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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Next Big Thing (ranked 24801 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Fowler (ranked 24910 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Fowler 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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190 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Next Big Thing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Big Thing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fowler. Big Thing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fowler tries to bum rush Big Thing with a series of wild strikes but Big Thing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Big Thing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fowler counters with a straight right hand.
Fowler looks to clinch
enabling Big Thing to counter with a crisp jab.
Fowler gets a clinch.
Fowler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fowler lands a good knee to the midsection. Big Thing won't want to take too many of those.
Big Thing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fowler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fowler lands a hook that snaps the head of Big Thing backwards.
Fowler scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fowler has a couple of punches blocked by Big Thing.
A head punch on the inside from Fowler fails to land.
Fowler looking to throw knees to the head but Big Thing is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Thing is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
Fowler lands a body punch.
Fowler misses with an elbow over the top.
Big Thing is trying to break the clinch but Fowler is controlling him.
Fowler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Big Thing backwards.
Fowler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big Thing backwards.
Fowler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big Thing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fowler working aggressively here.
Fowler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Fowler.
Big Thing is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
Fowler keeps control of Big Thing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fowler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fowler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Thing.
Fowler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fowler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Big Thing avoids it.
Fowler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Big Thing can't break the clinch.
Big Thing has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fowler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fowler lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Fowler.
Fowler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fowler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fowler tries to land a knee to the head but Big Thing blocks with his arms.
Big Thing blocks a body shot from Fowler.
Fowler wants to take the fight to the mat but Big Thing manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fowler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fowler has a couple of punches blocked by Big Thing.
Fowler looking to throw knees to the head but Big Thing is blocking nicely.
Big Thing dodges an elbow strike from Fowler.
Fowler misses with a punch to the body.
Big Thing wants to break free but Fowler has control.
Big Thing can't break the clinch.
Big Thing managing to block the knees to the body from Fowler.
Big Thing wants to get back to striking at distance but Fowler won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Fowler fails to land.
Fowler tries to land a knee to the head but Big Thing blocks with his arms.
Fowler lands a nice uppercut.
Big Thing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Big Thing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fowler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fowler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Big Thing's brow.
Fowler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fowler throws a head punch that misses.
Big Thing is trying to force a seperation but Fowler has the dominant position.
Fowler pushes Big Thing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fowler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Big Thing's efforts to push away.
Fowler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Big Thing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Big Thing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fowler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fowler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fowler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Fowler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fowler moves into range and clinches up with Big Thing.
Big Thing avoiding damage as Fowler throws knees to the body.
Big Thing is trying to break free.
Robbie Fowler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Fowler.
Big Thing is trying to break free.
Fowler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Big Thing can't break the clinch.
Fowler lands a nice uppercut.
Fowler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fowler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fowler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fowler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Big Thing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fowler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Big Thing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fowler has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fowler - that landed with a thud.
Fowler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fowler.
Fowler struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Thing controls his hands.
Big Thing wants to get back to striking at distance but Fowler won't allow it.
Fowler misses with a punch to the body.
Big Thing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fowler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fowler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fowler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fowler misses with a knee strike.
Big Thing blocking some punches.
Fowler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fowler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Big Thing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fowler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fowler prevents Big Thing from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fowler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big Thing backwards.
A short uppercut from Fowler.
Fowler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fowler.
Big Thing has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Big Thing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fowler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Big Thing's efforts to push away.
Fowler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fowler gets through Big Thing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Fowler.
Fowler tries a knee to the head but Big Thing blocks it.
Fowler lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Thing's elbow.
Big Thing is trying to break the clinch but Fowler is controlling him.
Big Thing managing to block the knees to the body from Fowler.
Fowler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Big Thing tries to circle away but Fowler has him pinned against the cage.
Fowler lands with a right to the head.
Fowler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fowler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fowler tries a body shot but Big Thing blocks it.
Fowler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fowler works on Big Thing's body with a couple of short punches.
Big Thing tries to break free but Fowler pushes him back against the cage.
Fowler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fowler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Thing's elbow.
Fowler tries a knee to the head but Big Thing blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler lands an uppercut.
Big Thing avoiding damage as Fowler throws knees to the body.
Big Thing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fowler tries a knee to the head but Big Thing blocks it.
Fowler pushes Big Thing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fowler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fowler missing with knees to the body.
Big Thing is trying to break the clinch but Fowler has him pressed against the cage.
Fowler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Big Thing blocks it with crossed arms.
Fowler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Big Thing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fowler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Thing working hard to break the clinch.
Fowler misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Fowler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Big Thing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fowler tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fowler 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.
No joy there for Big Thing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Big Thing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fowler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fowler motions for Big Thing to come forward. Fowler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Thing manages to avoid it.
Big Thing throws a big counter combination but Fowler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fowler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fowler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Big Thing fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Thing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fowler tries a head kick but it misses.
Big Thing wants to slow Fowler down by chopping away at his legs.
Fowler misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fowler throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Thing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fowler has closed the distance and engaged Big Thing in a clinch.
Big Thing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fowler.
Fowler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fowler misses with a punch to the body.
Fowler lands a nice uppercut.
Fowler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Big Thing blocks it with crossed arms.
Fowler tries to land knees in the clinch but Big Thing avoids the damage to the body.
Fowler has Big Thing pressed against the cage, preventing Big Thing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fowler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Big Thing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fowler lands with a right to the head.
Fowler misses with a body punch.
Fowler misses with the head strike.
Robbie Fowler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Thing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fowler has Big Thing pressed against the cage, preventing Big Thing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Big Thing is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
Big Thing is trying to push Fowler away but Fowler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Big Thing is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
Fowler misses with an elbow over the top.
Big Thing is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Fowler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fowler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Fowler.
Big Thing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Big Thing is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
Big Thing is trying to push Fowler away but Fowler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fowler has Big Thing pressed against the cage, preventing Big Thing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fowler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Big Thing.
Still in the clinch, Fowler scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler keeps control of Big Thing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Big Thing is trying to push Fowler away but Fowler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fowler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big Thing backwards.
Fowler lands with a light punch inside.
Big Thing tries to break free but Fowler pushes him back against the cage.
Big Thing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fowler has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Big Thing can't break the clinch.
A short right from Fowler on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Fowler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fowler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Fowler!
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