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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Hayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenshiro Hayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayashi moves into range and clinches up with West.
West goes for a takedown attempt but Hayashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A good leg kick by Hayashi.
West throws a lazy right hand but Hayashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayashi closes the distance and pushes West back into the cage.
Hayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayashi.
Hayashi has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayashi tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hayashi.
Hayashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayashi tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West is looking to clinch.
West tries to clinch
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West throws a right hand that Hayashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayashi also avoids with ease.
Hayashi misses with a double jab.
Hayashi tries to clinch
and West counters with a two punch combo.
West wants to clinch.
Hayashi tries to clinch up.
Hayashi wants to clinch.
Kenshiro Hayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Hayashi moves out of range easily.
Hayashi tries to clinch there but West circles away.
Hayashi tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayashi breaks the clinch.
Hayashi closes the distance and clinches.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hayashi. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Hayashi.
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
West looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayashi thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hayashi tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
Hayashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenshiro Hayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayashi closes the distance and pushes West back into the cage.
Hayashi just leaning against West, taking a breather.
Hayashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayashi lands a high kick!
Hayashi tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
West looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from West misses.
Hayashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayashi.
Hayashi forces West back against the cage and clinches.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayashi is able to avoid easily.
Hayashi throws a nice head kick!
West misses with a straight right.
Hayashi just misses with a punch to the body.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayashi tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West clinches but Hayashi breaks the clinch
and Hayashi counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Hayashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hayashi darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Hayashi breaks the clinch.
West throws a series of punches but Hayashi avoids them all with ease.
West closes the distance and pushes Hayashi back into the cage.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenshiro Hayashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayashi tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayashi tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hayashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayashi tries to clinch up.
Hayashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayashi misses with a body shot.
West wants to clinch up but Hayashi keeps it at a distance.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West looks to land a combination but Hayashi avoids it well.
West is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashi forces West back against the cage and clinches.
Hayashi manages to break the clinch.
Hayashi throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
Hayashi is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayashi avoids a kick to the body.
Hayashi tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayashi misses with the combination.
Hayashi has managed to clinch.
Hayashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
West fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayashi smiles and moves away.
Hayashi wants to clinch but West slips to the side
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West tries to clinch but Hayashi moves out of range.
Hayashi wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Hayashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
West avoids the head kick by Hayashi.
Hayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
Hayashi moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Hayashi tries to clinch up
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West circles away from the clinch attempt
and West counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West tries to clinch but Hayashi moves out of range.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayashi darts in trying to clinch
letting West counter with a right hand.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayashi clinches with his opponent.
Hayashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayashi moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayashi throws out the jab.
Hayashi tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hayashi gets underhooks to prevent West's takedown attempt.
Kenshiro Hayashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
Hayashi prevents West from breaking the clinch.
Hayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West shoots in for a double leg but Hayashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayashi instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Hayashi dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hayashi swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Hayashi tries a head kick but it misses.
West defending well as Hayashi loads up on a big left hand.
Hayashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on West if he has to take too many more of those.
Hayashi tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayashi counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
Hayashi tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayashi moves into the clinch.
Hayashi manages to break the clinch.
Hayashi has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to clinch.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenshiro Hayashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from West.
Hayashi is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Hayashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West tries to clinch up but Hayashi circles away and keeps his distance.
West is looking to clinch.
West throws a series of punches but Hayashi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayashi. Hayashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Hayashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
Hayashi is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
West tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hayashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayashi.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayashi.
Hayashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayashi thuds his right hand into West's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
West misses with an uppercut.
Hayashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayashi circles away.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayashi breaks the clinch.
Hayashi throws a head kick that misses.
Hayashi gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West tries to clinch but Hayashi is having none of it.
Hayashi throws a head kick that misses.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West scores with a jab.
West moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayashi throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Hayashi lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenshiro Hayashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayashi tries to clinch
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshiro Hayashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshiro Hayashi!
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