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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cowlam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ecker's entrance music is virus of life. A fine choice. Cowlam has chosen Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Cant Stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Ecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Cowlam!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ecker closes the distance and pushes Cowlam back into the cage.
Cowlam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ecker has him pressed against the cage.
Ecker tries to land knees in the clinch but Cowlam avoids the damage to the body.
Ecker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cowlam avoiding damage as Ecker throws knees to the body.
Cowlam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowlam tries to circle away but Ecker has him pinned against the cage.
Ecker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ecker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowlam backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowlam tries for a takedown but Ecker manages to get underhooks.
Ecker gets underhooks to prevent Cowlam's takedown attempt.
Cowlam is trying to break the clinch but Ecker has him pressed against the cage.
Ecker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cowlam thows a body shot but no joy.
Tito Ecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ecker tries to clinch up but Cowlam circles away and keeps his distance.
Ecker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ecker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cowlam is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tito Ecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Cowlam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ecker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ecker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cowlam is trying to control Ecker's posture but Ecker avoids it.
Cowlam is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ecker is staying active.
Ecker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ecker is looking to take a break and control but Cowlam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowlam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ecker is controlling him well.
Ecker swings around for an armbar but Cowlam sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ecker's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ecker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cowlam puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cowlam is thwarting Ecker's attempts to control the position.
Ecker looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tito Ecker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ecker misses with a straight right.
Ecker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cowlam, pushing him back against the cage.
Cowlam goes for a takedown attempt but Ecker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ecker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cowlam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cowlam swats away the attempt to clinch by Ecker.
Ecker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cowlam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ecker to the mat! Ecker manages to get full guard.
Cowlam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jamie Cowlam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Cowlam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowlam swats away the attempt to clinch by Ecker.
Ecker tries to clinch but Cowlam moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ecker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ecker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowlam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ecker moves to clinch but Cowlam breaks away
and Cowlam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cowlam fails to land the takedown.
Cowlam misses with a straight left.
Cowlam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ecker, pushing him back against the cage.
Ecker gets underhooks to prevent Cowlam's takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ecker obliges.
Ecker misses with a knee strike.
Ecker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowlam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowlam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ecker working Cowlam over with knees to the body.
Cowlam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ecker has him pressed against the cage.
Cowlam blocks the elbow strike.
Cowlam tries to break free but Ecker pushes him back against the cage.
Ecker has Cowlam pressed against the cage, preventing Cowlam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ecker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ecker prevents the takedown attempt.
Tito Ecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Cowlam.
Cowlam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ecker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cowlam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowlam is trying to break the clinch but Ecker has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam is trying to break the clinch but Ecker has him pressed against the cage.
Ecker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cowlam.
Ecker lands a knee to the body.
Ecker is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowlam gets an underhook and turns Ecker into the cage.
Ecker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cowlam's face.
Ecker wants to stall.
Ecker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ecker lands a nice elbow.
Ecker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cowlam smiles and moves away.
Ecker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowlam circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cowlam counters with a left to the body.
Cowlam has closed the distance and engaged Ecker in a clinch.
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 Tito Ecker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cowlam looking to score a takedown here. Ecker is defending well but Cowlam drives through and ends up in Ecker's guard.
Cowlam looking to pass the guard.
Cowlam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ecker is proving hard to escape from.
Ecker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Tito Ecker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cowlam shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ecker as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ecker darts in trying to clinch
and Cowlam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ecker!
Ecker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ecker tries to kick Cowlam off but Cowlam keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cowlam wants to stand but Ecker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ecker is doing well to control the position and prevent Cowlam from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jamie Cowlam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ecker wants to clinch but Cowlam slips to the side
and Cowlam counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cowlam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cowlam has closed the distance and engaged Ecker in a clinch.
Ecker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowlam tries to circle away but Ecker has him pinned against the cage.
Cowlam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ecker lands an elbow that stopped Cowlam in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam jumps guard but Ecker stands there with Cowlam around his waist. Cowlam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ecker misses with a body punch.
Ecker lands a knee to the head.
Ecker keeps control of Cowlam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cowlam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ecker can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam tries to break the clinch but Ecker is controlling the position.
Ecker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ecker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but Cowlam blocks it.
Cowlam wants to get back to striking at distance but Ecker won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowlam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ecker is keeping busy.
Jamie Cowlam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Ecker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cowlam working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Cowlam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ecker 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ecker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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