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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: Batman TV Show Theme Song. Lars Hellstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Hellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom misses with a straight left.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellstrom.
A jab from Hellstrom misses.
Hellstrom misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Hellstrom misses with the combination.
Hellstrom throws a jab when West was well out of range.
Hellstrom throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Hellstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West scores with a nice strike.
Hellstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom misses with a body shot.
West scoring well with a low kick there.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
West lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellstroms head.
Hellstrom looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hellstrom backwards.
Good body shot from West.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West has Hellstrom pressed against the cage, preventing Hellstrom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hellstrom just leaning against West, taking a breather.
Hellstrom is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hellstrom into the cage.
A short uppercut from West.
West leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hellstrom or not.
West leaning against his opponent.
West lands an elbow inside.
West lands a left hand.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
West just leaning against Hellstrom, taking a breather.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hellstrom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning West up against the cage.
Hellstrom letting West take a breather here.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West effectively controlling the action here.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
West stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
West lands a body shot.
Hellstrom tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
West pushes Hellstrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
Hellstrom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West lands an elbow just above Hellstrom 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Hellstrom tries to tie him up.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West lands a right hand.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hellstrom working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Hellstrom to work.
West prevents a body shot from Hellstrom.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Hellstrom tries to tie him up.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellstroms head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lars Hellstrom.
Hellstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellstrom avoids the head kick by West.
Hellstrom misses with a jab to the body
and West counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hellstrom's knee momentarily.
West cracks Hellstrom with a right hand to the side of the head.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hellstrom slips under a jab.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throws a quick inside leg kick.
West throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam West dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellstrom misses the shot to the body.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hellstrom misses with a straight left.
Hellstrom misses the body punch
and West counters with a head kick. That will keep Hellstrom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hellstrom throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellstrom.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West slips a straight right by Hellstrom.
Hellstrom misses with a jab to the body
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Hellstrom's head back.
Hellstrom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hellstrom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hellstrom there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hellstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.
West moves into the clinch.
Hellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hellstrom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellstrom misses with some punches.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Hellstrom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West is struggling to control the position.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from West.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellstrom.
Hellstrom trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hellstrom into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellstrom stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
Hellstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from West.
Hellstrom breaks the clinch.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws a leg kick which misses Hellstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellstrom tries to avoid it.
Hellstrom jabs at West's body.
Hellstrom tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hellstrom backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
West stalling.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellstrom tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
Hellstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hellstrom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting West counter with a right hand.
Hellstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Hellstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellstrom throws a big shot that misses.
West keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West instigates a clinch.
Hellstrom is trying to break the clinch but West is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West is pushing Hellstrom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West just leaning against Hellstrom, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from West.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellstrom tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from West.
Hellstrom stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
Hellstrom looking to stall.
Hellstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West lands a shot to the body.
West stalling against the cage.
Hellstrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
West is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hellstrom working hard to break the clinch.
West has Hellstrom pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adam West.
A swing and a miss from West.
Hellstrom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West ducks under a wild hook from Hellstrom.
A slow jab from Hellstrom misses its intended target.
Hellstrom throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
Adam West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
Hellstrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
West throws a hook but Hellstrom avoids it easily.
Hellstrom misses with a double jab
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from West both land. Nice combination.
Hellstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West moves into the clinch.
Adam West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Hellstrom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellstrom is defending well for now.
Hellstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West controlling the action here for a moment.
Hellstrom tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
West gets through Hellstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellstrom backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West stalling against the cage.
West blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hellstrom fails to land.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hellstrom's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands an elbow that stopped Hellstrom in his tracks for a moment.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from West.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hellstrom's defenses.
Nice elbow from West.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hellstrom backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
West digs a right hand underneath Hellstrom's ribcage. Hellstrom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
Hellstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hellstrom fails to land.
Hellstrom tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hellstrom is trying to break free.
Hellstrom lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from West.
Hellstrom managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lars Hellstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellstrom has his back to the cage.
Hellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Hellstrom is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellstrom has his back to the cage.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from West.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellstrom avoids it.
West is stalling here.
Hellstrom misses with the head strike.
Hellstrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hellstrom trying to stall but West improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from West.
West lands an elbow that stopped Hellstrom in his tracks for a moment.
Adam West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellstrom backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from West.
Hellstrom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West slows down the pace here.
West lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from West.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam West!
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