1) John Hawk vs. Joe McCall: For the NAAFS Pro Series heavyweight title. Apparently, this is a big deal. McCall was on Iron Ring, BTW. Both have Buentello style body types, you feel me?
FIGHT: John Hawk Decision. 5 full rounds of "heavyweight action". One of the worst MMA bouts in 2010. One of the worst ever, actually. All standup the entire fight, with neither man even being really bothered until Hawk was nearly KOed in the final round with 2 minutes left. Cards are EVERYWHERE, with 49-46 cards for each man, and a 48-47 for Hawk that wins him the fight.
I'm not going to break both men down because honestly, its not worth it. There's little to cover. Hawk comes forward the entire bout and while he's less accurate, doesn't check low kicks, and probably gets more landed on him than McCall did, he wins the bout on pure activity with the judges. McCall standing has his lead hand low much of the fight and just isn't active when he should be. He paws with the jab (or is just really slow with his right hand), throws low kicks with nothing behind them, and never bothers to shoot until he hurts Hawk. Its probably a mistake in retrospect.
Neither man belongs even in the Bellator heavyweight tourney. But someone will give them a shot because of their records. And then we will pretend it matters.(1)
OVERALL FOR THE SHOW: 2 out of 10, with 1 point for a knockdown late. Bad. Bad bad bad. Stay away from both men unless they're fighting someone known for throwing fights.
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