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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clint Westshade (ranked 1308 p4p, 1718 weight class) and Mackin Hooez (ranked 109 p4p, 142 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clint Westshade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mackin Hooez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westshade stuns Hooez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Westshade ducks under a wild hook from Hooez.
Hooez scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Westshade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Hooez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Westshade slips a jab from Hooez.
Westshade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hooez pushes Westshade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westshade blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooez.
A nice left hand lands by Westshade.
Westshade throws a head punch that misses.
Westshade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
Westshade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Westshade can't find room to land a body shot as Hooez controls the action.
A short uppercut from Westshade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westshade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooez controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westshade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westshade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westshade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Westshade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooez stalling.
Hooez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Westshade misses with some punches.
Hooez swings wildly with an uppercut but Westshade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooez has a couple of punches blocked by Westshade.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hooez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Westshade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westshade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westshade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hooez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westshade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooez throws a punch but it's blocked by Westshade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westshade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hooez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westshade misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooez blocking some punches.
Hooez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Westshade.
Hooez is trying to pull guard but Westshade turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Westshade lands with a right to the head.
Hooez blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hooez.
Westshade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hooez.
Westshade misses with some punches.
Hooez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Westshade smiles and moves away.
Westshade sizes up Hooez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westshade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooez sizes up Westshade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hooez has his takedown stuffed
and Westshade counters with a stiff right hand.
Clint Westshade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mackin Hooez.
Westshade tries to clinch but Hooez moves out of range.
Westshade needs to keep his hands up - Hooez had a free shot at his head there.
Westshade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Hooez catches Westshade right on the button with a cross.
Westshade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hooez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hooez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hooez misses with a lunging right hand
and Westshade counters with a head kick. That will keep Hooez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hooez connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westshade throws a shot from downtown. Hooez moves away and avoids it.
Hooez cracks Westshade with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooez lands the left hand.
Westshade forces Hooez back against the cage and clinches.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westshade lands a shoulder strike.
Westshade misses with a punch to the body.
Westshade misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Westshade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooez blocking some punches.
Westshade tries to throw a body punch but Hooez avoids it by throwing Westshade back against the cage.
Westshade blocks an uppercut.
Hooez is working Westshade over against the cage.
Westshade tries to throw a body punch but Hooez avoids it by throwing Westshade back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Westshade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hooez backwards.
Hooez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hooez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hooez fails to land.
Westshade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hooez jumps guard but Westshade turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westshade.
Westshade tries a body shot but Hooez blocks it.
Hooez prevents a body shot from Westshade.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westshade lands with a left to the head.
Westshade lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hooez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Westshade blocks an uppercut.
Hooez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westshade lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westshade has a couple of punches blocked by Hooez.
Westshade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westshade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooez looking to stall.
Westshade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westshade blocks an uppercut.
Hooez tries to work over Westshade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westshade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Westshade misses with a body punch.
Hooez tries to pull guard but Westshade holds him up against the cage and eventually Hooez drops back down to his feet.
Hooez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Westshade prevents it.
Hooez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westshade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westshade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Westshade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Westshade lands a nice uppercut.
Hooez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westshade has a couple of punches blocked by Hooez.
Westshade can't find room to land a body shot as Hooez controls the action.
Westshade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hooezs head.
Westshade lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Westshade.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hooez blocks an uppercut.
Hooez can't find room to land a body shot as Westshade controls the action.
Westshade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westshade.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westshade throws a head punch that misses.
Hooez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Westshade fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooez.
Hooez tries to pull guard but Westshade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Westshade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westshade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westshade scores with a shoulder strike.
Hooez tries to work over Westshade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Westshade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westshade throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooez.
Westshade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Westshade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Westshade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooez's elbow.
Westshade misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westshade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hooez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Westshade.
Hooez tries to throw a body punch but Westshade avoids it by throwing Hooez back against the cage.
Westshade pushes Hooez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Westshade.
Westshade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westshade working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Westshade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Westshade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooez throws out the jab.
Westshade throws a quick counter head kick but Hooez was just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hooez.
Westshade tried to counter with a leg kick but Hooez avoided it.
Hooez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westshade half committed to a counter leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hooez.
Westshade connects with an inside leg kick.
Westshade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Westshade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hooez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooez is trying to pull guard but Westshade has him pressed against the cage.
Westshade blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westshade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westshade.
Westshade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westshade throws a head punch that misses.
Hooez tries a body shot but Westshade blocks it.
Hooez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westshade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hooez digs a right hand into Westshade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Westshade's gas tank.
Westshade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooez blocking some punches.
Westshade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westshade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hooez blocks an uppercut.
Hooez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooez swings wildly with an uppercut but Westshade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooez swings wildly with an uppercut but Westshade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooez jumps into guard, dragging Westshade to the mat.
Westshade landing with the ground and pound.
Hooez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Westshade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Westshade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westshade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hooez's head.
Westshade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westshade scoring with some ground and pound.
Westshade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westshade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Westshade is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Westshade postures up.
Westshade scoring with punches to the head and body.
Westshade cracks Hooez with a solid left hand.
Westshade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hooez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Westshade can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Westshade is working Hooez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westshade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hooez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Westshade has managed to get both his arms back between Hooez's legs - danger averted.
Westshade advances position into side control!
Hooez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Westshade looks up at the clock and then as Hooez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Westshade smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hooez struggling a bit here.
Hooez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooez tries to get to full guard but Westshade has control of the leg.
Westshade winds up and cracks Hooez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hooez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Westshade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Westshade slips a nice elbow through Hooez's hands, connecting with Hooez's forehead.
Hooez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Westshade works his way into full mount!
Hooez is in a horrible position here. Westshade smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Westshade raining down shots from the mount!
Westshade prevents Hooez from getting the reversal.
Hooez wants to hold on but Westshade pushes him away.
Westshade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hooez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Westshade landing punches.
Westshade with the ground and pound from mount.
Hooez is rocked!
Westshade raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hooez is still in real trouble! Can Westshade finish him?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Westshade lands a big shot to the head and Hooez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clint Westshade!
During a confident post fight interview, Clint Westshade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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