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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowdrie.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowdrie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bowdrie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Man stuns Bowdrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bowdrie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Man misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowdrie.
Man throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Bowdrie, which made it look bad.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Bowdrie.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bowdrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bowdrie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowdrie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man wants to take the fight to the mat but Bowdrie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chick Bowdrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Bowdrie lands with a right to the head.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man prevents a body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bowdrie can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Bowdrie lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Bowdrie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Bowdrie blocks an uppercut.
Bowdrie throws a head punch that misses.
Man wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bowdrie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man digs a right hand into Bowdrie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bowdrie's gas tank.
Bowdrie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie blocks an uppercut.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowdrie working aggressively here.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Man.
Bowdrie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bowdrie blocks an uppercut.
Bowdrie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
A nice left hand lands by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie scores with a shoulder strike.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowdrie backwards.
Bowdrie tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bowdrie as Man tries to tie him up.
Bowdrie slows down the pace here.
Bowdrie prevents a body shot from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bowdrie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowdrie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowdrie's elbow.
Bowdrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowdrie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Bowdrie lands a nice uppercut.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch but Bowdrie is having none of it.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowdrie as he jumps to the side.
Bowdrie scores with a nice body kick.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Bowdrie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bowdrie to the mat! Bowdrie manages to get full guard.
Man won't allow Bowdrie to sweep him here.
Bowdrie controlling Man's posture.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Bowdrie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowdrie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bowdrie throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Chick Bowdrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man tests Bowdrie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Man misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie scores with a head kick. Man tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bowdrie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowdrie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man digs a good body shot into Bowdrie's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bowdrie is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bowdrie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Bowdrie is not content to let Man control the position.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man looks to land a strike but Bowdrie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie has Man pulled in close to control his posture.
Man trying to control but Bowdrie is working from the bottom.
Bowdrie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Man wants to control but Bowdrie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bowdrie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has a closed guard, preventing Bowdrie from standing up.
Bowdrie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bowdrie stands up from Man's guard - Bowdrie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Man throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Bowdrie gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Chick Bowdrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
Bowdrie misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chick Bowdrie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bowdrie misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Bowdrie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Man.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowdrie. That's going to slow Man down.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Bowdrie slams his shin into Man's torso.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Bowdrie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowdrie scores with a kick to the body.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie swinging wildly here.
Bowdrie works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Bowdrie misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bowdrie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowdrie scores with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowdrie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bowdrie counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Bowdrie scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie connects with a jab.
That has opened up Super Man's cut even more.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowdrie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Bowdrie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man throws a hook but Bowdrie blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the head.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowdrie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bowdrie. Man shrugs it off though.
Man has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man throws a jab when Bowdrie was well out of range.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowdrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie blocks a jab.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man misses with a hook.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Bowdrie.
Man takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowdrie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Bowdrie is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bowdrie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bowdrie fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bowdrie has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Bowdrie stops a takedown attempt from Man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowdrie.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowdrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Bowdrie.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowdrie throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowdrie.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Bowdrie.
Chick Bowdrie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bowdrie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
You can see that Man has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bowdrie prevents a body shot from Man.
Bowdrie working aggressively here.
Bowdrie lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Bowdrie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man misses with the head strike.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Man.
Bowdrie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowdrie misses with a body punch.
Man tries to work over Bowdrie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowdrie.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man blocking some punches.
Man tries a body shot but Bowdrie blocks it.
Bowdrie lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Bowdrie prevents a takedown attempt there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowdrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowdrie misses with a body punch.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowdrie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Man.
Bowdrie blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Man.
Bowdrie throws an elbow that misses.
Man gets through Bowdrie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowdrie stalling in the clinch.
Man misses with some punches.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowdrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowdrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Man wants a takedown.
Chick Bowdrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
Man is looking to control Bowdrie's arms but Bowdrie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.
Bowdrie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Bowdrie pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowdrie stalls.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie blocking some punches.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowdrie backwards.
Man gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowdrie trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bowdrie is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowdrie trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Super Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's time! Bowdrie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Man blocks a head kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Bowdrie only half commits.
Bowdrie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Bowdrie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Bowdrie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Bowdrie ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looks to throw the jab but Bowdrie is out of range.
Man misses with a hook. Bowdrie ducked under it nicely.
Man checks the leg kick.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowdrie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
Man closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bowdrie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Man connects with a nice short shot to Bowdrie's temple.
Man stalling.
Bowdrie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie is working hard here to advance position.
Bowdrie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bowdrie has his hands clasped together around Man's back. He's all about the action.
Bowdrie continues to stall.
Man throwing shots but Bowdrie is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie wants to get back to full guard.
Bowdrie trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bowdrie is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowdrie throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Man lands with a right hand.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man looks to throw the jab but Bowdrie is out of range.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowdrie.
Man misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Bowdrie throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Bowdrie takes one on the button.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Bowdrie shows good takedown defense.
That kick from Bowdrie tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Super Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bowdrie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chick Bowdrie!
Chick Bowdrie is the new heavyweight champion!
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