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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 556 p4p, 733 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 16 p4p, 23 weight class). West's entrance music is Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. A fine choice. Hawthorne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Schism by Tool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damien Hawthorne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
West avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
West throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from West.
West staying out of range there.
Hawthorne throws a poor cross that misses
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne misses with the body kick
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from West.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawthorne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawthorne throws a hook but West blocks it.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Hawthorne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
West with a jab.
Hawthorne lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
West scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West staying out of range there.
Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hawthorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawthorne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Decent striking displayed by Hawthorne there.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
West avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
West misses with a body shot
and Hawthorne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West scores with a jab.
West slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the head.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne throws a jab when West was well out of range.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne moves out of range as West strikes.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
Hawthorne thuds his right hand into West's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Hawthorne lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Hawthorne moves out of range as West strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawthorne misses with a hook
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by West's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Hawthorne catches West right on the button with a cross.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawthorne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether West might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but West moved away.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but West moves away
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from West.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into range.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and West counters with a lovely shot to the body.
West digs a good body shot into Hawthorne's ribs.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
It looked like West was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West 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.
A jab from Hawthorne does it's job there.
Hawthorne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawthorne connects with a looping right hand.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne scores with a hook.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hawthorne.
West blocks a jab.
Hawthorne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
West looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
West lands a jab to Hawthorne's midsection.
Hawthorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne with a jab.
West lands with a hook. Hawthorne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from West misses.
Hawthorne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawthorne throws a body kick that misses.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
West blocks a leg kick.
Hawthorne takes one on the button.
West throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
West ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West misses the shot to the body.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Hawthorne's shoulder, as Hawthorne tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. West knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
West moves out of range of the body kick from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a body kick that misses
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawthorne connects with a good right hand that stumbles West. West circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
DeShawn West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawthorne is looking to chop away at West's legs.
West ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from West with a body shot.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
West walks into a stiff left hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Hawthorne tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
West connects with a jab.
West lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawthorne's head.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawthorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Hawthorne thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne jabs at West's body.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West steps in with a hook that catches Hawthorne right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! West follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hawthorne looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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