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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clint Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clint Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Westlake if he has to take too many more of those.
Westlake looks to score with a jab to the body but Hester is just out of range.
Westlake throws a right hand that misses
and Hester counters with an outside leg kick.
Westlake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Westlake lands a jab to Hester's midsection.
Westlake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Alpha Male in the buildup to the fight.
Westlake thuds a left hand into Hester's body.
Nice body kick from Hester.
Westlake misses with a body shot.
Westlake punishes Hester's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Westlake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hester - the referee stops the clock and Westlake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hester. Westlake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cyril Westlake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Westlake.
Hester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westlake.
Hester cracks the inside of Westlake's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Westlake misses with a right hand
and Hester makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Westlake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Westlake throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Hester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Westlake.
Hester blocks a jab.
Hester walks into a straight right hand from Westlake.
Hester ducks right into an uppercut from Westlake.
Hester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Westlake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hester slips a jab from Westlake.
Westlake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Westlake lands a jab.
Westlake digs a good body shot into Hester's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hester throws a leg kick which misses Westlake's front leg but catches the back leg as Westlake tries to avoid it.
Westlake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Westlake missing with a left hand there. Hester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hester avoids the body shot from Westlake.
Hester tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westlake manages to circle out of the way.
Hester scores with a leg kick.
Westlake throws a jab but it's blocked by Hester.
Westlake loads up on a big right hand but Hester slips the punch.
Westlake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Westlake misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely.
Hester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Westlake ducks under a wild hook from Hester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Westlake lands with a shot to the body.
Westlake misses with a lunging right hand
and Hester counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Westlake.
Westlake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hester thumps Westlake with a low kick.
Westlake works Hester's body with a nice hook.
Westlake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws a leg kick but Westlake checks it.
A low kick from Hester misses
and Westlake counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Clint Hester has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Westlake misses with a wild body shot.
Hester wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Westlake moves out of range of the body kick from Hester.
Hester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hester ducks under a wild hook from Westlake.
Westlake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hester manages to avoid it.
As Westlake backs away, Hester returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hester misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Westlake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Westlake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hester slips a straight right by Westlake.
Hester scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westlake moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Westlake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Hester's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Westlake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hester.
Hester lands a leg kick that knocks Westlake off balance momentarily.
Hester moves out of range as Westlake strikes.
Hester swings away with a body shot that misses
and Westlake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Westlake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Westlake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hester might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hester looks to throw the jab but Westlake is out of range.
Hester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westlake.
Westlake misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlake throws a body punch but Hester moves out of range.
Hester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Westlake just misses with a punch to the body.
Hester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake connects with a looping right hand.
Westlake throws a big shot that misses.
Westlake's coach down at Elite Strikers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Westlake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Westlake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Hester misses.
Westlake avoids a kick to the body.
Westlake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Westlake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hester.
Hester feints and then cracks Westlake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Westlake down.
Westlake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Westlake throws out a loose jab but Hester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Hester.
Westlake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hester appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hester wants to slow Westlake down by chopping away at his legs.
Hester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hester throws a push kick but Westlake slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westlake throws a hook but Hester avoids it easily.
Westlake scores with a nice right hand.
Hester throws a leg kick
and Westlake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hester tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Westlake is able to avoid easily.
Hester moves out of range as Westlake strikes.
Westlake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Westlake just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Westlake. Hester does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Westlake clobbers Hester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlake throws the left hand but Hester avoids the punch easily.
Westlake misses with a straight right.
Westlake drops his hands momentarily and Hester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Cyril Westlake has been cut.
Hester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westlake.
Westlake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hester.
Westlake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Westlake throws an overhand right that lands on Hester's shoulder, as Hester tries to avoid the shot.
Westlake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hester. Westlake shrugs it off though.
Hester lands a leg kick that knocks Westlake off balance momentarily.
Hester misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Hester misses
and Westlake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester tries to move into range but Westlake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Westlake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Westlake.
Hester throws a jab when Westlake was well out of range.
Cyril Westlake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Westlake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hester can pounce on him.
Westlake just misses with a punch to the body.
Hester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hester is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cyril Westlake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hester keeps Westlake at a distance using the push kick.
Westlake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hester.
Hester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westlake.
Hester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Westlake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hester.
Westlake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hester.
Westlake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Westlake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That kick from Hester tenderised Westlake's leg. Westlake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hester slips a jab and a cross from Westlake.
Hester is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hester.
Hester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws a leg kick
and Westlake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Westlake misses with an uppercut
and Hester counters with a leg kick.
Hester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Westlake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hester counters with a leg kick.
Westlake swings for the body but Hester moves out of range.
Hester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westlake.
Westlake lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Westlake misses the target.
Westlake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crunch! Hester slams his shin into Westlake's torso.
Westlake throws a body shot but no joy.
Cyril Westlake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlake throws a body punch but Hester moves out of range.
Westlake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hester lands with a kick to the temple. Westlake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westlake misses the shot to the body.
You can see that Westlake has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hester keeps Westlake at a distance using the push kick.
Westlake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Westlake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westlake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hester counters with a left to the body.
Hester throws the kick towards the body but Westlake avoids it.
Westlake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Westlake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Hester is predictable there
and Westlake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Westlake. Hester does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester moves away from the strike by Westlake.
Westlake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hester counters with a nice uppercut.
Westlake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hester.
Westlake lands a jab to Hester's midsection.
Hester loads up on a big right hand but Westlake slips the punch.
Hester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clint Hester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westlake stuns Hester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hester slips a jab from Westlake.
Nice jab there from Westlake.
Hester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westlake throws a jab but it's blocked by Hester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws a chopping leg kick but Westlake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hester throws a low kick but Westlake avoids it.
Westlake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Westlake scores with a punch to the head.
Hester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Westlake checks it well.
Westlake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Westlake.
Westlake misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Westlake. Beautiful body shot.
Hester looks to land a right hand but Westlake moved out of range.
Westlake just misses with a punch to the body.
Westlake misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Westlake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Westlake 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Westlake!
After winning the bout, Cyril Westlake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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