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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Armiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Bauwens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Armiger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Armiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Bauwens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Bauwens finds it's target.
Armiger throws a right and a left that Bauwens avoids nicely.
Bauwens misses the shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Armiger has knocked Bauwens down with a huge combo! Armiger steps away and waves a wobbly Bauwens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tommy Bauwens has been cut.
Armiger misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armiger throws a nice looking combination but Bauwens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bauwens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Armiger. Armiger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bauwens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Armiger ducks right into an uppercut from Bauwens.
Bauwens digs a good hook to Armiger's body.
Bauwens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bauwens scores with a hook.
Armiger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bauwens counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Bauwens.
Bauwens misses with a low kick.
Bauwens throws a front kick aimed at Armiger's knee but Armiger avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armiger misses with an uppercut.
Bauwens lands with a good body shot.
Bauwens misses with a kick to the body.
Armiger misses with a shot to the body
and Bauwens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bauwens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Armiger counters with a left and a right that stings Bauwens.
Armiger misses the shot to the body.
Armiger walks into a left hand.
Armiger throws out a loose jab but Bauwens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armiger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bauwens counter with a right hand.
Bauwens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Armiger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bauwens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armiger.
Bauwens cracks Armiger with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauwens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Bauwens.
Armiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Bauwens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bauwens moves out of range as Armiger strikes.
Bauwens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Armiger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bauwens defends well and Armiger ends up having to push Bauwens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Armiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armiger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bauwens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armiger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Bauwens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armiger is breathing heavily.
A combination from Armiger does no damage.
Armiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Bauwens.
Armiger takes a swing at Bauwens's ribcage but misses.
Armiger is looking to wear down Bauwens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bauwens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armiger on the side of the head.
Armiger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Armiger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Armiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bauwens circles away quickly and effectively.
Bauwens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An inside leg kick from Bauwens misses.
Bauwens throws out a powerful jab.
Armiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bauwens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bauwens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armiger. Bauwens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauwens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bauwens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Armiger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bauwens scrambles back to his feet.
Bauwens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Armiger misses.
Armiger swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bauwens counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Armiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armiger backing away here, and Bauwens unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bauwens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Armiger lands with a nice body punch.
Armiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Bauwens tries a quick counter leg kick but Armiger is wise to it.
Bauwens connects with a looping right hand.
Bauwens lands a jab to the head.
Armiger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bauwens counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Armiger. Those never looked like landing.
John Armiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Bauwens.
Bauwens scores with a nice right hand.
Armiger scores with a nice right hand.
Bauwens works Armiger's body with a nice hook.
Armiger moves out of range of the body kick from Bauwens.
Bauwens lands a nice hook to Armiger's body. Armiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armiger shoots in looking for a takedown but Bauwens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armiger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens blocks a jab.
Bauwens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armiger moves out of range of the body kick from Bauwens.
Bauwens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Armiger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bauwens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armiger.
Armiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauwens scores with a sloppy right hand. Armiger should have avoided that one.
Bauwens throws a low kick, looking for Armiger's leg but Armiger calmly moves out of range.
Armiger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bauwens as he avoids it easily.
Bauwens throws out a counter right but Armiger avoids it with no problem.
Bauwens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armiger takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Armiger misses its intended target.
Bauwens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Bauwens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bauwens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Bauwens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bauwens scores with a jab.
Bauwens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Armiger misses with a straight right.
Bauwens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Armiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauwens moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Armiger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Armiger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bauwens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bauwens is looking to chop away at Armiger's legs.
Armiger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Armiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Armiger takes a swing at Bauwens's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armiger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Armiger misses with a wild combination.
Armiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauwens was well out of range. Poor timing from Armiger.
Bauwens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Armiger misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauwens! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armiger walks into a stiff left hand from Bauwens.
Bauwens cracks Armiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armiger is rocked!
Bauwens tried to score with a low kick but Armiger checks it.
Armiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Armiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armiger looks to land a right hand but Bauwens moved out of range.
It seemed like Bauwens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armiger checks a low kick from Bauwens.
Armiger seems to have got his legs back now.
Armiger lands with a cross.
Armiger throws a right hand that Bauwens ducks under and follows up with a left that Bauwens also avoids with ease.
Armiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauwens is just out of range.
Armiger swings for the body but Bauwens moves out of range.
Armiger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bauwens as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Bauwens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Armiger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bauwens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armiger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bauwenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bauwens scores with a punch to the head.
Tommy Bauwens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Armiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armiger avoids the head kick by Bauwens.
Bauwens throws a leg kick but Armiger checks it.
Armiger shoots in looking for a takedown. Bauwens tries to sprawl out of it but Armiger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bauwens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Armiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauwens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bauwens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Bauwens.
Bauwens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bauwens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bauwens stuffs the takedown attempt from Armiger. Armiger gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Bauwens.
Bauwens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armiger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bauwens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armiger misses with a double jab.
Bauwens lands a jab to the head.
Armiger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bauwens as he jumps to the side.
Bauwens lands a jab to the head.
John Armiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauwens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bauwens throws a leg kick but Armiger moved away.
Bauwens tests Armiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Armiger misses the target.
Armiger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armiger throws a big shot that misses.
Armiger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bauwens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armiger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bauwens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armiger.
Armiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bauwens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bauwens wants it to stay on the feet.
Armiger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bauwens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armiger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bauwens with a jab.
Bauwens cracks Armiger with an open hand slap.
Bauwens tests Armiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bauwens throws a head kick that misses.
Bauwens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armiger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Bauwens - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bauwens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Bauwens's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Armiger is defended easily by Bauwens.
Bauwens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Armiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bauwens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bauwens.
Armiger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bauwens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Armiger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bauwens pinned against the cage. Bauwens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Armiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armiger avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Bauwens.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauwens cracks Armiger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bauwens misses with a body shot.
Armiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bauwens cracks a nice hook into Armiger's ribs.
Armiger misses with a body punch
and Bauwens counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armiger lands a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Armiger blocks the low kick.
Armiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armiger misses with a hook to the body
and Bauwens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bauwens connects with the punch.
Armiger gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bauwens gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Armiger is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Bauwens!
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