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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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217 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 7 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexy Innokenti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti fails in his attempt to clinch.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Innokenti throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Innokenti throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innokenti throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
West misses with an uppercut.
Innokenti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Innokenti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Innokenti throws a lazy uppercut
letting West counter with a right hand.
It looks like Alexy Innokenti has been cut.
West throws a shot from downtown. Innokenti moves away and avoids it.
Innokenti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Billy West has been cut.
West misses the shot to the body.
Alexy Innokenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Innokenti misses with a lunging right hand
and West counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Innokenti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
West drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Innokenti pushes West away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, West gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
West misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Innokenti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Innokenti 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've been hearing that West has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
West working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Innokenti wants to get back to his feet.
West misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Innokenti is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
West in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
West misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West working the ground and pound but Innokenti is defending the strikes.
West throwing strikes but Innokenti manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
West manages to work his way to half guard, despite Innokenti's best efforts.
Innokenti decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Innokenti slips a straight right by West.
Innokenti clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Innokenti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Innokenti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Innokenti won't allow it.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Innokenti misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Innokenti misses with an uppercut
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West slips under a jab.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Innokenti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West scores with a punch to the head.
Innokenti wants to clinch
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Innokenti's shoulder, as Innokenti tries to avoid the shot.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Innokenti.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by West.
Innokenti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent West stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Innokenti forces West back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innokenti tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Innokenti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Innokenti has West pressed against the cage, preventing West from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Innokenti lands with a short shot to the head.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Innokenti clinches up against the cage.
West blocks a body shot from Innokenti.
Innokenti struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Innokenti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Alexy Innokenti's cut even more.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Innokenti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy West will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
West works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Innokenti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West slips under a jab.
West misses with a hook. Innokenti ducked under it nicely.
West defending well as Innokenti loads up on a big left hand.
Innokenti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
Innokenti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Innokenti punishes West's body with a nice straight punch.
Billy West is winning the standup battle so far.
Innokenti just misses with a punch to the body.
Innokenti slips under a jab.
Innokenti throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innokenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Innokenti ducks under a wild hook from West.
Innokenti throws a leg kick that is checked
and West counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Innokenti thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Innokenti throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Innokenti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Innokenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Innokenti connects with a crisp jab.
Innokenti looks to clinch
and West counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Innokenti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West manages to break the clinch.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Innokenti throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Innokenti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws out a loose jab but Innokenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexy Innokenti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Innokenti slips under a jab from West.
Innokenti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Innokenti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from West.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! West crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Innokenti - the referee stops the clock and West gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Innokenti. West manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Innokenti throws a head kick that misses.
Innokenti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Innokenti tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from West.
Innokenti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
Innokenti thuds a left hand into West's body.
West looks to throw the jab but Innokenti is out of range.
Innokenti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innokenti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Innokenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West lands a slapping body shot.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Innokenti.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Innokenti misses with a few strikes there.
West throwing a counter right hand but Innokenti manages to avoid it.
West lands a jab to the nose.
Innokenti just misses with a punch to the body.
Innokenti fails in his attempt to clinch.
West throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Innokenti tumbling to the canvas!
Innokenti is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innokenti seems keen to control West's posture.
Innokenti is still in real trouble! Can West finish him?
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Innokenti has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West passes Innokenti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
West throwing shots but Innokenti is blocking nicely.
Innokenti seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throwing shots but Innokenti is blocking nicely.
Innokenti wants to get back to his feet.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Innokenti defending well though.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The cut above Alexy Innokenti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Innokenti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from West.
West winds up and cracks Innokenti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexy Innokenti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexy Innokenti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy West!
An out of breath Billy West thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Alexy Innokenti stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, it feels as if I have lost my mojo.. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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