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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 1682 p4p, 2664 weight class) and Johnny Albatross (ranked 100 p4p, 154 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mickey Cowan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mickey Cowan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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146
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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137
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Cowan moves into the clinch.
Cowan prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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