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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bowbish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Perro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bowbish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Perro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowbish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perro misses with a low kick as Bowbish jumps back.
Bowbish misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Bowbish.
Perro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Bowbish as Perro shoots in.
Dan Bowbish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Perro.
Perro tries to keep at a distance but Bowbish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bowbish wants a takedown.
Bowbish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowbish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowbish throws a jab but it's blocked by Perro.
Perro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowbish tries to clinch up.
Bowbish misses with a takedown attempt
and Perro counters with a body kick.
Bowbish is breathing heavily.
Perro scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perro fails with a takedown attempt.
Perro shoots in but Bowbish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Perro.
Bowbish drives through and clinches with Perro against the cage.
Perro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowbish gets a takedown into half guard.
Bowbish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bowbish trying to control from half guard but Perro is working away.
Bowbish is really struggling to control Perro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bowbish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowbish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bowbish throwing shots but Perro is blocking nicely.
Perro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowbish scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowbish is tying to control. Perro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bowbish uses his free foot to push down on Perro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perro.
Bowbish is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bowbish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perro is working to get back to half guard.
Bowbish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Perro tries to lock up and control but Bowbish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowbish with good strikes from the mount here!
Bowbish working Perro over with strikes here.
Perro tries to hold on but Bowbish postures up.
Bowbish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bowbish stops Perro from getting back to his feet.
Perro trying to hold on to Bowbish's head to control him but Bowbish postures up.
Perro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bowbish's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bowbish's back!
Perro has good solid back control here.
Bowbish is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowbish breaks Perro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Perro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bowbish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perro tries to clinch but Bowbish moves out of range.
Bowbish scores with a jab to the body.
Perro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bowbish is out of range and Perro settles back down.
Horrible takedown by Bowbish or perhaps it was just good defense by Perro which made him look bad.
Perro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowbish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowbish misses with a hook.
Perro misses with a hook
and Bowbish counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perro won't be happy with that.
Bowbish looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Perro is avoiding damage well.
Bowbish scores with punches from side control.
Bowbish wants to stand but Perro has his arm trapped.
Perro manages to get back to half guard.
Perro is trying is best to control the position here.
Bowbish lands with a punch from half guard.
Perro is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perro is still in real trouble! Can Bowbish finish him?
Perro is breathing heavily.
Bowbish is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bowbish uses his free foot to push down on Perro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perro.
Perro seems to have recovered his senses.
Perro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bowbish controlling from mount.
Perro is squirming around, avoiding Bowbish's attempts to control the action.
Perro tries to lock up and control but Bowbish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowbish lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish with shots to the head and body - Perro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bowbish postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Perro looks a forlorn figure.
Bowbish wants to control the pace but Perro is squirming around nicely.
Bowbish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perro hang on?
Bowbish unloading with bombs!
Bowbish controlling the pace for now.
Bowbish in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bowbish prevents Perro from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perro's face.
Dan Bowbish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowbish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perro is looking to escape.
Bowbish throwing strikes here but Perro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bowbish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perro hang on?
Bowbish thowing shots but they're missing.
Perro tries to hold on but Bowbish postures up.
Bowbish controlling the pace for now.
Bowbish landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish looking to control but Perro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowbish with good strikes from the mount here!
Perro is trying desperately to improve position.
Bowbish is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Perro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Perro!
Perro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowbish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perro prevents Bowbish from getting back to his feet.
Bowbish looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowbish, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bowbish dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perro wants to clinch up but Bowbish keeps it at a distance.
Perro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowbish misses with a wild combination.
Perro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowbish counters with a takedown into side control.
Perro is looking for a sweep.
Perro parries the strikes from Bowbish easily there. Bowbish is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perro to escape.
Perro defending against the ground and pound.
Bowbish wants to take a breather but Perro manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bowbish.
Perro controls Bowbish momentarily but Bowbish frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowbish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowbish.
Bowbish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowbish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bowbish.
Dan Bowbish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowbish scores with a nice right hand.
Bowbish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perro. Perro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowbish clinches up against the cage.
Bowbish is leaning against Perro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bowbish wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowbish prevents Perro from breaking the clinch.
Bowbish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bowbish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perro tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bowbish throws a series of punches but Perro moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Perro.
Bowbish closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bowbish is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bowbish connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Perro some visible discomfort.
Perro taking a bit of punishment here - Bowbish scoring with strikes.
Bowbish working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bowbish decides to stand up, so the ref orders Perro to his feet.
Bowbish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perro is fending him off so far but Bowbish persists. Nope, Perro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Bowbish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perro fails with the takedown.
Bowbish moves away from the strike by Perro.
Perro is looking to slow Bowbish down with leg kicks.
Perro throws a push kick but Bowbish slaps the foot to one side.
Perro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowbish counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bowbish tries to free his leg and advance position but Perro is retaining full guard.
Perro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bowbish scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowbish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Perro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bowbish passes Perro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Bowbish there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perro is staying active underneath Bowbish, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perro keeping control of the position.
Bowbish is thwarting Perro's attempts to control the position.
Bowbish wants to control but Perro is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perro is trying to maintain the position but Bowbish is very close to passing his half guard.
Pedro Perro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bowbish counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bowbish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowbish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bowbish!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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