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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atlas MacDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auto Pilot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacDowell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face The Pain. Auto Pilot has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atlas MacDowell!
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, Auto Pilot!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pilot.
MacDowell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pilot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pilot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacDowell defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilot looking to control.
Pilot looking for a guillotine here but MacDowell defends easily.
MacDowell trying to control but Pilot is working from the bottom.
MacDowell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
MacDowell with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacDowell slips nicely into half guard.
Pilot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilot wants to control but MacDowell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pilot keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacDowell wants to pass to mount but Pilot is defending the position.
Pilot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacDowell is working away from the top position though.
Pilot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacDowell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pilot defends it well.
MacDowell tries to pass to full mount but Pilot defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell is working for a submission of some sort.
Pilot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pilot wants to control but MacDowell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pilot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but MacDowell pulls his head out easily.
Pilot is refusing to be controlled, as MacDowell sits in half guard.
Pilot is in trouble now - MacDowell has advanced to mount!
MacDowell landing strikes from the mount and Pilot is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilot can't escape the position.
Pilot regains half guard.
Pilot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pilot trying to keep a closed guard but MacDowell is proving a slippery customer.
MacDowell forces his way into half guard.
MacDowell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
MacDowell prevents Pilot from improving his position.
Pilot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacDowell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilot is looking to improve his position.
MacDowell wants to take a breather but Pilot is having none of it.
Pilot is looking to get back to full guard here but MacDowell has managed to pass to side control instead.
MacDowell tries to advance to mount but Pilot denies him.
Pilot is working to avoid the ground and pound but MacDowell connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacDowell is chipping away with strikes.
MacDowell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no MacDowell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pilot stops MacDowell from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas MacDowell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pilot thows a leg kick but MacDowell checks it
and MacDowell counters with a nice uppercut.
MacDowell misses with a body kick.
Pilot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pilot misses with a low kick.
MacDowell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Pilot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as MacDowell blocks the low kick.
MacDowell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pilot doesn't seem bothered though.
MacDowell lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pilot checks a leg kick.
MacDowell throws a hook but Pilot blocks it.
MacDowell scores with a spinning back kick!
MacDowell scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacDowell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilot misses with a head kick.
MacDowell gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MacDowell.
It looks like Auto Pilot has been cut.
MacDowell misses with a knee to the head.
MacDowell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacDowell misses with the head strike.
Pilot is leaning against MacDowell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MacDowell.
Pilot misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacDowell can't find room to land a body shot as Pilot controls the action.
MacDowell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pilot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacDowell scores with a shot to the side of Pilot's head.
MacDowell misses with a knee strike.
MacDowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pilot's elbow.
Still in the clinch, MacDowell scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacDowell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilot prevents the takedown attempt.
Pilot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacDowell with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacDowell misses with the head strike.
MacDowell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pilot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacDowell as Pilot tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by MacDowell.
MacDowell throws a head punch that misses.
Pilot leaning against his opponent.
MacDowell working aggressively here.
MacDowell prevents a body shot from Pilot.
MacDowell misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacDowell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilot misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pilot.
MacDowell digs a right hand into Pilot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pilot's gas tank.
A short right from Pilot on the inside.
Pilot prevents a body shot from MacDowell.
MacDowell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacDowell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilot backwards.
MacDowell is trying to push Pilot away but Pilot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacDowell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pilot's brow.
MacDowell is looking to break free of the clinch but Pilot has double underhooks.
MacDowell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pilot lands a body shot.
Pilot throws a leg kick
and Pilot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pilot connects with a solid leg kick.
Pilot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacDowell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacDowell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pilot tries a low kick but MacDowell avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDowell lands a right hook to the body.
MacDowell misses with a body shot.
Pilot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacDowell checks it well.
Pilot drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pilot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacDowell is keeping the position for now.
MacDowell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pilot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacDowell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pilot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas MacDowell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Auto Pilot's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
MacDowell moves out of range of the body kick from Pilot.
Pilot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacDowell's waist but MacDowell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pilot off to one side.
MacDowell is looking to wear down Pilot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacDowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Pilot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pilot keeps the fight on the outside.
Pilot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacDowell.
MacDowell misses with an uppercut.
Pilot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacDowell.
Pilot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pilot lands a glancing blow to the side of MacDowell's head.
Pilot throws a leg kick which misses MacDowell's front leg but catches the back leg as MacDowell tries to avoid it.
Pilot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacDowell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pilot scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilot tries to clinch up but MacDowell circles away and keeps his distance.
Pilot clobbers MacDowell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacDowell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atlas MacDowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacDowell looks to land a combination but Pilot avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Pilot.
Pilot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacDowell.
Pilot looks to land a body kick but MacDowell moved away.
MacDowell lands a jab to Pilot's midsection.
A good leg kick by Pilot.
MacDowell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilot was well out of range. Poor timing from MacDowell.
MacDowell lands with a hook. Pilot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
MacDowell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from MacDowell.
Pilot staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pilot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacDowell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacDowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pilot scores with a punch to the head.
MacDowell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Pilot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pilot.
MacDowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pilot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Pilot misses
and MacDowell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilot cracks the inside of MacDowell's front leg.
Atlas MacDowell is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for MacDowell.
MacDowell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pilot takes a swing at MacDowell's ribcage but misses.
Pilot wants to slow MacDowell down by chopping away at his legs.
MacDowell wants to slow Pilot down by chopping away at his legs.
Pilot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacDowell on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from MacDowell.
MacDowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pilot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacDowell.
Pilot looks for the body kick but MacDowell saw that one coming.
Pilot throws a front kick that sends MacDowell stumbling back into the cage.
MacDowell scores with a takedown into Pilot's guard.
Atlas MacDowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDowell wants to pass the guard but Pilot is keeping the position.
Pilot working for a triangle but MacDowell defends it easily.
MacDowell trying to control but Pilot is working from the bottom.
Atlas MacDowell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pilot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacDowell won't allow Pilot to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Auto Pilot.
Well MacDowell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas MacDowell!
Atlas MacDowell made sure to mention his sponsor, Brute in his post fight interview.
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