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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk's entrance music is What a Rush. A fine choice. Dubonet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Francois Dubonet told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
161 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dubonet swivels and escapes.
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Dubonet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dubonet is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hawk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hawk cracks Dubonet with a big right hand but Dubonet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hawk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dubonet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Dubonet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk prevents Dubonet from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubonet to escape.
Dubonet is trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk working the head with strikes.
Hawk landing strikes.
Dubonet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hawk lands an elbow.
Dubonet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk in side control, throwing shots but Dubonet defends.
Hawk working the ground and pound from side control.
Hawk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hawk in side control, throwing shots but Dubonet defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hawk throws a strike aimed at the side of Dubonet's head but Dubonet avoids it well.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Hawk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawk wants to control but Dubonet is keeping him busy.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Hawk crashes against the mat.
Hawk 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.
Dubonet taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Hawk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hawk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dubonet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dubonet is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawk working the body and head with strikes.
Hawk throws an elbow but Dubonet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hawk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Dubonet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hawk working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dubonet sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dubonet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Dubonet dodges it nicely.
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawk working Dubonet over with strikes.
Hawk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawk.
Dubonet is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dubonet parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubonet to escape.
Hawk cracks Dubonet with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dubonet parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubonet to escape.
Hawk cracks Dubonet with a big elbow.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk wants to control but Dubonet is keeping him busy.
Hawk tries to score with some ground and pound. Dubonet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Dubonet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dubonet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hawk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dubonet looks a forlorn figure.
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Hawk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubonet hang on?
Hawk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hawk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dubonet's face.
You get the feeling that Dubonet really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dubonet is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dubonet is trying to stand up.
Dubonet is breathing heavily.
Hawk breaks from Dubonet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dubonet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hawk won't let Dubonet get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hawk lands a big shot there that rocks Dubonet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Dubonet is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Hawk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
Hawk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawk unloading with bombs!
Hawk looking to finish Dubonet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dubonet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubonet taking shots to the head.
Hawk lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Dubonet that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Dubonet is staying in there.
Hawk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dubonet looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hawk gets the takedown into side control.
Hawk lands an elbow.
Hawk is trying to ground and pound but Dubonet uses the momentary lack of control by Hawk to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dubonet pushes Hawk off looking to stand but Hawk dives back in and keeps control.
Dubonet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet has hold of Hawk's hands but Hawk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dubonet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hawk connects with a nice short shot to Dubonet's temple.
Hawk works his way into side control.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dubonet is avoiding damage well.
Hawk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Dubonet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working the ground and pound but Dubonet is defending the strikes.
Dubonet dodges the ground and pound from Hawk.
Dubonet avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawk.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dubonet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Hawk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawk raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dubonet swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hawk with shots to the head and body - Dubonet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawk won't let Dubonet get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawk working Dubonet over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Dubonet really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control the pace but Dubonet is squirming around nicely.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dubonet taking shots to the head.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Dubonet is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Francois Dubonet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Hawk!
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energy
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hype
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