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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daquan Bowman (ranked 1337 p4p, 147 weight class) and Del Werthers (ranked 1950 p4p, 211 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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147 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werthers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Werthers misses with a combination
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowman moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Werthers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowman takes a swing at Werthers's ribcage but misses.
Bowman throws a body shot but no joy.
Werthers takes a swing at Bowman's ribcage but misses.
Bowman scores with a hook to the body. Werthers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Werthers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowman doesn't seem bothered though.
Werthers looks to land a combination but Bowman avoids it well.
Bowman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bowman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Werthers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Werthers throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Bowman.
Werthers misses with a wild body shot.
Del Werthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werthers misses with an uppercut. Bowman saw that one coming.
Werthers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Bowman finds it's way through Werthers's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a jab when Werthers was well out of range.
Werthers slips a straight right by Bowman.
Werthers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Werthers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Werthers looks to move away, Bowman throws a big counter combo but Werthers just gets out of the way.
Bowman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Werthers is trying to push Bowman away but Bowman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bowman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Werthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowman slips a jab from Werthers.
Bowman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Werthers.
Werthers throws a hook but Bowman blocks it.
Bowman tests Werthers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Werthers lands a nice shot to the body.
Werthers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bowman rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowman misses the target.
Bowman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Werthers fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers misses with a two punch combination.
Bowman throws a jab when Werthers was well out of range.
Bowman lands a right hook to the body.
Bowman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Werthers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bowman defends well and Werthers ends up having to push Bowman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Bowman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Werthers avoids the body shot from Bowman.
Werthers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowman.
Werthers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowman.
Bowman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Werthers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Werthers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Werthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Werthers.
Werthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowman stuffs the takedown.
Werthers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Werthers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bowman finds it's way round the side to connect with Werthers's head.
Werthers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Werthers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Werthers duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers misses with a hook.
Werthers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Werthers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowman manages to avoid it.
Bowman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Werthers throws a right hand that misses
and Bowman counters with a straight right hand.
Werthers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Werthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Werthers throws out the jab.
Werthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowman.
Werthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Werthers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Werthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowman moves away.
Bowman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Werthers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bowman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowman. That's going to slow Werthers down.
Werthers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werthers walks into a stiff left hand from Bowman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowman.
Werthers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Werthers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowman swings for the body but Werthers moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman looks to score with a jab to the body but Werthers is just out of range.
Bowman throws out a leg kick but Werthers moves out of range and Bowman only half commits.
Werthers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Bowman misses the target.
Werthers just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowman misses the jab.
Werthers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bowman moves in looking to clinch but Werthers pushes him off.
Bowman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bowman cracks Werthers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daquan Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Werthers looks to throw the jab but Bowman is out of range.
Werthers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Werthers.
Werthers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman throws a lazy right hand but Werthers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Werthers.
Bowman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowman.
Jab, jab by Werthers - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daquan Bowman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Werthers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowman circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowman is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Bowman.
Werthers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bowman on the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Werthers.
Bowman struggling a bit here.
Bowman gets back to half guard.
Bowman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Werthers slips a nice elbow through Bowman's hands, connecting with Bowman's forehead.
Bowman is trying to maintain the position but Werthers is very close to passing his half guard.
Werthers moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Werthers off and has taken his back!
Werthers has hold of Bowman's leg, trying to break free but it's let Bowman lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Werthers is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Bowman throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daquan Bowman!
Daquan Bowman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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