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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John West has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John West seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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161 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Dias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fails with the takedown.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dias can pounce on him.
Dias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
William Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias instigates a clinch.
Dias misses with the head strike.
Dias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dias fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias working aggressively here.
West jumps into guard, dragging Dias to the mat.
West might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dias throws a strike but West rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
Dias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
Dias has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dias has momentary wrist control but West slips an elbow through the middle.
West postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.
West working some strikes from top position.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is working Dias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
West works over Dias with some ground and pound from guard.
West postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.
West stands up over Dias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
West won't allow Dias to get back to his feet.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by West.
West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dias manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
West lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Dias has wrist control.
West lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
West throwing strikes from guard but Dias blocks nicely.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dias misses with a wild combination.
Dias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dias looks winded!
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dias feints a jab promting West to slip. Dias then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. West slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West moves out of range of the body kick from Dias.
West seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John West will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Dias, which made it look bad.
Dias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
West 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 closes the distance and clinches.
West jumps guard but Dias stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dias breaks from the clinch.
Dias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dias tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Dias's guard.
West works over Dias with some ground and pound from guard.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
West scoring with some ground and pound.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West chips away with some ground and pound.
West has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as West accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dias.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Dias misses with a few strikes there.
West shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. West showed some decent athleticism there.
West is looking for a kimura but Dias is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for West to get the leverage.
West thows a huge punch but Dias dodges it nicely.
West could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
West is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dias is just riding it out for now. West eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias wants to get back to his feet.
West thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
West is working for a submission of some sort.
West is trying to work for a kimura but Dias is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dias misses with a few strikes there.
Dias leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Dias tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dias throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias lands a high kick!
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
Dias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John West will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dias throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Dias throws a head kick that misses.
West is looking to counter the offense by Dias and move into the clinch.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dias.
Dias is looking to clinch.
West seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West dodges the punch combination from Dias.
Dias tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dias misses with a kick to the body
and West counters with a two punch combo.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
William Dias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
West with the ground and pound but Dias regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
West thows a huge punch but Dias dodges it nicely.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dias's head.
Dias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from West.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
West is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dias sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dias sees it coming and defends easily.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
West has his takedown stuffed
and Dias counters with a three punch combo that has West backing up. West nods at Dias to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Dias. Those never looked like landing.
West tries to counter by clinching up but Dias breaks away and moves out of range.
Dias wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Dias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a head kick by Dias.
A combination from Dias does no damage.
West gets a double leg takedown into Dias's guard.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dias wants to stand but West is controlling the position.
West landing some decent shots from guard.
West postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West won't allow Dias to get back to his feet.
West scoring with some ground and pound.
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West closes the distance and pushes Dias back into the cage.
West jumps guard but Dias stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dias fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dias gets underhooks to prevent West's takedown attempt.
William Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John West!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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