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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 509 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Clint Westshade (ranked 46 p4p, 120 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. Clint Westshade has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clint Westshade!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westshade throws the kick towards the body but Hands avoids it.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Clint Westshade has been cut.
Hands throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Westshade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Westshade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Westshade was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Westshade avoids the head kick by Hands.
Hands looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Westshade's shoulder, as Westshade tries to avoid the shot.
Westshade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Westshade is looking to slow Hands down with leg kicks.
Hands moves out of range as Westshade strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westshade rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hands.
Westshade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westshade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hands as he jumps to the side.
Westshade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westshade.
Westshade ducks under a wild hook from Hands.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westshade moves away.
Hands swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hands throws a series of punches but Westshade moves out of range.
Hands feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Westshades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Hands misses.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westshade.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westshade tries to clinch but Hands moves out of range.
Happy Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hands with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Westshade to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Happy Hands has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Hands is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westshade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hands swings widly with a right hand
and Westshade counters with a nice leg kick.
Hands blocks a head kick by Westshade.
Westshade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hands. That did some damage!
Westshade drives through and clinches with Hands against the cage.
Hands's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hands swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Westshade.
Westshade moves away from the strike by Hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westshade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Westshade tries a head kick but it misses.
Westshade looks for the body kick but Hands saw that one coming.
Westshade looks to throw the jab but Hands is out of range.
Westshade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Westshade.
Hands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Westshade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Westshade is out of range.
Westshade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hands is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Westshade lands an overhand right.
Hands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Westshade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Westshade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Westshade.
Hands misses with a looping left.
Westshade counters with a body kick.
Westshade takes the fight into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Westshade tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westshade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hands is trying to break the clinch but Westshade has him pressed against the cage.
Hands misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hands.
Westshade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westshade lands a nice uppercut.
Westshade can't find room to land a body shot as Hands controls the action.
Hands pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Hands. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Westshade. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westshade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Hands tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Westshade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Westshade blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hands misses with a lunging right hand
and Westshade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands tries to land a body kick
and Westshade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westshade throws a low kick but Hands avoids it.
Hands lands a glancing blow to the side of Westshade's head.
Hands misses with the body kick
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Westshade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands is rocked!
Happy Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Westshade manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westshade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hands pinned against the cage. Hands gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Hands misses.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
Hands takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Westshade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hands had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Westshade thuds his right hand into Hands's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Westshade avoids the body shot from Hands.
Hands keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Hands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hands works the jab nicely.
Westshade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Westshade moves into the clinch.
Westshade has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hands lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Happy Hands will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hands with a jab.
Westshade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Westshade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands falls off balance throwing a combination
and Westshade counters with a stiff right hand.
Westshade moves away from the strike by Hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westshade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Westshade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Westshade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is looking to land body kicks.
Hands looks to land a right hand but Westshade moved out of range.
Hands lands with a kick to the ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Hands getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Westshade.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westshade moves into the clinch.
Hands misses with the head strike.
Westshade misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westshade blocks a body shot from Hands.
A head punch on the inside from Westshade fails to land.
Westshade misses with a punch on the inside.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Westshade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hands.
Westshade has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westshade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westshade lands a hook that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clint Westshade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Westshade controls his hands.
Westshade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Westshade lands with a short shot to the head.
Westshade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westshade lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hands blocks an uppercut.
Westshade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hands is trying to push Westshade away but Westshade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hands blocks a body shot from Westshade.
Westshade misses with the head strike.
Hands breaks from the clinch.
Westshade has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a head punch that misses.
Westshade misses with the head strike.
Westshade manages to break the clinch.
Happy Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
Hands misses with a hook
and Westshade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westshade moves into the clinch.
Westshade blocks a body shot from Hands.
Hands is trying to break the clinch but Westshade is controlling him.
Westshade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westshade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hands's elbow.
Westshade tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
Westshade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hands swats away the attempt to clinch by Westshade.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Westshade throws a combination that misses
and Hands counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hands
and Westshade counters with a leg kick.
Westshade has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hands darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Westshade misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Westshade misses.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Westshade throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Clint Westshade's cut even more.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Westshade rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage.
Westshade has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Westshade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
Hands is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands lands with a left to the head.
Hands stalling in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hands has a couple of punches blocked by Westshade.
Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westshade misses with a punch on the inside.
Hands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westshade takes a shot to the head.
Hands misses with the head strike.
Westshade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Westshade.
Westshade misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Westshade as the two fighters clinch.
Westshade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westshade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Hands was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Westshade.
Westshade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hands scores with a push kick.
Hands throws a lazy head kick
and Westshade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Westshade unleashes a big counter combination but Hands bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Westshade tries to close the distance and clinch but Hands swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Hands was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hands throws a series of punches but Westshade avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westshade scores with a decent looking hook.
Westshade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Westshade slips a jab from Hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Westshade throws a leg kick but Hands sees it coming and moves out of range.
Westshade blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Westshade.
Westshade tries to clinch up
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clint Westshade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Westshade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Westshade is looking to clinch.
Hands seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Westshade finds it's way round the side to connect with Hands's head.
A slow jab from Hands misses its intended target.
Hands punishes Westshade's body with a nice straight punch.
Westshade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hands finds it's way round the side to connect with Westshade's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Hands as Westshade shoots in.
Hands cracks Westshade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hands cracks Westshade with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hands.
Hands throws a poor cross that misses
and Westshade counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hands. That snapped Westshade's head back.
Westshade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Westshade sizes up Hands with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westshade unleashes a big counter combination but Hands bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Westshade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Westshade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hands controls his hands.
Hands lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Westshade fails to land.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Westshade controls his hands.
Hands is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hands misses with the body kick
and Westshade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Westshade on the side of the head.
Westshade tries to clinch up.
Westshade throws the left hand but Hands avoids the punch easily.
Westshade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
Westshade misses with an uppercut
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Westshade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands slips under a jab from Westshade.
Hands scores with a jab.
Hands throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hands lands with a slapping head kick.
Westshade is rocked!
The cut above Clint Westshade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Westshade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Westshade is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Westshade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hands, pushing him back against the cage.
Westshade seems to have recovered his senses.
Westshade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hands controls his hands.
Westshade throws a head punch that misses.
Westshade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands controlling the action here for a moment.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hands.
Westshade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westshade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands lands with a nice body kick.
Westshade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands connects with a good right hand that stumbles Westshade. Westshade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Westshade closes the distance and clinches.
Hands tries to break the clinch but Westshade is controlling the position.
Westshade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hands's elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Westshade misses with a punch to the body.
Westshade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hands.
Westshade breaks from the clinch.
Westshade tries to clinch but Hands moves away
and Hands counters with a body kick that stops Westshade in his tracks momentarily.
Hands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Westshade counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hands!
Hands wants to get back to his feet but Westshade drags him back down.
Westshade throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westshade throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hands works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hands keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Westshade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hands keeps working.
Westshade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hands with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Westshade wants to control but Hands is keeping him busy.
Hands regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Westshade.
Westshade wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
Westshade prevents Hands from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Westshade shoots in for a takedown but Hands shows good takedown defense.
Hands throws a quick counter kick to the body but Westshade avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Westshade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
Hands thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Westshade if he has to take too many more of those.
Westshade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Westshade ducks under a wild hook from Hands.
Westshade moves out of range of the body kick.
Westshade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hands bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Westshade's head.
Hands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Westshade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Hands misses the target.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Westshade.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westshade.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westshade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Westshade throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Hands misses its target.
Westshade wants to clinch.
And Hands counters with a quick kick to the body but Westshade blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a looping right.
Westshade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Westshade has closed the distance and engaged Hands in a clinch.
Hands cracks Westshade with a nice body shot.
Westshade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hands's elbow.
Westshade is working Hands over against the cage.
Westshade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hands.
Westshade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westshade blocks an uppercut.
Hands breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hands 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Hands!
A very excited looking Happy Hands made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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