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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 4896 p4p, 23483 weight class) and Chester Bowen (ranked 540 p4p, 645 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes throws a head kick that Bowen semi-blocks.
Shutes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Shutes thuds his shin into the meat of Bowen's side.
Bowen throws a shot from downtown. Shutes moves away and avoids it.
Shutes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bowen misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Shutes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
Bowen jumps guard and drags Shutes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shutes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shutes continues to stall.
Shutes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shutes passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen wants to get back to his feet.
Bowen wants to improve his position but Shutes is controlling well.
Bowen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shutes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
More hug and hope from Shutes.
Bowen is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bowen throws a body shot but no joy.
Shutes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutes avoids the body shot from Bowen.
Bowen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowen darts in trying to clinch
and Shutes counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen misses with a hook
and Shutes counters with a good low kick that Bowen was not able to check.
Bowen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shutes feints and then cracks Bowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowen down.
Bowen misses with a straight right.
Bowen misses with a wild body shot.
Shutes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bowen.
Bowen throws a head kick but Shutes moves out of range.
Bowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Bowen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bowen misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Bowen throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chester Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Bowen jabs Shutes right on the nose. Shutes blinks but takes it well.
Bowen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen throws a front kick aimed at Shutes's knee but Shutes avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowen throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Shutes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shutes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shutes connects with a leg kick.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
Shutes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shutes avoids it.
Bowen blocks the elbow strike.
Shutes stalling.
Bowen prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Shutes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bowen's face.
Shutes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chester Bowen has been cut.
Bowen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bowen missing with knees to the body.
Bowen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowen jumps guard but Shutes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bowen takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Bowen's cut.
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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shutes.
Bowen looks for the body kick but Shutes saw that one coming.
Bowen misses the shot to the body.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowen.
Wesley Shutes is winning the standup battle so far.
Shutes lands with an overhand left.
Bowen throws a sloppy head kick and Shutes moves out of range easily.
Shutes jabs Bowen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Bowen misses with a hook to the body
and Shutes counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes scores with a body shot.
Shutes lands with a shot to the body.
Shutes feints a jab promting Bowen to slip. Shutes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bowen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shutes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shutes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shutes scores with a punch to the head.
Shutes avoids the head kick by Bowen.
Bowen takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the body from Bowen misses
enabling Shutes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Shutes.
Shutes lands a nice shot to the body.
Shutes staying out of range there.
Bowen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shutes rather than just go for the knockout.
Shutes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shutes scores with a body shot.
Shutes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bowen if he has to take too many more of those.
Bowen throws a sloppy head kick and Shutes moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Bowen swings for the body but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shutes moves out of range of the body kick from Bowen.
Bowen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shutes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowen. That did some damage!
Bowen throws the left hand but Shutes avoids the punch easily.
Bowen throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shutes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowen can do to turn this around?
Bowen moves into the clinch successfully.
Shutes is pressed up against the cage. Bowen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shutes down to the mat. Shutes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
Shutes scores with a push kick.
Shutes scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Shutes.
Shutes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shutes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Shutes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shutes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowen.
It looked like Shutes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bowen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shutes.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Shutes pushes him off.
Bowen connects with a single shot there.
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shutes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shutes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
Bowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Shutes misses its target.
Bowen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowen takes one to the chin there.
Bowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shutes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bowen just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Shutes does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes scores with a jab.
Shutes lands a nice looking body kick.
Bowen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shutes.
Bowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowen tries to clinch but Shutes is having none of it.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shutes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
Sloppy strikes from Shutes. Those never looked like landing.
Shutes misses with a kick to the body.
Bowen misses with a wild body shot.
Shutes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shutes lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shutes keeps Bowen at a distance using the push kick.
Nice jab there from Shutes.
Shutes lands a slapping body shot.
Shutes fakes the leg kick and cracks Bowen in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chester Bowen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shutes is looking to clinch but Bowen is avoiding it.
Shutes lands a jab to Bowen's midsection.
Bowen misses with a body punch
and Shutes counters with a low kick, right behind Bowen 's knee.
Bowen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowen moves to clinch but Shutes breaks away
and Shutes counters with a low kick, right behind Bowen 's knee.
Bowen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bowen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shutes.
Bowen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shutes manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowen has closed the distance and engaged Shutes in a clinch.
Bowen looking to throw knees to the head but Shutes is blocking nicely.
Shutes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Shutes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen dodges an elbow strike from Shutes.
Shutes lands a damaging elbow.
Shutes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shutes lands a body punch.
Bowen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shutes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowen fails to pull guard.
Wesley Shutes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Bowen.
Shutes lands a knee to the head.
Shutes lands an elbow inside that Bowen shrugs off.
Bowen avoiding damage as Shutes throws knees to the body.
Bowen missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shutes obliges.
Wesley Shutes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shutes misses with a knee strike.
Bowen prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Bowen looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shutes to keep the fight standing.
Shutes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bowen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shutes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowen wants to stall.
Shutes pushes Bowen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chester Bowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowen blocks it with crossed arms.
Shutes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shutes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shutes blocks an elbow strike.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shutes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes avoids the head kick by Bowen.
A little feinted left hand from Shutes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bowen throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bowen backs away, Shutes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bowen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shutes is out of range.
Shutes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bowen back to the cage. Shutes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shutes.
Bowen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shutes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shutes is looking to slow Bowen down with leg kicks.
Bowen pushes Shutes up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowen trying to control the position but instead, Shutes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowen into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bowen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shutes.
Bowen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shutes just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shutes.
Shutes with a knee to the head.
Bowen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shutes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shutes finish him?
Bowen trying to land knees to the body.
Bowen seems to have recovered his senses.
Shutes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes tries to land a knee to the head but Bowen blocks with his arms.
Shutes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bowen's face.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shutes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowen.
Shutes lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowen backwards.
Shutes lands a big knee to the head and Bowen goes down! Shutes pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Shutes!
A relieved looking Wesley Shutes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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