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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Owen is fending him off so far but Lewis persists. Nope, Owen circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Owen circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewis is defended easily by Owen.
Max Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Lewis.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis shoots in but no luck this time.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Owen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Owen tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Owen as he jumps to the side.
Owen rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Owen working aggressively here.
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owen.
Owen lands an elbow that stopped Lewis in his tracks for a moment.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Owen clinches.
Owen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Lewis jumps guard but Owen stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Owen working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Owen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owen scores with a knee to the head.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Owen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Owen won't allow it.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Owen won't allow it.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Junior Lewis has been cut.
Lewis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Owen walks away with a smile on his face. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Owen. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
Lewis looks gassed!
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Owen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Owen wants it to stay on the feet.
Junior Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Owen rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Owen lands an elbow that stopped Lewis in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Owen holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Owen tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Owen to the ground. Owen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Owen has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Lewis scores with a takedown into Owen's guard.
Owen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Owen is retaining full guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Owen keeps moving.
Lewis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Lewis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owen wants to clinch.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis passes to side control.
Lewis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lewis trying to control the position but Owen is working away.
Lewis happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis wants to control but Owen is keeping him busy.
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Owen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewis lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lewis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lewis is working Owen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Owen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owen is trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis cracks Owen with a big right hand but Owen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the action but Owen is working from the bottom.
Lewis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Owen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Lewis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Owen tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Owen tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Owen slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Owen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
Max Owen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Owen avoids it well.
Owen tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Max Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Lewis.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Owen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
Owen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Owen clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owen crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Owen lands an uppercut.
Owen lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owen as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Owen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Owen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Owen moves into the clinch.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen lands an elbow inside.
Owen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Owen.
Lewis jumps guard but Owen stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Owen lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owen smiles and moves away.
Lewis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Owen is fending him off so far but Lewis persists. Nope, Owen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owen is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Owen was covering up waiting for the punch and Lewis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lewis stops Owen from standing up.
Owen keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Owen slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Owen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Owen 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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