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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colt Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colt Westbrook had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colt Westbrook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Morse Hores has been cut.
Hores leaves Westbrook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hores is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hores lands with a nice combination. Westbrook backs away looking to recover.
Westbrook tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hores swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Hores.
Westbrook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hores checks a leg kick.
Hores scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hores tries to bum rush Westbrook with a series of wild strikes but Westbrook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hores misses with the combination.
Hores leaves Westbrook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Westbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westbrook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hores defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook looks for a takedown but Hores sprawls well.
Westbrook is breathing heavily.
Hores moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Westbrook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hores swinging wildly here.
Hores misses with a series of wild punches.
Hores closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hores lands in his opponent's guard.
Hores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Westbrook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Westbrook on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Westbrook tries to get out of the position.
Hores trying to control but Westbrook is working from the bottom.
Hores tries to free his leg and advance position but Westbrook is retaining full guard.
Hores stops Westbrook from standing up.
Hores sitting in guard here, content to control.
Westbrook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hores connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hores does no damage.
No joy there for Hores, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hores takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Westbrook checks a low kick from Hores.
Hores is looking to slow Westbrook down with leg kicks.
Hores rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westbrook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hores tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hores tries to bum rush Westbrook with a series of wild strikes but Westbrook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hores is looking to clinch but Westbrook is avoiding it.
Westbrook shoots in for a double leg but Hores sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hores punishes Westbrook's body with a nice straight punch.
Westbrook misses with a head kick.
Hores stuffs the takedown.
Hores throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Westbrook was covering up waiting for the punch and Hores finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores trying to control the position from guard on top but Westbrook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hores is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hores trying to control the position from guard on top but Westbrook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hores moves into range and clinches up with Westbrook.
Hores pulls guard effortlessly.
Hores looking to hit a scissor sweep but Westbrook is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Westbrook looking to pass the guard.
Hores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Westbrook postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hores wants to stand but Westbrook is controlling the position.
Hores looking to hit a scissor sweep but Westbrook is one step ahead there.
Hores has a closed guard, preventing Westbrook from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores is trying to control the position but Westbrook postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hores wants to clinch.
Hores buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Westbrook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hores clinches.
Hores has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Westbrook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Westbrook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westbrook misses with a knee strike.
Westbrook has a couple of punches blocked by Hores.
Hores has clasped his hands together around Westbrook's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hores cracks Westbrook with a big elbow.
Westbrook is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hores has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores is putting a hurting on Westbrook here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hores stands up.
Hores throws a nice looking combination but Westbrook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hores tries to clinch there but Westbrook circles away.
Hores lands a body shot.
Colt Westbrook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hores lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hores wants to clinch up but Westbrook keeps it at a distance.
Hores swinging wildly here.
Westbrook shoots in looking for a takedown. Hores tries to sprawl out of it but Westbrook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hores manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hores duly obliges.
Westbrook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hores blocks a head kick by Westbrook.
Hores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westbrook.
Westbrook shoots in for a takedown but Hores shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hores comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hores throws a combination. Westbrook tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hores changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Westbrook looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hores fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores trying to control the action but Westbrook is working from the bottom.
Hores might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Westbrook kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hores misses with the ground and pound.
Hores is chipping away with strikes.
Westbrook is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hores working the body and head with strikes.
Hores working the ground and pound but Westbrook is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
That's time! Westbrook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hores lands a jab-cross combination.
Hores misses with a few strikes there.
Hores moves in looking to clinch but Westbrook pushes him off.
Hores falls off balance throwing a combination
and Westbrook counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hores!
A nice elbow there by Westbrook.
Hores wants to hold on but Westbrook pushes him away.
Morse Hores has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Westbrook cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Westbrook tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Westbrook trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hores manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hores is trying to maintain the position but Westbrook is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hores avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Westbrook.
Hores controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Westbrook winds up and cracks Hores with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hores is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hores slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two 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.
Westbrook lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hores seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Westbrook wants to control from the top but Hores keeps moving.
Hores preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Westbrook stands up over Hores, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hores controls Westbrook momentarily but Westbrook frees himself.
Westbrook wants to control from the top but Hores keeps moving.
Hores looking for a sweep. Not yet Hores, not yet.
Hores has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Westbrook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hores pushes Westbrook off and gets back to his feet.
Westbrook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westbrook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hores.
Hores displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morse Hores seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hores slips under a jab from Westbrook.
Westbrook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hores. That did some damage!
Westbrook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Westbrook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook throws an overhand right that lands on Hores's shoulder, as Hores tries to avoid the shot.
Hores turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Westbrook.
A jab lands there for Hores.
Hores scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hores rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westbrook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Westbrook drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hores will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hores scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Colt Westbrook did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hores lands a two punch combo.
Hores lands a glancing blow to the side of Westbrook's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hores blocking some punches.
Hores is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Westbrook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hores's face.
Westbrook looking to throw knees to the head but Hores is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westbrook.
A frustrated look appears on Westbrook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Westbrook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westbrook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westbrook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hores is looking to control Westbrook's arms but Westbrook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hores has his back to the cage.
Hores has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Westbrook clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Westbrook looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hores.
Hores lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Westbrook hold on?!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hores has Westbrook flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hores lands punches and elbows.
Hores trying to control.
Hores is punishing Westbrook with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hores gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hores is landing with strikes from the back.
Hores loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Westbrook hold on?
Westbrook is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hores lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hores throwing damaging strikes from the back! Westbrook could be in trouble here!
Hores tries to get the hooks in deep but Westbrook pushed the leg off.
Hores connects with a big shot to the side of Westbrook's head.
Westbrook is rocked!
Westbrook avoids the strikes from Hores.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hores gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hores gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hores apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hores clinches up with Westbrook and pushes him back against the cage.
Hores drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short left from Hores.
Hores works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hores lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hores trying to control the position from guard on top but Westbrook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hores postures up in Westbrook's guard and throws a big left but Westbrook blocks it.
Hores postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Westbrook is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hores, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook landing with the ground and pound.
Westbrook with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hores trying to control the position here.
Hores controls Westbrook momentarily but Westbrook frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hores working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Westbrook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hores feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westbrook's calf.
A right-left combo lands from Hores.
Westbrook scores with a takedown into Hores's guard.
Westbrook showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hores is pulling down on Westbrook's head to control his posture.
Westbrook is working Hores over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hores is trying to keep Westbrook in close.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Westbrook trying to control but Hores is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hores not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Westbrook landing with the ground and pound.
Hores is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hores closes the distance looking to clinch
and Westbrook counters with a shoot takedown. Hores fights it but they end up in guard.
Westbrook wants to pass the guard but Hores is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hores holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hores bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Westbrook's guard.
Westbrook has his feet on Hores's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hores throws a combination that misses
and Westbrook counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hores's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hores not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Westbrook is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores keeping moving, preventing Westbrook from controlling successfully.
Hores lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Westbrook!
Westbrook is trying to stand.
Colt Westbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hores is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Westbrook can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hores raining down shots from the mount!
Westbrook squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hores with shots to the head and body - Westbrook looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hores trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morse Hores is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hores sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westbrook taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Westbrook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hores 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morse Hores!
Morse Hores is the new middleweight champion!
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