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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Loke Westlund enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Westlund misses.
Westlund throws a low kick, looking for Cleary's leg but Cleary calmly moves out of range.
Cleary throws an off balance right hand
and Westlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westlund's coach down at Academy of Arse Whoopers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Westlund's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cleary cracks Westlund with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Westlund misses with a body shot.
Westlund misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Cleary misses.
Westlund digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary throws a jab when Westlund was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Westlund - just one landing.
Westlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleary swings widly with a right hand
and Westlund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Cleary misses with a wild body shot.
Cleary throws a right hand that misses
and Westlund counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Westlund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Westlund bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Westlund moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleary lands with a cross.
Westlund misses with a low kick.
Westlund throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cleary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westlund moves away.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Westlund throws the left hand but Cleary avoids the punch easily.
As Westlund tries to get set, Cleary tries to push him back and clinch up but Westlund manages to avoid the attempt.
Cleary ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleary throws a hook but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cleary lands an overhand right.
Westlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Cleary checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws the left hand but Westlund avoids the punch easily.
Westlund smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary just misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Westlund blocks a jab.
Westlund missing with a left hand there. Cleary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cleary tries to clinch but Westlund moves out of range.
Westlund lands with a shot to the body.
Cleary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Westlund counters with a straight right hand.
Cleary blocks a jab.
Westlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleary throws a shot from downtown. Westlund moves away and avoids it.
Westlund scores with a nice strike.
Westlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleary.
Westlund looks to throw the jab but Cleary is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary walks into a jab.
Cleary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Westlund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Westlund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Westlund on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cleary digs a good hook to Westlund's body.
Cleary throws a body shot but no joy.
Westlund slips a straight right by Cleary.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Westlund.
Cleary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Westlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Westlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cleary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Westlund counters with a good low kick that Cleary was not able to check.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Westlund moved out of range nicely.
Westlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleary moves forwards but Westlund connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Westlund looks to land a left hand but Cleary moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Westlund slips a straight right by Cleary.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Westlund counters with a thumping low kick.
Cleary throws an off balance right hand
and Westlund counters with a nice uppercut.
Loke Westlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleary fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Westlund lands a nice shot to the body.
Westlund throws a nice looking combination but Cleary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Westlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cleary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Westlund thinking.
Westlund closes the distance and clinches.
Cleary missing with knees to the body.
Westlund misses with some punches.
Cleary misses with some punches.
Westlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clearys head.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Westlund dominated that round.
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.
Cleary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleary throws a jab but it's blocked by Westlund.
Cleary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westlund.
Cleary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Westlund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Westlund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cleary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westlund.
Westlund takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Westlund moves out of range as Cleary strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlund throws a good cross that connects.
Cleary connects with a right hand. Westlund shakes it off.
Westlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Westlund slips under a jab.
Westlund is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loke Westlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund throws a sloppy body shot
and Cleary counters by moving into the clinch.
Westlund blocks a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleary can't find room to land a body shot as Westlund controls the action.
Cleary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlund avoiding damage as Cleary throws knees to the body.
Cleary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westlund blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westlund is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Westlund.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Westlund.
Cleary is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Westlund is looking to control Cleary's arms but Cleary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Westlund has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Westlund scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cleary.
Westlund is working Cleary over against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Cleary has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cleary struggles to land a body shot inside as Westlund controls his hands.
Westlund lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Westlund.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westlund avoiding damage as Cleary throws knees to the body.
Cleary tries to throw a body punch but Westlund avoids it by throwing Cleary back against the cage.
Westlund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Westlund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Westlund lands an uppercut.
Westlund lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.
Westlund managing to block the knees to the body from Cleary.
Cleary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westlund is defending well for now.
Cleary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westlund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Westlund blocks a body shot from Cleary.
Westlund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Westlund avoiding damage as Cleary throws knees to the body.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleary tries to work over Westlund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westlund is defending well for now.
Cleary is leaning against Westlund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loke Westlund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Westlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westlund avoids it.
Cleary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Westlund misses.
Nice defenses there by Cleary.
Cleary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Westlund counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleary thinking.
Westlund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleary.
Westlund stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Westlund wants it to stay on the feet.
Cleary gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cleary.
Cleary tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cleary has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Westlund stops Cleary from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleary working away.
Westlund is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Westlund wants to get back to full guard.
Westlund won't allow Cleary to pass to mount.
Westlund is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cleary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleary is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Westlund has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cleary is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Cleary will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Westlund lands a right hook to the body.
Westlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleary is just out of range.
Westlund lands a leg kick that knocks Cleary off balance momentarily.
Cleary throws a shot from downtown. Westlund moves away and avoids it.
Cleary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westlund.
Westlund looks to land a right hand but Cleary moved out of range.
Westlund loads up on a big right hand but Cleary slips the punch.
Cleary tries to counter by clinching up but Westlund breaks away and moves out of range.
Cleary throws the left hand but Westlund avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Westlund moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westlund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleary throws out the jab.
Westlund is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westlund.
Cleary throws a hook to the side of Westlund's head but Westlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Westlund, right into the meat.
Westlund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Westlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleary staying out of range there.
Cleary tries to clinch but Westlund moves out of range.
Westlund looks to throw the jab but Cleary is out of range.
Westlund scores with the left hand. Cleary knows he should have avoided that one.
Cleary throws a hook to the side of Westlund's head but Westlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cleary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Westlund tries to avoid it but Cleary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Westlund to the ground. Westlund escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Westlund throws a big counter head kick but Cleary avoids it with no problem.
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Westlund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Westlund swings widly with a right hand
and Cleary counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cleary 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.
Westlund won't allow Cleary to pass to mount.
Cleary is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Westlund has managed to free his arm - good work.
Westlund tries to get to full guard but Cleary has control of the leg.
Cleary is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Westlund doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cleary.
Cleary trying to control from half guard but Westlund is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cleary is looking to advance position but Westlund won't allow it.
Cleary moves nicely into side control.
Patrick Cleary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Westlund is looking to reverse the position.
Cleary goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Westlund rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cleary's guard! Nice work there by Westlund!
Westlund must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cleary looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleary, not yet.
Cleary is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund is looking to stand up but Cleary won't let him.
Cleary keeping full guard, as Westlund tries to pass.
Westlund wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Cleary wants to sweep but no luck.
Westlund passes Cleary's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cleary manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cleary has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Westlund has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Westlund really dominated that round.
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.
Westlund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cleary doesn't seem bothered though.
Westlund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Westlund throws a jab when Cleary was well out of range.
Cleary tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westlund manages to circle out of the way.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but Westlund is just out of range.
Westlund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Cleary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westlund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleary misses with an uppercut.
Cleary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Westlund misses its intended target.
Westlund checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Westlund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Westlund cracks a nice hook into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westlund throws the left hand but Cleary avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Westlund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cleary at a distance.
Cleary misses the jab.
Westlund moves out of range of the strikes.
Westlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cleary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Westlund misses with a straight left.
Cleary misses with a right hand
and Westlund counters with a nice body shot.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westlund lands with an overhand left.
Westlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Westlund cracks Cleary with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cleary lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cleary scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary tries to counter by clinching up but Westlund breaks away and moves out of range.
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Westlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Westlund counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Westlund slips under a jab.
Cleary takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Westlund enables Cleary to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Westlund manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cleary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westlund is keeping the position for now.
Westlund lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cleary has an active guard here but Westlund has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cleary is looking for a sweep. Westlund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is in trouble now - Westlund has advanced to mount!
Cleary really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Westlund controlling the position easily from mount.
Cleary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Westlund looking to control but Cleary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cleary is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund tries to control but Cleary wriggling away.
Cleary slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cleary tries to get to full guard but Westlund has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Westlund in particular looking to stall.
Cleary tries to get to full guard but Westlund has control of the leg.
Westlund is trying to control. Cleary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cleary is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Westlund dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cleary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Westlund ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Westlund cracks a nice hook into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary throws a big shot that misses.
Westlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cleary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleary lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleary misses the target.
Westlund doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Westlund checks a low kick from Cleary.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary throws the left hand but Westlund avoids the punch easily.
Westlund has managed to clinch.
Westlund prevents a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund scores with a jab to the head.
Westlund throws a body shot but no joy.
Westlund throws a looping overhand right but Cleary ducks down to avoid it.
Cleary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Westlund.
Cleary tries to counter by clinching up but Westlund breaks away and moves out of range.
Cleary gets a takedown into half guard.
Westlund wants to improve his position but Cleary is controlling well.
Cleary passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cleary won't let Westlund get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleary looking to take Westlund's back but Westlund rolls and after a scramble, Westlund ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Westlund to escape a tricky position.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cleary has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Westlund has managed to get both his arms back between Cleary's legs - danger averted.
Cleary wants to hit a switch here but Westlund passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cleary there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary is trying desperately to improve position.
Cleary looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Cleary tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary tries to improve his position but instead Westlund has taken his back!
I really don't envy Cleary right now.
Westlund just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Westlund keeps control of the position as Cleary tries to break free.
Loke Westlund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Westlund tries to keep control of the position but Cleary is staying busy.
Cleary rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cleary is looking for a sweep. Westlund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Westlund is keen to just control but Cleary is a slippery customer.
Cleary is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary gets full guard.
Westlund is pushing down on Cleary's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cleary is fighting to maintain full guard but Westlund has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cleary wants to improve his position but Westlund is controlling well.
Westlund looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cleary tries to get to full guard but Westlund has control of the leg.
Cleary is staying active underneath Westlund, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Loke Westlund.
Well Westlund 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loke Westlund! Loke Westlund retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Loke Westlund 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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