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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Bowie (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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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
20 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantry misses with an uppercut
and Bowie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chantry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowie throws a low kick but Chantry avoids it.
Chantry checks a leg kick.
Chantry misses the jab.
Bowie throws out a counter right but Chantry avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Chantry tenderised Bowie's leg. Bowie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chantry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Chantry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowie.
Chantry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chantry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowie tries to work over Chantry's front leg with a kick but Chantry checks it.
Chantry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chantry.
Chantry tries to bum rush Bowie with a series of wild strikes but Bowie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowie.
Chantry throws a body punch but Bowie moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowie.
Chantry misses with an uppercut.
Chantry misses with a low kick as Bowie jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowie.
Chantry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chantry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Chantry blocks the low kick.
Chantry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chantry is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bowie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A combination from Chantry does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Bowie.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Chantry sizes up Bowie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice cross by Bowie.
Chantry throws a good cross that connects.
Bowie throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowie throws out a leg kick but Chantry moves out of range and Bowie only half commits.
Bowie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Bowie misses the target.
Bowie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chantry throws a big counter combination but Bowie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chantry throws a low kick but Bowie avoids it.
Bowie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chantry connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throws a nice head kick!
Bowie slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chantry.
Chantry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantry looks to throw the jab but Bowie is out of range.
Bowie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chantry. That's going to slow Bowie down.
Bowie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chantry manages to avoid it.
Chantry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chantry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowie moves away.
Bowie throws a leg kick
and Chantry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chantry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowie.
A jab from Chantry misses.
Raphael Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chantry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chantry throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Bowie
and Chantry counters with a left and a right that stings Bowie.
Chantry staying out of range there.
Bowie tries a low kick but Chantry avoids it.
Chantry misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Chantry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie blocks a head kick by Chantry.
Bowie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowie.
Bowie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowie ducks right into an uppercut from Chantry.
Bowie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chantry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chantry connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Bowie misses
letting Chantry counter with a right hand.
Bowie is rocked!
Chantry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowie is still on wobbly legs! Can Chantry finish him?
Bowie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chantry. That's going to slow Bowie down.
A clash of legs there as Chantry blocks the low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowie lands a jab to Chantry's midsection.
Chantry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowie throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chantry.
Bowie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chantry misses with a wild combination.
Bowie seems to have recovered his senses.
Chantry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chantry connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bowie. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chantry misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Bowie blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Bowie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Chantry.
Nice body punch from Chantry.
Bowie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chantry moves away.
Chantry throws a leg kick which misses Bowie's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowie tries to avoid it.
Bowie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chantry throws a big shot that misses.
Bowie misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Chantry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowie with a hook.
Chantry connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chantrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chantry misses with a few strikes there.
Bowie throws a low kick but Chantry avoids it.
Bowie lands with a nice body punch.
Bowie misses with a hook. Chantry ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borden Chantry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chantry moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowie.
Bowie throws a looping overhand right but Chantry ducks down to avoid it.
Chantry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowie can do to turn this around?
Chantry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bowie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chantry cracks a nice hook into Bowie's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chantry. That's going to slow Bowie down.
Bowie takes a swing at Chantry's ribcage but misses.
Chantry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chantry.
Chantry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bowie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chantry is out of range and Bowie settles back down.
Chantry misses with a wild body shot.
Bowie throws a series of punches but Chantry avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowie. Chantry does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Bowie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowie.
Chantry misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Bowie misses.
Chantry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry sizes up Bowie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chantry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowie lands a jab-cross combination.
Bowie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bowie throws a jab but it's blocked by Chantry.
Bowie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chantry tests Bowie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bowie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chantry has got the better of the exchanges.
Chantry misses with an uppercut.
Bowie misses the shot to the body.
Chantry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Borden Chantry is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowie thuds his right hand into Chantry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A leg kick checked by Chantry.
Chantry scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantry lands a really nice looking cross but Bowie seems unphased.
Bowie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Bowie.
Chantry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie misses with a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bowie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bowie throws a solid leg kick but Chantry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowie.
Chantry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowie looks to land a left hand but Chantry moved out of range nicely.
Bowie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chantry.
Bowie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bowie.
It looks like Borden Chantry has been cut.
Chantry connects with a nice looking jab.
Chantry misses the jab.
Bowie tries to bum rush Chantry with a series of wild strikes but Chantry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chantry.
Bowie lands a nice hook to Chantry's body. Chantry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bowie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chantry circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowie throws a hook to the side of Chantry's head but Chantry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowie cracks Chantry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bowie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bowie throws a right hand that Chantry ducks under and follows up with a left that Chantry also avoids with ease.
Chantry throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bowie avoids it.
Chantry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowie was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowie throws a leg kick that misses.
Chantry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
Bowie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bowie throws a shot from downtown. Chantry moves away and avoids it.
Bowie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chantry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chantry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chantry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chantry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bowie connects with a looping right hand.
Bowie missing with a left hand there. Chantry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chantry throws a shot from downtown. Bowie moves away and avoids it.
Chantry swings for the body but Bowie moves out of range.
Chantry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chantry misses the target.
Chantry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chantry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowie momentarily.
Chantry throws a nice looking combination but Bowie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chantry throws the left hand but Bowie avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowie, as that shot connected.
Chantry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowie.
Chantry misses with a two punch combination.
Bowie is looking for the big counter here.
Bowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowie throws a right and a left that Chantry avoids nicely.
Bowie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chantry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chantry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bowie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantry throws a body punch but Bowie moves out of range.
Bowie tries to work over Chantry's front leg with a kick but Chantry checks it.
Chantry misses with a straight left.
Bowie with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphael Bowie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
That's time! Chantry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bowie misses with a right hand
and Chantry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowie is looking to score with low kicks.
Chantry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chantry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowie misses with the combination.
Bowie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chantry.
Bowie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chantry throws a series of punches but Bowie moves out of range.
Chantry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowie.
Chantry throws the left hand but Bowie avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chantry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chantry. Chantry obviously looking to wear him down.
Chantry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chantry scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowie throws a front kick aimed at Chantry's knee but Chantry avoids it well.
Chantry is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chantry misses the target.
Chantry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantry just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bowie thumps Chantry with a low kick.
Chantry misses with a hook.
Bowie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chantry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chantry connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bowie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bowie misses with a low kick as Chantry jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chantry.
Chantry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chantry throws a hook but Bowie avoids it easily.
Bowie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantry throws a hook but Bowie avoids it easily.
Bowie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chantry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowie.
Bowie wants to slow Chantry down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry takes a swing at Bowie's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Chantry misses
and Bowie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie misses the jab.
Bowie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chantrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowie looks to land a left hand but Chantry moved out of range nicely.
Chantry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowie circles away quickly and effectively.
Chantry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowie.
A punch combination from Bowie misses.
Bowie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chantry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chantry connects with a looping right hand.
Chantry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bowie is able to avoid easily.
Chantry defending well as Bowie loads up on a big left hand.
As Bowie looks to move away, Chantry throws a big counter combo but Bowie just gets out of the way.
Bowie slips under a jab.
Chantry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowie.
A shot to the liver by Bowie. Beautiful body shot.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Chantry is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie tries to score with a low kick but Chantry moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Chantry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chantry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chantry scores with the left hand. Bowie knows he should have avoided that one.
Bowie looks to throw the jab but Chantry is out of range.
A lazy left from Chantry finds it's target.
Chantry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowie.
A clash of legs there as Chantry blocks the low kick.
Bowie is looking to score with low kicks.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Bowie slips the punch.
Bowie misses with a leg kick
letting Chantry counter with a right hand.
Chantry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowie tries to move into range but Chantry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chantry staying out of range there.
Bowie misses with an uppercut. Chantry saw that one coming.
Good work by Chantry as he checks the leg kick.
Chantry is looking to counter punch.
Bowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chantry.
Bowie with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
Chantry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bowie dodges the punch combination from Chantry.
Bowie slips a jab from Chantry.
Bowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chantry.
Chantry throws a chopping leg kick but Bowie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chantry misses with a body shot.
Chantry looks to throw the jab but Bowie is out of range.
Bowie 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.
Chantry throws a series of punches but Bowie avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowie throws a head kick that misses.
Chantry misses the shot to the body.
Bowie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chantry is out of range.
Bowie tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowie scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Borden Chantry.
Well Chantry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borden Chantry!
Borden Chantry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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