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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Hawkes.
Navarro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Jonathan Hawkes has been cut.
Hawkes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Hawkes.
Hawkes lands a left and a right that send Navarro crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Javier Navarro has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro tries for a takedown but Hawkes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Navarro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkes swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
Hawkes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Navarro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Navarro looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a head kick.
Hawkes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawkes, right into the meat.
Hawkes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Navarro trying to control the position but instead, Hawkes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Navarro into the cage.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes landing knees to the head.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Hawkes scores with a knee to the head.
Navarro is trying to break the clinch but Hawkes has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Navarro is trying to break free.
Hawkes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkes working aggressively here.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Navarro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawkes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Navarro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawkes pushes Navarro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Hawkes.
Hawkes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Hawkes lands a hook that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes presses Navarro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
Hawkes lands with a short shot to the head.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
Navarro can't break the clinch.
Hawkes misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawkes lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Hawkes.
Still in the clinch, Hawkes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navarro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawkes tries to work over Navarro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but Navarro blocks it.
Hawkes gets through Navarro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkes.
Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Navarro circles away.
Navarro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Navarro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkes circles away.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Navarro.
Hawkes rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.
Hawkes connects with a knee to the head.
Navarro takes a shot to the head.
Navarro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to land knees in the clinch but Navarro avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkes has Navarro pressed against the cage, preventing Navarro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Navarro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hawkes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Navarro.
Hawkes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkes tries to work over Navarro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkes.
Hawkes prevents Navarro from breaking the clinch.
Hawkes working aggressively here.
Navarro blocks a body shot from Hawkes.
Navarro takes a shot to the head.
Navarro wants to break free but Hawkes has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Navarro's efforts to push away.
Hawkes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawkes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
Hawkes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkes has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkes misses with a knee strike.
Hawkes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Navarro's efforts to push away.
Hawkes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Navarro finds it's target.
Navarro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hawkes taking some punishment here, with Navarro in his half guard.
Navarro moves into full mount! Hawkes won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawkes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawkes lands a head kick!
Hawkes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Navarro finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawkes's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Navarro lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkes thows a body shot but no joy.
Navarro works Hawkes's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Navarro scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Navarro lands in his opponent's guard.
Navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkes is trying to control the position but Navarro postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hawkes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Navarro looking to sit in guard and control but Hawkes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Navarro holds on and takes a little breather.
Hawkes wants to pass the guard but Navarro is keeping the position.
Navarro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawkes is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawkes wants to control from the top but Navarro keeps moving.
Navarro wriggles free and stands up.
Hawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkes takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hawkes.
Navarro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawkes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawkes throws a head kick that misses.
Navarro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawkes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Hawkes presses Navarro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Hawkes lands an elbow that stopped Navarro in his tracks for a moment.
Hawkes lands a knee to the head.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes lands with a light punch inside.
Hawkes keeps control of Navarro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navarro avoids it.
Navarro working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkes prevents Navarro from breaking the clinch.
Hawkes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawkes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkes lands with a right to the head.
Hawkes throws an elbow but it misses.
Navarro looking to stall.
Hawkes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hawkes lands a nice uppercut.
Hawkes tries a body shot but Navarro blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkes. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Navarro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkes as he avoids it easily.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Navarro.
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
Navarro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkes circles away.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Hawkes lands a head kick. Navarro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Navarro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkes circles away.
Navarro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hawkes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro with a jab.
Hawkes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Navarro.
A punch combination from Navarro misses.
Hawkes tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro cracks Hawkes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkes, looking for a takedown. Navarro pushes Hawkes against the cage but Hawkes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawkes is looking to slow Navarro down with leg kicks.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Hawkes ducks down to avoid it.
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 Jonathan Hawkes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawkes throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range.
Hawkes moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
Hawkes throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Hawkes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Navarro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawkes is trying to get back to full guard.
Navarro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawkes wants to get back to full guard.
Navarro is keen to just control but Hawkes is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro throwing shots but Hawkes is blocking nicely.
Navarro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Navarro controlling the action here.
Hawkes manages to get to full guard.
Navarro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Navarro wants to control from the top but Hawkes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Navarro postures up.
Navarro wants to control from the top but Hawkes keeps moving.
Hawkes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Navarro.
Navarro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawkes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Hawkes.
Navarro scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkes as he jumps to the side.
Hawkes tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Hawkes moves in looking to clinch but Navarro pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Hawkes.
Navarro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Navarro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkes is fending him off so far but Navarro persists. Nope, Hawkes circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawkes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hawkes throws a head kick that Navarro semi-blocks.
Hawkes misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Navarro or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkes which made him look bad.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Navarro.
Hawkes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Navarro's head.
Navarro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Navarro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawkes closes the distance and pushes Navarro back into the cage.
Hawkes works on Navarro's body with a couple of short punches.
Jonathan Hawkes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hawkes.
Hawkes keeps control of Navarro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Javier Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navarro wants to break free but Hawkes has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
Hawkes lands with a left to the head.
Hawkes misses with a knee strike.
Navarro manages to break the clinch.
Navarro has a takedown stuffed.
Hawkes with a hook.
Hawkes lands with a kick to the temple. Navarro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Navarro shoots for a takedown but Hawkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Navarro.
I think Hawkes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonathan Hawkes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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