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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer comes to the cage accompanied by My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Jefferson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 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
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Jefferson blocks the leg kick.
Wer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jefferson clinches.
Wer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jefferson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wer scores with a shot to the side of Jefferson's head.
Jefferson can't find room to land a body shot as Wer controls the action.
Jefferson pushes Wer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wer lands a shot to the body.
Wer working aggressively here.
Wer digs a right hand into Jefferson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jefferson's gas tank.
Wer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jefferson is defending well for now.
Jefferson tries to land knees in the clinch but Wer avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wer.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Wer.
I was talking to Wer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jefferson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wer.
Wer trying to stall but Jefferson improves his position.
Wer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Wer is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jefferson digs a right hand into Wer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wer's gas tank.
Wer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wer is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wer misses with a body punch.
Wer prevents a body shot from Jefferson.
Wer throws a punch but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Wer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wer.
Wer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jefferson manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jefferson blocks the leg kick.
Jefferson scores with a head kick. Wer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flo Wer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer moves out of range of the leg kick from Jefferson.
Wer lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Wer avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a jab to the body
and Wer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jefferson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson checks a low kick from Wer.
Wer throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wer.
Wer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jefferson scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jefferson.
Wer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jefferson throws out the jab.
Wer misses with a body shot.
That kick from Jefferson tenderised Wer's leg. Wer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jefferson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer connects with a leg kick. Jefferson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wer takes a shot to the head.
Wer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jefferson misses with an elbow strike.
Jefferson throws a head punch that misses.
Jefferson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wer.
Jefferson tries to work over Wer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jefferson taking a breather.
Wer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wer misses with a body punch.
Wer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jefferson on the inside.
Wer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jefferson pushes Wer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefferson.
Nice elbow from Jefferson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wer misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wer.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wer can't find room to land a body shot as Jefferson controls the action.
Jefferson tries a knee to the head but Wer blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jefferson throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Wer.
Wer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer presses Jefferson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wer lands a left hand.
Wer lands a nice shot to the body.
Jefferson lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Flo Wer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jefferson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wer on the side of the head.
Jefferson misses with a body kick.
Jefferson tries to clinch up but Wer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wer lands with a nice body kick.
Wer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jefferson moves out of range of the body kick from Wer.
Jefferson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jefferson connects with a single shot there.
Flo Wer is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jefferson.
A jab from Jefferson does it's job there.
Jefferson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wer scores with a push kick.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Wer throws a body kick that misses.
Jefferson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wer.
Wer dips to his left and cracks Jefferson with an uppercut!
Wer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wer looks to land a combination. Jefferson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A bone on bone clash there as Wer blocks the leg kick.
Wer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jefferson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wer.
Wer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jefferson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flo Wer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wer stalling against the cage.
Jefferson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jefferson misses with the head strike.
Wer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer lands a body shot.
Wer blocks an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Jefferson missing with knees to the body.
Wer trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Wer - that landed with a thud.
Wer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wer tries to work over Jefferson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jefferson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wer is looking to wear down Jefferson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Wer.
Wer looks to land a combination. Jefferson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jefferson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Jefferson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jefferson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jefferson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wer blocks a head kick by Jefferson.
Wer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Jefferson.
Wer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wer misses with a kick to the body.
Jefferson wants to clinch but Wer slips to the side
and Wer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jefferson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wer.
Jefferson slips a straight right by Wer.
Wer thumps Jefferson with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jefferson.
A swing and a miss from Wer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jefferson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wer moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jefferson misses the target.
Jefferson slips under a jab from Wer.
Jefferson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wer lands a nice shot that snaps Jefferson's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Wer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jefferson doesn't seem phased though.
Jefferson avoids the body shot from Wer.
Jefferson thumps Wer with a low kick.
Wer misses with a double jab.
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. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Wer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jefferson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Wer misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Jefferson.
Wer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick.
Wer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wer misses the target.
Wer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jefferson motions for Wer to come forward. Jefferson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Wer.
Jefferson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wer scores with a jab. Jefferson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wer tries to land a leg kick but Jefferson saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jefferson.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Wer moves out of range.
Jefferson throws out a leg kick but Wer moves out of range and Jefferson only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wer. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson throws a series of punches but Wer avoids them all with ease.
Wer lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Wer.
Jefferson blocks a head kick by Wer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wer checks a leg kick.
Wer throws a leg kick which misses Jefferson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jefferson tries to avoid it.
Wer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson gets tackled into the cage by Wer. Wer maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson takes a shot to the head.
Wer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Jefferson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jefferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wer.
Wer lands a right hand.
Wer tries to stall but Jefferson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wer lands with a kick to the temple. Jefferson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jefferson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson tries to clinch up.
Wer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jefferson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wer is out of range and Jefferson settles back down.
Wer is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wer.
Jefferson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wer misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Jefferson.
Wer misses with a body kick.
Wer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jefferson can do to turn this around?
Wer dips to his left and cracks Jefferson with an uppercut!
Jefferson throws a solid leg kick but Wer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jefferson.
Jefferson has closed the distance and engaged Wer in a clinch.
Jefferson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jefferson taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wer.
Jefferson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jefferson missing with knees to the body.
Wer scores with a shot to the side of Jefferson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer misses with a body punch.
Wer tries a body shot but Jefferson blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jefferson's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jefferson.
Wer is working Jefferson over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Wer.
Wer throws a head punch that misses.
Wer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Jefferson to work.
Wer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jefferson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wer.
Wer takes an elbow to the temple.
Wer tries to work over Jefferson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jefferson lands a nice knee to the body.
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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Wer!
Flo Wer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Divinity 160Q for $50 SALE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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