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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Bowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Griffin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Griffin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griffin trying to hold on to Bowers's head to control him but Bowers postures up.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowers.
Griffin trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers trying to control the pace.
Griffin is trying to control but can't.
Griffin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bowers not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Bowers circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bowers.
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Douglas Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bowers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bowers looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowers, not yet.
Griffin is stalling in the full guard.
Bowers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bowers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself.
Griffin trying to control but Bowers is working from the bottom.
Bowers has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control but Bowers is working from the bottom.
Griffin is in close to Bowers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffin wants to get up but he can't break Bowers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bowers keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Bowers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bowers keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowers tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowers shoots in and gets a takedown into Griffin's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bowers puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bowers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
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 Junior Bowers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Bowers forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Bowers holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Griffin is trying to trip Bowers. He has hold of a leg but Bowers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Griffin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Bowers has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Douglas Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bowers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Griffin has Bowers in his guard.
Griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bowers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Bowers pushes his legs off easily.
Bowers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bowers works over Griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
Bowers 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bowers is controlling him.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Bowers controlling him for the moment.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Bowers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowers preventing the sweep.
Bowers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowers throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowers sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Junior Bowers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Griffin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bowers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowers.
Bowers pulls guard.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bowers keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bowers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowers is keeping the position for now.
Bowers has control of Griffin's left arm, preventing Griffin from doing any damage.
Bowers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bowers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin stands and steps away. Bowers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Bowers dominated that second round.
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!
Griffin gets a double leg takedown into Bowers's guard.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
Bowers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Griffin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bowers's guard.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Bowers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bowers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Bowers controlling him for the moment.
Griffin managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bowers counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Bowers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A quick step to the side and Bowers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowers clinches.
Bowers managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowers smiles and moves away.
Junior Bowers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in but Bowers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bowers moves into the clinch.
Griffin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Bowers to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers stalling against the cage.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bowers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowers breaks from the clinch.
Bowers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowers gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bowers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Griffin gets back to half guard.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Douglas Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Bowers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowers slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Bowers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowers 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Bowers!
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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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