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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Cowlam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cowlam comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Cant Stop. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Cowlam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sloan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloan fails with the takedown
and Cowlam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sloan's guard.
Cowlam won't allow Sloan to sweep him here.
Cowlam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sloan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jamie Cowlam has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cowlam circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan shoots and misses
and Cowlam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloan with a poor takedown
and Cowlam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jamie Cowlam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sloan.
Sloan with a poor takedown
and Cowlam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cowlam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sloan's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamie Cowlam has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowlam counters with a single leg into guard. Sloan didn't expect that.
Sloan has control of Cowlam's left arm, preventing Cowlam from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cowlam tries to land a front kick but Sloan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sloan shoots and misses
and Cowlam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam throws a front kick aimed at Sloan's knee but Sloan avoids it well.
Sloan shoots in and gets a takedown into Cowlam's guard.
Sloan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sloan won't allow Cowlam to get back to his feet.
Sloan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cowlam is working an open guard so Sloan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cowlam counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cowlam counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloan tries for a takedown but Cowlam circles away easily
and Cowlam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloan tries for a takedown but Cowlam circles away easily
and Cowlam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowlam prevents Sloan from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cowlam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloan tries for a takedown but Cowlam circles away easily
and Cowlam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cowlam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sloan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sloan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowlam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sloan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowlam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cowlam has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sloan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sloan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowlam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a takedown
and Cowlam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamie Cowlam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sloan.
Cowlam scores a takedown into full mount!
Sloan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sloan is squirming around, avoiding Cowlam's attempts to control the action.
Cowlam controlling from mount.
Sloan gets back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sloan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam is just content to waste time from the top position. Sloan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cowlam trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamie Cowlam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Jamie Cowlam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cowlam misses with a straight left.
Cowlam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloan can't do much from the bottom here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cowlam wants to control but Sloan is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cowlam dominated that second round.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cowlam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cowlam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sloan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloan tries to buck Cowlam off but Cowlam is having none of it.
Sloan bucks up and tries to throw Cowlam off but instead Cowlam has got his back!
Sloan trying to control the action but Cowlam just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan turns into Cowlam and is now in his guard.
Richard Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cowlam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sloan is controlling him.
Sloan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Sloan throwing strikes from guard but Cowlam blocks nicely.
Sloan throws and elbow that misses. Cowlam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sloan's guard. Nice move by Cowlam!
Sloan pulls Cowlam in close to prevent any damage.
Cowlam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamie Cowlam.
Sloan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cowlam on his heels. He'll look to pass Cowlam's guard now, I'm sure.
Cowlam keeping moving, preventing Sloan from controlling successfully.
Sloan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloan wants to control for a moment but Cowlam uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sloan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sloan.
Sloan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sloan scoring with strikes but Cowlam is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloan cracks Cowlam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sloan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cowlam taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Sloan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cowlam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Cowlam!
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