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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bowes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Bowes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowes is defended easily by Johnson.
Bowes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Bowes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesse Bowes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bowes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Bowes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bowes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bowes prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bowes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Bowes throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bowesis looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowes wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bowes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bowes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowes.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowes wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Bowes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowes scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowes 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.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bowes is controlling him.
Bowes scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bowes isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bowes is controlling him.
Johnson looks gassed!
Bowes throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowes's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Bowes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Bowes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bowes tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowes is keeping the position for now.
Bowes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bowes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bowes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson prevents Bowes from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Bowes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bowes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Bowes landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Bowes is having none of it.
Bowes throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bowes keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowes wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Bowes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bowes fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Cody Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowes shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bowes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Bowes back into the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Bowes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bowes is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes throwing strikes but missing.
Bowes working some strikes from top position.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Bowes is having none of it.
Bowes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jesse Bowes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowes throwing strikes but missing.
Bowes prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes connects with a couple of short punches.
Bowes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowes.
Bowes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bowes throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Bowes throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowes stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cody Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bowes closes the distance and clinches.
Bowes has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bowes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Bowes dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Bowes is controlling the position.
Bowes looking to pass the guard.
Bowes prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson pushes Bowes off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Bowes wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Bowes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bowes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bowes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowes tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson rushes Bowes and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bowes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bowes uses from the top position.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Bowes tries to pass.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Bowes is having none of it.
Bowes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Bowes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Bowes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bowes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bowes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bowes tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bowes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Bowes scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Bowes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes advances to full mount.
Bowes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Bowes looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bowes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Bowes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowes 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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