Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C297: Albatross vs Payer III
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Apollo avoids the head kick by Cowan.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there
and Apollo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowan misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo slips a jab from Cowan.
Apollo checks a leg kick nicely.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Cowan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL2#
Apollo has Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
Apollo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo lands a shot to the body.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Apollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan moves out of range of the leg kick from Apollo.
Cowan slips a straight right by Apollo.
Some bone on bone action there as Apollo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Apollo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Apollo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Apollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A nice leg kick from Cowan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cowan misses with an uppercut
letting Apollo counter with a right hand.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Apollo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Apollo moved out of range.
Apollo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Apollo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
Cowan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowan with a hook.
Apollo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cowan on the side of the head.
Cowan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cowan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Apollo.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cowan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Cowan lands a leg kick that knocks Apollo off balance momentarily.
Apollo throws a chopping leg kick but Cowan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Cowan swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
Apollo lands a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cowan 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 Apollo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Apollo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Apollo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cowan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Apollo on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Apollo.
Cowan misses with a series of wild punches.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan wants to slow Apollo down by chopping away at his legs.
Cowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Cowan throws a lazy head kick
and Apollo counters with an inside leg kick.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T4#
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!
Apollo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cowan.
Cowan throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.#CL2#
Apollo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apollo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Apollo throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
A big left from Apollo misses.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apollo can pounce on him.
Apollo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Apollo scores with a nice body kick.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Cowan misses with a hook
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Apollo.
Cowan lands with a hook. Apollo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cowan tried to score with a low kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cowan with a body shot.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Apollo.
Cowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apollo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cowan in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan ducks right into an uppercut from Apollo.
Apollo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cowan throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apollo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo scores with a punch to the head.
Apollo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
A nice combination there by Cowan.
A lazy left from Apollo finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Cowan misses.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo lands with a good body shot.
Apollo blocks a head kick by Cowan.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Cowan throws a low kick, looking for Apollo's leg but Apollo calmly moves out of range.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Apollo avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Apollo takes one to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a high kick!
Apollo blocks a low kick nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Apollo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T2#
A good leg kick by Apollo.
Cowan throws an off balance right hand
and Apollo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Apollo slips a jab and a cross from Cowan.
Apollo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Apollo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apollo blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Apollo lands with a cross.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Apollo cracks Cowan with an open hand slap.
Apollo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Apollo cracks a nice hook into Cowan's ribs.
Apollo is looking to clinch.
Apollo tries to clinch there but Cowan circles away.
Cowan thuds a left hand into Apollo's body.#T3#
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Cowan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cowan scores with a jab.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Apollo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cowan finds it's way round the side to connect with Apollo's head.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Apollo moved out of range nicely.
Cowan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Apollo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Apollo scores with a nice right hand.
Cowan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
A jab from Apollo does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Cowan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cowan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Apollo is out of range.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Cowan.#T4#
Cowan jabs Apollo right on the nose. Apollo blinks but takes it well.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Apollo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Apollo checks a low kick from Cowan.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Apollo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Cowan lands.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Apollo blocks a leg kick.
Cowan takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cowan throws a good cross that connects.
Apollo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apollo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Apollo moved away.
Cowan 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.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apollo on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Cowan. That's going to slow Apollo down.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Apollo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cowan.
Cowan throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Apollo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Apollo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cowan is able to avoid easily.
Cowan throws a low kick, looking for Apollo's leg but Apollo calmly moves out of range.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cowan.
Some bone on bone action there as Apollo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Apollo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cowan.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cowan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Cowan throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Cowan.
Cowan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apollo slips under a jab from Cowan.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Apollo defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cowan with a body shot.
Apollo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cowan swats away the attempt to clinch by Apollo.
A counter left hand to the body from Cowan misses its target.
Cowan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cowan takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo counters with a body kick.
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Apollo digs a good hook to Cowan's body.
Cowan cracks Apollo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Apollo digs a good body shot into Cowan's ribs.
Cowan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Apollo finds it's way round the side to connect with Cowan's head.
Cowan 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.
The crowd cheers as Apollo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowan doesn't seem phased though.
Apollo scores with a hook.
Cowan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apollo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Apollo tries a low kick but Cowan avoids it.
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Apollo.
A swing and a miss from Cowan.
A left lands for Apollo.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cowan avoids the body shot from Apollo. #T3#
Cowan misses with a leg kick
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan slips a jab from Apollo.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Apollo tries to land a front kick but Cowan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apollo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL2#
Apollo closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Apollo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apollo or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Apollo.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Apollo presses Cowan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Apollo.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Cowan tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lindsay Apollo.
I think Apollo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!
During a confident post fight interview, Lindsay Apollo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C292: Cheese vs Albatross II
Date: Mar 31, 2024

#R1#
Cowan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Connor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connor doesn't seem bothered though.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Cowan moves out of range as Connor strikes.
Cowan 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.
Connor tries to land a leg kick but Cowan saw it coming and moves away.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
Connor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan scores with a sloppy right hand. Connor should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Donk. Cowan catches Connor right on the button with a cross.
Connor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Cowan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cowan lands the left hand.
Cowan misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Connor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cowan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Connor. #T1#
Connor moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Cowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan connects with a jab.
Cowan dips to his left and cracks Connor with an uppercut!
Cowan lands with a nice combination. Connor backs away looking to recover.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Connor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Cowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Cowan throws a low kick but Connor avoids it.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Cowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Cowan thumps Connor with a low kick.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Connor has Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor. #T2#
Cowan working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connor.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Connor lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Connor lands a body shot.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Connor.
Cowan cracks Connor with a nice body shot.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Connor.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor blocking some punches.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Connor. #T4#
Connor misses with some punches.
Connor misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connor.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan is working Connor over against the cage.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Connor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
A right handed body shot lands from Cowan.
Connor looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor takes a shot to the head.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
A right hand to the body from Cowan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cowan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor takes one on the button.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cowan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connor with the inside leg kick.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connor avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Connor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Connor thinks about the counter body kick.
Cowan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Connor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connor lands with a straight right. Cowan didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor staying out of range there.
Connor walks into a jab.
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Connor misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cowan. Those never looked like landing.
Cowan lands with an overhand left.
Connor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Cowan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Connor misses. #T1#
Connor tried to score with a low kick but Cowan checks it.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Cowan.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan slips under a jab from Connor.
Connor scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
Connor clinches up with Cowan and pushes him back against the cage.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Connor.
A nice left hand lands by Connor.
A right hand to the body from Cowan.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage. #T2#
Cowan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Connor.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Connor working aggressively here.
A short left from Connor.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Connor tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connors head.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan. #T3#
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cowan.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Cowan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Connor pushes Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Cowan avoids the damage to the body.
Connor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Connor.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Connor blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Connor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greg Connor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowan blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Connor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Cowan motions for Connor to come forward. Cowan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan misses with a hook.
It seemed like Connor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Connor moves out of range of the body kick.
Connor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Connor throws a leg kick which misses Cowan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cowan tries to avoid it.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Cowan lands the left hand.
Cowan misses with an uppercut
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Cowan lands with a cross.
Cowan throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Cowan connects with an inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cowan misses with a body kick.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Cowan sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Connor misses its intended target. #T1#
Connor with a hook.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan backing away here, and Connor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Connor 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.
Nice shot lands for Cowan.
Cowan keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connor under the eye.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cowan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Connor.#CL2#
Connor takes the fight into the clinch.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Connor.
Cowan working aggressively here. #T2#
Connor lands an uppercut.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Connor is leaning against Cowan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Connor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Cowan.
Connor misses with a punch to the body.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor prevents a body shot from Cowan. #T3#
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Connor blocking some punches.
Cowan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Connor.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Connor tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Cowan working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Connor as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor lands with a light punch inside.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowan.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Cowan.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
An out of breath Mickey Cowan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C287: Anderson vs Lehto III
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
Cowan blocks a low kick nicely.
Cowan throws a lazy body kick
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gebhardt moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Gebhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Good leg kick by Cowan.
Cowan misses with the combination.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gebhardt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Gebhardt misses with a looping right.
Gebhardt avoids the head kick by Cowan.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gebhardt is able to avoid easily.
Cowan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Cowan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gebhardt.
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!
Gebhardt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Gebhardt avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Cowan misses with a leg kick.
Cowan scores with a jab to the head.
Gebhardt throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cowan.
Gebhardt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cowan lunges at Gebhardt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gebhardt's hand.
Gebhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cowan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Cowan.
Gebhardt throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Gebhardt swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gebhardt slips under a jab from Cowan.
Cowan scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Cowan.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Gebhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan. #T2#
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
Gebhardt throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well.
Cowan is looking to land body kicks.
Gebhardt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cowan with a body shot.
Cowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt lands an overhand right.
Gebhardt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Gebhardt.
Cowan throws a right and a left that Gebhardt avoids nicely.
Cowan misses the jab.
Gebhardt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gebhardt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Cowan misses
and Gebhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cowan lands the left hand.#T3#
Cowan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cowan swinging wildly here.
Gebhardt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Cowan.
Cowan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cowan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cowan 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 Gebhardt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gebhardt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cowan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gebhardt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Gebhardt.
Cowan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cowan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt drops his hands momentarily and Cowan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab. #T4#
Gebhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Cowan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cowan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gebhardt.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gebhardt! But no joy.
Gebhardt blocks a jab.
Gebhardt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a hook.
Gebhardt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Cowan lands but Gebhardt takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gebhardt.
It looked like Cowan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt works Cowan's body with a nice hook.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Gebhardt throws a push kick but Cowan slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, jab by Cowan - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gebhardt moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
A swing and a miss from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cowan tries to move into range but Gebhardt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Cowan misses.
Gebhardt throws a head kick but Cowan moves out of range.
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gebhardt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cowan under the eye.
Cowan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gebhardt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cowan tries to land a leg kick but Gebhardt saw it coming and moves away.
Cowan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gebhardt is out of range and Cowan settles back down.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Cowan scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt misses with a body shot.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Gebhardt. #T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cowan, as that shot connected.
Cowan punishes Gebhardt's body with a nice straight punch.
Cowan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gebhardt moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt checks a leg kick nicely.
Gebhardt flicks out a counter leg kick but Cowan steps away.
Gebhardt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Gebhardt checks it
and Gebhardt counters with an outside leg kick.
Cowan digs a good hook to Gebhardt's body.
Cowan motions for Gebhardt to come forward. Cowan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gebhardt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan lands an overhand right.
Gebhardt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cowan can pounce on him.
Gebhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
Cowan clobbers Gebhardt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Gebhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cowan misses with the combination.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gebhardt 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 Cowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gebhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Cowan misses with a hook
and Gebhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gebhardt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cowan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gebhardt.
Cowan slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
Cowan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good shot there by Gebhardt.
Cowan works over Gebhardt's head and body with a nice combination.
Cowan looks to land a body kick but Gebhardt moved away.
Gebhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gebhardt scoring well with a low kick there. #T3#
Gebhardt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cowan connects with a right hand. Gebhardt shakes it off.
Cowan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cowan.
Cowan thumps Gebhardt with a low kick.
Gebhardt takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Cowan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Gebhardt.
Good work by Gebhardt as he checks the leg kick.
Gebhardt thinks about the counter body kick.
Donk. Cowan catches Gebhardt right on the button with a cross.
Cowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Gebhardt misses with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gebhardt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cowan has got the better of the exchanges.
Cowan jabs Gebhardt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Cowan.
Gebhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Gebhardt looks to land a body kick but Cowan moved away.
Gebhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cowan.
Gebhardt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Gebhardt is out of range.
Cowan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGebhardt.
Cowan throws a hook but Gebhardt avoids it easily.
Cowan throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Cowan slips under a jab from Gebhardt.
A left lands for Cowan.
Cowan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gebhardt is able to avoid easily.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Gebhardt saw that one coming.
Gebhardt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gebhardt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt checks a leg kick.
Cowan connects with a solid leg kick.
Gebhardt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Cowan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Colby Gebhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gebhardt keeps Cowan at a distance using the push kick.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Gebhardt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan misses with a head kick.
Cowan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gebhardt. Gebhardt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cowan defending well as Gebhardt loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cowan moves out of range as Gebhardt strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cowan.
Cowan connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt scores with a sloppy right hand. Cowan should have avoided that one.
Gebhardt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cowan is able to avoid easily.
Cowan jabs at Gebhardt's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gebhardt. Cowan does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gebhardt manages to avoid it.
Gebhardt walks into a stiff left hand from Cowan.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the leg kick from Cowan.
Cowan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gebhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Gebhardt.
Cowan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gebhardt checks a low kick from Cowan.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gebhardt moves away.
Cowan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a leg kick.
Gebhardt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan misses with a leg kick
and Gebhardt counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gebhardt.
Cowan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cowan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gebhardt checks a leg kick.
Cowan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cowan throws out a powerful jab.
Gebhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Cowan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Cowan. Beautiful body shot.
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gebhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gebhardt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gebhardt scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt cracks Cowan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gebhardt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Gebhardt moves out of range. #T3#
That kick from Gebhardt tenderised Cowan's leg. Cowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cowan digs a good hook to Gebhardt's body.
Cowan is looking to slow Gebhardt down with leg kicks.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Gebhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gebhardt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cowan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan throws a jab when Gebhardt was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cowan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gebhardt! But no joy.
Cowan avoids the head kick by Gebhardt.
That kick from Cowan tenderised Gebhardt's leg. Gebhardt is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan cracks Gebhardt with an open hand slap.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gebhardt.#T4#
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Gebhardt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gebhardt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gebhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gebhardt dips to his left and cracks Cowan with an uppercut!
Cowan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gebhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Cowan.
Cowan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gebhardt checks a low kick from Cowan.
Cowan cracks Gebhardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gebhardt throws out a leg kick but Cowan moves out of range and Gebhardt only half commits.
Gebhardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.
Gebhardt looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body. Gebhardt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cowan 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C284: Marley vs Anderson
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1#
Adeoluwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Cowan both land. Nice combination.
Adeoluwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab from Cowan.
Adeoluwa slips a jab from Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cowan scores with a nice strike.
Adeoluwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Adeoluwa walks into a straight right hand from Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook but Adeoluwa blocks it.
Cowan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adeoluwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adeoluwa connects with a leg kick.
Adeoluwa looks to land a body kick but Cowan moved away.
Adeoluwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #TD#
Adeoluwa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cowan's guard.

Cowan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Adeoluwa has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cowan prevents a takedown attempt there. #T1#
Adeoluwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adeoluwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adeoluwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa blocking some punches.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Adeoluwa avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
I was talking to Adeoluwa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cowan gets through Adeoluwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Adeoluwa.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Adeoluwa lands a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cowan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeoluwa prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Adeoluwa misses with the head strike. #T2#
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adeoluwa misses with some punches.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
Cowan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick but Cowan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adeoluwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adeoluwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cowan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cowan.
Cowan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adeoluwa is looking to clinch.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Adeoluwa is looking to slow Cowan down with leg kicks. #T3#
Adeoluwa thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan slips a straight right by Adeoluwa.
Cowan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cowan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Cowan - just one landing.
Cowan tests Adeoluwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Cowan throws the left hand but Adeoluwa avoids the punch easily.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cowan.
Cowan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adeoluwa's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan tries a head kick but it misses.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook.
Adeoluwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adeoluwa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan. #T4#
Cowan stalks Adeoluwa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adeoluwa's face. Adeoluwa staggers backwards, shaken.
Cowan scores with a nice body kick.
Cowan throws a jab when Adeoluwa was well out of range.
Cowan misses with a head kick. #TD#
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adeoluwa controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Adeoluwa punching from mount but Cowan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adeoluwa controlling from the full mount.
Adeoluwa throwing strikes here but Cowan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cowan motions for Adeoluwa to come forward. Cowan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adeoluwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adeoluwa 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.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan jabs Adeoluwa right on the nose. Adeoluwa blinks but takes it well.
Adeoluwa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Cowan throws out a counter right but Adeoluwa avoids it with no problem.
Cowan feints and then cracks Adeoluwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adeoluwa down.
Adeoluwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Adeoluwa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa walks into a left hand.
Cowan tries a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
Adeoluwa tries to counter with a takedown but Cowan is quick to defend against it.
Cowan connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range nicely.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adeoluwa doesn't seem bothered though.
Cowan slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Cowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Adeoluwa blocks a leg kick.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan scores with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Cowan. No joy for Adeoluwa on that attempt.
Cowan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adeoluwa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adeoluwa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Adeoluwa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Cowan does no damage.
Adeoluwa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adeoluwa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adeoluwa fails with the takedown.
Cowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adeoluwa's sensitive parts.
Adeoluwa blocks a head kick by Cowan.
Adeoluwa tries to clinch but Cowan moves out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Adeoluwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan wants to land a leg kick but Adeoluwa is out of range.
Cowan connects with a body shot.
Cowan 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.
Adeoluwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adeoluwa's head backwards.
Adeoluwa throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adeoluwa is able to avoid easily.
Adeoluwa walks into a straight right hand from Cowan.
Cowan throws a one two combo.
Cowan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cowan throws a leg kick which misses Adeoluwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Adeoluwa tries to avoid it.
Cowan jabs Adeoluwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Adeoluwa moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
Adeoluwa shoots for a double leg takedown but Cowan sprawls well. He's pushed Adeoluwa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cowan. Adeoluwa shrugs it off though.
Adeoluwa connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan blocks a low kick nicely.
Cowan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adeoluwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Sloppy strikes from Cowan. Those never looked like landing.
Adeoluwa misses with a few strikes there.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cowan jabs Adeoluwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adeoluwa doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowan circles away.
Cowan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there #TD#
and Adeoluwa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adeoluwa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully. #T4#
Adeoluwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cowan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Cowan tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Adeoluwa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cowan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cowan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cowan! #REVB#
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Adeoluwa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Adeoluwa lands with a shot to the body.
Cowan cracks Adeoluwa with an open hand slap.
Adeoluwa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adeoluwa throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a low kick as Adeoluwa jumps back.
Adeoluwa misses with the combination.
Adeoluwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adeoluwa moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Adeoluwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adeoluwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adeoluwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
Cowan throws the left hand but Adeoluwa avoids the punch easily.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cowan connects with an inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa walks into a jab.
Adeoluwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
A cross from Cowan lands.
Cowan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Adeoluwa 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.
Cowan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Adeoluwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adeoluwa defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cowan misses with a hook. Adeoluwa ducked under it nicely.
Adeoluwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cowan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Adeoluwa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Adeoluwa's head but Adeoluwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adeoluwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Adeoluwa avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Adeoluwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cowan avoids it really well and circles away.
Cowan tries a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
Adeoluwa dives in and grabs Cowan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cowan pushes down on Adeoluwa's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
Adeoluwa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Cowan coming out on top.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Cowan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a sloppy head kick and Cowan moves out of range easily. #T3#
Cowan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Adeoluwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a jab to the head.
Adeoluwa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cowan.
The fighters circling - Cowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chukwu Adeoluwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adeoluwa throws a body kick that misses.
Cowan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD#
Adeoluwa gets a takedown into half guard.
Cowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adeoluwa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adeoluwa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cowan to regain full guard.
Adeoluwa throws a big elbow that misses.
Adeoluwa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom. #T4#
Cowan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cowan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 282 Cowan vs Greene
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cowan wants it to stay on the feet.
Greene fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Greene instigates a clinch.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Greene tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Cowan goes for a takedown attempt but Greene pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with a straight left. #CL#
Cowan closes the distance and clinches.
Greene lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Cowan manages to break the clinch.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense. #T1#
Cowan staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Greene as Cowan shoots in.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene blocks a head kick by Cowan.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene throws a series of punches but Cowan avoids them all with ease.
Cowan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Greene stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greene wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cowan is defended easily by Greene.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cowan 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 Greene has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greene and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Greene lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD2#
Greene shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cowan is trying to defend but Greene finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene is looking to advance position but Cowan won't allow it. #SUB2#
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Greene.
Cowan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T3#
Greene looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Greene is taking a breather. Cowan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cowan is looking for a sweep. Greene is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Greene wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cowan trying to hold on to Greene's head to control him but Greene postures up. #T4#
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.#SUB2#
Greene is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Greene is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Greene is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cowan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Greene manages to pass to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan is looking to get to half guard.
Greene can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cowan is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Greene dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Greene digs a good body shot into Cowan's ribs.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt - Cowan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cowan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Cowan as Greene shoots in.
Mickey Cowan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cowan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throws a right and a left that Cowan avoids nicely.
Cowan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cowan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cowan tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
Greene thuds a left hand into Cowan's body.#T1#
Cowan tries for a takedown but Greene sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cowan wants to get back to his feet but Greene is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cowan wants to sweep here but Greene controlling him for the moment.
Greene advances to half guard.
Cowan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greene on the ground.#SUB2#
Greene looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Greene seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cowan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
Cowan wants to get back to full guard but Greene has passed into side control.#SUB2#
Greene swings around for an armbar but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greene's guard.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Cowan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Greene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cowan controlling from the top position. #T3#
Cowan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greene swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greene is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Greene isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cowan stacks Greene on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cowan!#SUB#
Cowan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cowan wants to control for a moment but Greene uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cowan passes into side control, despite Greene's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Greene's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU#
Cowan decides to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ricky Greene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowan misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cowan won't be happy with that.
Cowan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greene wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cowan has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Greene is trying to get an arm triangle but Cowan is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Cowan sneaks out the side door and pushes Greene away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Greene defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cowan.#T1#
Greene swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Greene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cowan doesn't seem bothered though.
Cowan wants to clinch up but Greene keeps it at a distance.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Cowan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cowan doesn't seem bothered though.
Greene shoots in but Cowan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Cowan. Cowan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Cowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowan wants to clinch.#T2#
Greene scores with a hook.
Greene swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan blocks a jab.
It looked like Cowan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Greene defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cowan.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Greene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowan goes for a double leg but Greene avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Greene continues to drive forward.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.#T3##BC#
Cowan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cowan rather than just go for the knockout.
Greene displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cowan.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Greene rushes Cowan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greene fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greene tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cowan smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Greene stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greene wants it to stay on the feet.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan. #TD2#
Greene bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cowan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan wants to hold on but Greene pushes him away.#SUB2#
Greene looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cowan is trying to escape the mount. #SUB2#
Greene is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cowan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning. #SUB2#
Greene working for a submission but Cowan is keeping him at bay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greene 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Greene!

Event: DMMA 272 Cowan vs Kruth
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Cowan walks into a left hand.
Kruth misses with a takedown
and Cowan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruth doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Jorgen Kruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Kruth feints and as Cowan raises his hands in defense, Kruth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kruth is controlling him.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Kruth from controlling successfully.
Kruth stops Cowan from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Kruth drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Kruth off! Kruth jumps back into Cowan's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan is looking to stand up but Kruth isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Kruth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kruth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now. #ES#
Cowan pushes Kruth off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cowan circles away.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorgen Kruth.
Kruth misses with a hook
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Kruth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cowan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cowan tries to escape but Kruth is in control.
Kruth advances nicely into full mount. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan is trying to stand.
Kruth tries to control but Cowan wriggling away.
Cowan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kruth trying to control but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kruth tries to control but Cowan wriggling away.
Kruth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kruth tries to control but Cowan wriggling away. #T3##SUB2#
Kruth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cowan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Kruth is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cowan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cowan shrugs it off. #SUB2#
Kruth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cowan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kruth looking to control but Cowan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kruth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cowan's face.
Cowan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape. #SUB2#
Kruth working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Cowan turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Kruth off and cradles Cowan's limp body as Kruth celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jorgen Kruth!
Jorgen Kruth is the new bantamweight champion!
Jorgen Kruth tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: DMMA 262
Date: Nov 10, 2023

#R1#
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov wants to land a leg kick but Cowan is out of range.
Cowan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akhtankhanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Cowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akhtankhanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowan.
Jab by Akhtankhanov.
Cowan misses with a body punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a left to the body.
Cowan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cowan's sensitive parts.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov throws out a powerful jab.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Cowan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cowan dodges the punch combination from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cowan.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick from Cowan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan lands with a nice body punch.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cowan throws the left hand but Akhtankhanov avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick and Akhtankhanov moves out of range easily.
Cowan defending well as Akhtankhanov loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
An inside leg kick from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a big head kick but Akhtankhanov shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Akhtankhanov misses.
Cowan slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cowan lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Cowan.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Akhtankhanov avoided it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but Cowan moves out of range easily.
Cowan misses with a hook.#T3#
A clash of legs there as Cowan blocks the low kick.
Cowan throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Akhtankhanov misses
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov stalks Cowan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cowan's face. Cowan staggers backwards, shaken.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov scores with a one two! Cowan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akhtankhanov 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. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akhtankhanov's head.
Cowan throws a solid leg kick but Akhtankhanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cowan.
Cowan slips under a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
A quick step to the side and Cowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Akhtankhanov slips the punch.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Cowan.
Cowan takes one to the chin there.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cowan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Cowan misses with a body kick.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Cowan misses with a double jab
and Akhtankhanov counters with a three punch combo that has Cowan backing up. Cowan nods at Akhtankhanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cowan throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhtankhanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cowan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akhtankhanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akhtankhanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cowan throws a low kick but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Cowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cowan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Akhtankhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Akhtankhanov motions for Cowan to come forward. Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akhtankhanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and Cowan counters with a body kick.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Akhtankhanov checks it
and Akhtankhanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akhtankhanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akhtankhanov misses with a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cowan connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Cowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that Cowan ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowan also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Cowan checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akhtankhanov blocks a leg kick.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cowan.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a leg kick but Cowan saw it coming and moves away.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cowan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cowan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cowan scrambles back to his feet.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cowan connects with the punch.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akhtankhanov throws out the jab.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akhtankhanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cowan.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T4#
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Akhtankhanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cowan blocks a leg kick.
Cowan tries to clinch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Cowan throws a good cross that connects.
Akhtankhanov cracks Cowan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akhtankhanov misses with a shot to the body
and Cowan counters with an outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov jabs Cowan right on the nose. Cowan blinks but takes it well.
Akhtankhanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Cowan misses with a straight right.
Akhtankhanov throws an off balance right hand
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cowan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cowan throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Akhtankhanov wants to slow Cowan down by chopping away at his legs.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Cowan slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Cowan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Cowan.#ROC#Akhtankhanov is rocked!
Cowan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Akhtankhanov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cowan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Akhtankhanov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DMMA 251 Lovanov vs Tyler
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
It looked like Kersikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Kersikov defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
A big left from Cowan misses. #CL2#
Cowan has managed to clinch. #T2#
Kersikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cowans head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
Kersikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cowan lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Cowan tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cowan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Cowan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Cowan throws a fast counter high kick but Kersikov manages to duck under it in time.
Cowan with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Cowan throws a fast counter high kick but Kersikov manages to duck under it in time.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cowan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cowan fakes the leg kick and cracks Kersikov in the body.
Cowan throws a lazy body kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Cowan didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.#ROC#Cowan is rocked!#T1#
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cowan scores with a body shot.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cowan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cowan seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.#T2#
Cowan connects with a high kick.
Kersikov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cowan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Cowan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards. #BC#
Kersikov breaks the clinch.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cowan tries to land a body kick
and Cowan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Kersikov lands a nice hook to Cowan's body. Cowan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Cowan throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Kersikov throws a big counter combination but Cowan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##CL2#
Cowan rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kersikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cowan tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Kersikov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cowan scores with a kick to the body. #T1#
Kersikov swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Kersikov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCowan.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Mickey Cowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body. #KD2#
Cowan lands a big head kick that sends Kersikov tumbling to the mat! Cowan takes a step backwards and waves Kersikov back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Kersikov is rocked!
Cowan feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kersikov collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan is the new bantamweight champion!
Mickey Cowan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN 1020 Todd vs Exotic
Date: Sep 22, 2023

#R1#
Cowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Cowan down.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Cowan works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Cowan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Cowan pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cowan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.#T2#
Sitsongrit tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit gets through Cowan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Cowan cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit gets through Cowan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow. #T3#
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Cowan pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards. #T4#
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cowan tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Cowan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cowan's gas tank.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Petchuanglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Cowan thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.#CL#
Cowan clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage. #T1#
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Cowan's ribcage. Cowan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Cowan cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Cowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action. #T4#
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cowan digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Cowan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Cowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Cowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Cowan.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cowan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Cowan sees coming a mile off.
Cowan tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Cowan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cowan tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan misses with a body shot. #CL#
Cowan closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cowans head.
Cowan digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Cowan lands a left hand.
Cowan lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Cowan.
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!
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Cowan pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Cowan tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Cowan.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowan.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Cowan pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cowan or not.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands. #T4#
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit wants to break free but Cowan has control.
Cowan works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan lands a shot to the body.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan lands a left hand.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Cowan tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
A short right from Cowan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cowan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SYN 1016 Danger vs Choke II
Date: Sep 08, 2023

#R1#
Branko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cowan pinned against the cage. Cowan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Branko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Branko dives in and scores a takedown into Cowan's guard.
Branko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Cowan's guard.
Cowan pulls Branko in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Cowan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Branko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branko is working hard here to advance position.
Cowan wants to get back to his feet but Branko is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Branko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#ES2#
Cowan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Branko moved out of range.
Branko shoots in but no luck this time.
And Cowan responds with a good body kick, but Branko manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko shoots for a double leg takedown but Cowan sprawls well. He's pushed Branko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Branko misses with a takedown
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
Cowan stuffs the takedown attempt from Branko. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Branko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cowan sprawls well. Cowan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.#T3#
Cowan misses with a straight right.
Branko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Branko ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Branko moved out of range nicely.
Branko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cowan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Branko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Branko shoots in for a takedown but Cowan shows good takedown defense.
Branko slips a jab and a cross from Cowan.
Branko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Branko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cowan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Branko is controlling him. #T4#
Branko tries to free his leg and advance position but Cowan is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Branko passes Cowan's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Branko is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Cowan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan keeping full guard, as Branko tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Branko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cowan throws a body kick that misses.
Branko misses with a takedown
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davdio Branko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branko fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Branko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cowan on his heels. He'll look to pass Cowan's guard now, I'm sure.
Cowan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Branko slips nicely into half guard.#T1##SUB#
Branko is looking for a kimura but Cowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Branko to get the leverage.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Branko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cowan is just riding it out for now. Branko eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Branko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Branko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Branko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Branko is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Branko seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Branko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cowan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Branko. #SUB#
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cowan gets full guard.#T3##SUB#
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Cowan's guard.
Branko stops Cowan from standing up.
Branko advances position into side control!#SUB#
Branko is trying to get an arm triangle but Cowan is defending well. #SUB#
Branko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cowan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Branko but great work by Cowan.#T4#
Branko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Branko actively working from the bottom here.
Cowan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cowan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up. #SUB#
Branko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cowan pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Branko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cowan pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Branko wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Davdio Branko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Branko shoots for a double leg takedown but Cowan sprawls well. He's pushed Branko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cowan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Branko counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Cowan's guard.
Cowan pulls Branko in to control the position.
Branko pushes down on Cowan's leg and manages to get into half guard.#ES2#
Cowan kicks Branko off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko tries to clinch up.
Branko with a poor takedown
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Branko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cowan avoids it really well and circles away.
Branko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Branko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branko blocks the body kick.
Branko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cowan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Branko at a distance.
Branko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Cowan catches Branko right on the button with a cross.
No luck for Branko with that takedown attempt. #T2#
Cowan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Branko shoots and misses
and Cowan scores with a counter punch that sends Branko to the canvas! Cowan smells blood - he's punishing Branko with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Branko has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 1010 Hlervu vs Cowan
Date: Aug 16, 2023

#R1#
Cowan motions for Hlervu to come forward. Cowan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Cowan misses with an uppercut
and Hlervu counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Cowan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hlervu blocking some punches.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hlervu backwards.
Hlervu blocks an uppercut.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hlervu backwards.
Hlervu can't break the clinch.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it. #BC#
Hlervu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Hlervu misses
and Cowan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hlervu thinking.
Cowan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hlervu counters with a solid body kick. #T1#
Hlervu misses with a shot to the body
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cowan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hlervu.
Cowan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hlervu misses with a body shot
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Cowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hlervu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Cowan throws a head kick that Hlervu semi-blocks.
Hlervu throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cowan lands a head kick. Hlervu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hlervu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hlervu is looking to wear down Cowan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hlervu misses with a hook
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Cowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hlervu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Cowan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hlervu with a body shot.
Hlervu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Hlervu throws a sloppy body shot
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cowan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Cowan clinches.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hlervu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hlervu lands a shot to the body.
Cowan misses with some punches. #T4##BC#
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hlervu lands a jab.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#Cowan is rocked!
Hlervu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hlervu throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a nice body kick.
Cowan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cowan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hlervu finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Hlervu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cowan moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hlervu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hlervu keeps Cowan at a distance using the push kick.
Cowan tries to clinch but Hlervu is having none of it.
Cowan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hlervu circles away.
Cowan seems to have recovered his senses.
Hlervu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu misses with a hook
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hlervu staying out of range there.
Hlervu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cowan. That one must have hurt.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Cowan.
Cowan tries to clinch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Hlervu throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Hlervu blocks the leg kick.
Cowan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cowan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu connects with a jab.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan throws a leg kick
and Hlervu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hlervu misses with a body shot
and Cowan counters with a nice leg kick.
Cowan looks for the body kick but Hlervu saw that one coming. #T3#
Hlervu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hlervu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cowan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hlervu thinking.
Hlervu lands the left hand.
Hlervu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
Hlervu lands a big right hook! Cowan looks hurt but is still standing! Hlervu lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Cowan falls down and Hlervu dives in with a huge hammer fist! Cowan's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Hlervu runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Braynas Hlervu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN 1005 Kilo vs Lief VII
Date: Jul 25, 2023

#R1#
Valverde missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
Valverde misses with a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a solid body kick.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cowan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valverde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valverde with a nice cross.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valverde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Valverde manages to avoid it.
Valverde scores with a jab to the head.
Valverde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.#T1#
Valverde throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Valverde scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Valverde finds it's target.
Valverde throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valverde throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Valverde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cowan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan throws a wild body kick that Valverde sees coming a mile off.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
As Valverde backs away, Cowan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valverde swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde avoids a kick to the body.
Valverde missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Valverde.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valverde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cowan's head backwards.
Cowan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valverde slips a straight right by Cowan.
Valverde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Valverde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valverde misses with a looping left.
Valverde throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Valverde uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cowan has time to react.#T3#
Valverde misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
Valverde lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valverde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cowan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valverde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
Some bone on bone action there as Cowan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan throws a nice head kick! #ROC#Valverde is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Bethania Valverde has been cut.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
Valverde is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valverde seems to have recovered his senses.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valverde looks to throw the jab but Cowan is out of range.
Cowan slips under a jab from Valverde.
Cowan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valverde blocks a jab.
Valverde moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
Valverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
Valverde misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
Cowan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valverde lands with a cross.
Valverde throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valverde is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cowan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Valverde's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cowan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valverde scrambles back to his feet.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cowan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bethania Valverde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bethania Valverde's cut.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Valverde misses with a looping left.
Valverde throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Valverde thumps Cowan with a low kick.
Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valverde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
Cowan throws a counter high kick but Valverde was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cowan slips a jab from Valverde.
Bethania Valverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valverde moves away.
Valverde connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick lands for Valverde.
Cowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Cowan slips under a jab.
Valverde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valverde throws a jab when Cowan was well out of range.
Cowan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Valverde misses with a hook
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valverde throws a chopping leg kick but Cowan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valverde scores with a body shot.
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Valverde manages to avoid it.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Valverde throws a chopping leg kick but Cowan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valverde just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Valverde connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Valverde moved out of range nicely.
Valverde misses with a looping right.
Valverde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Valverde as he connects with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cowan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Valverde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cowan scores with a leg kick.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cowan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valverde feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cowans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Cowan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valverde.
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowan misses with a jab to the body
and Valverde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valverde throws a big shot that misses.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valverde throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan connects with a body shot.
Cowan throws the left hand but Valverde avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Valverde misses with a straight left.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valverde clobbers Cowan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valverde punishes Cowan's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Cowan pushes Valverde up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Cowan tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan is working Valverde over against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bethania Valverde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bethania Valverde's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Valverde throws a leg kick that misses.
Valverde lunges at Cowan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cowan's hand.
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
A swing and a miss from Cowan.
Valverde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valverde 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 Cowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valverde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cowan backs up against the cage.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan defending well as Valverde loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Valverde misses its intended target.
It looked like Cowan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Valverde.
Valverde looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cowan.#T1#
Cowan pushes Valverde away with a front kick.
Cowan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valverde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Valverde misses.
Valverde misses with a body shot
and Cowan rattles Valverde with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Valverde tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cowan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Valverde stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 1001 Randleman vs Dodgers
Date: Jul 10, 2023

#R1#
Haa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with an inside leg kick.
Haa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Cowan lands a slapping body shot.
Cowan moves out of range as Haa throws a body kick.
It appears Cowan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Haa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cowan in his tracks.
Haa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haa counters with a straight right hand.
Haa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Haa tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Haa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Cowan.
Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cowan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there
and Haa counters with a stiff right hand.
Haa thows a leg kick but Cowan checks it
and Cowan counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Haa.
A jab from Haa misses.
Haa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.#T2#
Haa throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well. #CL#
Cowan closes the distance and pushes Haa back into the cage.
Cowan lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan prevents a body shot from Haa.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Haa controls his hands.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haa misses with a body punch.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haa scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Haa prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Haa misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Haa controls his hands. #T3#
Haa trying to control the position but instead, Cowan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haa into the cage.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan digs a right hand into Haa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haa's gas tank.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Haa breaks the clinch.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cowan blocks it well.
Haa tries a low kick but Cowan avoids it.
Haa misses the body punch
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan lands a slapping body shot. #T4#
Haa looks to throw a body kick
and Cowan counters with a nice body kick. #CL#
Cowan rushes Haa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cowan or not.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Haa controls his hands.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haa backwards.
Haa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Haa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haa.
Haa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haa working aggressively here.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haas head.
A short body shot lands from Haa as the two fighters clinch.
Haa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cowan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haa can turn it around.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haa's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Haa misses with a jab to the body
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cowan.
Haa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Haa misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cowan misses the target.
Haa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cowan's sensitive parts.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haa is looking to chop away at Cowan's legs.
Cowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cowan.
Cowan works the jab nicely.#T1#
Haa thows a leg kick but Cowan checks it
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Haa is rocked!
Haa misses with an uppercut
and Cowan counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Haa out cold! What a finish! Cowan is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Cowan!
A very excited looking Mickey Cowan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN 994 Choke vs Capellio
Date: Jun 19, 2023

#R1#
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Cowan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit punishes Cowan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Cowan's defenses.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Cowan.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Cowan's head back.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan. #T1#
Cowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cowan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cowan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Cowan down.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cowan slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Cowan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit. #T2#
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Cowan 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.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Cowan stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Cowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cowan slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Cowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Cowan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Cowan's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Cowan's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Cowan.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body.
Cowan lands a body punch.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Cowan is out of range.
Cowan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Cowan should have avoided that one.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Cowan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cowan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Cowan saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Cowan's body.#T1#
Cowan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Cowan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cowan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Cowan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowan misses with a left hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Cowan checks it.
It seemed like Cowan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Cowan checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Cowan is avoiding it.
Cowan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Cowan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cowan throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Cowan's legs.
Cowan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cowan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.#T3#
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Cowan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Cowan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Cowan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Cowan blocks the low kick.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Cowan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Cowan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Cowan's body. Cowan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Cowan throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Cowan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Cowan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Cowan throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cowan cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Cowan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Petchuanglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Cowan's leg. Cowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Cowan.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Cowan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cowan down.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit catches Cowan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lunges at Cowan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cowan's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit. #T1#
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan 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.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cowan counters with a leg kick.
Cowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Cowan throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Cowan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Cowan moved away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Cowan misses with a kick to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Cowan tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cowan slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Cowan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Cowan seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Cowan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Cowan's head back.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Mickey Cowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cowan slips under a jab.
Cowan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Cowan scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Cowan's leg. Cowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cowan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Cowan down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Cowan misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cowan slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cowan. Cowan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit cracks Cowan with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Cowan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 989 Choke vs Randleman
Date: Jun 01, 2023

#R1#
Branko with a poor takedown
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
Nice jab there from Cowan.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branko has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Branko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Branko lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Branko has gone for a leg lock! Cowan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Branko's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Branko is looking for a triangle but Cowan pushes his legs off easily. #T1##SUB2#
Branko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cowan has picked Branko up and slammed him! Branko can't keep hold of the triangle and Cowan manages to pass to side control!#SU#
Cowan decides to stand back up.
Branko fails with the takedown
and Cowan counters with a right hand to the body.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davdio Branko.#TD2#
Branko gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura but Cowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Branko to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cowan defends it well.
Branko stops Cowan from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Cowan is controlling Branko's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Branko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cowan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Branko. #SUB2#
Branko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Branko is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well. #SUB2#
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Branko.
Cowan tries to roll over but Branko keeps him under control.#T3#
Cowan wants to control but Branko is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Branko is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well.
Cowan pushes Branko off looking to stand but Branko dives back in and keeps control. #SUB2#
Branko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Branko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cowan is just riding it out for now. Branko eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Branko. #SUB2#
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Branko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Branko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB2#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Cowan's guard.
Branko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Branko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Branko passes Cowan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan pushes Branko off looking to stand but Branko dives back in and keeps control. #SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cowan defends it well. #SUB2#
Branko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.#T1##SUB2#
Branko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Branko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cowan is just riding it out for now. Branko eventually gives up the hold.
Cowan wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Branko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cowan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Branko.
Branko wants to free his trapped foot but Cowan is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura here. #T3##SUB2#
Branko seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura but Cowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Branko to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cowan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Branko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cowan's guard. #SUB2#
Branko is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Branko in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cowan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Branko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davdio Branko!

Event: SYN 983 Choke vs. Danger
Date: May 10, 2023

#R1#
Cowan wants to slow Biden down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Biden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biden lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Biden.
Biden lands a right hand.
A short right from Biden.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan cracks Biden with a nice body shot.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Biden.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Biden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Biden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Biden.
Biden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Biden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
Biden working aggressively here.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Biden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biden working aggressively here.
Cowan stalling against the cage.
Biden lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Biden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Biden misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
Biden lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan working aggressively here.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Biden has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Biden working aggressively here.
Biden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Biden.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biden lands with a left to the head.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Biden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cowan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biden lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan presses Biden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Biden misses with a punch on the inside.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Biden.
Biden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cowan avoids it.
Biden blocking some punches.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Cowan.
Biden looking to throw knees to the head but Cowan is blocking nicely.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a shot to the body.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan presses Biden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but Cowan blocks with his arms.
Biden looking to throw knees to the head but Cowan is blocking nicely. #T4#
Biden blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but Cowan blocks with his arms.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Cowan.
Nice body punch from Biden - that landed with a thud.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Biden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Biden fails to land.
Cowan managing to block the knees to the body from Biden.
Biden has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Cowan tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Biden.
Cowan takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Biden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Biden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Biden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biden misses with a left hand
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Biden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Cowan.
Biden throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Biden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biden cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#It looks like Joe Biden has been cut.
Biden scoring well with a low kick there.
Biden looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Cowan takes one to the side of the head.
Cowan tries to close the distance and clinch but Biden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Biden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cowan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biden wants to clinch
and Cowan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Biden throws a lazy body kick
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Cowan moves into the clinch successfully.
Biden blocking some punches.
Biden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biden lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biden.
Joe Biden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Biden as the two fighters clinch.
Biden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Biden.
Biden throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Cowan.
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against 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!
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biden blocks a body shot from Cowan. #T2#
Cowan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cowan is defending well for now.
Biden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Biden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Biden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Biden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Cowan. #T3#
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cowan lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biden lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan pushes Biden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan pushes Biden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden takes a shot to the head.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Biden controls the action.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Biden controls his hands.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan pushes Biden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biden's elbow.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Biden missing with knees to the body.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biden misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cowan presses Biden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Biden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cowan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biden throws out a powerful jab.
Cowan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Biden misses.
Cowan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Biden with a body shot.
Biden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cowan counters with a low kick, right behind Biden 's knee.
Biden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biden.
Cowan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Biden throws a low kick, looking for Cowan's leg but Cowan calmly moves out of range.
Biden scores with a jab to the body.
Biden wants to clinch
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1##CL2#
Cowan drives through and clinches with Biden against the cage.
A short right from Biden on the inside.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Biden.
Cowan presses Biden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Biden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cowan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Cowan avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan pushes Biden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Biden.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Biden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Biden lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biden backwards.
Cowan digs a right hand into Biden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biden's gas tank.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Biden misses with the head strike.
Biden misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Biden controls his hands.
Cowan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Biden misses with some punches.
Biden misses with a punch to the body.
Biden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cowan.
Biden digs a right hand underneath Cowan's ribcage. Cowan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biden lands a knee to the head.
Cowan gets through Biden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biden tries a knee to the head but Cowan blocks it.
Biden throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan tries a body shot but Biden blocks it.
Cowan managing to block the knees to the body from Biden.
Biden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biden pushes Cowan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cowan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowan digs a right hand underneath Biden's ribcage. Biden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biden backwards.
Biden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cowan stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan pushes Biden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cowan blocks it with crossed arms.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biden backwards. #ROC2#Biden is rocked!
Biden tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ENIGMA 164
Date: Apr 16, 2023

#R1#
Khalidovic throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Khalidovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Cowan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalidovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
Cowan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan walks into a jab.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Khalidovic moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Khalidovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cowan quickly recovers to half guard.
Khalidovic is pressing down on Cowan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cowan is holding on for now.
Cowan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Khalidovic manages to mount him! #T1#
Khalidovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cowan is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Khalidovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cowan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Khalidovic controlling from the full mount.
Khalidovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Khalidovic looking for a guillotine from mount but Cowan is having none of it. #SUB2#
Khalidovic goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cowan is on top in guard. #SUB2#
Khalidovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khalidovic wants to sweep here but Cowan controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Khalidovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Khalidovic prevents Cowan from improving his position.
Khalidovic is looking to advance position but Cowan won't allow it.
Cowan is refusing to be controlled, as Khalidovic sits in half guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khalidovic trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Khalidovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khalidovic is looking to take a break and control but Cowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cowan throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovic counters with a three punch combo that has Cowan backing up. Cowan nods at Khalidovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Khalidovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalidovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan is looking to counter punch.
Khalidovic tries to land a leg kick but Cowan saw it coming and moves away.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cowan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalidovic lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Khalidovic.
Cowan gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Khalidovic staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khalidovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khalidovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cowan counters with a nice leg kick.
Cowan with a jab.
Cowan checks a low kick from Khalidovic.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Khalidovic avoided it.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalidovic fails with the takedown
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
A cross from Khalidovic lands.
Cowan takes one on the button.
Cowan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khalidovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cowan 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Khalidovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowan doesn't seem phased though.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan walks into a jab.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Khalidovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Khalidovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Cowan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cowan moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovic pushes him off.
Khalidovic staying out of range there.
Cowan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khalidovic under the eye.
Khalidovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cowan under the eye.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Khalidovic saw that one coming.
Khalidovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Khalidovic scores with a shot to the body.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowan blocks the body kick.
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Cowan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Cowan moves into range and clinches up with Khalidovic.
Cowan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khalidovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cowan to keep the fight standing.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidovic.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD2#
Khalidovic pulls guard.
Cowan won't allow Khalidovic to sweep him here.
Cowan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Cowan stopping the sweep attempt from Khalidovic.
Cowan wanted to stand there but Khalidovic had control of the position. #SUB2#
Khalidovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowan is fighting to break Khalidovic's control of his arms but Khalidovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalidovic tries to land a body kick
and Khalidovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalidovic circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Cowan clinches.
Cowan tries to work over Khalidovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khalidovic lands with a left to the head.
Khalidovic tries to break the clinch but Cowan is controlling the position.
Khalidovic tries to pull guard but Cowan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cowan tries a body shot but Khalidovic blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Khalidovic breaks the clinch.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Cowan is looking to counter punch.
Khalidovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#CL#
Cowan gets a clinch. #T1#
Cowan is working Khalidovic over against the cage.
Cowan prevents Khalidovic from breaking the clinch.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalidovics head.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Khalidovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalidovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cowan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khalidovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Khalidovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khalidovic backwards.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khalidovic backwards.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalidovic.
Cowan leaning against his opponent.
Khalidovic misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cowan.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Cowan lands a right hand. #T2#
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khalidovic backwards.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan pushes Khalidovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cowan walks away with a smile on his face. Khalidovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidovic.#CL#
Cowan forces Khalidovic back against the cage and clinches.
Khalidovic lands a shoulder strike.
Khalidovic is trying to break free.
Cowan cracks Khalidovic with a nice body shot.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khalidovic backwards.
Khalidovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards. #TD2#
Khalidovic pulls Cowan into guard. #SU#
Cowan gets to his feet - Khalidovic follows without any prompting.
Cowan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalidovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Khalidovic slips under a jab from Cowan.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Khalidovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Khalidovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cowan is out of range and Khalidovic settles back down.
Khalidovic tries a low kick but Cowan avoids it.
Cowan blocks a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cowan.
Some wild striking there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic lands with a hook. Cowan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Khalidovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
Khalidovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khalidovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cowan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khalidovic misses with a hook
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Khalidovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Cowan.
Khalidovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowan checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khalidovic scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Cowan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Khalidovic swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalidovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khalidovic with a poor takedown
and Cowan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Khalidovic. Beautiful body shot.
Khalidovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cowan is able to avoid easily.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khalidovic misses with a left hand
and Cowan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Khalidovic slips under a jab from Cowan.
Cowan doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidovic circles away.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cowan blocks the leg kick.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan cracks Khalidovic with a good jab.
Khalidovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cowan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
Khalidovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khalidovic's hands.
A swing and a miss from Cowan.
Cowan 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan lands with a cross.
Khalidovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan tries to clinch but Khalidovic is having none of it.
Cowan takes a swing at Khalidovic's ribcage but misses.
Khalidovic swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Khalidovic misses.
Cowan throws a lazy body kick
and Khalidovic counters with a three punch combo that has Cowan backing up. Cowan nods at Khalidovic to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
Khalidovic scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Khalidovic.
Cowan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cowan moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovic pushes him off.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Cowan is wise to it.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cowan is out of range.
Cowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cowan moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but Cowan moves out of range easily.
Cowan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khalidovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Cowan off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalidovic.
Good leg kick by Khalidovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalidovic. That's going to slow Cowan down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a good, hard body kick but Khalidovic shrugs it off.
Cowan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khalidovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Khalidovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khalidovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now.
Khalidovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Mamed Khalidovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Cowan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cowan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalidovic cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Cowan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cowan tries to move into range but Khalidovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cowan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khalidovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalidovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khalidovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cowan.
Khalidovic with a poor takedown
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Cowan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalidovic lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Cowan blocking some punches.
Khalidovic has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Khalidovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Khalidovic jumps into guard, dragging Cowan to the mat. #SUB2#
Khalidovic looking for subs off his back but Cowan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Khalidovic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cowan is looking to advance position but Khalidovic won't allow it.
Cowan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Khalidovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cowan is working away from the top position though.
Mickey Cowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Cowan is controlling the pace.
Khalidovic is trying is best to control the position here. #T3#
Cowan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cowan tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cowan tries to clinch up but Khalidovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Khalidovic throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalidovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a really nice looking cross but Cowan seems unphased.
Khalidovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Khalidovic.
Cowan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic tried to score with a low kick but Cowan checks it.
Cowan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Khalidovic avoids it.
Cowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Khalidovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Cowan throws Khalidovic to one side and escapes!
Khalidovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mamed Khalidovic.
I think Khalidovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
Mamed Khalidovic is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Mamed Khalidovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 160
Date: Mar 19, 2023

#R1#
Cowan misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Pendragon instigates a clinch.
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon stalling in the clinch but Cowan improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon lands with a right to the head.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pendragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Cowan works on Pendragon's body with a couple of short punches.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cowans head.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Cowan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cowan - that landed with a thud.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowan.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cowan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan digs a right hand underneath Pendragon's ribcage. Pendragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon gets through Cowan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Pendragon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Pendragon lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cowan - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon.
Pendragon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pendragon stalls.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowan gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cowan as Pendragon tries to tie him up.
Pendragon tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowan pushes Pendragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan taking a breather.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowan gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Pendragon there.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan stalling.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Pendragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Pendragon lands a right hand.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Cowan gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
A shot in the inside from Pendragon.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pendragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Pendragon can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan lands a body punch.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Cowan is leaning against Pendragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pendragon lands a left hand.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cowan. #T4#
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan pushes Pendragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Pendragon misses with some punches.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Cowan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Cowan counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Cowan defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Pendragon takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Pendragon clinches.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pendragon misses with some punches.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pendragon.#T1#
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Come on Pendragon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon. #T2#
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Cowan working aggressively here.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pendragon wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pendragon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan lands a body punch.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a body punch. #T4#
Cowan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Cowan.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cowan.
Cowan takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pendragon.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Pendragon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cowan is able to avoid easily.#CL2#
Pendragon moves into range and clinches up with Cowan.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan is working Pendragon over against the cage.
Cowan lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Cowan cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
Pendragon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice body punch from Cowan - that landed with a thud.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowan gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.#T1#
Cowan works on Pendragon's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Cowan.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Cowan lands a shot to the body.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against 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!
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#Pendragon is rocked!
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Nice body punch from Cowan - that landed with a thud. #T2#
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan lands a left hand.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pendragon being controlled against the cage.
Cowan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action. #T3#
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan is working Pendragon over against the cage.
Cowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowan pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowan.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Cowan throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Pendragon. #T4#
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Cowan is leaning against Pendragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Cowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Cowan.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pendragon lands an uppercut.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan had his way with Lewis Pendragon in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Pendragon tests Cowan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowan with a jab.
Pendragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Cowan finds it's way through Pendragon's defenses.
Cowan staying out of range there.
It looked like Cowan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pendragon.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Pendragon closes the distance and clinches.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Cowan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Cowan working aggressively here.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Pendragon is trying to stall.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pendragon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cowan is unloading with more strikes now! Pendragon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ENIGMA 157
Date: Mar 05, 2023

#R1#
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Cowan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matikainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a thumping low kick.
Cowan lands a nice hook to Matikainen's body. Matikainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cowan misses its intended target.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Cowan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
Cowan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Cowan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cowan throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Cowan counters with a nice body shot.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Cowan throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matikainen throws out the jab.
Cowan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan throws a low kick but Matikainen moves out of range easily.
Matikainen throws a big counter combination but Cowan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matikainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3##CL2#
Cowan moves into range and clinches up with Matikainen.#BC#
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Matikainen.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Matikainen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Matikainen misses with a hook.#T4#
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cowan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cowan with a nice calf kick.
Matikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Cowan's head.
Matikainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Cowan, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Cowan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matikainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matikainen avoids the head kick by Cowan.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan throws the kick towards the body but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
That kick from Matikainen tenderised Cowan's leg. Cowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Cowan lands a jab to the nose.
Cowan misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Matikainen misses its target.
Jab from Cowan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matikainen with the inside leg kick. #T3#
Matikainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cowan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
Cowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Cowan closes the distance and pushes Matikainen back into the cage.
Matikainen scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Matikainen.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan. #T4#
Cowan tries a body shot but Matikainen blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matikainen.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Matikainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Matikainen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cowan to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Matikainen blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Matikainen working aggressively here.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matikainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Matikainen controls the action.
Matikainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with an elbow over the top.
Cowan tries a body shot but Matikainen blocks it.
Cowan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##CL2#
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Matikainen is trying to break the clinch but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Matikainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cowan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Matikainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Matikainen. #BC#
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Matikainen misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Cowan misses.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matikainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cowan just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mickey Cowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Cowan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
As Cowan backs away, Matikainen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cowan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cowan's head backwards.
Cowan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matikainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T2#
Matikainen throws a low kick but Cowan avoids it.
Cowan sizes up Matikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan with a hook.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Cowan thinks about the counter body kick.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Cowan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Cowan swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses
and Matikainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a left hand
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cowan checks a leg kick.
Cowan tries to close the distance and clinch but Matikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Cowan wants to clinch
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan blocks a head kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen avoids the head kick by Cowan.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Cowan wants to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch position.
Matikainen thuds a left hand into Cowan's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Matikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowan throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Cowan jabs Matikainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen misses with a hook #CL2#
and Cowan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Cowan lands a body punch. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matikainen.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matikainen jumps guard but Cowan stands there with Matikainen around his waist. Matikainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Cowan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Matikainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Matikainen jumps guard but Cowan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with the head strike.
Matikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan blocks a body shot from Matikainen.
A head punch on the inside from Matikainen fails to land. #T2#
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matikainen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Matikainen is trying to break the clinch but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Mickey Cowan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Cowan prevents Matikainen from breaking the clinch.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Matikainen avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan. #T3#
Cowan presses Matikainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Matikainen.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Matikainen takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Matikainen.
Matikainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Cowan has double underhooks.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Matikainen's head.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen misses with a combination
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Matikainen throws a combination that misses
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cowan closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Cowan.
Cowan moves in looking to clinch but Matikainen pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
DaMatti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cowan misses with the body kick
and Matikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
As Cowan looks to move away, Matikainen throws a big counter combo but Cowan just gets out of the way.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
Cowan stuns Matikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.#T1#
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Matikainen moved out of range nicely.
Cowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Cowan connects with a nice looking jab. #ROC2#Matikainen is rocked!
Cowan takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Matikainen throwing a counter right hand but Cowan manages to avoid it.#T2#
Matikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
A jab from Cowan misses.
Matikainen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matikainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matikainen misses with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Matikainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#DaMatti Matikainen's cut is getting worse.
Cowan lands with a shot to the body.
Matikainen seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Danga de danga de dang - Cowan scores with a four punch combination!
Cowan blocks a jab.
Cowan connects with a body shot that sends Matikainen's belly button to the back.
Cowan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matikainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Matikainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cowan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Cowan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan tries a body shot but Matikainen blocks it.
Matikainen tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Matikainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cowan blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cowan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan is the new featherweight champion!
Mickey Cowan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 143
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Cowan forces Sasaki back against the cage and clinches.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sasaki looking to stall.
A short right from Cowan.
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Sasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan digs a right hand underneath Sasaki's ribcage. Sasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Cowan.
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!
Sasaki tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasakis head.
Sasaki prevents a body shot from Cowan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Sasaki working aggressively here. #BC#
Sasaki breaks the clinch.
Cowan lands with a shot to the body.
Sasaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sasaki lands a right hook to the body.
Cowan avoids a kick to the body.
Sasaki misses with a straight left.
Cowan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cowan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sasaki. That did some damage!
Sasaki throws a low kick but Cowan moves out of range easily.
Sasaki throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Sasaki gets tackled into the cage by Cowan. Cowan maintains the clinch.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan gets through Sasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
Sasaki is trying to push Cowan away but Cowan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cowan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sasaki prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan. #T3#
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasaki controls his hands.
Cowan takes a shot to the head.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Cowan tries to work over Sasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasaki controls his hands.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Sasaki scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki takes a shot to the head.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
A head punch on the inside from Sasaki fails to land.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a left hand.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Cowan is working Sasaki over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cowan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Cowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki's elbow.
A short right from Cowan.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Sasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Sasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cowan tries to counter with a clinch but Sasaki shakes him off and moves away.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasaki moves away.
Cowan moves out of range as Sasaki strikes.
Sasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sasaki walks into a stiff left hand from Cowan.
Cowan dodges the punch combination from Sasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki misses with a body shot
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sasaki slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Cowan clinches up with Sasaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Sasaki pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
Sasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cowan is keeping busy.
Sasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Sasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Sasaki scores with a hook to the body.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sasaki.
Cowan gets through Sasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki. #BC#
Sasaki manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasaki.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Pee Wee Sasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Sasaki throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Sasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body. Sasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasaki.
Cowan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sasaki back to the cage. Cowan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#Sasaki is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Pee Wee Sasaki has been cut.
Cowan throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sasaki crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey Cowan!
A very excited looking Mickey Cowan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Pee Wee Sasaki had this to say: 'Back to the gym...'.

Event: ENIGMA 136
Date: Nov 20, 2022

#R1#
Adeoluwa avoids a kick to the body.
Cowan dips to his left and cracks Adeoluwa with an uppercut!
Adeoluwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Adeoluwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Adeoluwa looks to move away, Cowan throws a big counter combo but Adeoluwa just gets out of the way.
Adeoluwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cowan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Cowan.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cowan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cowan slips under a jab from Adeoluwa.#T1#
Cowan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adeoluwa lands the left hand.
Cowan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adeoluwa looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Cowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cowan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cowan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping left.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Adeoluwa misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Adeoluwa connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been informed that Adeoluwa 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.#T2#
Adeoluwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan wants to land a leg kick but Adeoluwa is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping right.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight left.
Cowan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cowan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adeoluwa misses with a left hand
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD2#
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adeoluwa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adeoluwa wants to control but Cowan is keeping him busy.
Cowan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Adeoluwa asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3#
Cowan prevents Adeoluwa from moving into mount.
Adeoluwa working the strikes but Cowan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cowan wants to improve his position but Adeoluwa is controlling well.
Adeoluwa throws a strike but Cowan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Adeoluwa throws a big elbow that misses.
Cowan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adeoluwa controls the pace.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cowan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adeoluwa throwing strikes from guard but Cowan blocks nicely.
Adeoluwa with a nice head shot there.
Cowan has momentary wrist control but Adeoluwa slips an elbow through the middle.
Cowan managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adeoluwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Adeoluwa throws out a counter right but Cowan avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Adeoluwa. That snapped Cowan's head back.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Adeoluwa misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
Cowan is looking to slow Adeoluwa down with leg kicks.
Adeoluwa misses with a wild body shot.
Adeoluwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adeoluwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adeoluwa with a poor takedown
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adeoluwa.
As Adeoluwa backs away, Cowan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adeoluwa fails with the takedown
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chukwu Adeoluwa.#T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Adeoluwa blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Cowan misses.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
As Adeoluwa backs away, Cowan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adeoluwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adeoluwa missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Adeoluwa avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Cowan.
A jab from Adeoluwa misses.
Cowan throws a jab when Adeoluwa was well out of range.
Adeoluwa jabs at Cowan's body.
Cowan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Cowan lands with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Cowan misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to the nose.
Cowan misses with a head kick.
Adeoluwa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Cowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Adeoluwa as he checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Adeoluwa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Adeoluwa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cowan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Cowan parries the strikes from Adeoluwa easily there. Adeoluwa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cowan to escape.
Cowan wants to get back to his feet.
Cowan is not content to let Adeoluwa control the position.
Cowan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adeoluwa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cowan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Adeoluwa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cowan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adeoluwa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cowan because Adeoluwa loaded up on that one.
Adeoluwa looking to finish Cowan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cowan!
Adeoluwa looking to finish Cowan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cowan!
Adeoluwa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adeoluwa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adeoluwa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chukwu Adeoluwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Adeoluwa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adeoluwa showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adeoluwa throwing shots but Cowan is blocking nicely.
Cowan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adeoluwa not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa is looking to take a break and control but Cowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Adeoluwa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cowan defending well though. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adeoluwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cowan is fending him off so far but Adeoluwa persists. Nope, Cowan circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cowan is not content to let Adeoluwa control the position.
Cowan is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Adeoluwa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cowan is trying to get back to half guard.
Adeoluwa throws an elbow but Cowan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Adeoluwa in side control, throwing shots but Cowan defends.
Adeoluwa throws a strike aimed at the side of Cowan's head but Cowan avoids it well.#T3#
Adeoluwa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The strikes coming from Adeoluwa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Adeoluwa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cowan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Adeoluwa saw that one coming.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan lands with a slapping head kick.
Cowan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adeoluwa in his tracks.
Mickey Cowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Adeoluwa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Cowan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cowan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowan swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adeoluwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adeoluwa moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Adeoluwa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa throws a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Adeoluwa finds it's way through Cowan's defenses.
Cowan with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chukwu Adeoluwa.
Well Adeoluwa 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
A relieved looking Chukwu Adeoluwa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 132 SPOOKTACULAR
Date: Oct 30, 2022

#R1#
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Nickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Cowan tries a low kick but Nickle avoids it.
Nickle lands a really nice looking cross but Cowan seems unphased.
Cowan throws a head kick but Nickle moves out of range.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Nickle. #CL2#
Nickle rushes Cowan and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Nickle is trying to pull guard but Cowan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cowan takes a shot to the head.
Nickle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cowan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Nickle.
Cowan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Nickle looks to clinch
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Dill Nickle has been cut.
Cowan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bushido Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Cowan.
Cowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cowan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Nickle is out of range.
Cowan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cowan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickle. That did some damage!
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Cowan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nickle throws a sloppy body shot
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left lands for Nickle.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Nickle moves out of range.
Cowan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nickle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nickle misses with a body shot.
Cowan misses with a hook.#CL2#
Nickle has Cowan up against the cage in a clinch. #T3#
A short left from Cowan.
Nickle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cowan or not.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nickle.
Nickle tries to score a body lock takedown but Cowan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nickle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cowan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nickle fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Cowan - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Nickle takes a shot to the head.
Cowan digs a right hand into Nickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickle's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Nickle misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan lands a body punch.
Cowan gets underhooks to prevent Nickle's takedown attempt.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Nickle. #T4#
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Cowan - that landed with a thud.
Nickle looks winded!
Nickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan gets underhooks to prevent Nickle's takedown attempt.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
Cowan is leaning against Nickle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan jabs Nickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Nickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan jabs Nickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dill Nickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crunch! Cowan slams his shin into Nickle's torso.
Nickle misses with a combination
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Nickle misses with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a nice body shot.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickle lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Nickle off the cage and back into range.#ROC#Nickle is rocked!
Cowan pounces like a tiger and cracks Nickle with a vicious hook! Nickle is down but not out! Cowan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 126
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
Albatross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cowan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Cowan lands a jab.
Albatross scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Albatross.
Cowan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albatross.
Albatross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Johnny Albatross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Cowan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albatross throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick and Albatross moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Albatross coming out on top.
Albatross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Albatross has knocked Cowan down with a huge combo! Albatross steps away and waves a wobbly Cowan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Cowan is rocked!
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albatross cracks Cowan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Johnny Albatross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ENIGMA 124
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bostic.
Bostic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#KD#
Cowan lands a big head kick that sends Bostic tumbling to the mat! Cowan takes a step backwards and waves Bostic back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Bostic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan cracks Bostic with a left hook right on the temple and Bostic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Cowan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Bostic is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Cowan!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 117
Date: Jul 24, 2022

#R1#
Royster misses with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Royster lands a nice shot to the body.
Royster misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan walks into a jab.
Royster loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
Cowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan swings for the body but Royster moves out of range.
Royster misses with a head kick.
Cowan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Royster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royster moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Royster slips the punch.
Royster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Royster scores with a sloppy right hand. Cowan should have avoided that one.
Royster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cowan walks into a stiff left hand from Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Cowan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cowan takes a swing at Royster's ribcage but misses.
Cowan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Royster to score with a decent uppercut.
Royster tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royster.
Royster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cowan has time to react.
Royster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Royster throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royster scores with a jab to the head.
Royster scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
Royster cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royster throws a body shot but no joy.
Cowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royster.
Cowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royster scores with a shot to the body.
Cowan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cowan misses with an uppercut
and Royster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Royster lands a nice hook to Cowan's body. Cowan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Royster misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cowan.
Royster throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Royster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cowan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Royster ducks down to avoid it.
Royster misses with a hook.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Royster avoided it.
Royster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Royster.
Nice shot lands for Royster.
Cowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cowan throws the kick towards the body but Royster avoids it.
Royster thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Royster backs away, Cowan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
Royster scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
Cowan wants to land a leg kick but Royster is out of range.
Royster misses with a body punch
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Laertes Royster has been cut.
Royster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Royster scores with a shot to the body.
Royster lands with a nice body punch.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Royster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Royster tries to work over Cowan's front leg with a kick but Cowan checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan moves out of range of the body kick.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cowan checks a low kick from Royster.
Royster throws a jab when Cowan was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Laertes Royster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laertes Royster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A nice leg kick from Royster, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Royster coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Cowan misses.
Cowan throws a jab when Royster was well out of range.
Royster misses with a hook.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Royster misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Cowan misses the target.
Royster 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.
Royster tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.
Royster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laertes Royster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Royster.
Cowan blocks the body kick.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Royster checks it
and Royster counters with a stiff right hand.
Royster cracks a nice hook into Cowan's ribs.#T1#
Royster swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Royster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cowan's hands.
Royster connects with an inside leg kick.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royster.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Cowan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cowan misses the target.
Royster slips a jab from Cowan.
Royster scores with a leg kick.
Royster scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cowan slips a jab from Royster.
Royster checks a low kick from Cowan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Royster! But no joy.
Cowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Royster's head.
Cowan thumps Royster with a low kick.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan. #T2#
Royster misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cowan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Cowan misses its intended target.
Royster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Royster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Cowan misses with the combination.
Royster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cowan's head backwards.
Cowan misses with a leg kick.
Royster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cowan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Royster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Royster throws a body kick that misses
and Cowan counters with a good low kick that Royster was not able to check. #T3#
Royster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD#
Cowan lands a left and a right that send Royster crashing to the mat, dazed. Cowan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Royster is rocked!
Royster looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cowan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Royster. Cowan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
A very excited looking Mickey Cowan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA 113
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Atsushi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Atsushi misses with a looping right.
Atsushi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atsushi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cowan.
Atsushi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atsushi ducks right into an uppercut from Cowan.
Atsushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atsushi cracks Cowan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atsushi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atsushi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atsushi! But no joy.
Cowan throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Nice shot by Atsushi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Atsushi misses its intended target.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Atsushi.
Cowan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cowan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T1#
An inside leg kick from Atsushi misses.
Atsushi shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowan tries to sprawl out of it but Atsushi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cowan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Atsushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Atsushi.
Atsushi missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atsushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cowan slips a jab from Atsushi.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Atsushi.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atsushi throws out the jab.
Atsushi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cowan tries to land a front kick but Atsushi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atsushi misses with a looping right.
Cowan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
Atsushi misses with a straight right.
Atsushi is looking to score with low kicks.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atsushi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cowan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Atsushi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Atsushi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cowan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atsushi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushi throws a right hand that misses
and Atsushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushi thumps Cowan with a low kick.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushi.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Cowan staying out of range there.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atsushi lands a head shot.#CL2#
Atsushi takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atsushis head. #BC2#
Atsushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well. #CL2#
Atsushi closes the distance and pushes Cowan back into the cage.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Atsushi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cowan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cowan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
Cowan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atsushi controls the pace.
Let's hope that Atsushi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atsushi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi wants to clinch up but Cowan keeps it at a distance.
Cowan half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
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.#R2#
A lazy left from Atsushi finds it's target.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Atsushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Atsushi manages to avoid it.
Atsushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Atsushi misses the target.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atsushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atsushi 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 Cowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Atsushi misses.
Atsushi throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Kuroda Atsushi has been cut.
Cowan takes one to the chin there.
Atsushi misses with a hook.#T1#
Cowan misses with a low kick as Atsushi jumps back.
Atsushi throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Atsushi off the cage and back into range.#ROC#Atsushi is rocked!
Cowan lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Atsushi - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cowan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Cowan!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 105
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Cowan lands a slapping body shot.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Helix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Cowan lunges at Helix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helix's hand.
Helix misses with a body shot
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Cowan with a jab.
Helix throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Helix with a nice cross.
Cowan lands a head kick. Helix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Helix's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Helix lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan thinks about the counter body kick.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Cowan is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Cowan misses with a leg kick.
Helix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cowan. Cowan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Helix throws the kick towards the body but Cowan avoids it.
A low kick lands for Cowan.
Cowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Helix checks the leg kick.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Helix moves out of range as Cowan throws a body kick.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Cowan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Helix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Helix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cowan.
Helix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Cowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helix throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a looping right.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Helix defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Helix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T3#
The fighters circling - Helix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Helix off the cage and back into range.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix clobbers Cowan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cowan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Helix throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan throws a head kick but Helix moves out of range.
Helix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Cowan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Helix.
Helix swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range. #T4#
Cowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helix throwing a counter right hand but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Helix misses with a body shot
and Cowan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helix's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Helix walks into a stiff left hand from Cowan.
Helix misses with a low kick.
Cowan throws out a counter right but Helix avoids it with no problem.
Helix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix.
Cowan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helix misses with an uppercut
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Cowan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helix's head backwards.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Helix blocks the low kick.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cowan scores with a jab to the body.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan misses with a hook
and Helix counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Helix.
A little feinted left hand from Helix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Cowan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helix counters with a good low kick that Cowan was not able to check.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cowan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Helix might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helix counters with a right hand to the body.
Cowan misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Helix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helix misses with a jab to the body
and Cowan counters with a head kick. That will keep Helix thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #CUT2#It looks like Bryce Helix has been cut.
Helix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Cowan.
Helix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cowan tries to land a body kick
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.
Helix scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix tests Cowan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowan scores with a nice strike.
Helix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowan.
Helix cracks Cowan with an open hand slap.
Helix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Helix thuds his shin into the meat of Cowan's side.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Mickey Cowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan cracks Helix with a good jab.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Helix misses
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Cowan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Helix throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a good low kick that Helix was not able to check.
Helix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix tries to counter by clinching up but Cowan breaks away and moves out of range.
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowan slips a jab from Helix.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cowan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helix avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowan scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Cowan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cowan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Helix checks it #CL#
and Helix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Helix can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Helix tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helix working aggressively here.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Helix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Helix misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Helix. #BC2#
Cowan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bryce Helix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Helix avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cowan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cowan.
Helix scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan scores with a decent looking hook.
Cowan throws a body shot but no joy.
Helix misses the body punch
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Cowan misses the body punch
and Helix counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Cowan is rocked!#T1#
Cowan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cowan is still on wobbly legs! Can Helix finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cowan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helix. That one must have hurt.#TD#
Helix closes the distance looking for a takedown. Cowan stuffs it but Helix still has hold of him. Helix picks Cowan up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Helix slams Cowan to the floor and that's really hurt Cowan - he doesn't know where he is! Helix throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!

Event: ENIGMA 96
Date: Apr 30, 2022

#R1#
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bostic misses with an uppercut
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bostic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bostic throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Bostic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bostic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cowan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cowan, as that shot connected.
Bostic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1#
Bostic throws a shot to the body.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Bostic slips the punch.
Cowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bostic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cowan.
Cowan lands a nice shot that snaps Bostic's head back.
Cowan misses with a jab to the body #TD2#
and Bostic counters with a shoot takedown. Cowan fights it but they end up in guard.
Cowan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bostic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Bostic is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
Cowan wants to control but Bostic is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bostic wants to pass to mount but Cowan is defending the position. #T3#
Bostic trying to control the pace.
Cowan is looking for a sweep. Bostic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cowan won't allow Bostic to pass to mount.
Bostic thows a huge punch but Cowan dodges it nicely.
Bostic is keen to just control but Cowan is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bostic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bostic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cowan keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bostic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bostic.
Cowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cowan connects with an inside leg kick.
Cowan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bostic's hands.
Cowan throws a nice looking combination but Bostic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan tests Bostic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bostic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bostic scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
Bostic misses the shot to the body.
Cowan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bostic under the eye.
Bostic misses with an uppercut.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Bostic catches Cowan right on the button with a cross.
Bostic misses with a left hand
and Cowan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bostic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick lands for Cowan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bostic. Cowan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Bostic avoided it.#T1#
Cowan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bostic's head.
We've been told by Cowan's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cowan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bostic. Beautiful body shot.
Bostic takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Bostic misses with a hook
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bostic. Cowan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Bostic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Cowan drops Bostic with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cowan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
An out of breath Mickey Cowan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ENIGMA 86
Date: Mar 20, 2022

#R1#
Albatross 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.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cowan takes one on the button.
Cowan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#Cowan is rocked!
Albatross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albatross tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.
Albatross throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Albatross has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Albatross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Albatross's corner calls for a 1-2. Albatross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Cowan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Cowan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been told by Cowan's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cowan takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
A low kick lands for Cowan.
Albatross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Cowan misses its target.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Cowan lands with an overhand left.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
A big right from Albatross misses.
Cowan throws a leg kick that misses.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Albatross lands with a straight right. Cowan didn't see that one coming.
Cowan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cowan catches Albatross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Albatross moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Albatross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross misses with an uppercut.
Cowan is looking to counter punch.
Cowan avoids the head kick by Albatross.
Albatross might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Albatross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Albatross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan throws a good cross that connects.
Cowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Albatross's head.
Cowan cracks Albatross with a right hand to the side of the head.
Albatross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cowan connects with a nice looking jab. #T3#
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
Cowan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albatross looks to throw the jab but Cowan is out of range.
Cowan scores with a jab to the body.
Albatross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albatross.
Cowan moves in looking to clinch but Albatross pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Albatross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Albatross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Cowan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cowan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albatross. #T4#
Cowan throws a body shot but no joy.
Albatross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan throws a hook but Albatross avoids it easily.
Albatross throws a counter combo.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
Cowan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Albatross throws a counter combo.
Albatross connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowan throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
Cowan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Albatross at a distance.
Albatross throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan lands a jab.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
It looked like Cowan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Albatross.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Albatross throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Albatross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Albatross with a nice cross.
Cowan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Albatross grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cowan takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Albatross cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Albatross!
A victorious Johnny Albatross thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: ENIGMA 77
Date: Feb 20, 2022

#R1#
Burrows takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cowan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cowan fails to land with a series of punches. #TD#
Burrows shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Burrows is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well.
Burrows working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cowan's thigh. Cowan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving. #T1#
Burrows trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cowan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Burrows has his foot on Cowan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cowan works his way back into a safe position though.
Burrows lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Burrows looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Cowan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cowan wants to sweep but no luck.
Burrows might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burrows stands and throws Cowan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burrows tries to advance position but instead Cowan slips a leg back in to half guard.
Burrows is looking to stall here but Cowan recovers full guard.
Burrows looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Burrows trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrows advances to half guard.
Burrows is looking to take a break and control but Cowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burrows is thwarting Cowan's attempts to control the position.
Burrows seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cowan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burrows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cowan is looking to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burrows trying to control the action but Cowan is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Burrows goes for a double leg but Cowan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cowan continues to drive forward.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC2#
Cowan manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Burrows half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burrows shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowan tries to sprawl out of it but Burrows keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stuart Burrows will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Burrows looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burrows cracks a nice hook into Cowan's ribs.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Cowan gets caught napping as Burrows dives in and scores a takedown. Cowan manages to retain guard.
Burrows tries to free his leg and advance position but Cowan is retaining full guard.
Burrows works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Burrows is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cowan reverses the position - he's now on top in Burrows's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrows is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Cowan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Cowan from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Burrows is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cowan defends well.
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burrows lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Burrows from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burrows is fighting to break Cowan's control of his arms but Cowan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Cowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrows pushes down on Cowan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cowan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cowan won't allow Burrows to pass to mount.
Burrows is trying to control the action in half guard but Cowan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Burrows is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Cowan is refusing to be controlled, as Burrows sits in half guard. #SUB#
Burrows is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.
Burrows tries to pass to full mount but Cowan defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burrows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burrows misses the body punch
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Burrows lands a slapping body shot.
Burrows slips under a jab from Cowan.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burrows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Burrows's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cowan under the eye.
Burrows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cowan throws a hook but Burrows blocks it.
A slow jab from Burrows misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burrows throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Burrows takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stuart Burrows will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Burrows scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
Burrows lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burrows slips a jab from Cowan.
Burrows changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cowan throws an overhand right that lands on Burrows's shoulder, as Burrows tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Burrows moves into the clinch.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Cowan won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Burrows.
Burrows lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Cowan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan stuffs the takedown.
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burrows's sensitive parts. #T1#
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cowan throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Burrows moves away and avoids it.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burrows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Burrows sizes up Cowan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burrows throws an off balance right hand
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burrows checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burrows takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burrows swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range. #T2##TD#
Burrows shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Burrows is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cowan defends it well.
Burrows is trying to control. Cowan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cowan is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Burrows trying to mount his opponent but Cowan defends it.
Cowan is staying active underneath Burrows, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Burrows seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cowan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stuart Burrows!
Stuart Burrows retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Stuart Burrows thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ENIGMA 71
Date: Jan 16, 2022

#R1#
Cowan misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Greene counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greene.
Greene wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Greene is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cowan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cowan has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Greene looking for a guillotine here but Cowan defends easily. #T1##SUB2#
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cowan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Greene isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cowan stacks Greene on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cowan!
Greene is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cowan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Greene is looking to improve his position but Cowan isn't that keen on the idea.
Cowan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Greene sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Greene has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cowan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cowan!
Greene tries to improve position but can't.
Greene is trying to work for a sweep but Cowan has mounted him!
Cowan controlling the pace for now.
Greene is working to get back to half guard.
Cowan controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Greene is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cowan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greene tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Greene slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Greene looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Greene actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cowan in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Cowan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Greene.
Greene is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Greene shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Cowan's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Greene changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cowan tries to avoid it but Greene manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cowan to the ground. Cowan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cowan.
Greene throws a series of punches but Cowan avoids them all with ease.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Greene on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Greene counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Greene is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well. #T1#
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Cowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Greene is looking for a kimura but Cowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Greene looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cowan manages to get to full guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Greene has gone for a leg lock! Cowan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greene's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Greene working for submissions but it's allowed Cowan to get to half guard.
Cowan content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Greene with the active half guard here but Cowan passes nicely into side control.#T3#
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Cowan keeps moving and retains side control.
Cowan taking a breather here.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Cowan keeps moving and retains side control.
Cowan gets to mount! Greene was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Greene is in all sorts of trouble here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cowan content just to control the position here.
Greene gets back to half guard.
Cowan is looking to advance position but Greene won't allow it. #SUB2#
Greene looking for submissions off his back.
Cowan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Greene is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cowan pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Greene doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cowan misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene walks into a jab.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Cowan.#T1#
Greene goes for a double leg but Cowan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cowan continues to drive forward.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cowan thuds a left hand into Greene's body.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cowan as he avoids it easily.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Cowan lands a jab to the head.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene darts in looking for a takedown but Cowan gets double underhooks and turns Greene into the cage.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Greene gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Greene slips under a jab from Cowan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene has his takedown stuffed
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene slips a jab from Cowan.
Cowan misses with a straight right. #T3#
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Cowan connects with a crisp jab.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greene shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Cowan lands an overhand right.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Greene tries for a takedown but Cowan circles away easily
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan swats away the attempt to clinch by Greene.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cowan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Greene walks into a straight right hand from Cowan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cowan.
Greene gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cowan.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cowan 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
A very excited looking Mickey Cowan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA 66
Date: Dec 26, 2021

#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Panda.
Napoleon Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Panda.
Cowan is looking to counter the offense by Panda and move into the clinch.
Cowan stuffs the takedown.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Panda.#CL2#
Panda moves into range and clinches up with Cowan.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cowan digs a right hand into Panda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panda's gas tank.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Panda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cowan just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Panda drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Panda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Panda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cowan defends well.#T1##SUB2#
Panda is looking for a triangle here but Cowan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cowan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cowan working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is looking to regain half guard here but Cowan keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
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.
Panda wants to control but Cowan postures up.
Panda tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Panda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Panda tries to buck Cowan off but Cowan is having none of it.
Panda can't do much from the bottom here.
Panda tries to buck Cowan off but Cowan is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Panda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3#
Cowan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Panda controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
Panda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan digs a good hook to Panda's body.
Panda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panda tries to clinch but Cowan moves out of range.
Panda fails with the takedown#CL#
and Cowan counters by moving into the clinch. #T4#
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowan stalling against the cage.
Panda fails to pull guard.
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda fails to pull guard.
Panda tries to pull guard but Cowan holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cowan to keep the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cowan to keep the fight standing.
Panda jumps guard but Cowan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Panda fails with the takedown.
Panda shoots in and drives through. Cowan sprawls well.
Cowan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Panda looks for a takedown but Cowan sprawls well.
We've been told by Cowan's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Panda.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Cowan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Panda tries to keep at a distance but Cowan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Panda tries to pull guard but Cowan holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Cowan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cowan to keep the fight standing.
Panda tries to pull guard but Cowan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cowan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Panda can turn it around.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cowan walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Panda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cowan pinned against the cage. Cowan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Panda wants to clinch
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Panda dives in for a single leg takedown but Cowan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Panda has a takedown stuffed.
Panda tries to clinch but Cowan is having none of it.
Panda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Panda tries for a takedown but Cowan circles away easily#CL#
and Cowan counters by clinching up.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cowan to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Panda pulls guard.
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!
Cowan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Panda has his foot on Cowan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cowan works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Panda looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cowan passes into side control.
The referee asks Cowan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cowan prefers to stall for the moment though.#T3#
Cowan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Panda manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Panda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Panda trying to mount his opponent but Cowan defends it.
Panda is keen to just control but Cowan is a slippery customer.#T4#
Cowan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Panda seems to be looking for submissions.
Cowan is trying to control but Panda passes into side control!
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Panda swings around for an armbar but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Panda's guard.
Cowan postures up. #SUB2#
Panda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Panda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cowan is aware though and is defending well.
Cowan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Panda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Panda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Panda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Panda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cowan tries to bench press Panda off him but Panda keeps the position.
Cowan is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Panda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Panda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Panda is working for a kimura but Cowan is defending it quite comfortably.
Cowan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Panda is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Panda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cowan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Panda. #SUB2#
Panda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Panda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cowan defends it well. #T3##SUB2#
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Panda. #SUB2#
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Panda.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Panda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
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.#SUB2#
Panda is looking for a kimura here.
Cowan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panda on the ground.#SUB2#
Panda seems to be looking for submissions.
Napoleon Panda has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Panda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Panda is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowan trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
A victorious Mickey Cowan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: ENIGMA 55
Date: Nov 21, 2021

#R1#
Cowan misses with a hook. Albatross ducked under it nicely.
Albatross throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan thuds his right hand into Albatross's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cowan tries to clinch but Albatross is having none of it.
Cowan tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Cowan moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Albatross.
A short right from Albatross on the inside.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan being controlled against the cage.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albatross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Albatross on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albatross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Albatross breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Cowan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowan.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands. #T2#
Cowan keeps control of Albatross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Albatross misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan keeps control of Albatross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Albatross's head.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cowan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Albatross can turn it around.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Cowan is leaning against Albatross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Cowan.
A hook to the body from Cowan.
A short right from Cowan. #T3#
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Albatross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan is pushing Albatross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Albatross lands a shot to the body.
Albatross working aggressively here.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Albatross.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
Albatross trying to control the position but instead, Cowan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Albatross into the cage.
Albatross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Cowan.
Albatross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Albatross jabs Cowan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cowan lands with a good body shot.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albatross can do to turn this around?
Albatross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albatross manages to circle out of the way.
Cowan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Albatross's hands.
Albatross keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cowan backing away here, and Albatross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Albatross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Albatross feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cowan sprawling to the canvas! Cowan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Albatross finish him?! #ROC2#Cowan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Cowan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albatross throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Albatross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Albatross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cowan seems to have got his legs back now.
Albatross throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Albatross! But no joy.
Cowan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross throws a leg kick that misses.
Albatross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cowan throws a hook but Albatross blocks it.
Cowan jabs at Albatross's body.
Albatross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
Cowan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cowan blocks the body kick.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan sizes up Albatross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albatross connects with the punch.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albatross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cowan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Albatross throws a body shot but no joy.
Cowan connects with a jab.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowan scores with a one two! Albatross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cowan tries to clinch up.#T3#
Cowan tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Albatross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Albatross! But no joy.
Albatross throws a series of punches but Cowan avoids them all with ease.
Cowan avoids the head kick by Albatross.
Cowan lands a head shot.
Albatross throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Albatross throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan is looking to counter punch.
Cowan cracks a nice hook into Albatross's ribs.#CL#
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Albatross.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Albatross blocks an uppercut.
Albatross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Cowan on the inside. #BC2#
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Albatross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albatross has time to react.
Albatross throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Johnny Albatross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cowan, as that shot connected.
Cowan lands an overhand right.
Cowan tries to clinch up.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Albatross.
Albatross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Albatross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan misses with a right hand
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Albatross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Albatross digs a good body shot into Cowan's ribs.
Albatross thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albatross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Albatross.
Cowan scores with a hook to the body. Albatross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Albatross throws a jab when Cowan was well out of range.
Albatross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Albatross misses its intended target. #T2#
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Albatross throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Albatross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Albatross. #CL#
Cowan has managed to clinch.
Albatross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cowan is keeping busy.
Albatross takes a shot to the head.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Albatross breaks the clinch.
Albatross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Albatross misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Albatross walks into a left hand.
Albatross 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.
Cowan digs a good hook to Albatross's body.
Cowan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Albatross's head backwards.
Albatross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
Cowan connects with a body shot that sends Albatross's belly button to the back.
Albatross walks into a jab.
Cowan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cowan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4##CL#
Cowan instigates a clinch.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albatross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Albatross has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albatross tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Albatross.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Albatross 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. #CL#
Cowan darts in and clinches Albatross up against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albatross lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Albatross lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Albatross's efforts to push away.
Cowan tries a body shot but Albatross blocks it.
Albatross lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan keeps control of Albatross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Albatross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Albatross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albatross ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Albatross misses with a kick to the body
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Cowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan throws a sloppy body shot
and Albatross counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
A low kick from Albatross is predictable there
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Albatross responds with a good body kick, but Cowan manages to step out the way in time.
Albatross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Albatross swinging wildly here.
Albatross throws a sloppy head kick and Cowan moves out of range easily.
Albatross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Cowan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Albatross throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Cowan does it's job there.
Albatross looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Albatross bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Albatross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Albatross off the cage and back into range.
Cowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albatross misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely. #T4##CL#
Cowan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Albatross breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Albatross lands.
Cowan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Albatross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.#CL#
Cowan instigates a clinch.
A short right from Cowan on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
Cowan misses with some punches. #BC2#
Albatross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowan tries to clinch but Albatross moves away
and Albatross counters with a straight right hand.
Cowan is looking to clinch but Albatross is avoiding it.
Albatross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan had his way with Johnny Albatross in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Albatross misses with a series of wild punches.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Cowan moves into range and clinches up with Albatross.
Albatross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan pushes Albatross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Albatross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Albatross gets tackled into the cage by Cowan. Cowan maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Albatross.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
Albatross misses with a body punch.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Albatross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cowans head.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Cowan.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albatross cracks Cowan with a nice body shot.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Albatross controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan is leaning against Albatross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Albatross tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Albatross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnny Albatross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albatross.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Albatross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land. #BC2#
Albatross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Albatross misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cowan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albatross throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albatross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cowan throws out the jab. #T3#
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Albatross staying out of range there.
Cowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
A counter left hand to the body from Cowan misses its target.
Albatross misses with a double jab.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Albatross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cowan.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Albatross tries to keep at a distance but Cowan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Albatross pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Albatross digs a right hand underneath Cowan's ribcage. Cowan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Albatross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross is trying to break free.
Albatross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cowan or not.
Cowan tries to work over Albatross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albatross.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.#BC2#
Albatross manages to break the clinch.
Albatross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cowan gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cowan tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Albatross is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cowan buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cowan!! Cowan is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Albatross throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Johnny Albatross thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: ENIGMA 50
Date: Oct 17, 2021

#R1#
Colt misses with a body kick.
Cowan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colt tries to bum rush Cowan with a series of wild strikes but Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colt connects with a high kick.
Cowan misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Cowan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan throws a nice looking combination but Colt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Cowan clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cowan is pushing Colt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colt.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colt backwards.
Cowan trying to stall but Colt improves his position.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Colt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Cowan misses.
A little jabbing left from Colt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Cowan clinches.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Colt.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Colt.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Colt working aggressively here. #T2#
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Cowan.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Cowan manages to break the clinch.
Colt throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Colt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cowan finds it's way round the side to connect with Colt's head. #ROC#Colt is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Colt is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Cowan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Colt falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cowan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ENIGMA 45
Date: Sep 19, 2021

#R1#
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cowans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cowan lands with a right hand.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Cowan. That snapped Jackson's head back.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Cowan tries to counter by clinching up but Jackson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Cowan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.#ROC#Jackson is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Will Jackson has been cut.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Cowan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Cowan - just one landing.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Cowan connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jackson! He's out on his feet! Cowan rushes in and drops Jackson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ENIGMA 40
Date: Aug 29, 2021

#R1#
Hogerstrom misses the shot to the body.
Cowan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Hogerstrom slips the punch.
It seemed like Hogerstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogerstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Hogerstrom avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hogerstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Hogerstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cowan thinking.
Cowan swings widly with a right hand
and Hogerstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Cowan.#CUT#It looks like Calle Hogerstrom has been cut.
Hogerstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogerstrom unleashes a big counter combination but Cowan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
Cowan misses with a hook
and Hogerstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cowan scores with the left hand. Hogerstrom knows he should have avoided that one.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hogerstrom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Cowan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hogerstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Cowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hogerstrom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cowan jabs Hogerstrom right on the nose. Hogerstrom blinks but takes it well.
Hogerstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Cowan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogerstrom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Hogerstrom clinches up against the cage.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hogerstrom softening up his opponent with strikes, against 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!#BC#
Cowan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogerstrom.
Cowan lunges at Hogerstrom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogerstrom's hand. #T2#
Nice shot lands for Cowan.
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Hogerstrom slips the punch.
Hogerstrom ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.#CL2#
Hogerstrom has Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cowan lands a shot to the body.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Hogerstrom.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Hogerstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogerstrom misses with a body punch.
Cowan blocking some punches. #BC#
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogerstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan throws the left hand but Hogerstrom avoids the punch easily.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Hogerstrom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Hogerstrom slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Hogerstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogerstrom punishes Cowan's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogerstrom loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Hogerstrom moves away and avoids it.
Hogerstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogerstrom scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan throws a shot to the body.
Hogerstrom throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Hogerstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hogerstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Hogerstrom moved out of range.
Hogerstrom throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogerstrom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cowan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogerstrom on the side of the head.
Cowan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hogerstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cowan.
Hogerstrom defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogerstrom moves forwards but Cowan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogerstrom.
Cowan dips to his left and cracks Hogerstrom with an uppercut!
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogerstrom can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Hogerstrom has managed to clinch.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Hogerstrom lands with a left to the head.
Hogerstrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hogerstrom misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside. #T2##BC#
Cowan breaks from the clinch.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hogerstrom takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Hogerstrom digs a good hook to Cowan's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Hogerstrom moves away and avoids it.
Cowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogerstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Hogerstrom misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hogerstrom as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hogerstrom. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Hogerstrom misses.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Hogerstrom moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogerstrom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and Hogerstrom counters with a good low kick that Cowan was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Calle Hogerstrom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3##CL2#
Hogerstrom drives through and clinches with Cowan against the cage.
A short right from Hogerstrom on the inside.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogerstrom can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Hogerstrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Hogerstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cowan.
Hogerstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calle Hogerstrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Hogerstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogerstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogerstrom misses with a low kick.
Cowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogerstrom is just out of range.
Hogerstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cowan misses. #T1#
Hogerstrom cracks Cowan with an open hand slap.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogerstrom.
Cowan sets himself, and Hogerstrom steps forward looking for the clinch! Cowan avoids it this time.
Hogerstrom slips a straight right by Cowan.
Hogerstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Hogerstrom misses with a looping left.
Hogerstrom tries to work over Cowan's front leg with a kick but Cowan checks it.
As Hogerstrom looks to move away, Cowan throws a big counter combo but Hogerstrom just gets out of the way.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cowan lands with a straight right. Hogerstrom didn't see that one coming.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogerstrom.
It seemed like Hogerstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogerstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
A slow jab from Cowan misses its intended target.
Hogerstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Cowan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogerstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogerstrom cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan slips a straight right by Hogerstrom.
Cowan needs to keep his hands up - Hogerstrom had a free shot at his head there.
Hogerstrom is looking to clinch.
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogerstrom.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Hogerstrom misses with a straight right.
Hogerstrom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogerstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogerstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom throws a counter combo.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Hogerstrom's head but Hogerstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogerstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Hogerstrom takes one to the chin there.
Hogerstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mickey Cowan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Hogerstrom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Hogerstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Cowan misses its target.
Cowan lands a two punch combo.
Hogerstrom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cowan scores with a punch to the head.
Cowan swinging wildly here.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hogerstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan throws a hook but Hogerstrom avoids it easily.
Cowan slips a straight right by Hogerstrom.
Cowan clobbers Hogerstrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Hogerstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogerstrom misses the target.
Hogerstrom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hogerstrom scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogerstrom blocks a jab.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hogerstrom ducks right into an uppercut from Cowan.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Hogerstrom lands with an overhand left.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Hogerstrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cowan throws a nice looking combination but Hogerstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hogerstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Hogerstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hogerstrom tries to clinch but Cowan moves out of range.
Hogerstrom misses the shot to the body.
Hogerstrom misses the jab.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hogerstrom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogerstrom misses with a hook.#T2#
Hogerstrom blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Hogerstrom catches Cowan right on the button with a cross.
Hogerstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Hogerstrom does no damage.
Cowan misses with a jab to the body
and Hogerstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogerstrom stuns Cowan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogerstrom ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
A little jabbing left from Hogerstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hogerstrom scores with a jab to the head.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Hogerstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Hogerstrom's head but Hogerstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogerstrom tries a quick counter leg kick but Cowan is wise to it.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogerstrom moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hogerstrom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cowan on the side of the head.
Cowan stuns Hogerstrom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Hogerstrom slips a straight right by Cowan.
Hogerstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogerstrom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cowan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cowan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Hogerstrom is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogerstrom misses the target.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Hogerstrom.
Cowan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cowan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hogerstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Hogerstrom misses.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogerstrom.
Cowan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Hogerstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogerstrom moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Cowan lands a nice hook to Hogerstrom's body. Hogerstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hogerstrom throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogerstrom misses the target.
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
Cowan takes a swing at Hogerstrom's ribcage but misses.
Hogerstrom throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan throws the left hand but Hogerstrom avoids the punch easily.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cowan cracks Hogerstrom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogerstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a jab to the body.
Hogerstrom misses the jab.
Hogerstrom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hogerstrom throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Cowan. #T2#
Cowan throws a hook but Hogerstrom avoids it easily.
Hogerstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan checks a low kick from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Hogerstrom throws a right and a left that Cowan avoids nicely.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Hogerstrom wants to counter with a clinch but Cowan pushes him away.
Nice straight punches there by Cowan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowan.
A big left from Hogerstrom misses.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Hogerstrom manages to avoid it.
Cowan cracks Hogerstrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hogerstrom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Hogerstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogerstrom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cowan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calle Hogerstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogerstrom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogerstrom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Cowan.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
Mickey Cowan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ENIGMA 36
Date: Aug 08, 2021

#R1#
Cowan takes a swing at Diesel's ribcage but misses.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Cowan.
Diesel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Diesel moves into range and clinches up with Cowan.
I was talking to Cowan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Cowan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel.
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diesel blocking some punches.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Diesel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan working aggressively here. #T1#
Diesel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diesel tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
We've been informed that Diesel 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.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diesel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diesel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel's elbow.
Diesel scores with a shot to the side of Cowan's head.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel lands with a left to the head.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan works on Diesel's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Cowan lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Diesel lands a shot to the body.
Diesel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Cowan is leaning against Diesel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diesel lands a shot to the body.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Diesel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Diesel darts in and clinches Cowan up against the cage.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Diesel.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel's elbow.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan avoiding damage.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan presses Diesel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Cowan. #T1#
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan wants to stall.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Diesel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowan.
Diesel avoiding damage as Cowan throws knees to the body.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowan.
Cowan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Diesel.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diesel tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Diesel back against the cage. #T2#
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan just leaning against Diesel, taking a breather.
A short right from Cowan.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
Diesel misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diesel is defending well for now.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Diesel lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Diesel - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Diesel is looking to clinch but Cowan is avoiding it.
Diesel misses with a double jab #CL#
and Cowan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Cowan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Cowan is leaning against Diesel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Cowan controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Cowan controlling the action here for a moment.
Cowan takes a shot to the head.
Diesel blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Diesel.
Cowan pushes Diesel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Diesel is rocked!
Cowan throws a big uppercut that drops Diesel! More strikes from Cowan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diesel lies dazed against the cage as Cowan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 27
Date: Jun 26, 2021

#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Albatross.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Albatross throws a push kick but Cowan slaps the foot to one side.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albatross.
A nice combination there by Albatross.
Albatross misses with a head kick.
Albatross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cowan with a jab.
A slow jab from Albatross misses its intended target.
Albatross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowan works Albatross's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Cowan to work.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
I was talking to Cowan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cowan tries to work over Albatross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albatross.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross is trying to force a seperation but Cowan has the dominant position.
Cowan lands a body punch.
Cowan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Albatross up against the cage.
Albatross has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cowan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Albatross can turn it around.
Albatross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T2#
Cowan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowan.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albatross is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowan gets an underhook and turns Albatross into the cage.
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross wants to break free but Cowan has control.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross tries to circle away but Cowan has him pinned against the cage.
Cowan digs a right hand into Albatross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Albatross's gas tank.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross working aggressively here.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan stalling.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
Cowan tries to work over Albatross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Cowan.
Albatross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Albatross pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albatross can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nice shot by Cowan.
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cowan misses with a left hand
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albatross sizes up Cowan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albatross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
Cowan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albatross manages to circle out of the way.
Albatross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Albatross misses the jab.
Donk. Cowan catches Albatross right on the button with a cross.
Albatross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Albatross misses.
Albatross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross throws a series of strikes that have Cowan backpedaling.
Albatross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Albatross misses with a looping left.
Albatross takes one to the chin there.
Cowan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Albatross off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Albatross works Cowan's body with a nice hook.
Cowan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Albatross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Albatross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Albatross scores with a hook.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan 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.
Albatross throws a head kick that misses.
Albatross stalks Cowan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cowan's face. Cowan staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC2#Cowan is rocked!
Cowan misses with a hook.
Oh Cowan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albatross staying out of range there.
A cross from Cowan lands.
Cowan seems to have got his legs back now.#CL#
Cowan clinches up with Albatross and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan effectively controlling the action here.
Cowan is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cowan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Albatross is looking to break free of the clinch but Cowan has double underhooks. #T2#
Cowan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albatross can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Albatross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Albatross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mickey Cowan has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Albatross.
Albatross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cowan lands a jab to the head.
Cowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Albatross misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Albatross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowan doesn't seem phased though.
Cowan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cowan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cowan lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Albatross misses with a straight right.
Albatross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albatross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Albatross tries to break the clinch but Cowan is controlling the position.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Albatross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Albatrosss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
Cowan is working Albatross over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross is trying to force a seperation but Cowan has the dominant position.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Albatross.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Cowan blocking some punches.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albatross blocks an elbow strike from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan presses Albatross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Albatross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Cowan.
A short left from Cowan.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan scores with a shot to the side of Albatross's head.
Cowan pushes Albatross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Cowan to work.
Cowan works on Albatross's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Cowan.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Albatross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Albatross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Albatross is trying to break free.
Cowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Albatross is looking to break free of the clinch but Cowan has double underhooks.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cowan lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Albatross misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#Albatross is rocked!
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Cowan lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowan is leaning against Albatross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowan gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Albatross's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Albatross drops to his knees and Cowan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ENIGMA 22
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1#
Cowan connects with a body shot that sends Albatross's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Cowan gets a clinch.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cowan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albatross is defending well for now.
Cowan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Albatross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cowan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albatross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Albatross is looking to counter with a body kick.
Albatross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albatross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross connects with a leg kick.
Cowan swings widly with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Albatross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Albatross throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Albatross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Cowan scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Albatross.
Cowan misses with a double jab.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cowan throws a hook but Albatross blocks it.
Albatross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Albatross needs to keep his hands up - Cowan had a free shot at his head there.
Albatross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cowan throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
As Cowan backs away, Albatross returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albatross counters with a left to the body.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Albatross moves out of range.
Cowan lands a nice shot that snaps Albatross's head back.
Albatross lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
Cowan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albatross tries to move into range but Cowan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Albatross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Albatross connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
Albatross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cowan misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Albatross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowan doesn't seem phased though.
Cowan misses with a wild combination.
Cowan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cowan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Albatross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's front leg with a kick but Cowan checks it.
Cowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albatross thinks about countering with a head kick.
Albatross looks for the body kick but Cowan saw that one coming.
Cowan wants to counter with a clinch but Albatross pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albatross 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 Cowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Albatross tried to score with a low kick but Cowan checks it.
Albatross connects with a single shot there.
Cowan doesn't manage to clinch there - Albatross circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Albatross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Albatross connects with a leg kick.
Albatross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albatross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cowan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Albatross cracks Cowan with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albatross defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan lands a body shot.
Albatross connects with a jab.
Cowan is looking to clinch.
Albatross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cowan's corner calls for a 1-2. Cowan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Albatross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross slips under a jab from Cowan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Albatross throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
A lazy left from Albatross finds it's target.
Albatross swats away the attempt to clinch by Cowan.
Albatross dodges the punch combination from Cowan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albatross. That's going to slow Cowan down.
A head kick misses from Albatross.
Albatross misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albatross.
Cowan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cowan tries to clinch but Albatross moves away
and Albatross counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cowan misses with a combination
and Albatross counters with a low kick, right behind Cowan 's knee.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Albatross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Albatross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross scores with a punch to the head.
Albatross tried to score with a low kick but Cowan checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albatross.
Cowan checks a low kick from Albatross.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Albatross.
Cowan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Albatross tries to work over Cowan's front leg with a kick but Cowan checks it.
Despite the aggression on Cowan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cowan wants to land a leg kick but Albatross is out of range.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Cowan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cowan darts in trying to clinch
and Albatross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albatross moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Albatross throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Albatross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Albatross dominated that second round.
That's time! Albatross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
A nice leg kick from Albatross, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Albatross fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cowan just manages to avoid it.
Albatross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cowan with a hook.
Albatross is looking to slow Cowan down with leg kicks.
Cowan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Cowan moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Johnny Albatross is winning the standup battle so far.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Albatross scores with a nice body kick.
Albatross with the inside leg kick.
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!
Albatross with the inside leg kick.
Albatross takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Albatross throws a solid leg kick but Cowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Albatross.
Cowan misses with a looping right.
Albatross walks into a left hand. #T1##CL2#
Cowan takes the fight into the clinch.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Albatross misses with a body punch.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Albatross.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albatross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Albatross is trying to push Cowan away but Cowan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Cowan misses with a two punch combination.
Albatross throws the kick towards the body but Cowan avoids it.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan with a hook.
Albatross throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Cowan scores with a three punch combo! #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albatross defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cowan moves out of range of the body kick.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Albatross lands a lovely overhand right.
Cowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from Cowan.
Albatross scores with a punch to the head.
Albatross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Albatross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan takes one on the button.
Cowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cowan wants to clinch but Albatross slips to the side
and Albatross counters with an outside leg kick.
Cowan with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mickey Cowan just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Albatross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Cowan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albatross's head.
Cowan misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Albatross misses the target.
Cowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Cowan.
Albatross sizes up Cowan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albatross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Cowan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Albatross tries to break free but Cowan pushes him back against the cage.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross wants to get back to striking at distance but Cowan won't allow it.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Albatross wants to break free but Cowan has control.
Cowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albatross is looking to break free of the clinch but Cowan has double underhooks. #T1#
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan. #BC2#
Cowan manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Albatross working aggressively here.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Albatross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albatross tries to break free but Cowan pushes him back against the cage.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Albatross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Albatross's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albatross defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan throws a poor cross that misses
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cowan misses with a series of wild punches.
Albatross thinks about countering with a head kick.#T2#
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Albatross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cowan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Albatross backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albatross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
Cowan misses with a hook
and Albatross counters with a nice leg kick.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Albatross lands a lovely overhand right.
Cowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan throws a body punch but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan moves in looking to clinch but Albatross pushes him off.
Albatross pushes Cowan away with a front kick.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Albatross is looking to slow Cowan down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Albatross.
Cowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Albatross's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Albatross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Johnny Albatross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albatross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross throws a leg kick but Cowan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Albatross.
Albatross slips under a jab from Cowan.
Albatross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a shot to the body
and Cowan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cowan checks a leg kick nicely.
Albatross throws a front kick that sends Cowan stumbling back into the cage.
Albatross slips a jab from Cowan.
Cowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albatross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan throws a hook but Albatross avoids it easily.
Albatross misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Albatross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Cowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Albatross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cowan.
Cowan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Albatross.
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albatross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Albatross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Albatross throws a push kick but Cowan slaps the foot to one side.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Albatross throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well.
Albatross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Albatross throws a push kick but Cowan slaps the foot to one side.
Cowan lands a jab.
Albatross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Albatross.
Cowan tries to clinch but Albatross moves out of range. #CL2#
Cowan closes the distance and pushes Albatross back into the cage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cowan stalling.
Still in the clinch, Cowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albatross.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Albatross.
Albatross pushes Cowan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mickey Cowan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Albatross wants to get back to striking at distance but Cowan won't allow it.
Albatross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Cowan misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Albatross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Albatross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan is the new bantamweight champion!
Mickey Cowan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ENIGMA 16
Date: May 08, 2021

#R1#
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.#CL2#
Cowan rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Cowan scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Cowan 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.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowan.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Cowan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cowan.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Cowan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowan has him pressed against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cowan.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowan.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Cowan avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cowan digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Will Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Cowan gets a clinch.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Cowan. #BC#
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cowan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Cowan. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Cowan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cowan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Cowan throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Cowan manages to avoid it.#T1#
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Cowan throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Will Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Cowan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cowan is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson. #T2#
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Cowan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Cowan leaning against his opponent.
Jackson tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan avoiding damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cowan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cowan moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Cowan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cowan slowing the pace effectively.
Cowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A short left from Cowan. #ROC2#Jackson is rocked!
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cowan is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowan digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Cowan tries to tie him up.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan. #BC#
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Cowan throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Cowan throws a body shot but no joy.
Cowan clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cowan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
and Cowan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Jackson! He's just covering up as Cowan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ENIGMA 10
Date: Apr 03, 2021

#R1#
A left lands for Bowser.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bowser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cowan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowser in his tracks.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Cowan backs off Bowser throws a huge counter combo but Cowan manages to avoid it all.
Bowser swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowser swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bowser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Bowser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowan scores with a nice right hand.
Cowan scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Cowan. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Cowan moves into range and clinches up with Bowser.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
A frustrated look appears on Bowser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan managing to block the knees to the body from Bowser.
Cowan lands a damaging elbow.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Bowser is rocked!
Bowser tries to pull guard but Cowan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowser drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowser is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Cowan taking a breather.
Bowser seems to have recovered his senses.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowser throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan lands the left hand.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
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!
Bowser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowser ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Bowser scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Cowan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowser doesn't seem phased though.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Cowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bowser.
Cowan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowser.
Cowan misses the jab.
Bowser slips a jab and a cross from Cowan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cowan.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser tries to bum rush Cowan with a series of wild strikes but Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Bowser saw that one coming.
Bowser takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bowser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cowan rather than just go for the knockout.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Bowser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cowan moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Bowser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowser needs to keep his hands up - Cowan had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Cowan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowser doesn't seem phased though.
Leon Bowser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowser on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cowan dodges the punch combination from Bowser.
Cowan throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Bowser's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cowan dives in looking to finish as Bowser flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cowan's strikes! Cowan is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Bowser's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Bowser was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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