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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Pytong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pytong comes to the cage accompanied by La Bamba. Artur Pytong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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180 cm
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194 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Pytong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will West!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws out a leg kick but Pytong moves out of range and West only half commits.
Pytong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pytong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pytong fails to take his opponent's back.
Pytong punching from mount but West doing a good job of avoiding damage.
West defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pytong.
Pytong misses with some ground and pound and West recovers position to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pytong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pytong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pytong.
Pytong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
West tries to kick Pytong off but Pytong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pytong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pytong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
West kicks off Pytong and gets to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from West, right into the meat.
West wants to slow Pytong down by chopping away at his legs.
Will West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West looks to land a left hand but Pytong moved out of range nicely.
West lands a head shot.
Pytong scores with a jab to the head.
Pytong takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pytong throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from West, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pytong manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
Pytong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pytong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pytong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
West slips a straight right by Pytong.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pytong.
West throws a quick inside leg kick.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West wants to land a leg kick but Pytong is out of range.
Pytong has a takedown stuffed.
West thuds his right hand into Pytong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
West swings for the body but Pytong moves out of range.
West throws a lazy right hand but Pytong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pytong cracks West with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pytong throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
West throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West defending well as Pytong loads up on a big left hand.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pytong.
Nice shot by West.
West tries a low kick but Pytong avoids it.
Pytong misses with a few strikes there.
West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pytong on the side of the head.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pytong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from West is predictable there
enabling Pytong to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Pytong.
Nice straight punches there by West. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of West.
West throws a leg kick but Pytong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pytong. That did some damage!
West misses with a left hand
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West jabs at Pytong's body.
Pytong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pytong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will West dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West misses with a low kick.
West looks to land a combination but Pytong avoids it well.
Pytong checks a low kick from West.
West misses with a straight right.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Pytong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pytong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West throws out a loose jab but Pytong uses good head movement to avoid it.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Pytong.
West misses with a low kick as Pytong jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Pytong.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West misses with a low kick.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pytong fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pytong.
West checks a leg kick.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
West does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Artur Pytong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West slips a jab from Pytong.
West misses with a leg kick.
Pytong swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Pytong thuds a left hand into West's body.
Pytong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Will West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
West misses with a low kick.
Pytong misses with a low kick.
Pytong shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Pytong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West lands a nice hook to Pytong's body. Pytong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
Pytong throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
West stuns Pytong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West throws a chopping leg kick but Pytong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pytong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West misses with a leg kick.
West cracks the inside of Pytong's front leg.
Pytong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
West stuns Pytong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West throws a leg kick which misses Pytong's front leg but catches the back leg as Pytong tries to avoid it.
Pytong avoids a punch combination nicely.
West tries to land a leg kick but Pytong saw it coming and moves away.
West throws a low kick, looking for Pytong's leg but Pytong calmly moves out of range.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pytong checks a low kick from West.
Pytong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
West takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
West throws a low kick but Pytong moves out of range easily.
West digs a good body shot into Pytong's ribs.
Pytong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
Pytong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
West throws a chopping leg kick but Pytong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pytong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
West ducks under a wild hook from Pytong.
Pytong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West misses with a leg kick.
West throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pytong counters with a body kick.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pytong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pytong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Pytong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pytong's calf.
Pytong connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pytong tried to score with a low kick but West checks it.
Pytong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West misses with a low kick.
West misses the jab.
Pytong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West misses with a low kick as Pytong jumps back.
West tries to score with a low kick but Pytong moves his leg out of the way.
Pytong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from West is predictable there
and Pytong counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pytong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
Pytong lands a right hook to the body.
Pytong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Pytong checks the leg kick.
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pytong checks it well.
West throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pytong manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
West lands a lovely overhand right.
Pytong is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
West fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pytong is out of range.
Pytong shoots in but no luck this time.
Pytong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
West is defending against the submission attempts here by Pytong.
West pushes Pytong off looking to stand but Pytong dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pytong 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.
Pytong trying to pass the guard but West defending well.
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.
West blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pytong.
Pytong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pytong is looking to stall here but West recovers full guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Pytong from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
Pytong postures up in West's guard and throws a big left but West blocks it.
Pytong tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pytong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pytong looking to pass the guard.
Artur Pytong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pytong throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Pytong won't allow West to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pytong throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Pytong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Pytong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will West!
Will 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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energy
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hype
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