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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hancok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Christopher Hancok enters the cage!
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185 cm
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245 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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168 cm
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Adam West! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Hancok! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hancok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt. West misses with a few strikes there.
West stuffs the takedown attempt from Hancok. Hancok gets slowly back to his feet. West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hancok tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hancok to the ground. Hancok escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Adam West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hancok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A combination from Hancok does no damage. West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hancok circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam West. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hancok throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West is looking to clinch but Hancok is avoiding it.
West misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hancok shoots in looking for a takedown. West tries to sprawl out of it but Hancok keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. West manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hancok lands a head kick!
It looks like Adam West has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hancok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. West pushes Hancok up against the cage in a clinch. Hancok wants to break free but West has control.
West landing knees to the body.
Hancok looks gassed! Nice elbow from West. West lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nice elbow from West. West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hancok wants a takedown but no success here.
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
West landing knees to the body.
West connects with a knee to the head.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch. West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hancok's defenses. West lands a nice elbow from the clinch. West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West lands a nice elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knees to the body from West.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. West landing knees to the body.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hancok goes for a takedown in the clinch but West prevents it.
West lands a nice elbow. West lands a knee to the body.
Hancok changes levels and goes for a takedown here. West fights it off and pushes away nicely.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. West moves out of range as Hancok throws a body kick.
West forces Hancok back against the cage and clinches. West landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West lands a damaging elbow. West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. West lands a nice elbow. West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hancok successfully pulls guard.
West sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hancok's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. West looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hancok is trying to get back to full guard. West escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. West checks a low kick from Hancok. West darts in and clinches Hancok up against the cage. West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hancok's face.
West lands an elbow that stopped Hancok in his tracks for a moment. West lands a nice knee to the body. A knee to the head by West.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hancok 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. Hancok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. West moves in looking to clinch but Hancok pushes him off. West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hancok paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hancok circles away from the clinch attempt.
West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. West frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam West dominated that round. The cut man is working on Adam West's cut. 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.
Hancok shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in West's guard. West escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hancok gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Hancok preventing the sweep. West is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
West looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. West working for submissions but it's allowed Hancok to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hancok is trying to control. West wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hancok in particular looking to stall. West tries to get to full guard but Hancok has control of the leg. Hancok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. West tries to get to full guard but Hancok has control of the leg. West is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hancok pulls his head out easily. West is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hancok pulls his head out easily. West looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. West wants to clinch up but Hancok keeps it at a distance. Hancok tries to clinch there but West circles away.
West shoots in for a takedown but Hancok shows good takedown defense. Hancok tries to clinch but West moves out of range. West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hancok wants to clinch. A head kick misses from West. West throws a hook to the side of Hancok's head but Hancok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hancok closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Hancok pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. A head kick misses from West. West tries for a takedown but Hancok circles away easily and Hancok counters by clinching up. Hancok blocks an elbow strike. West scores a nice knee to the body.
West lands an elbow inside. West misses with a knee to the head. West tries to land knees in the clinch but Hancok avoids the damage to the body. West looking to throw knees to the head but Hancok is blocking nicely.
Hancok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. West just stands there and leans against the cage. West lands a nice knee to the body. Hancok jumps guard but West stands there with Hancok around his waist. Hancok gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adam West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Hancok. Hancok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hancok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy. A knee to the head by West.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by West.
That's four minutes gone in the round. West lands a knee to the head.
West missing with knees to the body.
Hancok 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. Hancok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hancok.
Hancok tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch. West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hancok tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch. West landing knees to the body.
West lands a knee to the body.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West scores a nice knee to the body.
West scores with a knee to the head.
West with a knee to the head.
Hancok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adam West has scored more points in the clinch so far. West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
West looking to throw knees to the head but Hancok is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam West will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Adam West's cut. 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. This is the final round!
West closes the distance and clinches. Hancok 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. Hancok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nice sprawl there from West as Hancok shoots in. West connects with a high kick. West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hancok paws at him with a jab and circles away. West closes the distance but Hancok moves to the side and Hancok counters with a stiff right hand. West tries to clinch up. West moves into the clinch. West landing knees to the head.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from West. Hancok takes an elbow to the temple. West lands an elbow inside that Hancok shrugs off. A knee to the head by West.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. West lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round. West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hancok misses with a punch to the body.
West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hancok's face.
West throws an elbow that misses.
West lands a damaging elbow. West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. West tries to land knees in the clinch but Hancok avoids the damage to the body. Hancok wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
Hancok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hancok is working for takedown but West is calmly controlling the position for now. Adam West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Hancok. West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hancok's defenses. West lands an elbow inside that Hancok shrugs off. West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hancok tries for a takedown but West manages to get underhooks.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hancok working aggressively here.
West lands a nice knee to the body. West missing with knees to the body.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees to the body from West.
West lands a nice knee to the body. West tries to land a knee to the head but Hancok blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Hancok stalling the fight.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hancok.
Hancok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Hancok blocks with his arms.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hancok can't break the clinch.
West lands a knee to the head.
Hancok fails to pull guard.
West lands an elbow just above Hancok 's eye. West crunches a lovely knee into Hancok's ribcage. Hancok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. West just stands there and leans against the cage. West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Knees in the clinch landing for West.
West lands an elbow inside. Hancok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West lands a damaging elbow. Hancok blocks an elbow strike. A knee to the head by West.
Hancok is trying to work for a single leg takedown but West pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West scores with a knee to the head.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hancok's defenses. West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hancok managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Hancok wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hancok jumps guard but West stands there with Hancok around his waist. Hancok gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Hancok avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hancok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
West lands an elbow that stopped Hancok in his tracks for a moment. West landing knees to the body.
West lands a damaging elbow. Knees to the body from West.
Hancok managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hancok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hancok blocks it with crossed arms. West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hancok takes an elbow to the forehead. West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. West with a knee to the head.
Hancok trying to land knees to the body.
West with a knee to the head.
West scores with a knee to the head.
West blocks an uppercut.
West lands a knee to the body.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hancok has West pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Hancok tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position. West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hancok wants to stall.
West lands an elbow that stopped Hancok in his tracks for a moment. West lands a nice elbow. Hancok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. West landing knees to the head.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hancok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. West lands an elbow that stopped Hancok in his tracks for a moment. West lands an elbow that stopped Hancok in his tracks for a moment. Christopher Hancok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hancok tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Hancok pushes West back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Adam West showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Adam West! Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Adam West! Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Adam West!
Adam West wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
37% |
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