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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 5172 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Jack Money (ranked 424 p4p, 327 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Money!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money takes one to the side of the head.
Bowser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Money stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Money lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bowser finds it's way through Money's defenses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bowser.
Bowser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Money wants to counter the offense by Bowser and move into the clinch position.
Bowser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Money goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Money.
Bowser is trying to break the clinch but Money is controlling him.
Bowser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Bowser breaks from the clinch.
Bowser gets tackled into the cage by Money. Money maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bowser up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bowser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Money has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Money rushes Bowser and presses him up against the cage.
Bowser is trying to break the clinch but Money is controlling him.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowser looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bowser misses with a hook. Money ducked under it nicely.
Money lands a nice shot that snaps Bowser's head back.
Bowser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Money moves away from the strike by Bowser.
Money is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Money sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Money drives through and clinches with Bowser against the cage.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Bowser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Money keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Money has closed the distance and engaged Bowser in a clinch.
Bowser is trying to break the clinch but Money has him pressed against the cage.
Bowser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bowser misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bowser tries to break free but Money pushes him back against the cage.
Money tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money has Bowser pushed against the cage.
Money slows down the pace here.
Money receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Money lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowser or not.
A frustrated look appears on Bowser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Money gets a clinch.
Money lands an uppercut.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Money lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Money lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Money scores with a nice short uppercut.
Money is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowser is defending well for now.
Money crunches a lovely knee into Bowser's ribcage.
Money slowing the pace effectively.
Money lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Money stalling the fight.
Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Money fails with the takedown
enabling Bowser to counter with a crisp jab.
Money looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bowser is fending him off so far but Money persists. Nope, Bowser circles away and we're back to standing.
Money has closed the distance and engaged Bowser in a clinch.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Money dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Money darts in looking for a takedown but Bowser gets double underhooks and turns Money into the cage.
Leon Bowser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money wants to clinch
and Bowser counters with a two punch combo.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Money sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Money's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bowser cracks Money with a good jab.
Bowser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Money moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Bowser is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bowser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bowser misses its intended target.
Money tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser jabs Money right on the nose. Money blinks but takes it well.
Money has taken the fight to the clinch.
Money trying to land knees to the body.
Bowser is trying to break free.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bowser.
Bowser connects with a jab.
Bowser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Money moves into the clinch.
Money tries a knee to the head but Bowser blocks it.
Bowser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Money makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Money lands a nice uppercut.
Bowser letting Money take a breather here.
Bowser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Money tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowser's elbow.
Bowser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Money tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Bowser.
Money lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowser is trying to push Money away but Money has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Money content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bowser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Money with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowser is looking to break free of the clinch but Money has double underhooks.
Money's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Money.
It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money closes the distance and clinches up with Bowser, looking for a takedown. Money pushes Bowser against the cage but Bowser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowser is looking to counter punch.
Money throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowser throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
Bowser misses with a body shot.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Bowser misses with a hook
and Bowser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money clinches up with Bowser and pushes him back against the cage.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money breaks the clinch.
Money wants to clinch but Bowser slips to the side
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leon Bowser is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowser misses with a two punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bowser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Money counter with a right hand.
Money takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Money.
Bowser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowser moves forwards but Money connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Money closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leon Bowser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowser throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
Bowser lands a really nice looking cross but Money seems unphased.
Money uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowser.
Money wants to counter with a clinch but Bowser pushes him away.
Bowser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Money.
Bowser throws a hook but Money blocks it.
Money fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowser misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
Bowser swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Money.
Money shoots in but no luck this time.
Money darts in looking for a takedown but Bowser gets double underhooks and turns Money into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bowser does no damage.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Money gets through Bowser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Money tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Money scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bowser is trying to break free.
Bowser working hard to break the clinch.
Bowser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowser throws a body shot but no joy.
Money slips a jab from Bowser.
Money looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser misses with a hook
and Money counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bowser misses with an uppercut. Money saw that one coming.
Bowser throws a hook but Money blocks it.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Money is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Money wants to clinch but Bowser slips to the side
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowser loads up on a big right hand but Money slips the punch.
Bowser throws a lazy uppercut
and Money counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowser.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bowser takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Money dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowser lands an overhand right.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowser misses with a double jab
and Money counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowser throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
Bowser throws a hook but Money avoids it easily.
Money slips a jab from Bowser.
Bowser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Money.
Bowser slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Money slips a jab from Bowser.
Money keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Money is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Money.
Leon Bowser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Money instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Money breaks from the clinch.
Bowser throws the left hand but Money avoids the punch easily.
Bowser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Money pushes Bowser up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowser is looking to break free of the clinch but Money has double underhooks.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowser 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leon Bowser!
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