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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darian Dean (ranked 4099 p4p, 4080 weight class) and Jovanni Fowler (ranked 424 p4p, 420 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jovanni Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean lands with a right hand.
It looks like Jovanni Fowler has been cut.
Fowler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fowler darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
Fowler pulls guard effortlessly.
Fowler looking for a sweep. Not yet Fowler, not yet.
Fowler controlling Dean's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Fowler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Fowler is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fowler is on top in guard.
Dean could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Fowler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fowler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fowler stands up from Dean's guard - Fowler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fowler fails to land the takedown.
Fowler forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fowler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darian Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovanni Fowler.
Fowler manages to break the clinch.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Fowler unleashes a big counter combination but Dean bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Darian Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Fowler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fowler.
Fowler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dean blocks an elbow strike.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean tests Fowler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fowler moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fowler is trying to pull guard but Dean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to circle away but Fowler has him pinned against the cage.
Fowler tries to pull guard but Dean won't allow it.
Fowler jumps guard and drags Dean to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fowler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dean won't allow Fowler to sweep him here.
Fowler is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dean presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Dean is breathing heavily.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fowler manages to break the clinch.
Fowler slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Fowler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovanni Fowler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovanni Fowler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fowler circles away quickly and effectively.
Fowler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Fowler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fowler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Fowler slips a jab from Dean.
Fowler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fowler fails with the takedown.
Darian Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovanni Fowler.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Fowler slips the punch.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler avoids the body shot from Dean.
Fowler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fowler gets a clinch.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean throws the left hand but Fowler avoids the punch easily.
Fowler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fowler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fowler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fowler with a poor takedown
and Dean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fowler circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fowler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fowler pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Fowler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fowler is struggling to control the position.
Fowler pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean preventing the sweep.
Fowler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Fowler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fowler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler advances position into side control!
Dean takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fowler advances to full mount.
Jovanni Fowler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fowler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler with a couple of short strikes.
Dean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fowler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dean is in a horrible position here. Fowler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fowler thowing shots but they're missing.
Fowler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dean's face.
Fowler lands a couple of good shots and Dean has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovanni Fowler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jovanni Fowler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fowler clinches.
Fowler throws an elbow but it misses.
Fowler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Fowler is controlling him.
Fowler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean stuffs the takedown attempt from Fowler. Fowler gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fowler moves into the clinch.
Fowler pushes Dean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Fowler controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean stops a takedown attempt from Fowler.
Fowler manages to pull guard.
Fowler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dean's guard.
Fowler is stalling in the full guard.
Dean can't keep his opponent in guard - Fowler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fowler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fowler 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fowler moves into full mount! Dean won't be happy about that!
Fowler jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dean manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fowler on the ground.
Fowler tries to score with some ground and pound. Dean controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Fowler stalls from top position.
Fowler moves into full mount!
Dean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dean is in a horrible position here. Fowler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fowler controlling the position easily from mount.
Fowler landing punches.
Fowler has hold of Dean's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dean manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fowler jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dean manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovanni Fowler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fowler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovanni Fowler!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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