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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Francoise Petit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dr Francoise Petit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Petit or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkes which made him look bad.
Hawkes misses with a head kick.
Petit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawkes sprawls well initially but Petit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Petit trying to mount his opponent but Hawkes defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hawkes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hawkes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petit controls the pace.
Hawkes looking to control.
Petit preventing the sweep.
Petit trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petit slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petit won't allow Hawkes to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkes moves in looking to clinch but Petit pushes him off.
Hawkes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkes throws a head kick but Petit moves out of range.
Petit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkes pinned against the cage. Hawkes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petit throws the left hand but Hawkes avoids the punch easily.
Hawkes scores with a nice strike.
Hawkes misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Petit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawkes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkes drops Petit with a right and a left! Hawkes comes rushing in but Petit regains his composure and manages to keep Hawkes in guard.
Petit is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkes content to stall in guard here.
Petit is still in real trouble! Can Hawkes finish him?
Petit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkes.
Petit seems to have recovered his senses.
Petit doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Petit is trying to control the position but Hawkes postures up.
Petit keeping moving, preventing Hawkes from controlling successfully.
Hawkes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petit is pulling down on Hawkes's head to control his posture.
Hawkes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petit misses with a straight left.
Petit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petit misses with an uppercut. Hawkes saw that one coming.
Hawkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Petit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petit.
Petit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Francoise Petit.
Petit looks gassed!
Hawkes misses with a double jab.
Hawkes punishes Petit's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawkes misses with a double jab
and Petit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkes lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawkes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big head kick from Hawkes and Petit is sent sprawling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit keeping moving, preventing Hawkes from controlling successfully.
Hawkes pushing down on Petit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawkes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petit keeps working.
Hawkes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petit's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawkes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawkes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkes throwing shots but Petit is blocking nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hawkes swinging wilding here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawkes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonathan Hawkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petit backs up against the cage.
Petit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petit shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkes sprawls well. He's pushed Petit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkes as he jumps to the side.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Francoise Petit.
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Hawkes lands a head kick!
Jonathan Hawkes is winning the standup battle so far.
Petit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkes keeping full guard, as Petit tries to pass.
Petit is breathing heavily.
Hawkes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit is staying active underneath Hawkes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petit is looking for a sweep. Hawkes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawkes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Petit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkes wants to pass to mount but Petit is defending the position.
Petit tries to roll over but Hawkes keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkes wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Petit or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkes which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petit throws a series of punches but Hawkes avoids them all with ease.
Hawkes misses with a combination
and Petit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hawkes trying to control the position here.
Hawkes trying to strike off his back.
Hawkes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawkes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkes looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Hawkes.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Petit does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petit.
Petit fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkes lands with a shot to the body.
Hawkes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkes is looking to wear down Petit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petit misses the jab.
Hawkes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Hawkes looks to land a combination but Petit avoids it well.
Petit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkes as he avoids it easily.
Hawkes throws a head kick that Petit semi-blocks.
Petit dodges the punch combination from Hawkes.
Petit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hawkes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes wants to stand but Petit is controlling the position.
Hawkes can't keep his opponent in guard - Petit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawkes trying to hold on to Petit's head to control him but Petit postures up.
Hawkes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hawkes is looking for a sweep. Petit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petit is pressing down on Hawkes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawkes is holding on for now.
Petit is trying to control. Hawkes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawkes tries to clinch up but Petit circles away and keeps his distance.
Petit shoots for a takedown but Hawkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawkes stuffs the takedown attempt from Petit. Petit gets slowly back to his feet.
Petit looks to throw the jab but Hawkes is out of range.
Nice shot by Hawkes.
Petit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkes is fending him off so far but Petit persists. Nope, Hawkes circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Francoise Petit.
Hawkes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petit doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawkes works Petit's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawkes.
Petit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawkes.
Hawkes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petit counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawkes.
A good leg kick by Hawkes.
Hawkes lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkes lands a head kick. Petit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkes feints and then cracks Petit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petit down.
Hawkes throws a one two combo.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes thumps Petit with a low kick.
Petit shoots in but Hawkes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawkes lands with a slapping head kick.
Petit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkes stuns Petit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petit shoots in but Hawkes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawkes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petit looks for a takedown but Hawkes sprawls well.
Hawkes clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawkes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Hawkes.
A short right from Hawkes on the inside.
Petit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
Nice body punch from Hawkes.
Hawkes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawkes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Hawkes.
Hawkes stops a takedown attempt from Petit.
A short uppercut from Hawkes.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
Hawkes pushes Petit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petit.
Hawkes can't find room to land a body shot as Petit controls the action.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petit.
Hawkes prevents Petit from breaking the clinch.
Petit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawkes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawkes digs a right hand into Petit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petit's gas tank.
Hawkes lands an elbow that stopped Petit in his tracks for a moment.
Hawkes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Hawkes.
Hawkes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawkes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Hawkes - that landed with a thud.
Dr Francoise Petit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes scores with a shot to the side of Petit's head.
Petit tries to break the clinch but Hawkes is controlling the position.
Hawkes misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkes throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Jonathan Hawkes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petit is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkes has double underhooks.
Petit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawkes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petit is trying to break free.
Petit stalls.
Hawkes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hawkes on the inside.
Hawkes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawkes keeps control of Petit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawkes lands a shot to the body.
Hawkes lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hawkes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawkes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hawkes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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