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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcon McDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcon McDowell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by McDowell.
McDowell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Frank Powers has been cut.
McDowell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powers.
Powers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDowell avoids it really well and circles away.
McDowell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDowell to score with a decent uppercut.
McDowell misses the shot to the body.
Powers gets the takedown into side control.
McDowell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Powers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Powers in side control, throwing shots but McDowell defends.
McDowell is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers in side control, throwing shots but McDowell defends.
Powers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Powers misses with the ground and pound.
Powers cracks McDowell with a big right hand but McDowell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Powers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDowell wants to get back to his feet but Powers drags him back down.
Powers grinds an elbow into McDowell's temple.
Powers scores with punches from side control.
McDowell dodges the ground and pound from Powers.
Powers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Powers lands a nice forearm strike.
Powers is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McDowell regains half guard.
Powers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powers prevents McDowell from improving his position.
Powers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDowell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Powers slips a nice elbow through McDowell's hands, connecting with McDowell's forehead.
Powers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Powers.
McDowell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powers.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Powers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powers trying to mount his opponent but McDowell defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDowell has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McDowell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McDowell.
McDowell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers is looking to get to half guard.
McDowell tries to control but Powers wriggling away.
Powers is looking to improve his position but McDowell isn't that keen on the idea.
McDowell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powers is looking to escape.
Powers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDowell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McDowell blocks Powers's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Powers throwing hammer fists to the chest of McDowell. What's that going to do exactly?
McDowell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powers is looking to escape.
McDowell content just to control the position here.
Powers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDowell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malcon McDowell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Powers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers shoots in for a double leg but McDowell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
McDowell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDowell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDowell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
McDowell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McDowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by McDowell.
McDowell is breathing heavily.
McDowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powers connects with a nice short shot to McDowell's temple.
Powers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDowell is looking to improve his position.
McDowell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDowell tries to get to full guard but Powers has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powers.
McDowell is looking for a sweep. Powers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDowell taking some punishment here, with Powers in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Powers.
Powers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McDowell is looking for a sweep. Powers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDowell wants to improve his position but Powers is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powers lands a nice short elbow.
McDowell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Powers scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powers lands a nice short elbow.
McDowell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDowell taking some punishment here, with Powers in his half guard.
Powers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four 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.
Powers passes to full mount!
Powers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Powers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Powers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Powers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Powers scoring with strikes but McDowell is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Powers punching from mount but McDowell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Powers scoring with strikes but McDowell is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Powers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Powers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDowell defends it nicely.
McDowell closes the distance and pushes Powers back into the cage.
McDowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDowell successfully pulls guard.
Powers stopping the sweep attempt from McDowell.
Powers cracks McDowell with a solid left hand.
McDowell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McDowell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Powers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Powers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McDowell content just to control the position here.
Powers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Powers throwing hammer fists to the chest of McDowell. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDowell landing strikes from the mount.
McDowell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powers is squirming around, avoiding McDowell's attempts to control the action.
Powers is desperately trying to improve his position but McDowell has a good base and remains in mount.
Powers is squirming around, avoiding McDowell's attempts to control the action.
McDowell prevents Powers from getting the reversal.
Powers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Powers tries to get out of the position.
McDowell controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McDowell controlling the pace for now.
Powers is looking to improve his position but McDowell isn't that keen on the idea.
Powers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McDowell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McDowell looking to control but Powers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powers is desperately trying to improve his position but McDowell has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McDowell controlling from the full mount.
Powers is desperately trying to improve his position but McDowell has a good base and remains in mount.
McDowell cracks Powers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Powers tries to reverse the position but McDowell maintains control.
McDowell controlling the position easily from mount.
Powers is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McDowell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers throwing hammer fists to the chest of McDowell. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcon McDowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDowell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Malcon McDowell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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