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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scar Ambe (ranked 749 p4p, 100 weight class) and Daquan Bowman (ranked 1426 p4p, 180 weight class). Ambe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yung Bleu - Perk Emotions. Daquan Bowman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scar Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquan Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ambe shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowman sprawls well. He's pushed Ambe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowman! But no joy.
Ambe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ambe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ambe tries to clinch but Bowman is having none of it.
Bowman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ambe misses with a left hand
and Bowman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ambe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bowman throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Ambe misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bowman to counter with a crisp jab.
Ambe is rocked!
Ambe moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bowman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bowman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowman is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ambe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ambe wants to clinch
and Bowman counters with a head kick that drops Ambe to the mat! Ambe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jab by Ambe.
Ambe throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
Ambe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ambe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Ambe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman trying to remain calm as Ambe controls from the top position.
Bowman stops Ambe from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Bowman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ambe staying calm.
Ambe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ambe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bowman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is not content to let Ambe control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ambe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bowman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ambe throws a strike aimed at the side of Bowman's head but Bowman avoids it well.
Ambe is looking to take a break and control but Bowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ambe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ambe working away.
Ambe trying to control the position but Bowman is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bowman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Bowman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bowman defending against the ground and pound.
Bowman is trying to escape the position but Ambe is controlling the position.
Ambe wants to control but Bowman is keeping him busy.
Ambe controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ambe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ambe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowman.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bowman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scar Ambe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ambe ducks under a wild hook from Bowman.
Ambe moves into range and clinches up with Bowman.
Bowman tries to work over Ambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ambe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bowman regains guard.
Ambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ambe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bowman is retaining full guard.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ambe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bowman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Bowman is pulling down on Ambe's head. It's preventing any offense from Ambe, at least for the moment.
Ambe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ambe.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bowman as Ambe shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowman! But no joy.
Ambe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daquan Bowman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ambe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ambe gets a clinch.
Bowman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
Ambe taking a breather.
Bowman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ambe.
Ambe blocks a body shot from Bowman.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Ambe.
Bowman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bowman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bowman pushes Ambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowman scores with a shoulder strike.
Ambe lands a right hand.
Ambe has hold of one of Bowman's legs. Bowman is fighting the takedown attempt but Ambe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman trying to keep a closed guard but Ambe is proving a slippery customer.
Ambe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ambe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bowman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowman looking to control.
Bowman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ambe has passed into half guard!
Bowman actively working from the bottom here.
Ambe wants to free his trapped foot but Bowman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ambe controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ambe slips a nice elbow through Bowman's hands, connecting with Bowman's forehead.
Ambe is looking to advance position but Bowman won't allow it.
Ambe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ambe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ambe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ambe is looking to take a break and control but Bowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ambe has closed the distance and engaged Bowman in a clinch.
Bowman misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ambe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daquan Bowman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe stalling in the clinch.
Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowman slips a jab from Ambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe cracks Bowman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bowman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ambe takes the fight into the clinch.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bowman as the two fighters clinch.
Bowman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ambe blocks an uppercut.
Ambe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowman tries to throw a body punch but Ambe avoids it by throwing Bowman back against the cage.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe misses with the head strike.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bowman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scar Ambe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman gets through Ambe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowman tries to work over Ambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambe controlling the action here for a moment.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe misses with the head strike.
Bowman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bowman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scar Ambe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ambe.
Bowman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ambe misses with some punches.
Bowman misses with a body punch.
Bowman misses with some punches.
Ambe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bowman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bowman has his hands clasped together around Ambe's back. He's all about the action.
Ambe stalling.
Daquan Bowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bowman trying to hold on to Ambe's head to control him but Ambe postures up.
Bowman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ambe pulls his head out easily.
Ambe controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Ambe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ambe clinches up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ambe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bowman is trying to keep an underhook but Ambe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ambe controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scar Ambe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ambe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scar Ambe!
Post fight, Scar Ambe took to the microphone: 'keep the step dad fags comin!!'.
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hype
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