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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephoune Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Stephoune Father has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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182 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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182 cm
30
175 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephoune Father! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Father scores with a sloppy right hand. Wer should have avoided that one. Wer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Father on the side of the head. Wer delivers a nice body kick. Father looks to land a left hand but Wer moved out of range nicely. Wer lands a right hook to the body.
Father feints and as Wer raises his hands in defense, Father changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Wer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Father wants to control from the top but Wer keeps moving. Father with a flurry of punches that miss. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Father works a leg free and moves into half guard. We've been hearing good reports from Father's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Wer trying to control from the bottom.
Wer tries to get to full guard but Father has control of the leg. Wer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Wer looking for submissions off his back. Father tries to pass to full mount but Wer defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wer is trying to control but can't.
Wer is refusing to be controlled, as Father sits in half guard. Wer has hold of Father's hands but Father slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Father throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Father sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wer defending well though. Wer trying to control but Father postures up.
Wer is controlling Father's trapped leg to prevent Father from advancing to side control. Wer wants to control but Father is keeping busy and won't allow it. Father trying to control the action but Wer is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Father not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Wer throws a head kick that Father semi-blocks.
It looks like Stephoune Father has been cut. Father catches Wer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! 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! Wer avoids the body shot from Father.
Wer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Father paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wer tries a head kick but it misses.
Wer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flo Wer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Father's calf. Wer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fathers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Wer throws a hook but Father avoids it easily. A decent looking cross lands there for Father. Wer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wer throws a looping overhand right but Father ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Father looks to score with a jab to the body but Wer is just out of range. Wer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wer scores with a head kick.
Father bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wer's head backwards. Father changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Wer misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Wer. Wer jabs Father right on the nose. Father blinks but takes it well. Father keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Father lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wer staying out of range there. Wer misses with a body shot.
Wer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Father ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wer moves away. Father thows a body shot but no joy. Flo Wer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Father changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Father tries to bum rush Wer with a series of wild strikes but Wer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Father tries for a takedown but Wer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Father has a takedown stuffed. Wer throws a shot from downtown. Father moves away and avoids it. Wer throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Wer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Father looks to throw the jab but Wer is out of range. Wer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Father doesn't seem bothered though. Father blocks a jab. Father throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A thudding body kick lands there by Wer!
Father lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Wer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Father just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flo Wer will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Stephoune Father's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Father if he has to take too many more of those.
Wer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Father.
Wer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Father has a takedown stuffed. Father shoots in looking for a takedown. Wer tries to sprawl out of it but Father keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Father misses with a right hand and Wer counters with an outside leg kick.
Wer lands an overhand right. Wer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wer throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Father stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Wer follows into mount!
Father is rocked!
Stephoune Father's cut is getting worse. Wer wants to control the pace but Father is squirming around nicely. Oh Father is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Wer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Father taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Father really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Father wants to hold on but Wer pushes him away. Father seems to have got his legs back now. Wer with good strikes from the mount here!
Stephoune Father's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Wer raining down shots from the mount!
Jeez, Stephoune Father's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stephoune Father's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Flo Wer! Flo Wer is the new welterweight champion! Our winner, Flo Wer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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