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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Recall has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
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184 lbs
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178 cm
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165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Recall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Recall lands a jab to West's midsection. We've been told by West's head coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Recall misses with a wild combination.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recall circles away quickly and effectively. West takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Andrew West has been cut. West is looking to land body kicks. Recall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West throws a jab but it's blocked by Recall. Recall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. West throws an overhand right that lands on Recall's shoulder, as Recall tries to avoid the shot. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Recall! But no joy. West throws an overhand right that lands on Recall's shoulder, as Recall tries to avoid the shot. Recall with the counter takedown but West avoids it easily. West thuds his right hand into Recall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Recall. Recall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A big right from West misses. The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recall doesn't seem phased though. Andrew West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Recall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. West lands a head kick. Recall smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A looping hook to the body misses from West. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet. Recall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. West closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. This has been an exciting period of action! Recall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Recall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Recall dips down and scores with a jab to the body. West scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Recall. West fakes the leg kick and cracks Recall in the body. Recall avoids a punch combination nicely.
West misses with a looping left. West cracks Recall with a good jab. West lands a nice hook to Recall's body. Recall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. West throws a hook to the side of Recall's head but Recall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Recall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A big right from West misses. West with a body punch. A glancing blow. West moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Recall's corner calls for a 1-2. Recall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Recall.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Recall off balance momentarily. Nice defenses there by Recall. Recall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. West throws a series of punches but Recall avoids them all with ease. Recall feints the counter takedown. Recall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West looks to throw the jab but Recall is out of range. Recall throws a big overhand right that connects, sending West tumbling to the canvas!
West is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Recall preventing the sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Recall is pushing down on West's leg trying to pass to half guard. West is fighting to maintain full guard but Recall has managed to sneak the leg through. West works his way to full guard. Good work. Recall won't allow West to sweep him here. Recall wants to control from the top but West keeps moving. Recall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Recall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Recall preventing the sweep. Recall throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely. West tries to land a sweep but no joy. Recall wants to control from the top but West keeps moving. Recall postures up.
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 Andrew West will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Recall throws out a leg kick but West moves out of range and Recall only half commits. West attempts a counter takedown but Recall avoids it well and moves away. Andrew West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. West throws a lazy right hand but Recall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Recall misses. Recall avoids a lazy jab quite easily. West pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It seemed like Recall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. West lands with a good body shot. Recall blocks a jab. West connects with a body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West throws a nice looking combination but Recall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Recall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West slips under a jab. West throws a series of punches but Recall moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. West lands a two punch combo.
West stuns Recall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Recall tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way. Recall throws a predictable looking body shot
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. West throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A punch lands to the side of Recall 's head but he takes it in his stride. A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot. Recall connects with a jab. West thuds a left hand into Recall's body. West swings for the body but Recall moves out of range.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Recall now looks to counter with a shot at the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Recall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Recall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. West scores with a nice right hand.
West throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here. West misses with an uppercut. Recall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. West lands a jab-cross combination. Recall takes a kick to the side of the head. A swing and a miss from Recall. Recall defending well as West loads up on a big left hand. West keeps Recall at a distance using the push kick. West scores with a sloppy right hand. Recall should have avoided that one. West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West cracks Recall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Recall can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Recall throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Recall throws an off balance right hand
and West counters with a two punch combo. West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Recall. West throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. West lands with an uppercut that bounces Recall off the cage and back into range. West looks to land a combination but Recall avoids it well. Recall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Recall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West. Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook. West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Recall avoids the body shot from West.
Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here. Recall misses with a low kick. It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. West throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Recall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Recall was well out of range. Poor timing from West. Recall now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Recall moves out of range of the strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Recall misses with a looping left. Recall takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses. West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Recall misses the shot to the body. Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from West misses. West pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
West is looking to slow Recall down with leg kicks. West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West slips under a jab from Recall. West with a jab. West is looking to slow Recall down with leg kicks. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West 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 Recall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Recall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Recall misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Recall back to the cage. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. The fighters circling - Recall throws out the jab but it was never going to land. West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. West scoring well with a low kick there.
West swings and misses with a shot to the body and Recall counters with a right hand to the body. West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Recall's hands. West misses with a leg kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Recall! But no joy. Recall pushing out the jab but it's not landing. West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Recall avoids the head kick by West.
Recall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. West scores with a hook to the body. Recall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recall doesn't seem phased though. West avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Good exchange - West coming out on top. Recall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West throws a big shot that misses. Jab, jab by West - just one landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. West throws a front kick aimed at Recall's knee but Recall avoids it well. Recall misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming. West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recall circles away quickly and effectively. A little jabbing left from Recall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Recall blocks a head kick by West.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West. A countering left hand to the body from Recall misses. Recall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Recall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Recall off the cage and back into range. Recall throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West misses with a double jab.
Recall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. West throws a series of punches but Recall avoids them all with ease. Both fighters are breathing heavily. West lands the left hand. Recall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
Andrew West's cut is getting worse. West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Recall doesn't seem bothered though. Recall looks to land a combination but West avoids it well. Recall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. West misses with a hook to the body
and Recall counters with a nice uppercut. Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! West throws an overhand right that lands on Recall's shoulder, as Recall tries to avoid the shot. West seems to have got his legs back now. West feints a jab promting Recall to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Recall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. West swinging wildly here.
Recall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Recall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. West throws a big shot that misses. Recall staying out of range there. Andrew West is winning the standup battle so far. West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Recall throws out the jab. Nice defenses there by Recall. West looks to score with a jab to the body but Recall is just out of range. Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here. Recall throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it. Hanson Recall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Andrew West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Recall.
And that's the end of the fight! Andrew 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Andrew West! Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Andrew West! Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Andrew West!
Andrew West wins by unanimous decision! A less than humble Andrew West misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. In defeat, Hanson Recall stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked'.
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energy
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hype
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