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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Singer Silence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bowls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Singer Silence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bowls!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silence leaves Bowls with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bowls tries for a takedown but Silence sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silence avoids it really well and circles away.
Singer Silence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bowls.
Silence lands a jab to the head.
Bowls fails with a takedown attempt.
Silence wants to clinch up but Bowls keeps it at a distance.
Silence tries a low kick but Bowls avoids it.
Bowls clinches.
Bowls lands a nice uppercut.
Bowls is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silence to keep the fight standing.
Bowls tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowls effectively controlling the action here.
Silence misses with a punch to the body.
Silence is pressed up against the cage. Bowls has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silence down to the mat. Silence avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silence instigates a clinch.
Silence breaks from the clinch.
Silence avoids the head kick by Bowls.
Bowls chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silence can pounce on him.
Silence instigates a clinch.
Bowls wants to take the fight to the mat but Silence manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silence prevents Bowls from breaking the clinch.
Bowls is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bowls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowls tries to pull guard but Silence forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bowls looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bowls manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silence throws a right and a left that Bowls avoids nicely.
Bowls stuffs the takedown attempt from Silence. Silence gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bowls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silence as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silence dives in and grabs Bowls's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowls pushes down on Silence's head and hops out.
Silence shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bowls's guard.
Silence trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bowls's guard.
Silence works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silence content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silence thows a huge punch but Bowls dodges it nicely.
Bowls is looking for a sweep. Silence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bowls wants to control but Silence is keeping busy.
Bowls is trying is best to control the position here.
Bowls is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowls is refusing to be controlled, as Silence sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silence stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silence wants it to stay on the feet.
Bowls fails with a takedown attempt.
Silence lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bowls avoids the head kick by Silence.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silence shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowls as he avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silence.
Bowls throws the kick towards the body but Silence avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Singer Silence 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.
Bowls tries to clinch but Silence is having none of it.
Silence will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bowls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silence tries to avoid it but Bowls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silence to the ground. Silence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bowls looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silence tries to clinch but Bowls is having none of it.
Bowls closes the distance and clinches up with Silence, looking for a takedown. Bowls pushes Silence against the cage but Silence circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Singer Silence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bowls.
Bowls tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowls is breathing heavily.
Bowls shoots for a double leg takedown but Silence sprawls well. He's pushed Bowls's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Silence.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowls misses with a wild body shot.
Bowls is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Bowls.
Silence tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowls fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Bowls as Silence shoots in.
Silence shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowls sprawls well. He's pushed Silence's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bowls shoots in for a takedown but Silence shows good takedown defense.
Silence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowls sprawls well. Bowls wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silence gets slowly back to his feet.
Silence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowls swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bowls. No joy for Silence on that attempt.
Bowls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silence circles away.
Bowls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowls slips a jab and a cross from Silence.
A punch combination from Bowls misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silence.
Bowls tries to close the distance and clinch but Silence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowls throws a sloppy head kick and Silence moves out of range easily.
Silence fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Bowls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowls tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silence avoids it really well and circles away.
Silence looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bowls is fending him off so far but Silence persists. Nope, Bowls circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowls scores with a body shot.
Bowls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowls shoots in looking for a takedown but Silence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bowls's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bowls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silence defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowls swivels and escapes.
Bowls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silence but Silence pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silence keeps Bowls at a distance using the push kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silence.
Bowls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silence moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bowls will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bowls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silence sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silence but Silence pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singer Silence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bowls.
Silence shoots in for a takedown but Bowls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silence misses with a looping left.
Bowls fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silence checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silence. Bowls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowls wants to clinch but Silence slips to the side
and Silence counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silence stuffs the takedown.
Silence fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowls fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowls.
Silence shoots in for a takedown but Bowls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowls is looking to clinch but Silence is avoiding it.
Singer Silence is winning the standup battle so far.
Silence gets tackled into the cage by Bowls. Bowls maintains the clinch.
Silence wants to take the fight to the mat but Bowls manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bowls is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silence to keep the fight standing.
Silence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silence smiles and moves away.
Silence shoots in for a takedown but Bowls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowls wants to clinch.
Bowls has managed to clinch.
Silence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowls lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silence is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bowls pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bowls pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowls wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bowls manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silence might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bowls controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silence is working to get back to half guard.
Bowls looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Bowls.
Bowls controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silence is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bowls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bowls has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Singer Silence!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Singer Silence!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Michael Bowls!
Singer Silence wins by split decision!
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energy
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RATING
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