PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Barfot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barfot comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Kurt - Looking Down. Chick Bowdrie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Magnus Barfot's chin.

Barfot
vs
Bowdrie

193 cm
27
259 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
239 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Barfot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowdrie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowdrie takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Bowdrie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barfot misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie cracks Barfot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowdrie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowdrie throws the kick towards the body but Barfot avoids it.
It looked like Barfot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barfot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowdrie's sensitive parts.
Barfot ducks right into an uppercut from Bowdrie.
A big right from Bowdrie misses.
Barfot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowdrie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barfot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bowdrie lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Barfot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowdrie staying out of range there.
Barfot misses with a low kick.
Barfot is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie is looking to chop away at Barfot's legs.
Bowdrie connects with a body shot that sends Barfot's belly button to the back.
Barfot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bowdrie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bowdrie wants to land a leg kick but Barfot is out of range.
It looked like Barfot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barfot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowdrie throws a shot to the body.
Barfot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Barfot.
Barfot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bowdrie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barfot slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Barfot misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowdrie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie works Barfot's body with a nice hook.
Barfot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowdrie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barfot's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barfot throws a body kick that misses.
Barfot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Barfot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowdrie lands with a nice body punch.
Barfot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie scores with a body shot.
Bowdrie throws a body punch but Barfot moves out of range.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barfot avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Barfot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barfot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bowdrie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barfot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bowdrie can pounce on him.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot thows a leg kick but Bowdrie checks it
and Bowdrie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowdrie thumps Barfot with a low kick.

Bowdrie drives through and clinches with Barfot against the cage.
Barfot blocks a body shot from Bowdrie.
Barfot swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowdrie misses with a body punch.
Bowdrie prevents a body shot from Barfot.
Barfot misses with a body punch.
Barfot tries a body shot but Bowdrie blocks it.
Bowdrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Barfot controls his hands.
Bowdrie working aggressively here.
Bowdrie tries a body shot but Barfot blocks it.
Bowdrie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barfot has him pressed against the cage.
Bowdrie tries a body shot but Barfot blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bowdrie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barfot.
A short uppercut from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barfot misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowdrie has had enough of the clinch but Barfot keeps him there for the moment.
Barfot misses with some punches.
Barfot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barfot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barfot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowdrie's elbow.
Barfot misses with some punches.
Barfot misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowdrie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Bowdrie fails to land.
Barfot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bowdrie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barfot backwards.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Barfot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Bowdrie dominated that round.
That's time! Barfot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid leg kick lands there for Barfot.
Bowdrie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowdrie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barfot rather than just go for the knockout.
Barfot has a takedown stuffed.
Bowdrie looks to land a body kick but Barfot moved away.
Barfot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bowdrie if he has to take too many more of those.
Bowdrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barfot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Barfot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barfot.
Bowdrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowdrie throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barfot misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie looks for the body kick but Barfot saw that one coming.
Barfot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barfot lands a nice shot that snaps Bowdrie's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Barfot moved away.
Barfot misses with a head kick.
Barfot scores with a one two! Bowdrie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barfot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barfot misses the jab.
Barfot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowdrie checks it well.
Barfot misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barfot throws a body kick that misses.
Barfot throws a leg kick but Bowdrie checks it.
Bowdrie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barfot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowdrie. That one must have hurt.
Chick Bowdrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowdrie scoring well with a low kick there.
Barfot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barfot misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barfot throws a lazy right hand but Bowdrie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barfot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bowdrie throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowdrie scores with a decent looking hook.
Barfot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barfot throws a leg kick
and Barfot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowdrie clobbers Barfot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barfot is just out of range.
Barfot tried to score with a low kick but Bowdrie checks it.
Bowdrie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barfot.

It looks like Magnus Barfot has been cut.
Bowdrie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowdrie cracks Barfot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bowdrie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barfot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bowdrie scrambles back to his feet.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barfot is just out of range.
Barfot slips a jab and a cross from Bowdrie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barfot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowdrie. Bowdrie obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowdrie clobbers Barfot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barfot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barfot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barfot will feel that in the morning.
Bowdrie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowdrie thumps Barfot with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bowdrie as Barfot shoots in.
Bowdrie is looking to land body kicks.
Bowdrie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowdrie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bowdrie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barfot thows a body kick. Bowdrie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barfot moves out of range as Bowdrie throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands with an uppercut that bounces Barfot off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfot missing with a left hand there. Bowdrie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowdrie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Barfot closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bowdrie is looking for a sweep.
Bowdrie can't do much from the bottom here.
Bowdrie is trying to improve his position.
Barfot throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie tries to buck Barfot off but Barfot is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chick Bowdrie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Magnus Barfot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Barfot.
A solid body kick from Bowdrie.
Barfot swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowdrie.
Barfot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowdrie's sensitive parts.
Barfot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barfot throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowdrie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barfot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barfot checks a leg kick.
Bowdrie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the body.
Barfot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowdrie circles away.
Barfot takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bowdrie forces Barfot back against the cage and clinches.
Barfot jumps guard but Bowdrie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bowdrie tries to throw a body punch but Barfot avoids it by throwing Bowdrie back against the cage.
Barfot tries to throw a body punch but Bowdrie avoids it by throwing Barfot back against the cage.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowdrie blocking some punches.
Bowdrie misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bowdrie breaks from the clinch.
Bowdrie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barfot slips under a jab.
Barfot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bowdrie. Bowdrie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowdrie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowdrie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking body kick.
Barfot moves out of range of the body kick.
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Barfot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barfot manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie scores with a hook to the body. Barfot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bowdrie scores with a body shot.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barfot manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barfot misses with a low kick as Bowdrie jumps back.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barfot. That did some damage!
Bowdrie moves in looking to clinch but Barfot pushes him off.
Bowdrie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowdrie dips to his left and cracks Barfot with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Barfot misses.
A swing and a miss from Barfot.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Barfot moved away.
Barfot throwing a counter right hand but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Barfot. That snapped Bowdrie's head back.
A good leg kick by Bowdrie.
Chick Bowdrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bowdrie blocks the low kick.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barfot.
Bowdrie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bowdrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barfot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowdrie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bowdrie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barfot moves out of range as Bowdrie throws a body kick.
Bowdrie scores with a jab.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Barfot sees coming a mile off.
Bowdrie throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Barfot.
Barfot lands with a cross.
Barfot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowdrie jabs Barfot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barfot throws the left hand but Bowdrie avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowdrie. Barfot does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barfot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bowdrie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bowdrie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barfot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barfot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowdrie digs a good hook to Barfot's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie cracks Barfot with an open hand slap.
Bowdrie blocks a leg kick.
Bowdrie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bowdrie looks to land a body kick but Barfot moved away.
Barfot tries to work over Bowdrie's front leg with a kick but Bowdrie checks it.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barfot scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Bowdrie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Barfot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bowdrie scores with a nice body kick.
Barfot moves out of range as Bowdrie throws a body kick.
It looked like Barfot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Bowdrie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowdrie.
Bowdrie with a jab.
Barfot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowdrie wants to clinch up but Barfot keeps it at a distance.
Bowdrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barfot's hands.
Bowdrie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bowdrie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowdrie thuds a left hand into Barfot's body.
Barfot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Barfot misses.
Barfot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowdrie. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowdrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barfot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barfot throws a low kick but Bowdrie avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie stuns Barfot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bowdrie clobbers Barfot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barfot.
Barfot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barfot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bowdrie scores with a hook to the body. Barfot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the body.
Barfot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barfot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barfot manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie throws a front kick that sends Barfot stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Bowdrie scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowdrie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barfot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bowdrie is able to avoid easily.
A solid body kick from Bowdrie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a jab to the nose.
Barfot throws a hook to the side of Bowdrie's head but Bowdrie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barfot lands a high kick!
Barfot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Bowdrie has closed the distance and engaged Barfot in a clinch.
Barfot blocking some punches.
Bowdrie pushes Barfot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chick Bowdrie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bowdrie lands a shoulder strike.
Bowdrie tries to work over Barfot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowdrie avoids a wild elbow strike from Barfot.
Bowdrie has a couple of punches blocked by Barfot.
A short right from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bowdrie manages to break the clinch.
Barfot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barfot throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowdrie counters with a body kick that stops Barfot in his tracks momentarily.
Barfot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowdrie. That one must have hurt.
Bowdrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barfot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barfot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowdrie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barfot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barfot in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Barfot misses.
Bowdrie tests Barfot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowdrie misses with a leg kick
and Bowdrie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barfot 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.
Bowdrie tries to work over Barfot's front leg with a kick but Barfot checks it.
Barfot misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Barfot sees coming a mile off.
Barfot shoots in but Bowdrie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slow jab from Bowdrie misses its intended target.
Barfot missing with a left hand there. Bowdrie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowdrie! But no joy.
Bowdrie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowdrie works Barfot's body with a nice hook.
Bowdrie misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Bowdrie dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Barfot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Barfot misses with a shot to the body
and Bowdrie counters with a left to the body.
Barfot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barfot throws a low kick but Bowdrie moves out of range easily.
Bowdrie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barfot is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie misses with a hook. Barfot ducked under it nicely.
Bowdrie stuns Barfot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bowdrie lands a head shot.
Bowdrie throws a right and a left that Barfot avoids nicely.
Bowdrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Bowdrie. That snapped Barfot's head back.
An inside leg kick from Bowdrie misses.
Bowdrie moves out of range as Barfot strikes.
Barfot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie digs a good hook to Barfot's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie digs a good hook to Barfot's body.
Bowdrie lands a jab to Barfot's midsection.
Barfot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bowdrie gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barfot counters with a left to the body.
Bowdrie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Bowdrie.
Barfot throws a leg kick but Bowdrie moved away.
A jab from Bowdrie does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowdrie, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Bowdrie.
A head kick misses from Bowdrie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowdrie.
The crowd cheers as Barfot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowdrie doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barfot tries for a takedown but Bowdrie circles away easily
and Bowdrie counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnus Barfot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfot blocks a head kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barfot is just out of range.
Barfot is looking to slow Bowdrie down with leg kicks.
Bowdrie thows a body kick. Barfot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barfot cracks Bowdrie with a good jab.
Bowdrie takes a swing at Barfot's ribcage but misses.
Barfot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bowdrie throws a low kick, looking for Barfot's leg but Barfot calmly moves out of range.
Barfot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bowdrie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barfot's knee momentarily.
Barfot throws a low kick, looking for Bowdrie's leg but Bowdrie calmly moves out of range.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barfot moves away.
Barfot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowdrie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowdrie fakes the leg kick and cracks Barfot in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot works the jab nicely.
Barfot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bowdrie tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Bowdrie misses.
Barfot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barfot misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bowdrie blocks the leg kick.
Barfot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowdrie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowdrie is looking to clinch but Barfot is avoiding it.
Barfot throws a body kick that misses.
Bowdrie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barfot misses with a hook.
Bowdrie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowdrie throws out a powerful jab.
Barfot is looking to slow Bowdrie down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barfot momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barfot scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowdrie should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Bowdrie slams his shin into Barfot's torso.
Barfot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bowdrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barfot throws a jab when Bowdrie was well out of range.
Barfot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bowdrie delivers a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bowdrie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barfot sizes up Bowdrie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barfot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowdrie lands with a good body shot.
Bowdrie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barfot cracks Bowdrie with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barfot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chick Bowdrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bowdrie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Bowdrie! Chick Bowdrie retains his heavyweight title!