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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Coen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Hawkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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184 cm
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Coen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shawn Hawkings!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawkings works over Coen's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawkings connects with the punch.
Hawkings finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawkings closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hawkings motions for Coen to come forward. Hawkings throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkings takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coen tries to bum rush Hawkings with a series of wild strikes but Hawkings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawkings misses with a combination
and Coen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coen.
Hawkings gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hawkings is in close to Coen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawkings in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coen keeping moving, preventing Hawkings from controlling successfully.
Hawkings is looking to stand up but Coen won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawkings!
Hawkings squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hawkings is trying to escape the mount.
Coen controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkings wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hawkings is looking to get to half guard.
Coen looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coen looking to control but Hawkings is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hawkings is desperately trying to improve his position but Coen has a good base and remains in mount.
Hawkings tries to hold on but Coen pushes him away.
Coen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hawkings tries to lock up and control but Coen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coen looking to ground and pound but Hawkings is blocking nicely.
Hawkings taking shots to the head.
Coen thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coen lands a heavy elbow.
Hawkings blocking the ground and pound.
Hawkings is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Coen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawkings avoids a series of strikes thrown by Coen.
Hawkings is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkings tries to hold on but Coen pushes him away.
Coen wants to control the pace but Hawkings is squirming around nicely.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawkings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawkings looks a forlorn figure.
Coen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawkings is looking to escape.
Hawkings is looking to get to half guard.
Hawkings wants to hold on but Coen pushes him away.
Hawkings can't escape the position.
Coen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Hawkings will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkings misses with a wild combination.
Coen fails with a takedown attempt.
Coen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkings circles away.
Coen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkings.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkings lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coen takes a step back to recover.
Coen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkings lunges at Coen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coen's hand.
Hawkings lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coen backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkings checks a leg kick.
Coen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkings.
Shawn Hawkings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Hawkings there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawkings misses with a double jab
and Coen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coen throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkings manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawkings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coen moves into the clinch.
Hawkings blocks an elbow strike.
Coen looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkings is blocking nicely.
Coen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkings.
Coen is working for takedown but Hawkings is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Coen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coen prevents the takedown attempt.
Coen wants a takedown.
Coen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkings has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Coen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hawkings. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Coen trying to control the hands but Hawkings breaks the grip.
Will Hawkings go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Coen breaks Hawkings's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkings is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coen is controlling him.
Coen stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkings.
Hawkings wants to stand up but Coen is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkings has wrist control.
Coen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawkings utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Coen.
Hawkings scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coen in his tracks.
Hawkings slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coen circles away quickly and effectively.
Coen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coen is looking to clinch but Hawkings is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawkings scores with a four punch combination!
Coen wants to clinch up but Hawkings keeps it at a distance.
Coen tries to clinch there but Hawkings circles away.
Hawkings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkings lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawkings closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coen to the mat! Coen manages to get full guard.
Hawkings wants to get up but he can't break Coen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Coen working a defensive guard here.
Hawkings looking to sit in guard and control but Coen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawkings is trying to keep Coen in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Hawkings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Coen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Coen.
Coen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkings is defending well for now.
Hawkings has hold of one of Coen's legs. Coen is fighting the takedown attempt but Hawkings gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Coen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawkings!
Hawkings manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Coen trying to control the action but Hawkings is working from the bottom.
Coen seems to be working for a kimura but Hawkings defends the submission attempt.
Hawkings gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkings wants to sweep here but Coen controlling him for the moment.
Coen wants to control from the top but Hawkings keeps moving.
Coen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkings is keeping the position for now.
Hawkings manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawkings wants to stand and escape but instead Coen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coen prevents Hawkings from getting back to his feet.
Hawkings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkings is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkings not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawkings can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coen controls the pace.
Hawkings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings keeping moving, preventing Coen from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hawkings!
Coen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawkings tries to lock up and control but Coen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Coen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hawkings's face.
Hawkings is squirming around, avoiding Coen's attempts to control the action.
Hawkings is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Coen looking to finish with strikes here!
Shawn Hawkings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Coen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hawkings?
Hawkings is trying to escape the mount.
Coen looking to finish with strikes here!
Hawkings can't escape the position.
Coen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dan Coen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkings tries to hold on but Coen postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Coen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawkings has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Hawkings!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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