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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 2439 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 290 p4p, 270 weight class). West's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 16 - 0 |
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140
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as West backs up against the cage.
Denisov fails to land with a series of punches.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've been informed that Denisov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Denisov throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denisov misses with a wild combination.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Denisov throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
West loads up on a big right hand but Denisov slips the punch.
Denisov tries to clinch up
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denisov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching West on his heels. He'll look to pass West's guard now, I'm sure.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denisov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Denisov is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
West not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
West content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisov is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denisov punching from the bottom.
Denisov striking from half guard on the bottom.
Denisov is pressing down on West's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Denisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Denisov tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Denisov looking to control.
Denisov tries to strike from the bottom.
Denisov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denisov's hands.
Denisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denisov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Denisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Denisov throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.
Denisov throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Denisov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Denisov trying to advance position but West counters by regaining guard.
Denisov won't allow West to get back to his feet.
Denisov wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Denisov scoring with punches to the head and body.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denisov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Denisov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Denisov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denisov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denisov trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
West is working an open guard so Denisov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Denisov wants to clinch
and Denisov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Denisov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denisov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Denisov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denisov throws a left and a right that both miss
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denis Denisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denisov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denisov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denisov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
West dodges the punch combination from Denisov.
West misses with a looping right.
West misses with a looping right.
Denisov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov swinging wildly here.
A big right from Denisov misses.
Denisov is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denisov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West leaves Denisov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Denisov shoots in for a double leg but West sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
DeShawn West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
Denisov tries for a takedown but West sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denisov with a lazy takedown attempt
and West counters with a right hand to the body.
Denisov is breathing heavily.
West lands a head shot.
Denisov looks for a takedown but West sprawls well.
Denisov tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
West scores with a head kick. Denisov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Denisov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West thinks about countering with a head kick.
Denisov fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a shot from downtown. Denisov moves away and avoids it.
Denisov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Denisov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West is looking to counter punch.
West works Denisov's body with a nice hook.
West dodges the punch combination from Denisov.
Denisov throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Denisov tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Denisov's shoulder, as Denisov tries to avoid the shot.
Denisov is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisov tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
West gets tackled into the cage by Denisov. Denisov maintains the clinch.
Denisov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denisov throws a combination that misses
letting West counter with a right hand.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denisov slips a straight right by West.
Denisov wants to counter with a clinch but West pushes him away.
Denisov shoots in but no luck this time.
West cracks Denisov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denisov fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeShawn West is winning the standup battle so far.
West tests Denisov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denisov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Denisov fails to land with a series of punches.
Denisov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denisov off to one side.
West was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Denisov.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisov ducks under a wild hook from West.
Denisov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Denisov gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denisov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West to keep the fight standing.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but West turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denisov tries to pull guard but West won't allow it.
Denisov tries to pull guard but West forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but West has him pressed against the cage.
Denisov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as West walks away with a smile on his face. Denisov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Denisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denisov unleashes a big counter combination but West bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Denisov looks to clinch
letting West counter with a right hand.
West catches Denisov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Denisov is rocked!
West drops Denisov with a big left hand! Denisov is injured, injured bad! West jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn West!
A very excited looking DeShawn West made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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