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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donte Bowen (ranked 23653 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kandal Feynman (ranked 2970 p4p, 353 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donte Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kandal Feynman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Feynman's guard.
Feynman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bowen dives into side control.
Bowen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Feynman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feynman keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bowen gets to mount! Feynman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Feynman wants to hold on but Bowen pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bowen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Feynman wants to hold on but Bowen pushes him away.
Bowen looking to finish Feynman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Feynman!
Feynman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bowen controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feynman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen lands a nice shot to the head.
Bowen controlling the position easily from mount.
Bowen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bowen lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feynman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bowen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Feynman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Bowen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Feynman closes the distance and pushes Bowen back into the cage.
Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowen drives through with a takedown into Feynman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Feynman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bowen throwing strikes from guard but Feynman blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feynman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feynman wants to improve his position but instead Bowen has moved into half guard.
Feynman keeping control of the position.
Bowen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Feynman leaves Bowen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Feynman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feynman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Feynman with the counter takedown but Bowen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowen is defended easily by Feynman.
Despite the aggression on Feynman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Bowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feynman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bowen counters by moving into the clinch.
Feynman is breathing heavily.
Feynman tries for a takedown but Bowen manages to get underhooks.
Bowen prevents Feynman from breaking the clinch.
Feynman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Feynman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bowen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bowen jumps guard and drags Feynman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bowen pulls Feynman in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Feynman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Feynman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Bowen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bowen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Feynman defends well and Bowen ends up having to push Feynman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Feynman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Feynman moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bowen manages to end up in side control.
Bowen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Feynman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Feynman is looking to regain half guard here but Bowen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Feynman looks to move to half guard but instead Bowen has passed into mount! Damn!
Feynman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bowen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feynman can do to turn this around?
Bowen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Feynman tries to lock up and control but Bowen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowen lands with some strikes.
Feynman is in a horrible position here. Bowen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Feynman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen controlling the position easily from mount.
Bowen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Feynman for as long as he can get away with.
Bowen lands a nice shot to the head.
Donte Bowen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowen content just to control the position here.
Feynman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bowen landing strikes from the mount and Feynman is in trouble!
Bowen content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Donte Bowen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowen, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donte Bowen!
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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
21% |
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