook. Walsh ducked under it nicely.
Walsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walsh dodges the punch combination from Hawkes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Hawkes takes a swing at Walsh's ribcage but misses.
Hal Hawkes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkes misses with a wild combination.
Walsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkes.
Walsh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawkes.
Hawkes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Walsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkes.
Walsh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawkes.
Hawkes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Walsh counters by moving into the clinch.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawkes blocking some punches.
Hawkes stalling.
Kaiden Walsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawkes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walsh working aggressively here.
#T4#
Hawkes blocking some punches.
Hawkes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
Walsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walsh keeps control of Hawkes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Hawkes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Walsh.
Walsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hal Hawkes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walsh blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Hawkes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walsh 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiden Walsh!
A victorious Kaiden Walsh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
AFC #4
Date: Apr 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Sitsunpeong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsunpeong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsunpeong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkes.
Hawkes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawkes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch but Hawkes is having none of it.
Hawkes looks to land a combination but Sitsunpeong avoids it well.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawkes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Hawkes both land. Nice combination.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkes's sensitive parts.
Hawkes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsunpeong.
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Hawkes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Sitsunpeong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsunpeong pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawkes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsunpeong misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsunpeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to break free but Sitsunpeong pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Sitsunpeong breaks from the clinch.
Sitsunpeong misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsunpeong looks to land a right hand but Hawkes moved out of range.#T2#
Hawkes stuns Sitsunpeong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsunpeong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch up
and Hawkes counters with a left to the body.
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!
Sitsunpeong throws a lazy body kick
and Hawkes counters with a left and a right that stings Sitsunpeong. #CL#
Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Hawkes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsunpeong is keeping busy.
Sitsunpeong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsunpeong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsunpeong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkes avoids it.
Hawkes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsunpeong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Hawkes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsunpeong avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Hawkes manages to break the clinch.
Sitsunpeong wants to clinch up but Hawkes keeps it at a distance.
Sitsunpeong throws a front kick that sends Hawkes stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong darts in trying to clinch
and Hawkes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsunpeong thinking.
Sitsunpeong looks winded!#CL#
Hawkes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawkes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sitsunpeong obliges.#T4#
Sitsunpeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawkes managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong has Hawkes pressed against the cage, preventing Hawkes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sitsunpeong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawkes's efforts to push away.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes leaning against his opponent.
Hawkes dodges an elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes stalling in the clinch.
Sitsunpeong takes a shot to the head.
Sitsunpeong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawkes is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsunpeong has double underhooks.
Sitsunpeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sitsunpeong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkes avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Hawkes 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.#R2#
Hawkes misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsunpeong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawkes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsunpeong misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsunpeong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Hawkes does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsunpeong throws a series of punches but Hawkes moves out of range.
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Sitsunpeong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T1#
Hawkes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawkes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC#Sitsunpeong is rocked!
Hawkes avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawkes finish him?
Hawkes lands a jab to Sitsunpeong's midsection.#CL2#
Sitsunpeong closes the distance and clinches.
Hawkes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsunpeong can do to turn this around?
Hawkes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitsunpeong up against the cage.
Sitsunpeong seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawkes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sitsunpeong is breathing heavily.
Sitsunpeong keeps control of Hawkes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawkes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitsunpeong up against the cage.
Sitsunpeong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsunpeong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T2#
Hawkes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsunpeong pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawkes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsunpeong is trying to push Hawkes away but Hawkes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawkes dodges an elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsunpeong backwards.
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!
Sitsunpeong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkes.
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Hawkes breaks the clinch.
Hawkes is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hawkes shuts the power down on Sitsunpeong. Lights out, game over! Hawkes is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hal Hawkes!
Hal Hawkes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Nice jab there from Kuzmitch. #KD2#
Hawkes drops Kuzmitch with a beautiful combination! Kuzmitch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hawkes is looking for the KO!
Hawkes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawkes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Hawkes. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkes misses the body punch
and Hawkes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Hal Hawkes has been cut.
Kuzmitch scores with a jab to the head.
Hawkes darts in trying to clinch
and Kuzmitch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuzmitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkes.
Hawkes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuzmitch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawkes thinking.
Good shot there by Kuzmitch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuzmitch. That snapped Hawkes's head back.
#ROC#Hawkes is rocked!
Kuzmitch cracks Hawkes with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petr Kuzmitch! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 08, 2023 |
#R1##KD2#
Hawkes lands a left and a right that send Hunt crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Hunt is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkes avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkes connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hunt to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Hawkes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hal Hawkes! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Zielony tries to clinch up.#CL#
Hawkes drives through and clinches with Zielony against the cage.
Hawkes is trying to break free.
Zielony avoids the elbow strike from Hawkes, against the cage.
Hawkes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zielony backwards.
Hawkes stalling.
Zielony has had enough of the clinch but Hawkes keeps him there for the moment.
Zielony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zielony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zielony is trying to break free.#BC2#
Zielony manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Hawkes gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Hawkes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hawkes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zielony is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SU#
Hawkes decides to take the fight back to the feet. #T1#
Zielony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkes circles away.#CL2#
Zielony gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zielony takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zielony tries to pull guard but Hawkes holds him up against the cage and eventually Zielony drops back down to his feet.
Zielony tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hawkes smiles and moves away.
Hal Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Zielony.
Hawkes swats away the attempt to clinch by Zielony.#TD#
Hawkes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zielony to the mat! Zielony manages to get full guard.
Hawkes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zielony wants to stand but Hawkes is controlling the position.
Zielony can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawkes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2##SU#
Hawkes stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zielony to get to his feet.
Zielony tries to clinch up.#TD#
Hawkes dives in and scores a takedown into Zielony's guard.
Zielony wants to get back to his feet but Hawkes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawkes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zielony is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawkes is controlling him.
Hawkes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawkes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawkes throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zielony is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawkes is controlling him.
Zielony looks winded!#T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zielony shoots in and drives through. Hawkes sprawls well.#TD#
Hawkes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Hawkes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zielony has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hawkes is controlling the pace.
Zielony won't allow Hawkes to pass to mount. #T4#
Hawkes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zielony's head. #SU#
Hawkes escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Zielony tries to sprawl but Hawkes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zielony tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hawkes manages to move to mount!
Hawkes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawkes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawkes controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zielony for as long as he can get away with.
Zielony takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Hawkes working for a guillotine from mount but Zielony is in no mood to give up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Hawkes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Hawkes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Zielony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkes swats away the attempt to clinch by Zielony.
Mariusz Zielony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes swats away the attempt to clinch by Zielony.
Hawkes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawkes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zielony can do to turn this around?#CL#
Hawkes closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes throws an elbow that misses.
#BC2#
Zielony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zielony doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkes circles away.
Hawkes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD#
Hawkes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawkes's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Hawkes throwing strikes from guard but Zielony blocks nicely.
Hawkes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zielony can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawkes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawkes prevents Zielony from standing back up.
Hawkes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zielony defending well though. #ES2#
Zielony kicks off Hawkes and gets to his feet.
Hawkes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawkes wants it to stay on the feet.
As Zielony looks to move away, Hawkes throws a big counter combo but Zielony just gets out of the way.
Zielony is breathing heavily.#CL#
Hawkes rushes Zielony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Hawkes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hawkes as the two fighters clinch.
Hawkes is pushing Zielony up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hawkes tries to break free but Zielony pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Hawkes to work.
Hawkes working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hawkes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zielony taking a breather.
Hawkes is looking to break free of the clinch but Zielony has double underhooks. #T3#
Zielony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkes.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zielony.
Zielony prevents Hawkes from breaking the clinch.
Hawkes is trying to break the clinch but Zielony has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hawkes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawkes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zielony backwards.
Zielony tries to stall but Hawkes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zielony looking to slow down the pace here.
Zielony has Hawkes pressed against the cage, preventing Hawkes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zielony has Hawkes pushed against the cage.#T4#
Zielony is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Zielony blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawkes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hawkes wants to break free but Zielony has control.
Hawkes can't break the clinch.
Hawkes tries to land knees in the clinch but Zielony avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Zielony breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zielony tries to clinch up but Hawkes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkes connects with a right hand. Zielony shakes it off.
Zielony scores with a one two! Hawkes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Hawkes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.
Zielony doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkes circles away.
#TD#
Hawkes dives in and scores a takedown into Zielony's guard.
Zielony is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zielony working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkes.
Zielony is looking to stand up but Hawkes isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zielony working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkes.
Hawkes postures up in Zielony's guard and throws a big left but Zielony blocks it.
Hawkes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zielony darts in looking for a takedown but Hawkes gets double underhooks and turns Zielony into the cage.
Zielony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Hawkes rushes Zielony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkes is trying to push Zielony away but Zielony has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zielony tries to break free but Hawkes pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawkes scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Zielony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawkes tries to break the clinch but Zielony is controlling the position. #BC2#
Zielony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Hawkes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zielony was covering up waiting for the punch and Hawkes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zielony is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hawkes dives into side control.
#T2##REVB#
Zielony tries to escape but Hawkes is in control.
Hawkes controls the position.
Hawkes throws a strike aimed at the side of Zielony's head but Zielony avoids it well.
Hal Hawkes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkes prevents Zielony from escaping the position.#T3##SUB#
Hawkes is trying to get an arm triangle but Zielony is defending well.
Hawkes is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hawkes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hawkes is staying tight to Zielony's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zielony pushes Hawkes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawkes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hawkes controls the position from side control.#T4#
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.#SU#
Hawkes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zielony to his feet. #TD#
Hawkes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zielony's guard.
Hawkes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawkes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Hawkes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawkes 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Hawkes!
In defeat, Mariusz Zielony stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations for my opponent. Today he was better than me, but i want to keep fighting in QFC.'. |
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