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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 12
Date: Mar 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Turkleton tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West swinging wildly here.
West displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turkleton. #TD#
Turkleton gets a double leg takedown into West's guard.
Turkleton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Turkleton lands a couple of digs.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turkleton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turkleton stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkleton sitting in guard, not really doing much. #ES2#
West has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Turkleton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1##CL2#
West clinches.
A short right from West on the inside.
Turkleton has West pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
West cracks Turkleton with a nice body shot.#TD2#
West jumps into guard, dragging Turkleton to the mat.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turkleton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turkleton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Turkleton 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.
Turkleton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turkleton tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard. #T2#
West being controlled here, momentarily.
West wants to get back to his feet but Turkleton passes into half guard.
Turkleton passes to side control.
Turkleton working the ground and pound but West is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if West can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turkleton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but West sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T3#
West takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turkleton taking a breather here.
West taking a bit of punishment here - Turkleton scoring with strikes.
West struggling a bit here.
West is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turkleton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've been informed that West has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
West is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee asks Turkleton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Turkleton prefers to stall for the moment though.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turkleton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill West will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turk Turkleton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Turkleton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
West trying to control here.
Turkleton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
West moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkleton stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turkleton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turkleton is working West over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Turkleton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Turkleton pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Turkleton.
Turkleton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turkleton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turkleton slips a nice elbow through West's hands, connecting with West's forehead.
Turkleton is controlling the pace.
Turkleton is looking to advance position but West won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkleton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
West pushes Turkleton off looking to stand but Turkleton dives back in and keeps control.
#T3#
Turkleton trying to control the pace.
Turkleton looks to land a strike but West avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Turkleton forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turkleton lands a nice short elbow.
West is trying to stand up here but Turkleton is controlling him well.
Turkleton controlling the pace.
Turkleton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for West! #T4#
Turkleton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turkleton working away from the top, dropping strikes.#CUT#
It looks like Bill West has been cut.
BOOM! Turkleton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#CUT#
That has opened up Bill West's cut even more.
Turkleton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT#
The cut above Bill West's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Turkleton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of West's face.
#CUT#
Bill West's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill West's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turk Turkleton!
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 8
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
West fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
West dives in and scores a takedown into Turkleton's guard.
Turkleton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
West throwing strikes but missing.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Turkleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turkleton wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkleton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Turkleton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Turkleton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though. #T1#
Turkleton prevents West from standing back up.
Turkleton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#CUT#
It looks like Bill West has been cut.
Nice strikes from Turkleton there. #CUT#
That has opened up Bill West's cut even more.
West has hold of Turkleton's hands but Turkleton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#CUT#
The cut above Bill West's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill West's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turk Turkleton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 05, 2016 |
#R1#
West throws a low kick, looking for Shaffer's leg but Shaffer calmly moves out of range.
Shaffer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
West gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shaffer counters with a left and a right that stings West. #TD2#
West shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than West was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shaffer wants to get back to his feet.
Shaffer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks West politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. West prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaffer tries to bench press West off him but West keeps the position.
Shaffer striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Shaffer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, West asserts his dominance and retains side control.
West moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T1#
West working the ground and pound.#CUT2#
It looks like Benton Shaffer has been cut.
Shaffer wants to get back to his feet.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaffer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#ES#
Shaffer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD2#
West shoots in and bounces Shaffer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Shaffer kicks West off and gets to his feet.
Bill West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaffer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
West tries to break free but Shaffer pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shaffer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Shaffer gets control of West's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shaffer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shaffer keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Shaffer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Shaffer looking for a guillotine here but West defends easily.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaffer is keeping the position for now. #ES#
Shaffer pushes West off and scrambles back to his feet.
#T3#
West throws a series of punches but Shaffer avoids them all with ease.
Shaffer shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaffer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benton Shaffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West tries to clinch up.
West throws a series of punches but Shaffer avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
West gets a double leg takedown into Shaffer's guard.
Shaffer is breathing heavily.
West trying to move into half guard but instead Shaffer has managed to sweep!#REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if West can do anything to dispel that myth.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Shaffer is proving a slippery customer.
Shaffer connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
West trying to keep a closed guard but Shaffer is proving a slippery customer.
Shaffer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
West is looking for a triangle but Shaffer pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
West has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shaffer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for West.
West tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Shaffer easily slips into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Shaffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benton Shaffer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaffer.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Shaffer moves out of range easily. #CL2#
West instigates a clinch.
West wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD2#
West tightens his grip and picks Shaffer up, before dumping him to the ground. Shaffer manages to land in guard. #ES#
Shaffer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
West trying to stall but Shaffer improves his position.
Shaffer prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD2#
West pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet. #SU#
West is working an open guard so Shaffer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Shaffer darts in looking for a takedown but West gets double underhooks and turns Shaffer into the cage.
West misses with an attempted mid kick.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaffer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL2#
West rushes Shaffer and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Shaffer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but West regains guard immediately. #ES2#
West pushes Shaffer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaffer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaffer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2#
Shaffer dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Shaffer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benton Shaffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
West bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
West takes a little break here. Shaffer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Shaffer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
West controlling the action here. #T3#
Shaffer tries to kick West off but West keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
West is looking to advance position but Shaffer won't allow it.
Shaffer wants to stand back up but West manages to pass into side control.
Shaffer is looking to get back to his feet here but West is keeping cool and he's managed to take Shaffer's back.
Shaffer is trying to stand back up. #T4#
West controls the action.
West landing with strikes.
Shaffer wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Shaffer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
West is punishing Shaffer with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benton Shaffer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
West shoots for a takedown but Shaffer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CUT2#
Benton Shaffer's cut is getting worse.
Shaffer leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Shaffer.#TD2#
West darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shaffer landing rabbit punches to the side of West's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is pressing down on Shaffer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shaffer is holding on for now.
West prevents Shaffer from standing back up.
#T1#
Shaffer missing with punches from the bottom.
Shaffer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shaffer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
West stops Shaffer from getting back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
West moves into the clinch successfully.
Shaffer is trying to pull guard but West turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
West gets underhooks to prevent Shaffer's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West tries for a takedown but Shaffer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benton Shaffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill West.
West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T2##CL2#
West clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for West to work.
#TD2#
West gets control of Shaffer's arms and successfully pulls guard. West will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
West bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaffer's guard. #REVB#
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Shaffer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.#CUT2#
Benton Shaffer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T3##SU2#
West decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD2#
West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shaffer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Shaffer's guard.
Shaffer keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Shaffer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as West controls the pace.
Let's hope that West has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bill West has got the better of the ground game so far.
West wanted to stand there but Shaffer had control of the position.
West tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaffer is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shaffer as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill West!
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