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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 582 p4p, 62 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 445 p4p, 49 weight class). Jeff Gower is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Lord blocks the low kick.
Gower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lord.
Gower connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Gower slips a straight right by Lord.
A big right from Lord misses.
We've been told by Gower's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord slips under a jab from Gower.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
Gower circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gower counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Gower tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lord throws a lazy uppercut
and Gower makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gower lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower connects with a solid leg kick.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gower backing away here, and Lord unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lord throws the left hand but Gower avoids the punch easily.
Gower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Gower avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Gower makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Gower throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower cracks Lord with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gower lands a nice shot that snaps Lord's head back.
Gower throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Lord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeff Gower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Lord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lord lands with an uppercut that bounces Gower off the cage and back into range.
Lord connects with a jab.
Gower scores with a jab to the head.
Gower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Gower.
A big left from Gower misses.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gower.
Gower scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Gower moves away and avoids it.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Gower moves away and avoids it.
Gower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gower. That one must have hurt.
Gower is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gower tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Gower jabs at Lord's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Gower throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lord scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gower.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lord blocks a low kick nicely.
Lord throws a chopping leg kick but Gower manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gower misses with a looping right.
Gower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gower cracks Lord with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gower.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Gower misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
Gower lands with a cross.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Gower.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Lord finds it's target.
Lord lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Gower.
Gower looks for the body kick but Lord saw that one coming.
Gower tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gower swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Gower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lord checks it well.
Gower misses with a kick to the body.
Gower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lord darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Gower is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gower misses its target.
Lord blocks a jab.
Gower throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
Gower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gower there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Lord blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Lord misses.
Gower walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gower moves away from the strike by Lord.
Lord misses with a hook.
Gower scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gower's calf.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord jabs at Gower's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gower, as that shot connected.
Lord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Gower connects with an inside leg kick.
Lord tests Gower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gower throws a lazy body kick
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Lord throws a head kick but Gower moves out of range.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Gower moved out of range nicely.
Gower turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Gower's defenses.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Lord takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick
and Gower counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Lord looks to move away, Gower throws a big counter combo but Lord just gets out of the way.
Gower defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Gower misses the target.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Gower slips the punch.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gower.
Gower tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gower fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Lord darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gower, pushing him back against the cage.
Gower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower blocks a body shot from Lord.
Gower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Gower is winning the standup battle so far.
Gower throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gower connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lord scrambles back to his feet.
Lord throws a body punch but Gower moves out of range.
Gower motions for Lord to come forward. Gower throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gower misses with a body kick.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Gower ducks down to avoid it.
Lord misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gower to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord blocks the body kick.
Gower bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lord's head backwards.
Gower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord throws a hook but Gower blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
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!
Gower misses with the combination.
Lord appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gower throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Gower scores with a sloppy right hand. Lord should have avoided that one.
Gower lands with a straight right. Lord didn't see that one coming.
Gower moves away from the strike by Lord.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Gower moved out of range nicely.
Gower throws a low kick but Lord avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Gower ducks down to avoid it.
Gower swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gower throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gower coming out on top.
Gower moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Gower feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Gower looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
A leg kick checked by Lord.
Lord misses with a hook.
Lord tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gower is able to avoid easily.
Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord walks into a left hand.
Gower walks into a stiff left hand from Lord.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gower.
A jab lands there for Gower.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Lord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower motions for Lord to come forward. Gower throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Gower attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lord lands the left hand.
Gower throws a leg kick but Lord moved away.
Lord throws out a counter right but Gower avoids it with no problem.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
Gower throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
Lord is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gower.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Gower has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lord finds it's way round the side to connect with Gower's head.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lord looks to clinch
and Gower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lord darts in trying to clinch
and Gower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gower looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
Gower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Gower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gower misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gower moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Gower is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower avoids the body shot from Lord.
Gower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Gower throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gower defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gower tries a head kick but it misses.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gower tries to land a body kick
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Gower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gower stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gower misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Lord scores with a nice strike.
Gower throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gower. Gower obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Gower showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gower 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Gower!
An out of breath Jeff Gower thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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