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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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199 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Lewis stuns Dawkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawkins is defended easily by Lewis.
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis thows a body kick. Dawkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lewis tries to clinch but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis 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.
Dawkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Dawkins lands an uppercut.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis pushes Dawkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis stops a takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawkins manages to break the clinch.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis lands a high kick!
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lewis throws a right hand that Dawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawkins also avoids with ease.
Lewis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawkins's calf.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lewis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Dawkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lewis.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lewis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dawkins's sensitive parts.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Dawkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawkins lands with a left to the head.
Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lewis is trying to defend but Dawkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins moves into full mount! Lewis won't be happy about that!
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins controlling from mount.
Dawkins looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lewis slips under a jab from Dawkins.
Lewis throws a front kick that sends Dawkins stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Dawkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dawkins really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Dawkins 's knee.
Lewis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Dawkins seems unphased.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawkins. That did some damage!
Lewis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lewis rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dawkins.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Dawkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leonard Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lewis pushes Dawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Dawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Dawkins prevents a body shot from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dawkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Lewis gets through Dawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawkins controls his hands.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawkins's defenses.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Dawkins's ribcage. Dawkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Lewis slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis pushes Dawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Dawkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lewis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lewis.
Lewis misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis digs a good hook to Dawkins's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lewis. That's going to slow Dawkins down.
Lewis scoring well with a low kick there.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Lewis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lewis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Dawkins's belly button to the back.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Dawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonard Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Both fighters circling a little - Lewis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lewis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dawkins in his tracks.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lewis. That one must have hurt.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Dawkins's ribcage. Dawkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis gets through Dawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Lewis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Dawkins's head.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Dawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis rushes Dawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawkins.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Dawkins throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dawkins throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. Dawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawkins fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dawkins needs to keep his hands up - Lewis had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis sizes up Dawkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis feints and then cracks Dawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawkins down.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
Dawkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins swings around for an armbar but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dawkins's guard.
Lewis gets to his feet - Dawkins follows without any prompting.
Dawkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis scores with a jab to the head.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawkins's head.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawkins's knee momentarily.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Dawkins's belly button to the back.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Dawkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Lewis tenderised Dawkins's leg. Dawkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Lewis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawkins takes one to the chin there.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dawkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawkins tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dawkins shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dawkins misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis misses with a leg kick
and Dawkins counters with a left to the body.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dawkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to avoid it but Dawkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lewis to the ground. Lewis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dawkins has time to react.
Lewis pushes Dawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis tries a body shot but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawkins avoids it.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis working Dawkins over with knees to the body.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lewis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis gets through Dawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Lewis catches Dawkins right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Leonard Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a thumping low kick.
Dawkins fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 43:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 43:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Lewis!
Leonard Lewis is the new middleweight champion!
Leonard Lewis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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