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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammy Stoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower comes to the cage accompanied by When I'm With You. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 cm
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192 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
28
192 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Bower! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jammy Stoney! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bower looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Bower lands with a hook. Stoney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Stoney moves out of range of the strikes. Bower thows a body shot but no joy. Bower looks to throw the jab but Stoney is out of range. Stoney jabs Bower right on the nose. Bower blinks but takes it well. Stoney misses with a double jab.
Stoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Stoney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bower throws a big shot that misses. Bower fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Stoney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bower. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bower shoots in for a double leg but Stoney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bower. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Stoney throws a shot from downtown. Bower moves away and avoids it. Stoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Stoney lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bower takes one to the side of the head.
Stoney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it. Bower cracks Stoney with a right hand to the side of the head. Stoney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Bower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Bower 's head but he takes it in his stride. Bower throws a hook but Stoney blocks it. Stoney jabs at Bower's body. Jammy Stoney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bower thows a left - swing and a miss! A combination from Stoney does no damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Danga de danga de dang - Stoney scores with a four punch combination! Stoney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Bower throws a leg kick but Stoney moved away. Bower throws a leg kick but Stoney sees it coming and checks it nicely. Stoney slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stoney misses with a hook to the body
and Bower counters by clinching up. Stoney is defending well against a takedown attempt. Stoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Bower. Stoney tries to work over Bower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bower lands a shot to the body. Bower lands a body punch in the clinch. Bower drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Stoney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Stoney struggles to land a body shot inside as Bower controls his hands.
Bower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Stoney tries to break the clinch but Bower is controlling the position. Bower lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stoney or not. Bower lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoney backwards. Stoney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bower tries to score a body lock takedown but Stoney shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Bower wants a takedown.
Bower lands a hook to the side of the head. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bower. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stoney stalling in the clinch but Bower improves position. Bower has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stoney after a bit of a struggle. Bower prevents a body shot from Stoney. Stoney avoiding damage as Bower throws knees to the body.
Bower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Stoney misses with a left hand enabling Bower to counter with a crisp jab. Bower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoney. Stoney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Stoney darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Stoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bower holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Stoney tries to work over Bower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bower working some nice short punches in the clinch. Stoney lands a nice shot to the body. Stoney tries a body shot but Bower blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stoney has a couple of punches blocked by Bower.
Stoney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bower is keeping busy. Stoney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bower using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bower lands with a right to the head. Stoney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bower is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stoney scores with a jab to the body. Stoney looks to land a right hand but Bower moved out of range. Stoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bower is breathing heavily. Stoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Bower has a takedown stuffed. Bower takes a shot right to the bread basket. Stoney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bower had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoney misses with a body shot.
Stoney throws a right and a left that Bower avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jammy Stoney dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Bower avoids the body shot from Stoney.
Bower dodges the punch combination from Stoney.
Bower slips a jab and a cross from Stoney.
Stoney takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses. Bower slips under a jab from Stoney. Stoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bower.
A punch lands to the side of Bower 's head but he takes it in his stride. Stoney misses with a wild body shot. Stoney thows a left - swing and a miss! Stoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Stoney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bower tries to clinch but Stoney moves out of range. Stoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bower was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoney. Stoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bower was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoney. Stoney misses with a looping left. Bower shoots in and gets a takedown into Stoney's guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Stoney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bower is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bower scoring with punches to the head and body. Bower throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoney works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bower works over Stoney with some ground and pound from guard. Stoney being controlled here, momentarily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stoney is trying to keep Bower in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stoney can do anything to dispel that myth. Stoney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bower can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Bower might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Bower keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stoney's head. Bower slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Stoney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bower. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The referee asks Bower politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bower prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bower wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stoney, who protects the arm well. Stoney is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bower is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Bower with good strikes from the mount here! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Stoney is bucking up trying to escape but Bower cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Stoney is bucking up trying to escape but Bower cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stoney is rocked! Bower trying to control but Stoney is having none of it. Bower with the ground and pound from mount. Stoney is still in real trouble! Can Bower finish him? Stoney swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Stoney seems to have recovered his senses. Bower has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stoney's face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Bower avoids the attempt from Stoney to control. Bower looking to secure an arm triangle but Stoney defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bower dominating with strikes here. Bower loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Stoney scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bower land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bower stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Bower! Post fight, an emotional Dave Bower said 'Im happy with this win. I wasn't sure how it would go with the back injury I have. I threw it out humping Curtain's mom last night!'.
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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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