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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jovani Hendricks (ranked 2812 p4p, 3650 weight class) and Finley Cowan (ranked 194 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jovani Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finley Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendricks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks misses with a hook.
Cowan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendricks.
Hendricks wants to clinch but Cowan slips to the side
and Cowan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hendricks really is a fat lump.
Cowan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cowan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cowan distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cowan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan is in close to Hendricks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cowan distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cowan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hendricks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cowan has picked Hendricks up and slammed him! Hendricks can't keep hold of the triangle and Cowan manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan controlling the position from side mount.
Cowan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cowan scoring with punches and elbows.
Cowan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cowan lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan scoring with punches from side control.
Cowan scores with punches from side control.
Hendricks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hendricks is letting Cowan control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cowan controlling the position.
Hendricks taking a bit of punishment here - Cowan scoring with strikes.
Hendricks trying to remain calm as Cowan controls from the top position.
Cowan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cowan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking for a sweep.
Cowan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here.
Cowan working the ground and pound.
Hendricks taking a bit of punishment here - Cowan scoring with strikes.
Cowan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cowan looks up at the clock and then as Hendricks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cowan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cowan lands an elbow.
Cowan staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Cowan 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.
Hendricks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cowan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hendricks being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finley Cowan dominated 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.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Cowan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendricks throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown but Hendricks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendricks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendricks.
Hendricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hendricks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cowan is in Hendricks's guard.
Hendricks is wriggling around but Cowan manages to pass to half guard.
Cowan not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cowan.
Cowan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cowan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cowan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cowan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Cowan seems content to control.
Cowan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan cracks Hendricks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cowan lands a couple of good shots and Hendricks has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cowan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cowan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cowan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cowan apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendricks thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hendricks throws a sloppy head kick
and Cowan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cowan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hendricks being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to control the position but Cowan postures up.
Cowan is stalling in the full guard.
Hendricks is looking to stand up but Cowan isn't so interested in that idea.
Cowan postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Cowan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cowan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cowan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hendricks being controlled here, momentarily.
Cowan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cowan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cowan stands and throws Hendricks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan cracks Hendricks with a big right hand but Hendricks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cowan working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finley Cowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendricks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendricks's waist but Hendricks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cowan off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Hendricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks gets caught napping as Cowan dives in and scores a takedown. Hendricks manages to retain guard.
Hendricks is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cowan dives into side control.
Hendricks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cowan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hendricks some visible discomfort.
Hendricks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendricks is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan cracks Hendricks with a big elbow.
Cowan lands an elbow.
Cowan looks up at the clock and then as Hendricks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cowan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cowan lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cowan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hendricks is trying to escape the position but Cowan is controlling the position.
Cowan scoring with punches and elbows.
Cowan landing a few strikes.
Hendricks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cowan on the ground.
Cowan landing a few strikes.
Cowan is staying tight to Hendricks's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cowan lands an elbow.
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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Cowan.
Hendricks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan controls the position.
Cowan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hendricks down.
Cowan lands a nice forearm strike.
Hendricks is rocked!
Cowan controlling the position.
Oh Hendricks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cowan is chipping away with strikes.
Cowan cracks Hendricks with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cowan immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hendricks is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cowan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley Cowan!
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energy
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hype
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