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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Howard!
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, Mike Corey Jr!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard gets the takedown into side control.
Howard working the head with strikes.
Howard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Corey Jr is trying to buck Howard off.
Howard scores with punches from side control.
Howard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Corey Jr works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Howard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corey Jr's head.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corey Jr has one foot on Howard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Corey Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Corey Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Howard somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Corey Jr there.
Corey Jr pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Corey Jr is leaning against Howard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corey Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard dives in and grabs Corey Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Corey Jr pushes down on Howard's head and hops out.
Howard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corey Jr pinned against the cage. Corey Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howard tries for a takedown but Corey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Corey Jr circles away.
Some wild striking there from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Corey Jr both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Corey Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corey Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Corey Jr trying to mount his opponent but Howard defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corey Jr content to control rather than advance.
Corey Jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Corey Jr tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corey Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Corey Jr content to control rather than advance.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr trying to control the pace.
Corey Jr escapes and gets back to his feet.
Corey Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corey Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Mike Corey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corey Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Howard fails with the takedown
and Corey Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Howard won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Corey Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Howard wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Corey Jr.
Corey Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard avoids a kick to the body.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt
and Corey Jr counters with a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Corey Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Corey Jr decides to stand up.
Corey Jr misses with a wild combination.
Howard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Corey Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Howard didn't expect that.
Corey Jr stands up and waves to Howard to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corey Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Corey Jr get's back to his feet.
Corey Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corey Jr stalks Howard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howard's face. Howard staggers backwards, shaken.
Corey Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Corey Jr misses with the combination.
Corey Jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Corey Jr duly obliges.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt
and Corey Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corey Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corey Jr lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Corey Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Corey Jr looks to land a combination. Howard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Corey Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Corey Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Corey Jr misses.
Timothy Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard with a poor takedown
so Corey Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Corey Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Howard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howard tries to get out of the position.
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!
Corey Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Corey Jr lands a two punch combo.
Howard tries for a takedown but Corey Jr circles away easily
and Corey Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Howard.
Howard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Corey Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corey Jr throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Corey Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corey Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corey Jr advances to half guard.
Mike Corey Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Howard defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a takedown
and Corey Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howard's guard now.
Corey Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corey Jr stands and steps away. Howard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Corey Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corey Jr shoots in and bounces Howard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Howard can't keep his opponent in guard - Corey Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Corey Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Corey Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Howard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corey Jr. That did some damage!
Howard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Corey Jr circles away.
Corey Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Corey Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Howard fights it but they end up in guard.
Corey Jr controlling from the top position.
Corey Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Howard's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr passes to side control.
Corey Jr decides to stand back up. Corey Jr steps back and let's Howard get back to his feet.
Corey Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Corey Jr does no damage.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Corey Jr.
A punch combination from Corey Jr misses.
Corey Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Corey Jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mike Corey Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Corey Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Howard with a lazy takedown attempt
so Corey Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corey Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Howard wants to sweep here but Corey Jr controlling him for the moment.
Corey Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice shot by Corey Jr.
Corey Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corey Jr looks to land a combination. Howard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corey Jr.
Howard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corey Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Corey Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Corey Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corey Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corey Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Corey Jr lands with a nice combination. Howard backs away looking to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Corey Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Corey Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howard on the side of the head.
Corey Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard misses with a kick to the body.
Corey Jr misses with the combination.
Corey Jr lands a two punch combo.
Corey Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Corey Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corey Jr stalks Howard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howard's face. Howard staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a poor takedown
and Corey Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howard's guard now.
Howard is working an open guard so Corey Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Corey Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corey Jr stalling.
Howard wants to get back to full guard but Corey Jr has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corey Jr stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Corey Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Corey Jr 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Corey Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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