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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cowell (ranked 8880 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur The Knight (ranked 23196 p4p, 374 weight class). Alex Cowell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur The Knight!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Knight lands with a light punch inside.
The Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Knight throws a head punch that misses.
The Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Knight.
Cowell blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from The Knight.
Cowell missing with knees to the body.
Cowell prevents a body shot from The Knight.
The Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from The Knight.
The Knight pushes Cowell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowell blocks a body shot from The Knight.
The Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Knight lands a left hand.
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!
Cowell missing with knees to the body.
The Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowell prevents a body shot from The Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Knight lands with a left to the head.
The Knight blocking some punches.
The Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowell controls his hands.
The Knight misses with the head strike.
Cowell breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Knight!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Knight!
The Knight lands a jab-cross combination.
The Knight moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Knight throws a series of strikes that have Cowell backpedaling.
The Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Cowell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.
The Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arthur The Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Knight misses with the combination.
No joy there for The Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Knight feints a jab promting Cowell to slip. The Knight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cowell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cowell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Knight.
The Knight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowell.
Cowell gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Cowell.
The Knight tries to throw a body punch but Cowell avoids it by throwing The Knight back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cowell.
Cowell tries to work over The Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Knight lands a body shot.
Cowell blocks a body shot from The Knight.
The Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cowell trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Knight tries a body shot but Cowell blocks it.
Cowell looking to stall.
Cowell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Knight can't fight it off and eventually Cowell manages to take the fight to the floor. The Knight looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Knight pushes Cowell off and gets back to his feet.
Cowell moves in looking to clinch but The Knight pushes him off.
Cowell closes the distance and pushes The Knight back into the cage.
The Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from The Knight as the two fighters clinch.
The Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowell's elbow.
Cowell tries a body shot but The Knight blocks it.
Cowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell stalls.
The Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Cowell.
The Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Cowell controls the action.
The Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from The Knight.
The Knight tries to throw a body punch but Cowell avoids it by throwing The Knight back against the cage.
The Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from The Knight fails to land.
The Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Knight tries to work over Cowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Knight prevents a body shot from Cowell.
Knees to the body from Cowell.
The Knight tries to throw a body punch but Cowell avoids it by throwing The Knight back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur The Knight dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowell counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Knight misses with the combination.
The Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danga de danga de dang - The Knight scores with a four punch combination!
Cowell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
The Knight throws a right hand that Cowell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowell also avoids with ease.
Cowell attempts a counter takedown but The Knight avoids it well and moves away.
The Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cowell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cowell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cowell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Knight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cowell drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Knight pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cowell slips a jab and a cross from The Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowell counters with an inside leg kick.
Cowell tries to clinch up.
The Knight throws a one two combo.
The Knight is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowell misses the target.
The Knight is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Knight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Knight stalks Cowell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cowell's face. Cowell staggers backwards, shaken.
Cowell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cowell trying to land knees to the body.
Cowell blocks an uppercut.
Cowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Knight cracks Cowell with a nice body shot.
Cowell tries for a takedown but The Knight manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Cowell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Cowell controls the action.
The Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Knight tries to work over Cowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowell throws a punch but it's blocked by The Knight.
The Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Cowell controls the action.
The Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Cowell controls the action.
Cowell misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from The Knight.
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!
Cowell can't get the takedown.
Cowell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Knight throws a nice looking combination but Cowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - The Knight scores with a four punch combination!
Cowell wants to clinch up but The Knight keeps it at a distance.
Cowell shoots for a double leg takedown but The Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Cowell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Knight misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from The Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Arthur The Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Knight looks to land a combination but Cowell avoids it well.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch but The Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Knight is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from The Knight. Those never looked like landing.
The Knight moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Knight throws a nice looking combination but Cowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Knight lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cowell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell tries to clinch but The Knight is having none of it.
A combination from The Knight does no damage.
Cowell drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Knight sprawls and moves away.
The Knight throws a right hand that Cowell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowell also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowell misses with a double jab.
Cowell slips a jab and a cross from The Knight.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch but The Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cowell circles away quickly and effectively.
The Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowell doesn't manage to clinch there - The Knight circles away.
Cowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for The Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cowell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Knight on the side of the head.
Arthur The Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Knight lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Knight misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell tries to clinch but The Knight moves out of range.
Cowell wants to clinch.
Cowell pushes The Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur The Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Knight tries to work over Cowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowell trying to land knees to the body.
The Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowell cracks The Knight with a nice body shot.
Cowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowell tries to work over The Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Knight tries to work over Cowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowell prevents a body shot from The Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur The Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cowell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Knight.
Cowell tries to clinch but The Knight moves out of range.
The Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowell.
The Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cowell circles away quickly and effectively.
The Knight throws a right hand that Cowell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowell also avoids with ease.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch but The Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arthur The Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
The Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowell doesn't manage to clinch there - The Knight circles away.
Despite the aggression on The Knight's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Knight misses with a wild combination.
Cowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Knight pushes Cowell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Knight is defending well for now.
Cowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowell works on The Knight's body with a couple of short punches.
The Knight misses with a punch to the body.
The Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowell's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Knight.
Good body shot from Cowell.
Cowell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Knight backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowell.
The Knight tries to throw a body punch but Cowell avoids it by throwing The Knight back against the cage.
The Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Cowell controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Knight tries to work over Cowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowell lands with a right to the head.
Cowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Knight's elbow.
The Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowell is pushing The Knight up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Knight lands with a left to the head.
The Knight works on Cowell's body with a couple of short punches.
The Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Cowell.
The Knight misses with a body punch.
The Knight lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowell is leaning against The Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Knight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cowell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Knight prevents a body shot from Cowell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Knight tries to throw a body punch but Cowell avoids it by throwing The Knight back against the cage.
Cowell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Knight.
The Knight tries a body shot but Cowell blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cowell fails to land.
The Knight lands a right hand.
The Knight tries a body shot but Cowell blocks it.
The Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowell controls his hands.
The Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowell controls his hands.
The Knight tries to work over Cowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowell trying to land knees to the body.
Cowell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Knight is keeping busy.
Cowell lands a knee to the body.
The Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Knight gets through Cowell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowell prevents a body shot from The Knight.
Cowell prevents a body shot from The Knight.
Cowell cracks The Knight with a nice body shot.
The Knight avoiding damage as Cowell throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Knight tries to throw a body punch but Cowell avoids it by throwing The Knight back against the cage.
The Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowell controls his hands.
The Knight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowell.
Cowell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from The Knight does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Cowell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Knight tries to avoid it but Cowell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Knight to the ground. The Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from The Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Cowell dodges the punch combination from The Knight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur The Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur The Knight!
Post fight, Arthur The Knight took to the microphone: 'You haven't improved at all im disgusted.'.
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