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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Cowen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Cowen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puckerman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Cowen as he checks the leg kick.
Puckerman lands a jab to Cowen's midsection.
Cowen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Puckerman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Puckerman is looking for a sweep.
Puckerman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cowen.
Puckerman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cowen connects with a decent elbow.
Cowen slows the pace down.
Puckerman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puckerman is staying active underneath Cowen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckerman is looking for a sweep. Cowen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cowen is pressing down on Puckerman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Puckerman is holding on for now.
Puckerman tries to get to full guard but Cowen has control of the leg.
Puckerman is staying active underneath Cowen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puckerman wants to improve his position but Cowen is controlling well.
Cowen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Puckerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cowen.
Puckerman is not content to let Cowen control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cowen is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puckerman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cowen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puckerman with a jab.
Cowen moves forwards but Puckerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cowen throws a right hand that misses
and Puckerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cowen lands a jab.
Puckerman rushes Cowen and presses him up against the cage.
Cowen blocks a body shot from Puckerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman scores with a hook to the body.
Puckerman lands a right hand.
Puckerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Puckerman lands with a right to the head.
Puckerman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Cowen.
Puckerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Cowen controls the action.
Puckerman has a couple of punches blocked by Cowen.
Puckerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Puckerman fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Puckerman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puckerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman lands with a right to the head.
Puckerman tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puckerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Puckerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Cowen misses with the head strike.
Cowen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puckerman misses with some punches.
Puckerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puckerman avoids the elbow strike from Cowen, against the cage.
Cowen is looking to break free of the clinch but Puckerman has double underhooks.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Cowen manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cowen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cowen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cowen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cowen throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
Cowen swinging wildly here.
Puckerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puckerman misses with a looping left.
Cowen tries to move into range but Puckerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cowen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cowen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Puckerman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puckerman needs to keep his hands up - Cowen had a free shot at his head there.
Cowen jabs at Puckerman's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen avoids the body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCowen.
Cowen slips a jab from Puckerman.
Puckerman takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
Puckerman tries to clinch up.
Cowen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cowen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puckerman throws out a powerful jab.
Cowen fakes the leg kick and cracks Puckerman in the body.
Cowen looks for a takedown but Puckerman sprawls well.
A combination from Cowen does no damage.
Cowen avoids the head kick by Puckerman.
Puckerman throws the left hand but Cowen avoids the punch easily.
Cowen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puckerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cowen misses
and Puckerman counters with a right hand to the body.
Cowen blocks a head kick by Puckerman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowen throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
Puckerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puckerman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puckerman tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Puckerman.
Cowen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puckerman.
Puckerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowen.
Puckerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puckerman takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowen.
Cowen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puckerman tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puckerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowen can do to turn this around?
Puckerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowen.
Cowen lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puckerman.
Cowen breaks the clinch.
Cowen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cowen gets tackled into the cage by Puckerman. Puckerman maintains the clinch.
Puckerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puckerman takes an elbow to the temple.
Puckerman misses with some punches.
Cowen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Cowen controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Puckerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Noah Puckerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puckerman backwards.
Puckerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowen.
Cowen has a couple of punches blocked by Puckerman.
Puckerman has a couple of punches blocked by Cowen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman lands a shot to the body.
Puckerman lands a shoulder strike.
Cowen wants to get back to striking at distance but Puckerman won't allow it.
Puckerman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puckerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puckerman lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noah Puckerman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Puckerman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cowen.
Noah Puckerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen unleashes a big counter combination but Puckerman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Puckerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puckerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puckerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cowen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puckerman scores with a hook to the body. Cowen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cowen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen tries to land a leg kick but Puckerman saw it coming and moves away.
Cowen scores with a sloppy right hand. Puckerman should have avoided that one.
Cowen misses the jab.
Puckerman throwing a counter right hand but Cowen manages to avoid it.
Cowen ducks under a wild hook from Puckerman.
Cowen tries to counter with a clinch but Puckerman shakes him off and moves away.
Puckerman stuns Cowen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cowen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puckerman throws a quick counter head kick but Cowen was just out of range.
Puckerman misses with a right hand
and Cowen counters by moving into the clinch.
Puckerman tries a body shot but Cowen blocks it.
Puckerman lands with a left to the head.
Puckerman blocking some punches.
Puckerman throws a head punch that misses.
Cowen stalling in the clinch but Puckerman improves position.
Cowen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puckerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puckerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with a straight right.
Puckerman swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cowen counter with a right hand.
Puckerman throws a hook to the side of Cowen's head but Cowen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puckerman feints and then cracks Cowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cowen down.
Puckerman dips to his left and cracks Cowen with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puckerman is trying to defend but Cowen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cowen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puckerman moves into full guard.
Puckerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puckerman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Puckerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puckerman throws a looping overhand right but Cowen ducks down to avoid it.
Noah Puckerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.
Puckerman scores with a jab to the body.
Puckerman instigates a clinch.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Puckerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Cowen is trying to pull guard but Puckerman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Puckerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jared Cowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puckerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puckerman.
Cowen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Puckerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puckerman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Puckerman!
Noah Puckerman very nearly forgot to thank Modern Wear Apparel & Laundry Services 80% LAUNDRY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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