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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 482 p4p, 621 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 27 p4p, 36 weight class). Chukwu Adeoluwa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cowan defending well though.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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