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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carolus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carolus Rex!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower keeps the fight on the outside.
Rex wants to clinch up but Gower keeps it at a distance.
As Rex tries to get set, Gower tries to push him back and clinch up but Rex manages to avoid the attempt.
Gower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rex throws a hook but Gower avoids it easily.
Rex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gower gets tackled into the cage by Rex. Rex maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower can't find room to land a body shot as Rex controls the action.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Gower lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rex or not.
Gower misses with some punches.
Rex is trying to break the clinch but Gower has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex misses with an elbow strike.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex tries to break free but Gower pushes him back against the cage.
Gower working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gower's brow.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Gower lands a nice uppercut.
Gower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gower is pushing Rex up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gower avoids a wild elbow strike from Rex.
Rex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gower lands with a short shot to the head.
Rex is rocked!
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex is still on wobbly legs! Can Gower finish him?
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gower working aggressively here.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower working aggressively here.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex blocking some punches.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex throws an elbow that misses.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Gower.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Rex blocking some punches.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Gower lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower working aggressively here.
Gower working aggressively here.
Gower misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower lands a body punch.
Gower works on Rex's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gower working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex blocking some punches.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Gower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Gower works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gower lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gower creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rex's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Rex blocking some punches.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
A body shot lands from Gower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Gower.
Rex looks winded!
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rex blocking some punches.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex blocking some punches.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gower working aggressively here.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Gower working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Gower working aggressively here.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower working aggressively here.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gower punishes Rex's body with a nice straight punch.
Gower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?
Rex is looking to clinch.
Rex moves into the clinch.
Rex misses with an elbow strike.
Gower has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gower blocks an elbow strike from Rex.
Gower dodges an elbow strike from Rex.
Gower blocks an elbow strike from Rex.
Rex working hard to break the clinch.
Gower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gower avoids a wild elbow strike from Rex.
Rex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gower avoids the elbow strike from Rex, against the cage.
Rex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower working aggressively here.
Gower unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rex! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gower is unloading with more strikes now! Rex drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Gower!
After winning the bout, Jeff Gower thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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FIGHT
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