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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelley Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus The Gladiator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus The Gladiator has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kelley Bowman's chin.
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151 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelley Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus The Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Bowman there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Gladiator is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowman lands with a punch from half guard.
Bowman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bowman stalling.
Bowman is nestled in close to The Gladiator, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Gladiator is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Gladiator really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Bowman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman lands with a punch from half guard.
The Gladiator looks winded!
The Gladiator has hold of Bowman's hands but Bowman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowman is nestled in close to The Gladiator, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bowman slips a nice elbow through The Gladiator's hands, connecting with The Gladiator's forehead.
Bowman is nestled in close to The Gladiator, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowman working over The Gladiator with some ground and pound. The Gladiator looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bowman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bowman slips a nice elbow through The Gladiator's hands, connecting with The Gladiator's forehead.
Bowman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bowman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bowman is taking a breather. The Gladiator says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bowman is nestled in close to The Gladiator, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gladiator taking some punishment here, with Bowman in his half guard.
The Gladiator told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The Gladiator has hold of Bowman's hands but Bowman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bowman slips a nice elbow through The Gladiator's hands, connecting with The Gladiator's forehead.
Nice strikes from Bowman there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Gladiator has hold of Bowman's hands but Bowman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowman controlling the action here.
Bowman lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowman lands a nice short elbow.
Bowman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Gladiator taking some punishment here, with Bowman in his half guard.
Bowman drops an elbow to the side of The Gladiator's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman working the head and body with strikes.
Bowman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bowman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowman throws a head kick that misses.
The Gladiator gets caught flat footed, as Bowman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bowman lands a couple of elbows.
Bowman landing with the ground and pound.
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 lands a couple of elbows.
Bowman distracts The Gladiator with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bowman is in close to The Gladiator's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bowman is in close to The Gladiator's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bowman scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelley Bowman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bowman gets the takedown into side control.
The Gladiator is looking to get back to his feet here but Bowman is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Gladiator's back.
Bowman lands punches and elbows.
Bowman lands with a hammerfist to the side of The Gladiator's head.
The referee is taking a good look at The Gladiator as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bowman!
Bowman scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. The Gladiator is looking for a way out.
Bowman loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can The Gladiator hold on?
The Gladiator is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bowman lands punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at The Gladiator. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bowman scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. The Gladiator is looking for a way out.
Bowman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Bowman lands shots from the back.
The Gladiator trying to control but not successfully.
Kelley Bowman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowman lands strikes to the head.
Bowman throwing damaging strikes from the back! The Gladiator could be in trouble here!
Bowman is working the ground and pound. Can The Gladiator escape?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gladiator tries to escape the position.
Bowman is punishing The Gladiator with strikes - can he finish him?!
The Gladiator is taking damage to the body and head.
Bowman is landing with strikes. The Gladiator can't take much more of this.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The Gladiator takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bowman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting The Gladiator!
Bowman is riding his opponent, not letting The Gladiator buck him off.
Bowman is landing with strikes from the back.
Bowman is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften The Gladiator up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bowman is working the ground and pound. Can The Gladiator escape?
Bowman is punishing The Gladiator with some ground and pound.
Bowman landing with strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bowman. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The Gladiator covers up after that shot from Bowman.
Bowman has good solid back control here.
Bowman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Gladiator can do to turn this around?
Bowman has The Gladiator flattened out and is raining down punches.
The Gladiator is trying to remain composed but Bowman is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Bowman throwing damaging strikes from the back! The Gladiator could be in trouble here!
Bowman scores with punches to the body.
Bowman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting The Gladiator!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowman connects with a big shot to the side of The Gladiator's head.
Bowman lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bowman is punishing The Gladiator with strikes - can he finish him?!
Bowman connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for The Gladiator to escape the position.
Can The Gladiator hold on?! Bowman is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The Gladiator covers up after that shot from Bowman.
The Gladiator is trying to remain composed but Bowman is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Bowman scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. The Gladiator is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelley Bowman dominated that second round.
That's time! Bowman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bowman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Gladiator taking some punishment here, with Bowman in his half guard.
Bowman lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bowman there.
Ground and pound from Bowman.
Bowman is nestled in close to The Gladiator, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Bowman there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Gladiator with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowman slips a nice elbow through The Gladiator's hands, connecting with The Gladiator's forehead.
The Gladiator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Gladiator with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowman drops an elbow to the side of The Gladiator's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman working over The Gladiator with some ground and pound. The Gladiator looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bowman controlling the action here.
Bowman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bowman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bowman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bowman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowman slips a nice elbow through The Gladiator's hands, connecting with The Gladiator's forehead.
Bowman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bowman lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Gladiator on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowman working the head and body with strikes.
Bowman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Gladiator has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bowman is working away from the top position though.
Bowman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Gladiator with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bowman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Gladiator tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bowman is in The Gladiator's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bowman postures up and lands a big shot to The Gladiator's brow.
Bowman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bowman landing some decent shots from guard.
Bowman works over The Gladiator with some ground and pound from guard.
Bowman lands a couple of digs.
Bowman landing with the ground and pound.
The Gladiator working a defensive guard but Bowman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bowman grinds an elbow into The Gladiator's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bowman looks up at the clock and then as The Gladiator takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bowman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Bowman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Gladiator on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bowman working the head and body with strikes.
Bowman lands a nice forearm strike.
The Gladiator takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bowman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Gladiator some visible discomfort.
Bowman decides to stand back up. Bowman steps back and let's The Gladiator get back to his feet.
Maximus The Gladiator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelley Bowman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gladiator gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bowman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelley Bowman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowman 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelley Bowman!
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energy
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RATING
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