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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian MacAiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer comes to the cage accompanied by My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. MacAiken has chosen Dropkick Myrphy's / Rose Tattoo as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ian MacAiken enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian MacAiken!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wer moves out of range of the strikes.
MacAiken throws a hook to the side of Wer's head but Wer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wer misses with the combination.
MacAiken moves out of range as Wer strikes.
MacAiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wer lands with a cross.
Wer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer throws an off balance right hand
and MacAiken counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by MacAiken as he checks the leg kick.
Wer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wer throws a shot from downtown. MacAiken moves away and avoids it.
MacAiken avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacAiken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wer's head backwards.
Wer looks to land a right hand but MacAiken moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacAiken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacAiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that MacAiken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wer throws out a loose jab but MacAiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wer.
Flo Wer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacAiken misses the shot to the body.
MacAiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wer manages to avoid it.
Wer tries to work over MacAiken's front leg with a kick but MacAiken checks it.
MacAiken just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAiken misses with a looping right.
Wer scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wer scores with a hook to the body. MacAiken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer moves out of range as MacAiken strikes.
MacAiken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacAiken scores with a nice strike.
Wer slips a jab from MacAiken.
MacAiken misses with a straight left.
Wer pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacAiken is out of range and Wer settles back down.
Flo Wer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from MacAiken.
A good leg kick by MacAiken.
MacAiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacAiken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wer.
MacAiken cracks Wer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacAiken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wer. MacAiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacAiken.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacAiken. Wer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacAiken throws a front kick aimed at Wer's knee but Wer avoids it well.
Wer throws a sloppy head kick and MacAiken moves out of range easily.
MacAiken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wer.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAiken.
Wer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAiken slips a jab and a cross from Wer.
Wer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wer scores with a jab. MacAiken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacAiken ducks under a wild hook from Wer.
Wer lands a jab to the nose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacAiken.
Wer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacAiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Wer.
Wer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
MacAiken tries to clinch but Wer moves away
enabling Wer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wer lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by MacAiken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacAiken.
MacAiken scores with a jab.
MacAiken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacAiken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacAiken. That did some damage!
Wer misses with a low kick.
Wer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacAiken walks into a straight right hand from Wer.
MacAiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wer.
MacAiken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacAiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wer thows a body shot but no joy.
Wer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacAiken.
MacAiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wer throws a lazy right hand but MacAiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wer clinches up with MacAiken and pushes him back against the cage.
MacAiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Wer.
Wer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wer lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAiken backwards.
MacAiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Wer controls his hands.
Wer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wer gets through MacAiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wer misses with an elbow strike.
MacAiken has a couple of punches blocked by Wer.
Wer misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacAiken backwards.
Wer throws a head punch that misses.
Wer swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wer tries a body shot but MacAiken blocks it.
Wer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wer just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacAiken's brow.
MacAiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacAiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wer's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wer blocking some punches.
Wer throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacAiken trying to control the position but instead, Wer has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacAiken into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken throws a head punch that misses.
MacAiken blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Wer.
MacAiken working aggressively here.
Wer throws a punch but it's blocked by MacAiken.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacAiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacAiken looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Wer.
MacAiken is pushing Wer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
MacAiken misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken can't find room to land a body shot as Wer controls the action.
The referee calls for MacAiken to work.
Wer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAiken scores with a shoulder strike.
MacAiken blocks an uppercut.
Wer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAiken's elbow.
Wer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacAiken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacAiken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer feints and then cracks MacAiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacAiken down.
Wer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Wer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacAiken.
Wer cracks MacAiken with a good jab.
Wer scores with a jab.
Wer looks to score with a jab to the body but MacAiken is just out of range.
Wer misses with a leg kick.
Wer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacAiken checks a leg kick.
Wer is looking to land body kicks.
Wer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wer throws a front kick aimed at MacAiken's knee but MacAiken avoids it well.
Wer misses with a straight right.
MacAiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacAiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MacAiken looks to land a right hand but Wer moved out of range.
Wer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAiken.
Wer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wer avoids the body shot from MacAiken.
MacAiken darts in looking for a takedown but Wer gets double underhooks and turns MacAiken into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wer.
Wer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Wer.
Wer struggles to land a body shot inside as MacAiken controls his hands.
MacAiken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wer's efforts to push away.
Wer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MacAiken blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacAiken is keeping busy.
Wer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAiken is looking to control Wer's arms but Wer gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacAiken has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wer.
MacAiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wer backwards.
Wer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MacAiken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacAiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacAiken prevents a body shot from Wer.
Wer blocks an uppercut.
MacAiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer blocking some punches.
MacAiken presses Wer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flo Wer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wer working aggressively here.
MacAiken wants to stall.
MacAiken scores with a shot to the side of Wer's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wer.
Wer breaks from the clinch.
MacAiken connects with a nice looking jab.
Wer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacAiken. That's going to slow Wer down.
Wer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacAiken staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken misses with an uppercut. Wer saw that one coming.
Wer wants to slow MacAiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Wer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAiken.
Wer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacAiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacAiken connects with a looping right hand.
MacAiken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacAiken.
Wer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wer misses with a low kick.
Flo Wer is winning the standup battle so far.
Wer slips a straight right by MacAiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken throws a leg kick that misses.
MacAiken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wer. Wer obviously looking to wear him down.
MacAiken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wer cracks MacAiken with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer lands a jab.
A left lands for Wer.
Wer throws a leg kick that misses.
Wer slips a straight right by MacAiken.
MacAiken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wer.
MacAiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacAiken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wer swivels and escapes.
MacAiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ian MacAiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wer. MacAiken shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flo Wer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Wer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Flo Wer made sure he mentioned Divinity 160Q for $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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