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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Del Werthers (ranked 1460 p4p, 157 weight class) and Beef Stew (ranked 1675 p4p, 173 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beef Stew!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werthers lands a glancing blow to the side of Stew's head.
Stew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Werthers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stew feints and then cracks Werthers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Werthers down.
Stew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Werthers moves away.
Werthers looks to throw the jab but Stew is out of range.
Beef Stew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Stew does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stew.
Some wild striking there from Werthers.
Werthers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stew. That's going to slow Werthers down.
Stew throws a lazy right hand but Werthers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werthers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stew lands a nice shot to the body.
Stew tries to clinch but Werthers moves out of range.
Jab from Stew.
Stew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Werthers dives in and grabs Stew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stew pushes down on Werthers's head and hops out.
A head kick by Stew misses
and Werthers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Werthers.
Werthers stopping the sweep attempt from Stew.
Werthers trying to control but Stew is working from the bottom.
Werthers preventing the sweep.
Stew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers tries to free his leg and advance position but Stew is retaining full guard.
Stew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Werthers wants to control from the top but Stew keeps moving.
Stew wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werthers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stew is trying to keep Werthers in close.
Werthers won't allow Stew to sweep him here.
Werthers looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Werthers moves out of range of the strikes.
Werthers attempts a counter takedown but Stew avoids it well and moves away.
Stew misses with a looping left.
Werthers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Werthers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stew tries to avoid it but Werthers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stew to the ground. Stew escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Werthers throws a series of punches but Stew moves out of range.
Stew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Werthers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Werthers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stew to the mat! Stew manages to get full guard.
Stew trying to keep a closed guard but Werthers is proving a slippery customer.
Werthers stays in close to Stew's body and controls the position.
Werthers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stew looking for a sweep. Not yet Stew, not yet.
Werthers stops Stew from standing up.
Stew is trying to control the position but Werthers postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stew keeping moving, preventing Werthers from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stew controls Werthers momentarily but Werthers frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beef Stew dominated that 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.
Stew connects with a body shot.
Stew instigates a clinch.
Stew throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Werthers.
Stew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Werthers.
The referee calls for Stew to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stew dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stew taking a breather.
Stew receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Werthers blocking some punches.
Werthers wants to break free but Stew has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Stew.
Werthers breaks from the clinch.
Werthers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stew avoids the body shot from Werthers.
Stew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Werthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Werthers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Werthers throws a jab when Stew was well out of range.
Stew throws a head kick but Werthers moves out of range.
Werthers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Werthers misses with a looping left.
Stew misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Werthers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stew throws the left hand but Werthers avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stew lands with a good body shot.
Beef Stew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Stew.
Stew throws an off balance right hand
and Werthers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werthers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stew. Stew obviously looking to wear him down.
Werthers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Werthers.
Werthers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Werthers.
Werthers tries to counter with a takedown but Stew is quick to defend against it.
Beef Stew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stew misses with a head kick.
Stew misses with a left hand
and Werthers counters with a takedown into side control.
Stew struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stew, who protects the arm well.
Werthers tries to move to mount but Stew blocks the move with his legs.
Stew regains half guard there - taking advantage of Werthers's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Werthers is nestled in close to Stew, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stew has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Werthers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stew is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Werthers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Werthers's back!
Stew keeps control of the position as Werthers tries to break free.
Stew missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werthers wants to control his opponent's hands but Stew gets his hands free.
Stew thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Werthers trying to control but not successfully.
Werthers can't escape the position.
Werthers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Stew is trying to stick to Werthers's back but Werthers is turning into Stew. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stew's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Werthers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Werthers stopping the sweep attempt from Stew.
Stew can't keep his opponent in guard - Werthers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stew wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stew manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Werthers sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beef Stew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stew throws a hook to the side of Werthers's head but Werthers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stew scores with a kick to the midsection.
Werthers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stew is looking to land body kicks.
Werthers staying out of range there.
Stew throws a body shot but no joy.
Stew feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Werthers's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stew.
Stew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Werthers has time to react.
Stew throws a jab when Werthers was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stew.
Stew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stew thuds his shin into the meat of Werthers's side.
Stew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Werthers.
Werthers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Werthers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stew.
Stew misses with a lunging right hand
and Werthers counters with a nice uppercut.
Stew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Werthers misses its intended target.
Stew is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Werthers with a body shot.
Del Werthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Werthers.
Werthers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Werthers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Werthers misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stew! But no joy.
Werthers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stew.
Werthers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werthers misses the body punch
and Stew counters with a head kick. That will keep Werthers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Werthers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stew circles away from the clinch attempt.
Werthers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beef Stew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stew throws a sloppy head kick and Werthers moves out of range easily.
Werthers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stew lands with a nice body kick.
Stew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Werthers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Stew there.
Stew throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Werthers's head.
Stew throws a nice looking combination but Werthers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Werthers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Werthers.
Stew is looking to land body kicks.
Stew throws a combination. Werthers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Del Werthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stew is looking to slow Werthers down with leg kicks.
Werthers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Werthers.
Sloppy strikes from Stew. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Stew.
Stew throws a shot to the body.
Werthers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stew sprawls well. Stew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Werthers gets slowly back to his feet.
Stew is looking for the big counter here.
Werthers blocks a head kick by Stew.
Werthers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beef Stew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beef Stew!
After the fight, Beef Stew was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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