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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower comes to the cage accompanied by When I'm With You. Dave Bower is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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176 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Bower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower lands a lovely overhand right.
Bower shoots in but Painija avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bower misses with a takedown attempt - Painija sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Painija takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bower closes this distance looking for a takedown but Painija circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Painija tries to clinch up.
Bower's corner calls for a 1-2. Bower obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Painija gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bower wants to get back to striking at distance but Painija won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bower.
Stalling in the clinch from Bower.
Painija misses with a body punch.
Bower tries to work over Painija's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Painija missing with knees to the body.
Bower misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Painija as Bower tries to tie him up.
Painija tries to land knees in the clinch but Bower avoids the damage to the body.
Painija tries to land knees in the clinch but Bower avoids the damage to the body.
Painija is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bower to keep the fight standing.
Painija tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bower's elbow.
Painija gets through Bower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Painija goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bower 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 Painija has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Painija and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Painija throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Painija lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bower takes one on the button.
Painija tries a head kick but it misses.
Bower scores with a shot to the body.
Bower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bower.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Painija misses with an uppercut.
Bower scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bower loads up on a big right hand but Painija slips the punch.
Bower lands a right hook to the body.
Bower tries a head kick but it misses.
Bower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bower will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bower fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Painija avoids it really well and circles away.
Bower feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Painijas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Painija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bower tries to bum rush Painija with a series of wild strikes but Painija uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Painija fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bower tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Painija is able to avoid easily.
Painija darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bower controlling the position for now.
Bower is looking for a sweep. Painija is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Painija not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Painija lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bower pushes Painija off looking to stand but Painija dives back in and keeps control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Painija trying to control the action but Bower is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Painija looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Bower will probably get the nod.
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.
Painija fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bower looks to land a left hand but Painija moved out of range nicely.
Bower lands a head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bower.
Painija tries to clinch up.
Painija throws a head kick that misses.
Painija attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Painija tries to clinch there but Bower circles away.
Bower throws a body punch but Painija moves out of range.
Painija displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bower throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Painija finds it's target.
Painija thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bower there.
Bower thows a body shot but no joy.
Painija takes one to the side of the head.
Bower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dave Bower is winning the standup battle so far.
Painija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bower keeps the fight on the outside.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Painija.
Bower looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Painija connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bower. Bower circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Painija checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Painija does no damage.
Bower fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Painija with that takedown attempt.
Bower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Painija checks it well.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bower.
Bower throws a leg kick which misses Painija's front leg but catches the back leg as Painija tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bower throws a leg kick but Painija moved away.
Bower scores with a jab.
Bower throws a leg kick but Painija sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Painija moves into the clinch.
Painija misses with a hook to the ribs.
Painija can't get the takedown.
Dave Bower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.
Painija scores with a shot to the side of Bower's head.
Painija lands a knee to the body.
Painija goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower controlling the action here for a moment.
Painija jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bower walks away with a smile on his face. Painija gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bower throws a body punch but Painija moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bower, as that shot connected.
Painija doesn't manage to clinch there - Bower circles away.
Bower misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Bower there.
Bower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Painija throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bower.
Painija closes the distance and clinches up with Bower, looking for a takedown. Painija pushes Bower against the cage but Bower circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Painija on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower slaps away a takedown attempt from Painija, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Painija is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bower lands a jab to the nose.
Bower lands a leg kick that knocks Painija off balance momentarily.
Painija misses with a looping left.
Painija darts in and clinches Bower up against the cage.
Bower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Bower.
Bower swings for the body but Painija moves out of range.
Painija checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bower moves out of range as Painija throws a body kick.
Bower throws a body punch but Painija moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Painija.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bower 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. This is the final round!
Bower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Painija throws out the jab.
Bower throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Painija tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bower is in Painija's guard.
Painija had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bower defends it easily.
Painija looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bower is one step ahead there.
Bower makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bower cracks Painija with a solid left hand.
Painija has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bower is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Painija.
Bower in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower scoring with punches and elbows.
Bower creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bower is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Painija has escaped the position, nice work there.
Painija is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bower connects with a decent elbow.
Dave Bower overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Painija is trying to improve his position.
Bower cracks Painija with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bower has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Painija!
Painija is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bower lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija is trying to escape the mount.
Painija takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bower landing strikes from the mount.
Bower punishing his opponent with strikes.
Painija is rocked!
Painija tries to hold on but Bower postures up.
Painija is still in real trouble! Can Bower finish him?
Bower with the ground and pound from mount.
Bower cracks Painija with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Bower!
Dave Bower decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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