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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 387 p4p, 481 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 27 p4p, 35 weight class). Greene has chosen Stepdad- Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene lands with a good body shot.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greene 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.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Cowan tries a head kick but it misses.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Greene with the counter takedown but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cowan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greene.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Cowan scores with a leg kick.
Greene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
Greene connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
Cowan throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Greene if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greene moves forwards but Cowan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Greene to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Greene thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cowan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greene controlling from the top position.
Greene wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
Greene engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan keeping full guard, as Greene tries to pass.
Greene slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Greene thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan slips a jab from Greene.
A clash of legs there as Greene blocks the low kick.
Cowan slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cowan throws out the jab.
Cowan throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowan.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Cowan throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Greene feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Greene is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Greene 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.
Greene drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cowan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greene has Cowan in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene working for a triangle but Cowan defends it easily.
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!
Greene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan thumps Greene with a low kick.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Greene is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cowan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Cowan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greene is out of range and Cowan settles back down.
Greene takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Greene moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Cowan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greene looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Greene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cowan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greene slips a jab from Cowan.
Greene on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greene moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cowan.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Cowan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Cowan.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
The fighters circling - Cowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Greene moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Cowan throws a solid leg kick but Greene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cowan.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Greene slips a straight right by Cowan.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Cowan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greene throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cowan as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a combination. Greene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Greene throws a nice looking combination but Cowan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Greene tries to clinch but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Cowan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowan tries to sprawl out of it but Greene 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.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greene lands a jab.
That kick from Cowan tenderised Greene's leg. Greene is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan sizes up Greene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cowan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cowan can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Cowan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cowan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greene drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cowan pushes Greene off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cowan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Greene 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 is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cowan lands the left hand.
Greene scores with a jab.
Greene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greene shoots for a takedown but Cowan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greene shoots for a double leg takedown but Cowan sprawls well. He's pushed Greene's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Cowan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greene is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good shot there by Cowan.
Both fighters circling a little - Cowan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene scores with a takedown into Cowan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cowan's guard.
Greene is working for a kimura but Cowan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene passes to side control.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cowan is not content to let Greene control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Greene swings around for an armbar but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greene's guard.
Cowan wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Cowan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Cowan pushes his legs off easily.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Cowan pushes his legs off easily.
Cowan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Greene.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
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.
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