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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vacys Valyvictis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: The Knife - You Take My Breath Away . Vacys Valyvictis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vacys Valyvictis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean West!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West avoids the head kick by Valyvictis.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Valyvictis.
Valyvictis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valyvictis can pounce on him.
Valyvictis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
West feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Valyvictis is pulling down on West's head. It's preventing any offense from West, at least for the moment.
West is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
West postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Vacys Valyvictis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Valyvictis is looking to chop away at West's legs.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Valyvictis avoids the body shot from West.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Valyvictis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valyvictis lands a front kick.
Horrible takedown by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Valyvictis which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valyvictis.
West checks a leg kick nicely.
Vacys Valyvictis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valyvictis manages to avoid it.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valyvictis.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valyvictis was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Valyvictis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valyvictis scores with a shot to the body.
Valyvictis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.
West looks gassed!
Valyvictis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Valyvictis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sean West has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valyvictis keeps West at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis thumps West with a low kick.
Valyvictis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
Valyvictis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
A head kick from Valyvictis lands but West takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valyvictis.
A head kick from Valyvictis lands but West takes it in his stride.
Valyvictis throws a head kick that half lands.
Valyvictis slips a jab from West.
Valyvictis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valyvictis connects with a solid leg kick.
Valyvictis lands with a slapping head kick.
Valyvictis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valyvictis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valyvictis stalks West and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into West's face. West staggers backwards, shaken.
Valyvictis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Valyvictis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valyvictis scores with a leg kick.
West is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valyvictis rather than just go for the knockout.
West misses with a combination
and Valyvictis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis throws a nice inside leg kick.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
West misses with a looping left.
Valyvictis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valyvictis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
West shoots in and drives through. Valyvictis sprawls well.
Vacys Valyvictis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean West.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valyvictis. Valyvictis obviously looking to wear him down.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valyvictis counters with a solid body kick.
Valyvictis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
West misses with a combination
and Valyvictis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West misses with a body shot
and Valyvictis counters with a nice body kick.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valyvictis connects with a high kick.
Valyvictis avoids the body shot from West.
Valyvictis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valyvictis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Valyvictis which made him look bad.
West closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Valyvictis quickly recovers to half guard.
Valyvictis is looking to control West's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valyvictis avoid being mounted?
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valyvictis's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valyvictis is looking to improve his position.
West is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valyvictis is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valyvictis looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vacys Valyvictis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean West's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
West misses with a takedown attempt - Valyvictis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valyvictis scores with a leg kick.
Valyvictis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
A big left from West misses.
A head kick misses from Valyvictis.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West takes a swing at Valyvictis's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Valyvictis misses.
Valyvictis throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valyvictis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valyvictis wants it to stay on the feet.
Valyvictis avoids the body shot from West.
A combination from West does no damage.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
West is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valyvictis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vacys Valyvictis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean West.
West misses the shot to the body.
West fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West digs a good body shot into Valyvictis's ribs.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valyvictis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valyvictis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West misses the shot to the body.
Vacys Valyvictis is winning the standup battle so far.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valyvictis manages to avoid it.
West misses with a body punch
and Valyvictis counters with an inside leg kick.
West misses with a wild combination.
Valyvictis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West throws a hook but Valyvictis blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as West checks a leg kick.
Sean West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by West as he checks the leg kick.
West on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valyvictis looks for the body kick but West saw that one coming.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
West fails with the takedown
and Valyvictis counters with a head kick.
Valyvictis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valyvictis throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Valyvictis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West lands a body shot.
West misses with a shot to the body
and Valyvictis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. West darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
West throws a jab when Valyvictis was well out of range.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valyvictis moves away.
West shoots in for a takedown but Valyvictis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valyvictis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
West shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valyvictis but Valyvictis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Valyvictis.
Some wild striking there from West.
Valyvictis misses with a double jab.
West misses the shot to the body.
Valyvictis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
Valyvictis throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valyvictis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
West working the body and head with strikes.
West connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valyvictis some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis keeps West under control for a moment.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valyvictis keeps working.
Valyvictis seems a little lost for a moment, as West dominates the positioning.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valyvictis keeps working.
Valyvictis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
West trying to control the position but Valyvictis is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valyvictis can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valyvictis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West misses with a body shot.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valyvictis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valyvictis connects with a solid leg kick.
Valyvictis avoids the body shot from West.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Valyvictis with a hook.
Valyvictis throws a wild body kick that West sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from West.
West has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valyvictis.
Valyvictis pushes West away with a front kick.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valyvictis defends it nicely.
Valyvictis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vacys Valyvictis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean 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. And we move into the final round!
West swings for the body but Valyvictis moves out of range.
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valyvictis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Valyvictis lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Valyvictis throws a head kick that misses.
West closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Valyvictis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of West's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take West's back!
Valyvictis trying to control.
Valyvictis doesn't have the hooks in and West manages to turn into his guard.
West trying to control but Valyvictis is working from the bottom.
West is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valyvictis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valyvictis looking for a sweep. Not yet Valyvictis, not yet.
West throwing strikes from guard but Valyvictis blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valyvictis controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
West passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Valyvictis wants to get back to his feet.
Valyvictis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Valyvictis struggling a bit here.
West has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Valyvictis tries to reverse the position but West maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, West cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
West lands a heavy elbow.
Valyvictis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
West prevents Valyvictis from getting the reversal.
Valyvictis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valyvictis tries to get out of the position.
West sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Valyvictis is bucking up trying to escape but West cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
West lands a big elbow.
West controlling the pace for now.
West wants to control the pace but Valyvictis is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valyvictis working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Valyvictis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
West avoids the attempt from Valyvictis to control.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, West cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
West content just to control the position here.
West with the ground and pound from mount.
West content just to control the position here.
Sean West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West landing punches.
Valyvictis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by West.
Valyvictis is squirming around, avoiding West's attempts to control the action.
Valyvictis is desperately trying to improve his position but West has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valyvictis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vacys Valyvictis!
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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
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