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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marion Bowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and przemas michal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bowers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What's My Name. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marion Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, przemas michal!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowers keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowers looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from michal, right into the meat.
Bowers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
michal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
michal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bowers is out of range.
Bowers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows michal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
michal stands and steps away. Bowers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
michal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
michal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
michal wants to clinch.
michal gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
michal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no michal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
michal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
michal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bowers to his feet.
przemas michal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by michal.
Bowers parries the strikes from michal easily there. michal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bowers to escape.
Bowers tries to bench press michal off him but michal keeps the position.
michal stands up.
Bowers checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers tries to clinch but michal is having none of it.
Bowers shoots in for a takedown but michal shows good takedown defense.
Bowers blocks a head kick by michal.
michal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bowers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
michal looks up at the clock and then as Bowers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, michal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
michal is trying to get an arm triangle but Bowers is defending well.
michal stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers wants to clinch but michal slips to the side
and michal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by michal.
michal throwing strikes from guard but Bowers blocks nicely.
michal trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
michal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bowers, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
przemas michal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowers wants to clinch.
Bowers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
michal lands a nice shot to the body.
michal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bowers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
michal throws a leg kick but Bowers moved away.
A solid body kick from michal.
Good work by Bowers as he checks the leg kick.
Marion Bowers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from michal misses.
Bowers with a lazy takedown attempt
and michal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
michal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
michal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowers's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from michal does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Bowers.
Bowers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and michal counters with a shoot takedown. Bowers fights it but they end up in guard.
michal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
michal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bowers, up you get!
michal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
michal thows a big elbow that misses.
michal stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
michal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
michal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowers was well out of range. Poor timing from michal.
Bowers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but michal avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Bowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
michal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
michal is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for michal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowers moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowers manages to break the clinch.
michal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
michal seems to be working for a kimura but Bowers defends the submission attempt.
Bowers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for michal on the ground.
michal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
michal is keen to just control but Bowers is a slippery customer.
przemas michal has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like michal is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
michal is stalling here. Bowers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! michal seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bowers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on michal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
michal tries to buck Bowers off but Bowers is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
michal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowers misses with a takedown
and michal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
michal gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
przemas michal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
michal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
michal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
michal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bowers to stand up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from michal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bowers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bowers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
michal is looking to chop away at Bowers's legs.
Bowers shoots in looking for a takedown. michal tries to sprawl out of it but Bowers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. michal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and michal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
michal trying to mount his opponent but Bowers defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
michal trying to control the action but Bowers is working from the bottom.
michal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
michal wants to pass the guard but Bowers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
michal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowers keeps working.
michal works his way into full mount!
michal throws some wild stikes that Bowers manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by michal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bowers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by michal.
michal looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowers is squirming around, avoiding michal's attempts to control the action.
michal looking for a guillotine from mount but Bowers is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
przemas michal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got michal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... przemas michal!
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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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