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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George West Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West Jr.
We've been told by Steel's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
West Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Steel tried to counter with a leg kick but West Jr avoided it.
West Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel throws a leg kick but West Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from West Jr misses.
A big left from West Jr misses.
Steel walks into a jab.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
West Jr scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for West Jr. That snapped Steel's head back.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
West Jr throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West Jr.
West Jr throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for West Jr.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West Jr. That did some damage!
West Jr misses with a wild body shot.
West Jr throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
West Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Steel's head.
Steel tries to land a front kick but West Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
West Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick from Steel lands but West Jr takes it in his stride.
It looks like George West Jr has been cut.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and West Jr moves out of range easily.
West Jr throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
West Jr throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A lazy left from West Jr finds it's target.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses West Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as West Jr tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
West Jr misses the shot to the body.
Butch Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses West Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as West Jr tries to avoid it.
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
West Jr 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 Jr throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
West Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from West Jr misses its intended target.
West Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steel feints and then cracks West Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow West Jr down.
Steel cracks the inside of West Jr's front leg.
West Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
West Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting West Jr counter with a right hand.
West Jr misses with a body shot.
Steel slips a jab from West Jr.
Steel lands with a kick to the temple. West Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
West Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel staying out of range there.
West Jr stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West Jr throws a big shot that misses.
West Jr throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses West Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as West Jr tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West Jr jabs Steel right on the nose. Steel blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Jr misses the jab.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel feints and then cracks West Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow West Jr down.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steel is looking to clinch.
West Jr jabs at Steel's body.
West Jr throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
West Jr blocks a head kick by Steel.
A countering left hand to the body from West Jr misses.
West Jr takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel throws a low kick, looking for West Jr's leg but West Jr calmly moves out of range.
You can see that West Jr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Steel throws a head kick that half lands.
West Jr connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel fires out a quick counter leg kick but West Jr just manages to avoid it.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West Jr. That did some damage!
Steel tries to clinch there but West Jr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George West Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George West Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Steel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
West Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steel.
West Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel slips under a jab from West Jr.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! West Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steel - the referee stops the clock and West Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steel. West Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Steel forces West Jr back against the cage and clinches.
West Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from West Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by West Jr.
Steel displaying some good clinch control by pressing West Jr up against the cage.
West Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Steel has West Jr pressed against the cage.
West Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
West Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Jr's efforts to push away.
West Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steel stalling.
West Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel looking to stall.
West Jr is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West Jr. That did some damage!
Steel walks into a straight right hand from West Jr.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West Jr pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steel slows down the pace here.
West Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel connects with a leg kick. West Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steel defending well as West Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Steel fires out a quick counter leg kick but West Jr just manages to avoid it.
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West Jr missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel is looking to clinch but West Jr is avoiding it.
West Jr loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Butch Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Steel misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by West Jr!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
West Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel misses with a leg kick
and West Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from West Jr misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel throws a head kick that West Jr semi-blocks.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West Jr. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from West Jr. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel half committed to a counter leg kick.
West Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steel.
Steel misses with a low kick.
West Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
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 Butch Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George West Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
West Jr blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West Jr! But no joy.
West Jr misses the shot to the body.
West Jr looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Steel is looking to clinch but West Jr is avoiding it.
West Jr connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
West Jr misses with a wild body shot.
West Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel.
West Jr throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
West Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West Jr.
Steel tries to clinch up but West Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Jr misses with a hook.
West Jr forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
Steel breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
Steel wants to clinch up but West Jr keeps it at a distance.
West Jr throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as West Jr checks a leg kick.
West Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel lands a head kick!
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel fakes the leg kick and cracks West Jr in the body.
Steel tries to land a front kick but West Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
Steel is looking to slow West Jr down with leg kicks.
West Jr scores with a body shot.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick
and West Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West Jr misses with an uppercut.
Steel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Steel throws a leg kick but West Jr checks it.
West Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
West Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
West Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West Jr.
A big left from West Jr misses.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
West Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel feints and then cracks West Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow West Jr down.
West Jr avoids the head kick by Steel.
A telegraphed right hand from West Jr misses the target.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West Jr.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Steel throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Good standup being displayed there by West Jr as he connects with a hook.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel half committed to a counter leg kick.
West Jr throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
West Jr working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Steel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West Jr sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
West Jr misses with a hook.
Steel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
West Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
West Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts West Jr, as that shot connected.
West Jr takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel instigates a clinch.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
A big left from West Jr misses.
West Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel lets loose with a powerful body kick. West Jr will feel that in the morning.
Steel is looking to clinch but West Jr is avoiding it.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from West Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George West Jr.
I think West Jr 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George West Jr!
George West Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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