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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes to the cage accompanied by The Upsetters - Dread Lion. Bower is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When I'm With You. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Bower!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Bower staying out of range there.
Bower scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nixon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bower shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bower landing some decent shots from guard.
Bower trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Bower won't allow Nixon to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
Nixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bower.
Bower trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Bower trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bower trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Bower has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dave Bower wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Bower.
Nixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bower fails to land with a series of punches.
Bower looks for a takedown but Nixon sprawls well.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nixon.
Bower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Bower.
Bower jabs at Nixon's body.
Bower connects with a single shot there.
Bower moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bower misses with a body punch
and Nixon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bower misses.
Bower closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bower sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nixon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bower scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nixon to see if he's OK.
Bower is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nixon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nixon tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bower dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bower connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Nixon. No joy for Bower on that attempt.
Bower connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nixon momentarily.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Bower moved out of range.
Bower looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Bower fails to land with a series of punches.
Bower pushes Nixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Bower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower throws a head punch that misses.
Bower misses with an elbow strike.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Bower trying to land knees to the body.
Nixon lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bower throws an elbow but misses.
Bower pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Bower on the inside.
Nixon pushes Bower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon tries a body shot but Bower blocks it.
Nixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Bower.
Bower blocks an uppercut.
Nixon lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Nixon.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bower throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower has picked Nixon up - he's going for a ride! Bower dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bower not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bower throwing shots but Nixon is blocking nicely.
Bower not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nixon wants to control but Bower is keeping busy.
Nixon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bower missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nixon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bower looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nixon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nixon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bower postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bower throwing strikes but missing.
Bower trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Nixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower won't allow Nixon to sweep him here.
Bower wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.
Bower postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bower accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bower throws a strike but Nixon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nixon stops Bower from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nixon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bower is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nixon rather than just go for the knockout.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bower. That did some damage!
A left and a right from Bower both land. Nice combination.
Nixon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Bower counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Bower forces Nixon back against the cage and clinches.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Bower.
Bower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bower wants the takedown. Nixon is fighting it off but Bower persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nixon's guard against the cage.
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.
Bower loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bower trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bower missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bower throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon trying to keep a closed guard but Bower is proving a slippery customer.
Bower trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bower throws a big elbow that misses.
Nixon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bower puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nixon taking some punishment here, with Bower in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon has hold of Bower's hands but Bower slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dave Bower is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bower.
Nixon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bower.
Bower is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bower is just content to waste time from the top position. Nixon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Bower from controlling successfully.
Bower throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bower.
Bower looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nixon wants to sweep but no luck.
Richard Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bower throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Bower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bower 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Bower!
After winning the bout, Dave Bower thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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