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Event:
FCL - 28
Date: May 04, 2024 |
#R1#
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jefferson throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West scores with a hook.
West slips under a jab.
Jefferson moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
West misses with a wild body shot.
West leaves Jefferson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jefferson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jefferson connects with a looping right hand.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jefferson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jefferson lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Jefferson - just one landing.
Jefferson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jefferson has been working on his balance at Gold Samurai's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by West.
Jefferson moves out of range of the body kick from West.
West misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson darts in looking for a takedown but West gets double underhooks and turns Jefferson into the cage. #T1#
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeffersons head. #BC2#
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West tries to land a front kick but Jefferson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
West has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from West misses.
West misses with a body punch
and Jefferson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jefferson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Some wild striking there from Jefferson.
West 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.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson is looking to counter punch.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jefferson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jefferson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
West takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
Jefferson drops West with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jefferson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javon Jefferson! |
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Event:
FCL - 23
Date: Apr 17, 2024 |
#R1#
West misses with a low kick as Vann jumps back.
West getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
West throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West's coach down at Doom\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vann shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vann's head backwards.
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
West scores with a jab. Vann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vann checks it well.
Vann drops down looking for a counter takedown but West sprawls and moves away.
Some wild striking there from West.
Vann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vann in his tracks.
West avoids the head kick by Vann.
Vann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but West swivels and escapes.
West goes for a double leg but Vann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vann continues to drive forward.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Vann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Vann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vann is breathing heavily.#T1#
Vann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from West.
West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
Jab from West.
Vann 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 Vann off to one side.
West 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.
Nice body punch from West.
Vann on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vann under the eye.
Vann 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 Vann off to one side.
Vann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by West.
Vann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vann doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
West scores with a jab to the head.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vann dives in for a single leg takedown but West sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC2#
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West scores with a shot to the body.
Vann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC2#Vann is rocked!
West with the inside leg kick.
Oh Vann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vann seems to have got his legs back now.
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vann momentarily.
Vann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As West looks to move away, Vann throws a big counter combo but West just gets out of the way.
West lands a head shot.
Vann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for West.
West's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and West duly obliges.
Vann shoots in but no luck this time.
West drops Vann with a straight right hand, right on the button! West follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George West!
George West 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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Event:
FCL - 17
Date: Mar 24, 2024 |
#R1#
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
West misses with a low kick as Steele jumps back.
West lands a jab.
Steele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
West connects with a single shot there.
George West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Steele tries to clinch up.
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele tries to clinch up.
West slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and West duly obliges.
Steele walks into a jab.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Steele takes one on the button.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Asa Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
West tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
West's coach down at Doom\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#BC2#
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
West shoots in but Steele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Steele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
#ROC#West is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
A jab lands there for West.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West leaves his chin hanging out and Steele seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! West crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asa Steele! |
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Event:
FCL - 11
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovacs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from West misses
and Kovacs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West's coach down at Doom\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovacs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
West looks to land a body kick but Kovacs moved away.
Kovacs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Kovacs.
Nice jab there from West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West scores with a jab.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West misses with the combination.
Kovacs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Kovacs misses.
West feints the counter takedown.
West cracks Kovacs with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
West scores with a decent looking hook.
Kovacs misses with a wild body shot.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovacs's hands.
West has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from West there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#West is rocked!
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovacs finish him?
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kovacs moves out of range of the strikes.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovacs lands an uppercut out of nowhere! West falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kovacs dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Attila Kovacs!
During a confident post fight interview, Attila Kovacs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
FCL - 7
Date: Feb 11, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
West moves into the clinch.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosnjak.
Bosnjak blocking some punches.
Bosnjak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnjak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bosnjak blocks an elbow strike.
West's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bosnjak takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West gets through Bosnjak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West avoiding damage.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosnjak.
West gets through Bosnjak's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bosnjak backwards. #T1#
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bosnjak to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
Bosnjak wants to take the fight to the mat but West manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bosnjak looks winded!
West lands a right hand.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bosnjak smiles and moves away.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bosnjak's head backwards.
Bosnjak fails with an attempt to clinch.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bosnjak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
West cracks Bosnjak with a right hand to the side of the head.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West connects with a right hand. Bosnjak shakes it off.#T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts West, as that shot connected.
West throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
West takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC#
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosnjak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bosnjak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
West moves into range and connects with a jab.
West tests Bosnjak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bosnjak throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
Bosnjak throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
West misses with a low kick.
West throws a chopping leg kick but Bosnjak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
West lands a jab to the head.
#ROC#Bosnjak is rocked!
West is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
West cracks Bosnjak with a good jab.
Bosnjak is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
That kick from West tenderised Bosnjak's leg. Bosnjak is trying to keep his angry face on.
West drops Bosnjak with a big left hand! Bosnjak is injured, injured bad! West jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George West!
After the fight, George West 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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