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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Saint Le (ranked 3956 p4p, 3928 weight class) and Aled Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reece Saint Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aled Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint Le pinned against the cage. Saint Le gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bowen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint Le is fending him off so far but Bowen persists. Nope, Saint Le circles away and we're back to standing.
Saint Le fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bowen to the ground. Saint Le is now in Bowen's guard.
Saint Le wants to pass the guard but Bowen is keeping the position.
Saint Le stopping the sweep attempt from Bowen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Le stays in close to Bowen's body and controls the position.
Saint Le seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bowen for as long as he can get away with.
Saint Le postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Le is in close to Bowen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saint Le has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bowen working a defensive guard here.
Bowen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowen keeping full guard, as Saint Le tries to pass.
Bowen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bowen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Saint Le not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Saint Le fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bowen sprawls well initially but Saint Le persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bowen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saint Le seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bowen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint Le is working away from the top position though.
Saint Le lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saint Le performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bowen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bowen is in trouble now - Saint Le has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Le is landing with some decent strikes but Bowen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bowen is looking to improve his position but Saint Le isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen wants to hold on but Saint Le pushes him away.
Saint Le raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bowen wants to hold on but Saint Le pushes him away.
Saint Le controlling the pace for now.
Saint Le has hold of Bowen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bowen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Saint Le lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint Le is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bowen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Saint Le lands a couple of good shots and Bowen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bowen is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Saint Le dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Saint Le shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint Le tries to counter with a takedown but Bowen is quick to defend against it.
Bowen shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bowen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saint Le attempts a counter takedown but Bowen avoids it well and moves away.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Saint Le shows good takedown defense.
Reece Saint Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aled Bowen.
Nice sprawl there from Saint Le as Bowen shoots in.
Saint Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowen circles away.
Bowen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saint Le looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saint Le throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bowen works to advance to full mount. Saint Le defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Le reaches up and holds on to Bowen to control the position.
Bowen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Saint Le is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Saint Le and Bowen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Saint Le is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Saint Le is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Saint Le prevents Bowen from improving position.
Saint Le is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Saint Le's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bowen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saint Le has escaped the position, nice work there.
Saint Le struggling a bit here.
Saint Le manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saint Le is trying to stand back up but Bowen is controlling him
Bowen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saint Le doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bowen.
Bowen is working for a submission of some sort.
Saint Le gets full guard.
Bowen slips nicely into half guard.
Bowen is looking for a kimura here.
Saint Le trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen prevents Saint Le from improving his position.
Bowen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bowen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saint Le defends it well.
Bowen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bowen is breathing heavily.
Saint Le keeping hold of Bowen's head, controlling as best he can.
Saint Le is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bowen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saint Le has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saint Le looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saint Le flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bowen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saint Le has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bowen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bowen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reece Saint Le overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint Le wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowen is looking for a kimura here.
Saint Le actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aled Bowen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Saint Le looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saint Le scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowen trying to keep a closed guard but Saint Le is proving a slippery customer.
Saint Le scoring with some ground and pound.
Saint Le is pushing down on Bowen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bowen is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint Le has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen trying to control from the bottom.
Saint Le scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bowen trying to control from the bottom.
Bowen tries to get to full guard but Saint Le has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Le frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saint Le lands a couple of good shots and Bowen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Saint Le keeps control of the position easily here as Bowen tries to buck him off.
Bowen trying to control but not successfully.
Saint Le patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bowen wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Bowen right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Le is looking for the choke from the back position but Bowen is controlling his hands well.
Saint Le keeps control of the position as Bowen tries to break free.
Saint Le lands strikes to the head.
Can Bowen hold on?! Saint Le is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Saint Le has the hooks in. Bowen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Saint Le really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bowen.
Bowen just trying to survive but Saint Le is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen can't escape the position.
What can Bowen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Saint Le lands a series of strikes from the back and Bowen goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Saint Le!
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