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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Nevland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good elbows
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colt Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Nevland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nevland is trying to get back to full guard.
Westbrook is thwarting Nevland's attempts to control the position.
Nevland taking some punishment here, with Westbrook in his half guard.
Westbrook slows the pace down in half guard.
Westbrook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nevland's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevland wants to sweep but Westbrook has passed to side control!
Nevland is looking for a sweep.
Nevland managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Westbrook.
Westbrook content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Westbrook has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nevland looks gassed!
Westbrook scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nevland to get to his feet.
Westbrook clinches up with Nevland and pushes him back against the cage.
Westbrook throws a knee to the head but misses.
Westbrook digs a right hand into Nevland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nevland's gas tank.
Nevland tries for a takedown but Westbrook manages to get underhooks.
Westbrook manages to break the clinch.
Westbrook misses with a double jab.
Colt Westbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westbrook closes the distance and clinches.
Westbrook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nevland blocks it with crossed arms.
Westbrook is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nevland can't fight it off and eventually Westbrook manages to take the fight to the floor. Nevland looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Westbrook stands up and waves to Nevland to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westbrook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook tries a head kick but it misses.
Westbrook throws a hook to the side of Nevland's head but Nevland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westbrook moves into the clinch.
Nevland should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Westbrook with a knee to the head.
Westbrook jumps guard.
Westbrook uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Westbrook throws a jab when Nevland was well out of range.
Westbrook darts in and clinches Nevland up against the cage.
Westbrook utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Westbrook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Harold Nevland has been cut.
Westbrook misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westbrook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Westbrook misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Westbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nevland fails with the takedown.
Westbrook tries to clinch but Nevland moves out of range.
Westbrook gets the takedown into side control.
Westbrook cracks Nevland with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westbrook stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Westbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westbrook scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Westbrook.
Westbrook working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Westbrook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nevland'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.
Westbrook misses the shot to the body.
Colt Westbrook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westbrook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westbrook throws a head kick but Nevland moves out of range.
Westbrook closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Westbrook 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.
Nevland looking for a sweep but Westbrook has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nevland is trying to escape the mount.
Westbrook controlling the pace for now.
Nevland is breathing heavily.
Westbrook seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nevland for as long as he can get away with.
Colt Westbrook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nevland looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Westbrook content just to control the position here.
Westbrook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nevland's face.
Westbrook unloading with bombs!
Nevland is in a horrible position here. Westbrook smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Westbrook will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Westbrook controlling from the full mount.
Nevland is in a horrible position here. Westbrook smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Westbrook takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Westbrook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Westbrook controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook with good strikes from the mount here!
Westbrook takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Colt Westbrook just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Westbrook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevland is trying to control the position but Westbrook postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westbrook postures up in Nevland's guard and throws a big left but Nevland blocks it.
Westbrook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevland can do to turn this around?
Westbrook controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Westbrook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nevland'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Westbrook throws a sloppy head kick and Nevland moves out of range easily.
Nevland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westbrook.
Westbrook instigates a clinch.
Westbrook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nevland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westbrook breaks from the clinch.
Westbrook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nevland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westbrook circles away.
Westbrook throws and low kick but Nevland moves out of range easily.
Westbrook feints and as Nevland raises his hands in defense, Westbrook changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Westbrook stands up and waves to Nevland to follow him.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nevland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nevland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westbrook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Westbrook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Westbrook closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nevland to the mat! Nevland manages to get full guard.
Nevland has an active guard here but Westbrook has managed to pass into half guard.
Nevland tries to get to full guard but Westbrook has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevland missing with punches from the bottom.
Westbrook throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Westbrook there.
Westbrook perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Westbrook drops an elbow to the side of Nevland's head.
Westbrook is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westbrook winds up and cracks Nevland 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Westbrook lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevland is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Westbrook scores with a couple of nice shots.
Westbrook working the head and body with strikes.
Nevland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Westbrook is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Westbrook gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Westbrook thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevland wants to clinch.
Colt Westbrook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Westbrook.
Westbrook closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Westbrook lands in his opponent's guard.
Nevland trying to keep a closed guard but Westbrook is proving a slippery customer.
Harold Nevland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevland doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Westbrook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Westbrook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Colt Westbrook!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Colt Westbrook!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Colt Westbrook!
Colt Westbrook wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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