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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hapitchou comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious - Sky is falling. Hawkins has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PePe Hapitchou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hapitchou misses with a hook
and Hapitchou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hapitchou connects with a solid leg kick.
Hapitchou throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hapitchou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Hapitchou connects with a single shot there.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hapitchou blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou misses with a two punch combination.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawkins.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hapitchou misses the shot to the body.
Hapitchou scores with a jab to the head.
Hapitchou feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Good leg kick by Hapitchou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Hapitchou misses.
Hawkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Hapitchou is having none of it.
Hapitchou throwing a counter right hand but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawkins walks into a straight right hand from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with a straight left.
Hawkins throws a jab when Hapitchou was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou cracks Hawkins with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Hapitchou shakes it off.
Hapitchou throws an off balance right hand
and Hapitchou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hapitchou.
Hawkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hapitchou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hapitchou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawkins checks the leg kick.
Hawkins throws out a counter right but Hapitchou avoids it with no problem.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hapitchou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hapitchou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawkins throws a good cross that connects.
Hapitchou throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a leg kick.
Hawkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hapitchou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hapitchou misses with a left hand
and Hawkins counters with a series of strikes. Hapitchou will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hapitchou.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Hapitchou throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
Hapitchou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawkins backs up against the cage.
Hawkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawkins slips a jab from Hapitchou.
Hawkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hapitchou misses with a hook
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lamont Hawkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hapitchou tries to score with a low kick but Hawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hapitchou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hapitchou throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hapitchou's sensitive parts.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Hapitchou shakes it off.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Hapitchou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hapitchou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hapitchou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hapitchou avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou connects with a right hand. Hawkins shakes it off.
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
PePe Hapitchou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hapitchou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins feints a counter leg kick.
Hapitchou blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hapitchou misses with a low kick.
Hapitchou looks to land a left hand but Hawkins moved out of range nicely.
Hawkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hapitchou looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
A slow jab from Hapitchou misses its intended target.
Hapitchou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hapitchou's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hapitchou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins cracks Hapitchou with an open hand slap.
Hapitchou cracks Hawkins with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Hapitchou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hapitchou. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hapitchou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hawkins is looking to chop away at Hapitchou's legs.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawkins feints a counter leg kick.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hapitchou connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Hapitchou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Hapitchou.
Hawkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hapitchou cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Hapitchou misses with a right hand
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hapitchou thuds a left hand into Hawkins's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hapitchou scores with a nice head shot.
Hapitchou looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Hawkins throws a leg kick
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hapitchou throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hapitchou tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
Hapitchou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Hapitchou as he checks the leg kick.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hapitchou lands a head kick. Hawkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Hapitchou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hapitchou misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawkins as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Hapitchou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hapitchou drops his hands momentarily and Hawkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawkins checks a low kick from Hapitchou.
Hawkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hapitchou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hapitchou throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawkins counters with a straight right hand.
Hapitchou throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawkins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hawkins cracks Hapitchou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hapitchou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Hawkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hapitchou counters with a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Hawkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hapitchou throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Hapitchou swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses the jab.
Hapitchou misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawkins counters with a nice body kick.
Hapitchou thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Hawkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hapitchou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hapitchou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Hawkins sizes up Hapitchou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to slow Hapitchou down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Hapitchou ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hapitchou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hapitchou swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hapitchou can pounce on him.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hapitchou misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamont Hawkins.
Well Hawkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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