"I thought I was down from what my corner was telling me. He was running away so I wasn't really connecting with anything solid," Hawn said. "My corner was telling me I needed a knockout or a finish, which is pretty much the way I felt. I knew I was down."
"No, I just felt like I didn't do enough," he said. "I haven't watched it yet but when I go back and watch it again it'll probably be different. It was frustrating to not be able to connect on him because he was back pedaling so much. I can't be mad at anyone but myself. I didn't finish the fight. If I did, none of these conversations would be going on."
Hawn was frustrated at how it went down, like any fighter would be. He did make a rather curious statement in regards to how internet fans judged the fight, however:
"Obviously it sucks to lose like that," Hawn said. "It's one thing to lose if you got out and get knocked out. To have it be so close I guess and 99 percent of the people who are on the online forums said I won that fight."
Once again though, Hawn showed class and a positive attitude in regards to the loss, and gave some insight on his future in Bellator:
"At the end of the day, maybe it's for the better. In terms of financially [Hawn made $75,000 for his tournament run] and just mentally and physically. I was told that I'm going to be back in the tournament in September," Hawn said. "Jay has a lot of experience. It was better than losing to a bum."
Welterweight is undoubtedly the deepest division Bellator has, and the season five tournament is shaping up to be their most stacked one yet. Along with a very good bantamweight tournament that's almost filled already, the fall promises to bring a plethora of entertaining fights to the Bellator cage.