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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bowen (ranked 1725 p4p, 1766 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 199 p4p, 201 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 cm 31 275 7 - 3 - 0 |
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194 cm 34 255 15 - 22 - 1 |
Great wrestler Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Bowen ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bowen misses with a shot to the body letting Havran counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Luke Bowen has been cut. Bowen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Havran connects with a body shot that sends Bowen 's belly button to the back.
Havran takes the fight into the clinch. Bowen tries to score a body lock takedown but Havran shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Havran works on Bowen 's body with a couple of short punches. Bowen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havran's elbow. Havran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowen backwards. Havran prevents a body shot from Bowen . Havran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Havran. Havran tries a body shot but Bowen blocks it.
Havran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowen is looking for a takedown. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Havran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Bowen throws a punch but it's blocked by Havran. Bowen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bowen tries to score a body lock takedown but Havran shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Bowen . That's going to take a lot out of him. Havran scores with a shoulder strike. Havran lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Havran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Havran is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Havran.
Bowen is breathing heavily. Havran lands a shot to the body. Havran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Havran just leaning against Bowen , taking a breather. Come on Havran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Havran's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Havran lands a left hand.
Havran's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A right handed body shot lands from Havran.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Havran is leaning against Bowen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Havran effectively controlling the action here. Havran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Havran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bowen backwards. Good body shot from Havran.
Bowen takes a shot to the head. Havran lands with a left to the head. Havran lands with a left to the head. Havran presses Bowen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Havran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Havran stalling against the cage.
Havran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Havran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Havran is struggling to control the position. Havran has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bowen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Havran can turn it around. Havran lands a body punch in the clinch. The referee calls for Havran to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Havran. Havran misses with a left hand and Bowen counters with a two punch combo. Bowen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Havran. Havran throws an overhand right that lands on Bowen 's shoulder, as Bowen tries to avoid the shot. Bowen lands a nice looking body shot.
Havran misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Havran there.
Havran moves into the clinch successfully.
Havran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowen backwards. Havran lands with a right to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Havran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Havran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowen backwards. Havran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Havran lands with a short head shot on the inside. Havran lands a right hand. A short right from Havran. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Havran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Havran presses Bowen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Havran avoiding damage.
Havran stops a takedown attempt from Bowen .
A short right from Havran. Havran pressing his opponent against the cage. Havran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A shot in the inside from Havran. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran dominated that round. The cut man is working on Luke Bowen 's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Havran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Havran throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Havran pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bowen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowen misses with a low kick.
Havran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bowen with a body shot. Bowen defending well as Havran loads up on a big left hand. Havran avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A slow jab from Havran misses its intended target. Bowen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Bowen ducks under a wild hook from Havran. Havran misses with a looping right. It looked like Bowen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Havran. Havran jabs Bowen to the body, keeping him at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Havran sees it coming and avoids it easily. Havran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Havran throws a shot from downtown. Bowen moves away and avoids it. Havran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Havran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. 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! Bowen throws a series of punches but Havran avoids them all with ease. Havran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bowen with a body shot. Gabriel Havran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bowen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bowen looks to land a body kick but Havran moved away. Good standup being displayed there by Havran as he connects with a hook.
 Luke Bowen 's cut is getting worse. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bowen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Havran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowen . Havran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Havran cracks Bowen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Havran has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bowen to stand back up!
 Bowen is rocked! Havran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bowen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Bowen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Havran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowen . Bowen seems to have got his legs back now. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bowen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bowen lands with a nice combination. Havran backs away looking to recover. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Havran. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Havran throws an overhand right that has Bowen reeling! Havran follows up with more punches and Bowen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gabriel Havran!
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