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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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279 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Little!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howell finds it's way round the side to connect with Little's head.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Little is looking to clinch.
Howell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little closes the distance and clinches.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell blocking some punches.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Howell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Howell.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Howell jumps guard.
Little throwing strikes from guard but Howell blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Little is fighting to break Howell's control of his arms but Howell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Little is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell managing to control the position.
Howell wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
Howell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Little is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howell controlling the position easily from mount.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell trying to control but Little is having none of it.
Howell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Howell controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Josh Howell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Little scores a takedown into full mount!
Howell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Howell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Little misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Little jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Howell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Howell and Little has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Howell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Howell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Little to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Little tries to clinch up.
Little closes the distance and pushes Howell back into the cage.
Howell tries to score a body lock takedown but Little shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howell jumps into guard, dragging Little to the mat.
Little is looking to stand up but Howell won't let him.
Little with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Little wants to stand and escape but instead Howell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Little is working an open guard so Howell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Howell scores with a takedown into Little's guard.
Howell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little is breathing heavily.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Little was covering up waiting for the punch and Howell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Little is working an open guard so Howell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Howell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell fails with the takedown.
Little throws a lazy head kick
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Little tries to clinch up
and Howell counters with a nice body kick.
Little clinches but Howell breaks the clinch
and Howell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Little clinches but Howell breaks the clinch
and Howell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for Howell with that takedown attempt.
Little closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howell is trying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Little trying to control from the bottom.
Howell trying to control the pace.
Little is not content to let Howell control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Little pushes Howell off and gets back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Howell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Little shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Howell is trying to defend but Little finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Josh Howell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Little's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Little's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good control from Howell.
Little is trying to get back to his feet but Howell has full control of the position and if anything, Little has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Little looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howell tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little closes the distance but Howell moves to the side
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Little throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Howell stands and throws Little's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Little is not content to let Howell control the position.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howell controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell advances nicely into full mount.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Little wants to control but Howell is having none of it.
Howell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Little is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
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.
Howell controlling the pace for now.
Howell trying to control but Little is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Josh Howell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Little stuffs the takedown.
John Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little darts in and clinches Howell up against the cage.
Little takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howell manages to break the clinch.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Little sprawls well. Little wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howell gets slowly back to his feet.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Little closes the distance but Howell moves to the side
and Howell counters with a two punch combo.
Howell throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Little!
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Howell controlling the pace for now.
Little is wriggling around trying to escape.
John Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell content just to control the position here.
Howell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Little that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Howell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howell 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Howell!
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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
RATING
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