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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javian Westmoreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westmoreland comes to the cage accompanied by blood and thunder. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 cm
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207 lbs
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180 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javian Westmoreland! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Holt! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Westmoreland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Holt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Holt duly obliges. Westmoreland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Westmoreland shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javian Westmoreland. That's going to take a lot out of him. Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Westmoreland moves out of range easily. Holt closes the distance and clinches. Westmoreland works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Westmoreland is breathing heavily. Westmoreland won't allow Holt to get back to his feet. Holt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Westmoreland! Westmoreland is trying to escape the mount.
Holt looking to control but Westmoreland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Holt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Holt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Westmoreland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holt working away from the top, dropping strikes. Holt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Westmoreland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Holt wants to control the pace but Westmoreland is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Westmoreland is trying to escape the mount.
Holt looking to secure an arm triangle but Westmoreland defends it well. Holt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Westmoreland tries to reverse the position but Holt maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Holt with good strikes from the mount here! Westmoreland is trying to escape the mount.
Holt cracks Westmoreland with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Westmoreland tries to reverse the position but Holt maintains control. Westmoreland regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Westmoreland wants to sweep but Holt has passed to side control! Westmoreland regains half guard. Westmoreland regains full guard. Nicely done. Westmoreland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Holt regains half guard. Westmoreland wants to advance to full mount but Holt doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Holt dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Westmoreland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holt as he jumps to the side. Holt stuffs the takedown. Javian Westmoreland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Holt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Westmoreland is out of range and Holt settles back down. Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westmoreland. Westmoreland closes the distance and clinches up with Holt, looking for a takedown. Westmoreland pushes Holt against the cage but Holt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javian Westmoreland. That's going to take a lot out of him. Holt tries to clinch there but Westmoreland circles away.
Westmoreland gets the takedown into side control. Westmoreland tries to move into full mount but can't pass Holt's legs. You can see the frustration on Holt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Holt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Westmoreland's best efforts. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Holt works his way to full guard. Good work. Holt looking to control.
Westmoreland looking to sit in guard and control but Holt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Westmoreland pushes a forearm under Holt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Holt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Javian Westmoreland!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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