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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 4747 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Boozer (ranked 3554 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Sober. Boozer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kraftwerk - The Model. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
31 - 30 - 0 |
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161 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Boozer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boozer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boozer is looking to get back to is feet but West passes into side control.
Boozer is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boozer sneaks back into half guard.
Boozer wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to take a breather but Boozer is having none of it.
Boozer is trying to get back to full guard.
Boozer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boozer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boozer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
West trying to control but Boozer is working from the bottom.
West's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boozer gets caught flat footed, as West shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boozer has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
Boozer keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
Boozer working for a triangle but West defends it easily.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Boozer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boozer looking for subs off his back but West has passed one foot through into half guard.
West thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boozer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
West controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boozer keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boozer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde West dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boozer throws a leg kick that misses.
West was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boozer circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Boozer misses.
A combination from Boozer does no damage.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boozer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boozer to the mat! Boozer manages to get full guard.
West slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boozer wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West looking to sit in guard and control but Boozer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boozer trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boozer tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Boozer from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West is trying to control the position but Boozer postures up.
Boozer pushes down on West's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wayde West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boozer is working for a submission of some sort.
Boozer is trying to work for a kimura but West is defending well.
Boozer is trying to control. West wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boozer is working away from the top position though.
Boozer prevents West from improving his position.
West trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boozer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
West is looking to improve his position.
Boozer is working for a submission of some sort.
Boozer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, West has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boozer trying to pass the guard but West defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boozer seems to be looking for submissions.
Boozer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boozer.
Boozer trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
West tries to roll over but Boozer keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boozer trying to mount his opponent but West defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Boozer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Boozer gets caught flat footed, as West shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
West wants to stand and escape but instead Boozer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Boozer wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boozer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boozer trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Boozer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and West dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boozer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boozer keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Boozer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boozer looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
West avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West preventing the sweep.
Boozer is looking for a triangle but West pushes his legs off easily.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
West wants to control from the top but Boozer keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
West displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boozer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
West avoids a kick to the body.
Boozer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Boozer looks to move away, West throws a big counter combo but Boozer just gets out of the way.
Boozer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West tries to counter by clinching up but Boozer breaks away and moves out of range.
West moves into the clinch.
West pulls guard.
Boozer wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
Boozer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boozer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayde West showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde West!
A very excited looking Wayde West rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Axel Boozer stepped up to the mic, saying 'NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIINNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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hype
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