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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Flow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
184 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Flow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew West! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flow. Andrew West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. West connects with a jab. Flow throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease. Flow throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily. West misses with a series of wild punches.
Flow falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab. Good exchange - West coming out on top. West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Flow misses with a head kick.
West lands a jab-cross combination. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A punch combination from West misses. Flow looks to throw a body kick and West counters with a left and a right that stings Flow. West tries to bum rush Flow with a series of wild strikes but Flow uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Flow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. West slips under a jab from Flow. Flow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flow duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round. West moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. West throws a series of punches but Flow moves out of range. Flow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Flow. West displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flow throws a half hearted mid kick. West blocks a head kick by Flow.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flow circles away quickly and effectively. West throws a right and a left that Flow avoids nicely. West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
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 lands a jab. West lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Flow throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Flow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Flow misses with a kick to the body and West counters with a one-two to the body. West connects with a body shot. Flow takes one on the button. West avoids the body shot from Flow.
Flow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Flow throws a sloppy head kick and West counters with a one-two to the body. West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flow tries a head kick but it misses.
West lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Flow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Flow. West lands the left hand. Flow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West. Flow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flow misses with a body shot
and West counters with a stiff right hand. Flow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. West is working the combinations to good effect here. Flow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it. West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away. West connects with a solid leg kick. West catches Flow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! West scores with a body shot.
West displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Good exchange - West coming out on top. 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 lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Flow is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Flow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flow throws a big shot that misses. Flow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Flow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away. Flow throws a wild body kick that West sees coming a mile off. Flow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West lands a jab-cross combination. West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
West moves out of range as Flow strikes. Flow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Flow. Flow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing. West scores with a jab to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Flow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flow throws a body punch but West moves out of range. Flow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
West scores with a jab to the head.
West connects with the punch. West throws a right and a left that both miss. West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flow throws out the jab. Some wild striking there from West.
Flow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flow slips a jab and a cross from West.
Some wild striking there from West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Danga de danga de dang - West scores with a four punch combination! West's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and West duly obliges. This has been an exciting period of action! Flow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and West counters with a left and a right that stings Flow. Flow throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it. Andrew West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Flow dodges the punch combination from West.
Flow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West. Flow is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. West throws a series of punches but Flow avoids them all with ease. West lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flow.
Crunch! West slams his shin into Flow's torso. Flow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. West scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Flow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Flow. West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flow's head backwards. West scores with a spinning back kick! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Flow throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease. A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. West scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Flow misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Danga de danga de dang - West scores with a four punch combination! Flow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
West connects with a jab. West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Flow misses with the combination.
Flow moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab. West has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. West cracks Flow with an open hand slap. Flow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. West scores with a one two! Flow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Flow throws a right and a left that both miss. Flow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flow is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. West misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Flow misses its target. Crunch! West slams his shin into Flow's torso. West lands a jab-cross combination. Oh Flow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Flow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Flow lands with a shot to the body. Nice combo by West! Oh, that's hurt him - Flow falls to the canvas and West follows him into side control. 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! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Flow tries to buck West off but West is having none of it. West tries for a kimura but Flow is defending well. West stands up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Flow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Flow's head. A head kick by Flow misses and West holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Flow seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. West manages to break the clinch.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West throws a one two combo.
Ken Flow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. West lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Flow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flow misses with a body kick. West lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by West. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Flow throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West lands an overhand right. Flow throws a body punch but West moves out of range. West thuds his shin into the meat of Flow's side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flow is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Flow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Flow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Flow pivots, looking for a leg kick but West is out of range and Flow settles back down. A low kick from Flow misses and West counters with a stiff right hand. Flow takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses. Flow throws an off balance right hand
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab. Flow misses with a head kick.
West is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Flow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice combo by West! Oh, that's hurt him - Flow falls to the canvas and West follows him into side control. Flow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flow tries to get out of the position. This has been an exciting period of action! Flow is trying to get back to half guard. You can see the frustration on Flow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Both fighters are breathing heavily. West tries to move into full mount but can't pass Flow's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. West lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flow down.
West tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no West has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! West creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Flow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. West is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flow has escaped the position, nice work there. Flow is trying to get back to half guard. Flow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground. The strikes coming from West are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Ken Flow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. West stands up and beckons Flow to his feet. West tests Flow's chin there with a solid looking shot. A left and a right from West both land. Nice combination. West has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Flow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West. Flow misses with a wild combination.
Flow 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 throws a nice looking combination but Flow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Flow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively. West lands a jab to the nose. Good shot there by West. West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
West throws a one two combo.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Flow dodges the punch combination from West.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flow. West does a little dance to reset his feet. West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flow throws a hook but West blocks it. West works Flow's body with a nice hook. West scores with a nice head shot. Flow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and West counters with a three punch combo that has Flow backing up. Flow nods at West to acknowledge the strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Flow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away. Flow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round. West's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and West duly obliges. West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flow. Flow circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Flow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Flow finds it's way through West's defenses. Flow throws a right and a left that both miss. West drops Flow with a left and a right! Oh, Flow is hurt - West dives into side control looking to finish!
West misses with an attempted head punch from side control. West stands up and beckons Flow to his feet. Flow throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West scores with a hook to the body. Flow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. West works the jab nicely. Flow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from West. That one must have hurt. Andrew West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Jab by West. West looks to land a combination. Flow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight! Andrew West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well West has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew West! Andrew 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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pop
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mgr
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