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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. Jenkins has chosen Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Bowman moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Bowman lands a body shot.
Bowman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jenkins blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bowman.
Solomon Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Pete Bowman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jenkins has time to react.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Jenkins moves out of range as Bowman throws a body kick.
Bowman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jenkins.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Bowman sprawls well.
Bowman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Bowman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins motions for Bowman to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowman. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Jenkins misses
and Bowman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jenkins thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowman.
Jenkins looks winded!
Jenkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Solomon Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Bowman sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bowman thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Pete Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowman lands a left and a right that send Jenkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Bowman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bowman blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowman avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Bowman pushes Jenkins away with a front kick.
Nice shot lands for Bowman.
Bowman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Bowman misses with a body kick.
Bowman throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowman lands with a shot to the body.
Bowman misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Bowman drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
Bowman breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.
Pete Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Jenkins.
Bowman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowman misses with a body shot.
Jenkins looks to land a combination. Bowman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bowman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jenkins throws a hook but Bowman blocks it.
Jenkins catches Bowman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowman swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins scores with a three punch combo!
Bowman misses the jab.
Bowman slips a straight right by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Bowman moved out of range.
Bowman avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Bowman.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman lands with a good body shot.
Bowman throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Bowman cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bowman is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Bowman circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins throws a nice head kick!
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Bowman's head but Bowman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowman.
Bowman throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Bowman avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowman throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jenkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bowman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jenkins.
Bowman scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowman throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Bowman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jenkins is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Bowman misses the target.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowman finish him?
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses
and Bowman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Bowman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bowman throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Bowman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Bowman.
Bowman lands a big uppercut and Jenkins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jenkins looks OK. Bowman waves Jenkins back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bowman pinned against the cage. Bowman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bowman trying to control from the bottom.
Bowman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jenkins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Bowman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Bowman dodges it nicely.
Bowman is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bowman wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Bowman looking for submissions off his back.
Bowman is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Bowman wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bowman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Bowman keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Solomon Jenkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bowman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bowman can pounce on him.
Bowman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jenkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses
and Bowman counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Bowman drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowman as he avoids it easily.
Bowman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
Bowman tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Bowman digs a right hand into Jenkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jenkins's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Bowman.
Bowman cracks Jenkins with a nice body shot.
Bowman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Jenkins misses
and Bowman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowman.
Jenkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowman has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bowman.
Bowman pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowman lands a damaging elbow.
Bowman gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins wants to break free but Bowman has control.
Bowman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowman lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Bowman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bowman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Bowman moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Bowman lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jenkins sprawling to the canvas! Jenkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bowman finish him?!
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!
Bowman misses with a looping right.
Bowman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowman lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenkins's head backwards.
Bowman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowman throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bowman's head.
Bowman throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Bowman misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Jenkins misses
and Bowman counters with a good low kick that Jenkins was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Bowman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bowman.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bowman is looking to slow Jenkins down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowman misses the target.
A head kick by Jenkins misses
and Bowman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bowman has Jenkins pressed against the cage, preventing Jenkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Bowman has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowman feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowman throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Bowman misses.
Pete Bowman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowman throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Jenkins lands a really nice looking cross but Bowman seems unphased.
Bowman misses with a hook.
Jenkins scores with a hook.
Jenkins takes a swing at Bowman's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Bowman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Bowman lands a big head kick that sends Jenkins tumbling to the mat! Bowman takes a step backwards and waves Jenkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jenkins gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bowman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jenkins is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Bowman!
Pete Bowman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
Solomon Jenkins spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight. I will be back!'.
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