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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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216 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie gets tackled into the cage by Narushima. Narushima maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bowie fails to land.
Bowie wants to break free but Narushima has control.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Bowie tries a body shot but Narushima blocks it.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowie avoids the damage to the body.
Bowie misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narushimas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima goes for a takedown attempt but Bowie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Narushima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narushima throws a head kick that Bowie semi-blocks.
Narushima throws a head kick but Bowie moves out of range.
Bowie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narushima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bowie misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bowie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narushima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bowie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Narushima can turn it around.
Narushima drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bowie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowie misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowie.
Bowie tries a body shot but Narushima blocks it.
Bowie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowie.
Bowie has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima.
A short uppercut from Bowie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bowie fails to land.
Narushima prevents Bowie from breaking the clinch.
Bowie swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowie lands a hook that snaps the head of Narushima backwards.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bowie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowie is looking to break free of the clinch but Narushima has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowie.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Raphael Bowie has been cut.
Bowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narushima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bowie is out of range.
Narushima clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowie.
Bowie is working Narushima over against the cage.
Bowie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowie has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima.
Bowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowie throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
Narushima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowie, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowie throws a punch but it's blocked by Narushima.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowie has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Bowie is blocking nicely.
Narushima has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raphael Bowie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Narushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie throws a head punch that misses.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narushima's elbow.
Bowie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Narushima backwards.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Bowie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowie breaks from the clinch.
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Bowie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowie jabs Narushima right on the nose. Narushima blinks but takes it well.
Bowie throws a lazy right hand but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Narushima.
Raphael Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima throws a head kick but Bowie moves out of range.
Narushima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narushima tries to clinch there but Bowie circles away.
Narushima closes the distance and clinches.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowie blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Bowie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowie 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.
Narushima checks a leg kick.
Narushima blocks a leg kick.
Bowie looks to land a combination but Narushima avoids it well.
Narushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowie.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Narushima is just out of range.
Narushima looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Bowie misses.
Narushima throws a head kick that Bowie semi-blocks.
The fighters circling - Bowie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bowie scores with a head kick. Narushima tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bowie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narushima can do to turn this around?
Bowie keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowie lands a nice looking body shot.
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Narushima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima throws a leg kick but Bowie moved away.
Bowie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowie half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bowie misses with a straight left.
Bowie moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNarushima.
Narushima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bowie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narushima momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bowie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narushima.
Narushima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narushima scrambles back to his feet.
Bowie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narushima.
Narushima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Narushima has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowie after a bit of a struggle.
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bowie misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowie lands a right hand.
Bowie struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
Bowie tries to break free but Narushima pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Narushima obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie tries to break the clinch but Narushima is controlling the position.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bowie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bowie tries to work over Narushima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bowie working hard to break the clinch.
Narushima tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raphael Bowie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Narushima.
Narushima wants a takedown.
Bowie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowie wants to get back to striking at distance but Narushima won't allow it.
Narushima prevents Bowie from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is trying to break the clinch but Narushima is controlling him.
Bowie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Bowie's ribcage.
Bowie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raphael Bowie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narushima landing knees to the head.
Bowie misses with some punches.
Bowie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowie tries to work over Narushima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowie working aggressively here.
Narushima prevents Bowie from breaking the clinch.
Bowie working hard to break the clinch.
Bowie swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowie avoids the damage to the body.
Bowie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowie can't find room to land a body shot as Narushima controls the action.
Bowie lands with a short shot to the head.
Bowie breaks from the clinch.
Raphael Bowie is winning the standup battle so far.
Narushima pushes Bowie up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bowie misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Bowie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowie's efforts to push away.
Bowie lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Bowie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Narushima thumps Bowie with a low kick.
Narushima clinches.
Bowie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowie gets through Narushima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowie breaks the clinch.
Narushima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Narushima.
Narushima moves in looking to clinch but Bowie pushes him off.
Bowie swats away the attempt to clinch by Narushima.
Bowie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowie circles away.
Bowie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Narushima at a distance.
Narushima pushes Bowie up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowie tries to work over Narushima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowie blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narushima is rocked!
Bowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narushima is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowie finish him?
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Bowie lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Narushima falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bowie dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Bowie!
During a confident post fight interview, Raphael Bowie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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