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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gringo Divinchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gringo Divinchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divinchi is looking to clinch.
Divinchi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bowen defends well and Divinchi ends up having to push Bowen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Divinchi stalling the fight.
Divinchi tries to circle away but Bowen has him pinned against the cage.
Divinchi fails to pull guard.
Divinchi is trying to pull guard but Bowen has him pressed against the cage.
Larry Bowen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gringo Divinchi.
Bowen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Divinchi has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Bowen.
Divinchi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bowen up against the cage.
Divinchi working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen is pressed up against the cage. Divinchi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bowen down to the mat. Bowen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Divinchi gets a double leg takedown into Bowen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Divinchi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Divinchi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Divinchi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bowen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Divinchi on the ground.
Divinchi wants to stand but Bowen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divinchi throws an elbow that misses. Bowen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Divinchi's guard. Nice move by Bowen!
Bowen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Divinchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bowen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Divinchi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bowen throws a strike but Divinchi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Divinchi wants to control from the top but Bowen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divinchi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bowen's guard.
Divinchi is trying to control. Bowen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Divinchi controlling the pace.
Bowen manages to get to full guard.
Bowen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Divinchi trying to control but Bowen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divinchi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bowen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bowen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gringo Divinchi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Divinchi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Divinchi wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bowen. No joy for Divinchi on that attempt.
Bowen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Divinchi quickly recovers to half guard.
Divinchi looks winded!
Divinchi is looking to control Bowen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Divinchi avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bowen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Divinchi defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gringo Divinchi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowen shoots in looking for a takedown. Divinchi tries to sprawl out of it but Bowen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Divinchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Divinchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Divinchi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowen swivels and escapes.
Nice jab there from Divinchi.
Bowen pushes Divinchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Divinchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divinchi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larry Bowen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gringo Divinchi.
Bowen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divinchi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Divinchi is breathing heavily.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Divinchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Divinchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Divinchi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowen tries to avoid it but Divinchi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowen to the ground. Bowen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Divinchi throws a lazy body kick
and Bowen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bowen working hard to break the clinch.
Divinchi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowen prevents it.
Divinchi tries to pull guard but Bowen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bowen connects with a knee to the head.
Bowen landing knees to the head.
Divinchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Divinchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen can't break the clinch.
Bowen is trying to break free.
Divinchi blocking some punches.
Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Divinchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Bowen. No joy for Divinchi on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen forces Divinchi back against the cage and clinches.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Divinchi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowen is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Divinchi's brow.
Divinchi has Bowen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bowen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Bowen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Divinchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowen's efforts to push away.
Divinchi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bowen to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Larry Bowen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bowen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bowen moves into the clinch.
Bowen is trying to force a seperation but Divinchi has the dominant position.
Divinchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Divinchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen has Divinchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Divinchi is trying to maintain a safe position but Bowen gets an underhook and turns Divinchi into the cage.
Bowen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Divinchi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowen tries to break the clinch but Divinchi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divinchi wants a takedown but no success here.
Divinchi looking to stall.
Divinchi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Divinchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Divinchi manages to break the clinch.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowen shoots in and drives through. Divinchi sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Divinchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bowen which made him look bad.
Larry Bowen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gringo Divinchi.
Bowen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bowen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divinchi throws a lazy body kick
and Bowen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Divinchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bowen's waist but Bowen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Divinchi off to one side.
Divinchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bowen avoids it really well and circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Bowen tries to clinch but Divinchi moves out of range.
Divinchi wants to clinch up but Bowen keeps it at a distance.
Divinchi stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen dives in for a single leg takedown but Divinchi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Larry Bowen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Divinchi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowen after a bit of a struggle.
Bowen can't break the clinch.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Divinchi leaves Bowen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Larry Bowen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowen shoots in for a double leg but Divinchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Divinchi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bowen defends well and Divinchi ends up having to push Bowen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bowen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Divinchi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is pressed up against the cage. Divinchi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bowen down to the mat. Bowen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bowen shoots in and drives through. Divinchi sprawls well.
Divinchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Divinchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowen doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowen tries to clinch up
and Divinchi counters with a straight right hand.
Divinchi throws a body kick that misses
and Bowen counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Larry Bowen.
I think Bowen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Bowen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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