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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George West Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George West Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West Jr lands with a nice body punch.
West Jr scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as West Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castle doesn't seem phased though.
West Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
West Jr throws a hook but Castle blocks it.
West Jr punishes Castle's body with a nice straight punch.
Castle looks to clinch
and West Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castle wants to clinch.
West Jr misses with a looping left.
West Jr works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from West Jr.
A jab from West Jr misses.
Castle throws a right hand that West Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that West Jr also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
George West Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West Jr throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle lands a nice looking body shot.
West Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Castle tries to clinch there but West Jr circles away.
West Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
West Jr gets a clinch.
West Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West Jr misses with a body shot.
Castle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West Jr throws out a counter right but Castle avoids it with no problem.
Castle tries to clinch but West Jr moves out of range.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West Jr connects with a jab.
West Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by West Jr - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West Jr tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle slips under a jab from West Jr.
Castle tries to clinch there but West Jr circles away.
West Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castle.
Castle moves out of range as West Jr strikes.
Castle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Castle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Castle both land. Nice combination.
It looks like George West Jr has been cut.
West Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castle has West Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castle wants to break free but West Jr has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West Jr has Castle pressed against the cage.
West Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West Jr misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Castle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
West Jr misses with a straight left.
West Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Castle throws a series of punches but West Jr avoids them all with ease.
West Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Castle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castle's head.
Castle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Castle is breathing heavily.
West Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
West Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castle, pushing him back against the cage.
West Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West Jr scores with a shot to the side of Castle's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West Jr has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle can't break the clinch.
West Jr misses with a body punch.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on West Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West Jr tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West Jr working aggressively here.
West Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
West Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George West Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George West Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castle ducks under a wild hook from West Jr.
A jab from West Jr misses.
Castle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West Jr.
Castle slips a straight right by West Jr.
West Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frank Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for West Jr. That snapped Castle's head back.
Castle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West Jr thuds a left hand into Castle's body.
Castle dodges the punch combination from West Jr.
West Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West Jr misses with a hook. Castle ducked under it nicely.
Castle misses the body punch
and West Jr counters with a straight right hand.
West Jr throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle misses with a hook.
West Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is trying hard to land a takedown here. West Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - West Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle appears to be looking for a big counter.
West Jr scores with a three punch combo!
West Jr lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from West Jr misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Castle misses the target.
West Jr scores with the left hand. Castle knows he should have avoided that one.
West Jr loads up on a big right hand but Castle slips the punch.
Castle defending well as West Jr loads up on a big left hand.
George West Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
George West Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West Jr.
West Jr scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West Jr.
West Jr scores with a nice strike.
West Jr throws a shot from downtown. Castle moves away and avoids it.
West Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
West Jr connects with a body shot that sends Castle's belly button to the back.
Castle tries to clinch but West Jr moves out of range.
Castle tries to clinch but West Jr moves out of range.
West Jr throws a shot to the body.
Castle tries to clinch up but West Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts West Jr, as that shot connected.
West Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
West Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castle takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Castle is trying to push West Jr away but West Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West Jr is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West Jr stalling the fight.
West Jr is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now West Jr has his back to the cage.
West Jr is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
West Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on West Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West Jr stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.
West Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
West Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
West Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from West Jr.
West Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
West Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West Jr scores with a hook.
Castle wants to clinch up but West Jr keeps it at a distance.
West Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from West Jr misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for West Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George West Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George West Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Castle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Castle or perhaps it was just good defense by West Jr, which made it look bad.
West Jr has Castle up against the cage in a clinch.
West Jr tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
West Jr stalls.
West Jr is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle has picked West Jr up - he's going for a ride! Castle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Castle decides to stand and escape the position.
Castle scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West Jr is looking to clinch.
A big right from West Jr misses.
West Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Castle clinches.
West Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Castle.
Castle blocking some punches.
Castle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West Jr tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle prevents a body shot from West Jr.
West Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Castle is trying to pull guard but West Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Jr is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle stalling the fight.
West Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West Jr.
West Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
West Jr is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West Jr is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West Jr.
West Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castle is trying to pull guard but West Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castle tries to break the clinch but West Jr is controlling the position.
West Jr is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West Jr to keep the fight standing.
Castle blocks a body shot from West Jr.
West Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
West Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
West Jr is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Castle is trying to pull guard but West Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Jr's efforts to push away.
West Jr throws a head punch that misses.
West Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
West Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Jr gets underhooks to prevent Castle's takedown attempt.
West Jr slows down the pace here.
George West Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from West Jr fails to land.
Castle jumps guard but West Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from West Jr.
Castle is trying to pull guard but West Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
West Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castle blocks a body shot from West Jr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West Jr lands a right hand.
Castle jumps guard but West Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frank Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George West Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
George West Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got West Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George West Jr!
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