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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Baitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makebono Bowen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Baitman's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Baitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 64 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen wants to clinch.
Baitman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baitman shoots in for a double leg but Bowen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bowen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baitman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baitman scores with a kick to the body.
Bowen misses with a wild combination.
Bowen misses the shot to the body.
Baitman moves into range and clinches up with Bowen.
Baitman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowen's efforts to push away.
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Bowen is looking to clinch.
Baitman tries for a takedown but Bowen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baitman counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowen closes the distance but Baitman moves to the side
and Baitman counters with a solid body kick.
Bowen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baitman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baitman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Baitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baitman clinches up against the cage.
Baitman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baitman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bowen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baitman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baitman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bowen.
Bowen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baitman, pushing him back against the cage.
Baitman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowen avoids the head kick by Baitman.
Makebono Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen slaps away a takedown attempt from Baitman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bowen moves to clinch but Baitman breaks away
and Baitman counters with a thumping low kick.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Baitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baitman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Baitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowen has closed the distance and engaged Baitman in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baitman.
Bowen looking to stall.
Bowen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bowen manages to break the clinch.
Baitman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Baitman circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch
and Baitman moves into the clinch.
Bowen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baitman has him pressed against the cage.
Baitman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baitman avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baitman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowen.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Baitman is avoiding it.
Baitman misses with a takedown attempt - Bowen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baitman shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowen tries to sprawl out of it but Baitman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baitman looks for a takedown but Bowen sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Bowen. No joy for Baitman on that attempt.
Baitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Makebono Bowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowen wants to clinch but Baitman slips to the side
and Baitman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baitman has had enough of the clinch but Bowen keeps him there for the moment.
Bowen has Baitman pressed against the cage.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makebono Bowen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Bowen misses.
Bowen misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Baitman.
Baitman misses with a double jab.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Bowen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baitman has Bowen pressed against the cage, preventing Bowen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bowen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baitman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baitman feints and as Bowen raises his hands in defense, Baitman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baitman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bowen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooh!!! Bowen has knocked Baitman down with a huge combo! Bowen steps away and waves a wobbly Baitman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowen moves into the clinch.
Baitman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowen's efforts to push away.
Bowen lands a good knee to the midsection. Baitman won't want to take too many of those.
Bowen stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bowen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baitman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Baitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baitman tries to clinch up but Bowen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries to clinch up but Baitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makebono Bowen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baitman dives in and grabs Bowen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowen pushes down on Baitman's head and hops out.
Bowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baitman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Baitman pushes him off.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch up but Baitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowen gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baitman as Bowen tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowen.
Bowen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bowen is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baitman tries to pull guard but Bowen holds him up against the cage and eventually Baitman drops back down to his feet.
Makebono Bowen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bowen stalling against the cage.
Baitman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Baitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Baitman circles away.
Bowen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baitman on the side of the head.
Baitman shoots for a takedown but Bowen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bowen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baitman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baitman doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowen circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Baitman pushes him off.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baitman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baitman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowen clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowen misses with a knee to the head.
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch but Baitman moves out of range.
Baitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowen tries to clinch but Baitman moves out of range.
Baitman tries to clinch up.
Bowen rushes Baitman and presses him up against the cage.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowen tries to clinch there but Baitman circles away.
Baitman tries for a takedown but Bowen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baitman looks for a takedown but Bowen sprawls well.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makebono Bowen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowen forces Baitman back against the cage and clinches.
Bowen is trying to break free.
Bowen is trying to break free.
Bowen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowen is trying to break the clinch but Baitman has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baitman.
Baitman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Baitman pushes him off.
Baitman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowen drops Baitman with a beautiful combination! Baitman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bowen is looking for the KO!
Baitman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowen throws a sloppy head kick and Baitman moves out of range easily.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Bowen tries to clinch but Baitman is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowen has Baitman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowen tries to clinch but Baitman moves out of range.
Baitman fails with the takedown.
Bowen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Baitman sprawling to the canvas! Baitman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bowen finish him?!
Oh Baitman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baitman is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bowen Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Baitman is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Makebono Bowen!
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