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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damian Bachaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bachaj kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - indestructible. Bowman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pass The Dutch. Demetrius Bowman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Bachaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demetrius Bowman!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman wants to clinch.
Bachaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bachaj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bowman is fending him off so far but Bachaj persists. Nope, Bowman circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowman wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Bachaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bachaj tries to clinch but Bowman is having none of it.
Bachaj wants to clinch but Bowman slips to the side
and Bowman counters with a straight right hand.
Damian Bachaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bachaj shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bowman trying to control but Bachaj is working from the bottom.
Bachaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bachaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bowman wants to control from the top but Bachaj keeps moving.
Bowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bachaj works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bachaj pulls Bowman in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches.
Bachaj managing to block the knees to the body from Bowman.
That's two 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowman.
Bachaj ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bachaj no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bachaj looking to control.
Bachaj keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Bowman gets to his feet. Bachaj looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bachaj misses with a takedown attempt
and Bowman counters with a single leg into guard. Bachaj didn't expect that.
Bachaj is breathing heavily.
Bowman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowman wants to control from the top but Bachaj keeps moving.
Bachaj will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bachaj trying to control the position here.
Bachaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bachaj has control of Bowman's left arm, preventing Bowman from doing any damage.
Bachaj working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowman.
Bowman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bachaj's waist but Bachaj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowman off to one side.
Bowman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bachaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bachaj circles away quickly and effectively.
Bachaj misses with a takedown attempt
and Bowman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bachaj wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman trying to control from half guard but Bachaj is working away.
Bowman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Bowman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bachaj scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damian Bachaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bachaj shoots for a takedown but Bowman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bachaj has closed the distance and engaged Bowman in a clinch.
Bowman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bachaj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bowman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches.
Bachaj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bachaj wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bachaj prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bachaj prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman jumps guard and drags Bachaj to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bachaj drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bowman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bowman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bowman!
Bachaj is looking to regain half guard here but Bowman keeps moving and retains side control.
Bachaj prevents Bowman from moving into mount.
Bowman is looking to take a break and control but Bachaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bowman stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bachaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bachaj holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bachaj working aggressively here.
Bachaj pulls guard effortlessly.
Bowman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bachaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman trying to control but Bachaj is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bachaj is on top in guard.
Bachaj is fighting to break Bowman's control of his arms but Bowman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Demetrius Bowman has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Bachaj not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bachaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Bowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bachaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bachaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bachaj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowman as he avoids it easily.
Bachaj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowman as he avoids it easily.
Bachaj clinches with his opponent.
Bowman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bachaj avoids it.
Bachaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowman.
Bachaj goes for a takedown attempt but Bowman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Bachaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman darts in and clinches Bachaj up against the cage.
Bowman can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bachaj jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bowman walks away with a smile on his face. Bachaj gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bowman tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachaj wants to clinch
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowman clinches up against the cage.
Bowman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bachaj.
Bowman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bachaj is trying to keep Bowman in close.
Bachaj keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Bachaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bowman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bachaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bachaj scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bowman wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is refusing to be controlled, as Bachaj sits in half guard.
Bachaj with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bowman is refusing to be controlled, as Bachaj sits in half guard.
Damian Bachaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demetrius Bowman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowman tries to get to full guard but Bachaj has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bowman is staying active underneath Bachaj, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bachaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bachaj thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bowman's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bachaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demetrius Bowman.
Well Bowman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Bowman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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