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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leevan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Duane Rowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leevan Severn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn throws a right hand that Rowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowe also avoids with ease.
Severn misses with a wild combination.
Severn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rowe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rowe tries to pull guard but Severn holds him up against the cage and eventually Rowe drops back down to his feet.
Severn breaks the clinch.
Severn throws a series of punches but Rowe moves out of range.
Rowe throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Severn misses with a double jab.
Leevan Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Severn misses with a wild combination.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Rowe's head but Rowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rowe manages to avoid it.
Rowe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Severn misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Severn. No joy for Rowe on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Rowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowe shoots in for a double leg but Severn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rowe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Severn misses with a hook
and Rowe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Severn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rowe circles away quickly and effectively.
Severn misses with a combination
and Rowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Severn looks winded!
Severn misses with a double jab
and Rowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Severn throws a combination that misses
and Rowe counters by moving into the clinch.
Severn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Severn wants to get back to striking at distance but Rowe won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Severn's efforts to push away.
Severn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rowe darts in trying to clinch
and Severn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Severn misses with a double jab
and Rowe counters with a series of strikes. Severn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Severn keeps the fight on the outside.
Severn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rowe cracks Severn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rowe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Severn circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn misses with a right hand
and Rowe counters by clinching up.
Rowe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rowe tries to pull guard but Severn holds him up against the cage and eventually Rowe drops back down to his feet.
Severn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Severn wants it to stay on the feet.
Rowe shoots in for a double leg but Severn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Severn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rowe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Severn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rowe scrambles back to his feet.
Rowe shoots in but no luck this time.
Rowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Severn throws a right and a left that Rowe avoids nicely.
Rowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a hook but Rowe blocks it.
Severn misses with a double jab
and Rowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rowe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Severn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowe somewhat.
Rowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Severn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Severn throws a solid leg kick but Rowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Severn.
Leevan Severn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rowe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Severn pinned against the cage. Severn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Duane Rowe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Severn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rowe closes the distance and clinches up with Severn, looking for a takedown. Rowe pushes Severn against the cage but Severn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Severn lands a jab to Rowe's midsection.
Rowe shoots in but Severn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leevan Severn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Severn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Severn looks to land a combination but Rowe avoids it well.
Severn misses with a hook. Rowe ducked under it nicely.
Severn swinging wildly here.
Duane Rowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Rowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn tries to bum rush Rowe with a series of wild strikes but Rowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Severn works Rowe's body with a nice hook.
Severn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Severn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Severn tests Rowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rowe is looking to clinch.
Severn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rowe eats them both and turns towards Severn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Severn swats away the attempt to clinch by Rowe.
Rowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Severn.
Severn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rowe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Severn prevents Rowe from moving into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Severn misses with an uppercut.
Rowe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Severn but Severn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rowe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Severn's waist but Severn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rowe off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn misses with a wild combination.
Severn throws a jab when Rowe was well out of range.
Severn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Severn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rowe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Severn as he jumps to the side.
Severn misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Severn.
Severn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rowe looks for the body kick but Severn saw that one coming.
Rowe lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Severn misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rowe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rowe shoots in and drives through. Severn sprawls well.
Severn slaps away a takedown attempt from Rowe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rowe slips a jab and a cross from Severn.
Rowe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Severn cracks a nice hook into Rowe's ribs.
Severn checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severn takes a swing at Rowe's ribcage but misses.
Rowe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Severn throws a leg kick but Rowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leevan Severn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Severn misses with a jab to the body
and Rowe counters with a two punch combo.
Severn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Severn.
Severn throws the kick towards the body but Rowe avoids it.
Rowe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Severn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Severn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Severn wants it to stay on the feet.
Rowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Severn throws a right hand that Rowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowe also avoids with ease.
Severn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rowe counters with a straight right hand.
Severn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rowe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rowe fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Rowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Severn circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Severn. That's going to slow Rowe down.
Severn takes a swing at Rowe's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Severn does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Severn. Those never looked like landing.
Rowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Severn counters with a two punch combo.
Severn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rowe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Severn misses with a double jab
enabling Rowe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Severn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Severn leaves Rowe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Severn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Severn misses.
Rowe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Severn circles away.
Rowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rowe tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Severn throws a series of punches but Rowe moves out of range.
Rowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Severn defends it nicely.
Severn misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowe dives in for a single leg takedown but Severn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rowe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Severn.
Severn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rowe wants to take the fight to the mat but Severn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Severn breaks the clinch.
Severn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Severn misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rowe.
Rowe shoots and misses
and Severn counters with a series of strikes. Rowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Severn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rowe shoots in and drives through. Severn sprawls well.
Severn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rowe.
Rowe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Severn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Severn throws an overhand right that lands on Rowe's shoulder, as Rowe tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn misses with a left hand
and Rowe counters with a three punch combo that has Severn backing up. Severn nods at Rowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Severn moves out of range of the leg kick from Rowe.
Rowe shoots for a double leg takedown but Severn sprawls well. He's pushed Rowe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leevan Severn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Severn 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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