BEFORE: While Foxfire Atlantic & Malika Menard's consent is required to make this fight an official lightweight title eliminator, most of the BBU TV pundits and fans gathered in the Tokyo Dome believe that Downunder Boxing's Jennifer Hawkins is just one win away from rising to the most coveted of all opportunities. The 2004 Miss Universe battled former champion Doutzen Kroes in a non-title clash last December but her own past AWUBA championship status makes her profile a little too high considering the short cut route that Jessica Michibata openly dismisses while talking to Georgie Thompson ahead of tonight's Main Event. Michibata thinks she deserves her own shot at the straps but the recent loss to Krystal Forscutt technically makes her quest questionable though several local fans thinks she's indeed a superior boxer to Hawkins and Forscutt is even a better one than both Michibata and Hawkins combined.

So, it's perhaps all down to circumstances but while Michibata doesn't support Matsumoto's bid tonight based on the general Ayako Hamada roster snub, Krystal Forscutt is equally ruthless when rating Hawkins' chances on twitter. Apparently the in-house bickering between the proud Aussies has risen to a whole new level following Miranda Kerr's full-time FCBA departure.

Sayuki Matsumoto wears a pink bikini set and black gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Jennifer Hawkins wears a light blue bikini set and golden gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a similar sleek ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Both girls waste no time in hooking up with heavy slugging tactics and all credit to Hawkins who didn't get caught out by the Japanese leather rush that isn't exactly a standard procedure so early in the fight. Georgie Thompson thinks that shows how seriously Sayuki judges her opponent and she scores with an aerial bomb on the temple that wobbles the blonde off her close range stance and allows the local favorite to power ahead with more shots to the cleavage. Matsumoto leaves nothing on the table early on but Jennifer is surprisingly agile on those lanky model legs and survives the injection of pace in mid distance before looping meaningful response to keep the former BBU champion at bay. Sayuki's all power but channels her veteran status and abandons a classic pursuit just to let things settle down a bit, she's not gonna lose this round on the cards based on sheer production as Hawkins bailed out early herself.

Round 2:
More piercing hooks from the brunette keep the Aussie model honest but those looping counter shots catch plenty of Japanese flesh and it's down to Sayuki's elite status that she doesn't seem to be affected at all. She leans on the front (left) leg and keeps plugging away at the body after finding room to spare in close range. Hawkins half-uppercuts to the jugs while showing enough juice to prevent more Asian success but both women lock a lenghty clinch in the second minute when they're unable to gain a clear upper-hand over one another. Not to de distracted too much, the blonde rips a nice combo on the liver area to break free and beats the brunette for a quick hook on the jaw that doesn't sit well with the Dome audience at all. However Sayuki just can't pin the Aussie down thereafter and her tracking efforts bounce off the solid high guard which probably evens the score at the end of two.

Rounds 3 & 4:
This fight was destined to become a marathon considering the high stakes and Sayuki's failed to make the most of her4 early charge so when the tempo slows down during the next six minutes, even Jessica Michibata nods back to Georgie Thompson and cuts a serious figure in the stands. Both women are happy to dink & duck for most of the time while looping single hands over the top that are nowhere near consistent or solid enough to make a difference in an title eliminator clash. Sayuki can absorb a ton of punishment according to just about everyone who's watched her in the ring and Hawkins' loss to Doutzen Kroes is no reason to be ashamed of considering the Dutch model's reign back in the day. Kei Mizutani seems happy to let Sayuki call her own plan here but Downunder's Nikki Visser looks a little annoyed after the fourth since dragging this fight into a judges' decision is a shaky prospect on enemy grounds.

Round 5:
Former flyweight champion Mikie Hara joins Jessica Michibata in the stands and perhaps she wants to browse her Girls Friday opposition schedule yet Ola Jordan was released from the Newcastle-based duty and another rumour linking the Polish-born dancer seems to find more traction after Penny Higgs was backed into the fight at the end of the recent BBU card held in Sydney. We're back to the ring though as Jennifer changes up a gear and tackles Sayuki to the body while producing her most trigger-happy display yet. She bangs several crisp punches on target but the brunette shrugs them off and loops immediate response over the top clipping the blonde's nose but failing to reel her back. An accidental clash of heads briefly halts the action but Hawkins resumes the high-octane attack thereafter and forces Matsumoto into a ducking retreat; Georgie Thompson smells a trap here but Hawkins rips a left cross to the mouth to take care of that concern before a jug-busting uppercut makes the Japanese powerhouse scream out. One more hook finds the left eye just before the bell and leaves coach Mizutani thumping the cornerpost in frustration as the seeing out tactics is just totally exposed at half-distance and requires immediate change.

Round 6:
Matsumoto fancies her chances in another all-out blitz but Hawkins has learned her lessons from the Kroes disaster and fends off the heat using her improved footwork into a great extent. She lets the Asian vixen wear herself out a little before blasting more cross hooks from the back foot to take full advantage of her superior reach. Matsumoto doesn't really have the solution to force the blonde into dropping the successful tactics and fails to put enough power behind her shots to make them count either. Hawkins reigns supreme in mid range and has coach Visser on cloud nine when she visibly rattles the stagnant brunette with a late flurry upstairs that dissects the guard and earns Sayuki her first deep facial cuts on the night. A heated exchange between the gravure idol and Kei Mizutani doesn't really help the Asian cause as things begin to take a wrong turn for the local favorites.

Round 7:
The Hawkins & Visser tandem realizes it's perhaps the last opportunity for the former Miss Universe to mount a run at the BBU lightweight straps especially that another pageant veteran currently holds them but on the other hand, Ayako Hamada perhaps ignored the old AWUBA tapes since Sayuki is getting woefully desperate for a slugging return that falls right into the Australian pre-fight plan and allows Jennifer to dictate the pace from mid range. Enough with getting upstaged by Krystal Forscutt, there's a personal mission in progress here in Tokyo tonight and Georgie Thompson begins to wonder if Malika Menard should start getting worried now? Jessica Michibata looks strictly business in the stands again and watches on as the blonde heroine clobbers a slow moving brunette with a spicy hooking drive that finds the temples just too often by this stage to have the Asian camp shrug it off. Matsumoto hangs back on the ropes and locks a clinch just to survive the onslaught but Jennifer digs deep into her tummy to find more success. Quite frankly the Japanese vixen looks a little battled-weary here and coach Mizutani gets louder than ever during the break while trying to mastermind a comeback.

Round 8:
A brief close range tangle gives the Tokyo Dome a new ray of hope especially that Sayuki catches the blonde with a good uppercut on the nose but then disaster strikes when the former Miss Universe loops a heavy left hand downstairs and pierces the liver area to make the brunette moan out in pain while slumping against her rival's torso. Hawkins bulldozes her way to the breadbasket thereafter and slings a couple of nasty hooks on the cheeks that wobbles Matsumoto against the turnbuckle and send shockwaves through the area when a left/right hooking combo snaps her had all over town and slumps the Japan's finest on visibly shaken legs... SAYUKI IS HURT!!! She wraps her arms around the ropes trying to push herself off but LOOK OUT as Hawkins hammers in a crunching right hook on the nose and spills blood over her cleavage... AND THE LEGS GIVE WAY... Matsumoto slides down on her backside with the grip on the ropes suddenly becoming too loose to soak up the Aussie haymaker series... and the blood is now coming down Sayuki's face fast... too fast to hold back the doctor's arrival anymore... the count reaches eight before the dark-haired model scampers back onto her feet and we have a medical time out to deal with the busted up nose. This gives the local entourage a much-needed respite but Jennifer is making a throat slit gesture to coach Mizutani regardless and owner Hamada saw all of that too. Referee lets the clock expire at the end of the medical pause but Hawkins is well aware she's rattled the Asian cage here and just needs to close this one out!

Round 9:
Sayuki doesn't have the strenght to mount a comeback here and despite some early efforts, she remains saddled in mid distance while getting clobbered in response. Hawkins steers her shots with surgeon-like precision now and dwells on the crowd's hostile reaction as everyone inside the Dome seems to realize this fight is seemingly out of Matsumoto's reach following that knockdown. The question is whether the blonde REALLY wants to knock her opponent out or just add further insult to injury? She keeps whacking the immobile Japanese model and traps her down along the ropes again but Sayuki's high guard prevents bonus damage even if it leaves her exposed to the body and there's no stopping Hawkins from hooking up with the ribcage that takes all the fighting spirit away from her aching foe. It's a grim atmosphere in the Front Street Japan's corner at the bell and the 'Miracle Of Tokyo' simply ain't gonna happen to save the day for Ayako Hamada's crew.

Round 10:
It's a blonde victory parade in the tenth as Jennifer TOYS with her aching rival who just wants this extremely bad day at the office to finally end. More punishing strikes connect with Sayuki's midsection and cave her in behind a tight earmuff and Hawkins bunny hops around her while looking to resume the blood spillage come the final minute. Nothing comes back from the utterly spend Japanese vixen and she slumps into more aches when the Aussie whacks her on the jaw with a double combo before another hook on the temple glues her to the turnbuckle in checkdown mode. "Oh, c'mon! Throw in the towel!", Jessica Michibata loses her temper in the stands but she must be concerned by Jennifer's larger-than-life wig snatching performance on the road tonight! Matsumoto gets clobbered into a standstill in the corner and if the fight was held outside of Japan, the ref would have stopped it by now but he allows the shellacking of the nation's top lightweight prospect to continue until the bitter end. Ugh! The final bell couldn't have come any sooner! Comes back wide UD10 for Jennifer Hawkins, your new (un)official lightweight title challenger!!!

AFTER: The blonde tandem leaps in the air as coach Nikki Visser hugs the former Miss Universe before sharing a long laugh in the center of the ring. On the other hand, Sayuki Matsumoto slumps onto all fours and just rolls face-down moments later, sucking canvas in a perfect 'Green & Gold" Magazine cover picture. One has rarely seen Japan's finest boxer getting trampled into a complete heap and there will be question marks over Kei Mizutani's handling of this fight as she gave her protegee no weapons to cover the blonde's three inch height advantage. Perhaps Sayuki has lost a step here or Jennifer's finally ready to ride her former AWUBA championship mojo and become the most prominent Aussie-born boxer outside of Miranda Kerr but whatever the truth, girls like Jessica Michibata, Krystal Forscutt and, dare we say, Malika Menard can officially start to get worried! This is a statement-making victory for the Miss Universe goddess and a genuine upset to headline the International Jewels PPV Main Event so it's no wonder the entire BBU TV crew applauds Hawkins' slaying of the local pin-up girl. You truly don't see results like this too often!

Final result: Jennifer Hawkins def. Sayuki Matsumoto UD10.