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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby comes to the cage accompanied by Whoop That Trick. The key to victory for Will Bowlsby has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
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165 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Bowlsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowlsby throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lemieux was covering up waiting for the punch and Bowlsby finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lemieux pulls Bowlsby in to control the position.
Let's hope that Lemieux 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.
Lemieux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowlsby postures up.
Pierre Lemieux has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bowlsby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowlsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Bowlsby closes the distance and clinches up with Lemieux, looking for a takedown. Bowlsby pushes Lemieux against the cage but Lemieux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Bowlsby. No joy for Lemieux on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby shoots in for a takedown but Lemieux shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby blocks a leg kick.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowlsby.
Lemieux gets a clinch.
Lemieux breaks from the clinch.
Lemieux throws out a leg kick but Bowlsby moves out of range and Lemieux only half commits.
Lemieux tries to clinch up but Bowlsby circles away and keeps his distance.
Lemieux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemieux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowlsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowlsby connects with a single shot there.
Pierre Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowlsby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bowlsby showed some decent athleticism there.
Lemieux is trying to stand up here but Bowlsby is controlling him well.
Lemieux has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lemieux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux scores with punches from the back.
Bowlsby is covering up but some of the strikes from Lemieux are getting through and doing damage.
Lemieux keeps control of the position as Bowlsby tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has Bowlsby flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bowlsby tries to roll but Lemieux sticks to his back.
Lemieux thows a strike but Bowlsby uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Bowlsby as he ends up in Lemieux 's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowlsby is looking to stand up but Lemieux won't let him.
Bowlsby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemieux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemieux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lemieux is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bowlsby wants to control but Lemieux is having none of it.
Bowlsby is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bowlsby can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby is bucking up trying to escape but Lemieux cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lemieux scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowlsby?
Bowlsby is rocked!
Lemieux in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Bowlsby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowlsby wants to control but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bowlsby covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Lemieux!
A very excited looking Pierre Lemieux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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