PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Howards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Fawcett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fawcett has chosen Silverchair- Pure Massacre as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Stuart Fawcett enters the ring!

Howards
vs
Fawcett

188 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Howards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Fawcett!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Howards clinches.
Fawcett can't break the clinch.

Howards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howards tries to clinch up but Fawcett circles away and keeps his distance.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
A jab from Howards does it's job there.
Howards swings for the body but Fawcett moves out of range.
Howards tries to clinch up
and Fawcett counters with a left and a right that stings Howards.

Howards moves into the clinch successfully.
Howards keeps control of Fawcett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Howards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howards avoids the head kick by Fawcett.
Howards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fawcett counters with a nice uppercut.
Howards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fawcett counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawcett cracks Howards with an open hand slap.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Howards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Stuart Fawcett has been cut.
Fawcett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fawcett swats away the attempt to clinch by Howards.
Howards tries to bum rush Fawcett with a series of wild strikes but Fawcett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Howards throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fawcett to counter with a crisp jab.
Howards misses with a double jab
and Fawcett counters with a straight right hand.
Howards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howards misses with a hook to the body
letting Fawcett counter with a right hand.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Howards throws a series of punches but Fawcett moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fawcett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howards tries to clinch up
and Fawcett counters with a stiff right hand.
Howards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fawcett counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fawcett keeps the fight on the outside.
Howards misses with a combination
and Fawcett counters with a straight right hand.
Fawcett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howards is looking to clinch.
Howards lands with an uppercut that bounces Fawcett off the ropes and back into rage.
Fawcett throws a sloppy head kick and Howards moves out of range easily.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Howards throws a head kick that misses
and Fawcett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fawcett looks gassed!
Howards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fawcett counters with a left and a right that stings Howards.
Howards connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Howards instigates a clinch.

Howards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howards scores with a punch to the head.
Fawcett keeps the fight on the outside.
Howards tries to clinch there but Fawcett circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fawcett's efforts to push away.

Howards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Fawcett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Howards has managed to clinch.
Howards lands a nice uppercut.
Howards's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Howards decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Howards pushes Fawcett off and gets back to his feet.

Howards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fawcett is trying to push Howards away but Howards has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Howards scores with a shot to the side of Fawcett's head.
Still in the clinch, Howards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fawcett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Howards breaks the clinch.
Howards tries to clinch but Fawcett moves out of range.
Howards with a nice cross.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.
Billy Howards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howards looks to throw a body kick
and Fawcett counters with a straight right hand.
Howards misses with a double jab
and Fawcett counters with a head kick. That will keep Howards thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Howards shoots in looking for a takedown but Fawcett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Howards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howards throws a combination that misses
and Fawcett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howards is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howards throws a right and a left that Fawcett avoids nicely.
Fawcett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howards.
Howards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fawcett but Fawcett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Howards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
Howards with a hook.
Howards tries to clinch there but Fawcett circles away.
Howards misses with a wild combination.
Howards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fawcett counters with a big head kick but Howards shrugs it off.

Howards has closed the distance and engaged Fawcett in a clinch.
Fawcett tries to break free but Howards pushes him back against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett is trying to break the clinch but Howards has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Howards.
Howards digs a right hand into Fawcett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fawcett's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howards.
A nice left hand lands by Howards.
Fawcett has had enough of the clinch but Howards keeps him there for the moment.
Howards lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Howards breaks from the clinch.
Howards moves in looking to clinch but Fawcett pushes him off.
Howards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fawcett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howards misses with a jab to the body
and Fawcett counters with a head kick. That will keep Howards thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Howards wants to clinch.
Howards works over Fawcett's head and body with a nice combination.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch but Fawcett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howards scores with a jab to the body.
Howards tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fawcett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fawcett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fawcett counters with a left and a right that stings Howards.
Fawcett swats away the attempt to clinch by Howards.
Howards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Fawcett misses the target.

Howards instigates a clinch.

Howards manages to break the clinch.
Howards fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howards. Fawcett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
Howards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Howards lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Howards.
Howards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Howards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howards tries to clinch but Fawcett moves out of range.
Howards wants to clinch.
Fawcett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howards throws a sloppy head kick and Fawcett moves out of range easily.
Howards scores with a hook to the body. Fawcett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!

Howards closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fawcett's guard.
Howards with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Howards lands a couple of digs.

Fawcett is working an open guard so Howards takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Howards tries to clinch up.

Howards scores with a takedown into Fawcett's guard.
Fawcett keeping moving, preventing Howards from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Howards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stuart Fawcett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Howards just misses with a punch to the body.
Howards scores with a decent looking hook.
Howards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fawcett throws a sloppy head kick and Howards moves out of range easily.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howards misses with a takedown attempt - Fawcett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Howards lands a really nice looking cross but Fawcett seems unphased.
Howards avoids the head kick by Fawcett.
Howards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howards is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fawcett staying out of range there.
Fawcett slaps away a takedown attempt from Howards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses.
Howards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Fawcett is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawcett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howards.
Howards looks to clinch
and Fawcett counters with a stiff right hand.
Howards is looking to clinch but Fawcett is avoiding it.
Howards is looking to clinch.
Fawcett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Howards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That has opened up Stuart Fawcett's cut even more.
Fawcett slips a jab and a cross from Howards.
Howards lands a head shot.
Fawcett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stuart Fawcett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howards misses with a body punch
and Fawcett counters with a head kick.
Howards lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fawcett backs up against the ropes.
Billy Howards is winning the standup battle so far.
Howards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fawcett avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Howards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howards cracks Fawcett with a right hand to the side of the head.

Howards darts in and clinches Fawcett up against the ropes.

Howards breaks from the clinch.
Fawcett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howards.

Howards closes the distance and pushes Fawcett back into the ropes.
Howards stalling the fight.
Fawcett wants to break free but Howards has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Howards.
Fawcett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Howards breaks the clinch.
Howards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fawcett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howards moves in looking to clinch but Fawcett pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howards tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fawcett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fawcett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Howards wants to slow Fawcett down by chopping away at his legs.
Fawcett slips a jab and a cross from Howards.
Howards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fawcett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Howards takes the fight into the clinch.
Fawcett is trying to push Howards away but Howards has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Howards gets through Fawcett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Howards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Howards clinches.
Fawcett wants to get back to striking at distance but Howards won't allow it.
Howards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Howards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howards.

Howards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howards lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fawcett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Howards clinches.
Howards lands with a right to the head.
Fawcett has had enough of the clinch but Howards keeps him there for the moment.
Howards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fawcett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Howards breaks the clinch.
Howards is looking to clinch but Fawcett is avoiding it.
Howards punishes Fawcett's body with a nice straight punch.

Howards clinches with his opponent.

Howards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fawcett dodges the punch combination from Howards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howards throws a combination. Fawcett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fawcett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howards. Fawcett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fawcett on the side of the head.
Howards digs a good hook to Fawcett's body.
Howards connects with a body shot.
Howards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fawcett. Fawcett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fawcett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fawcett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fawcett throws a sloppy head kick and Howards moves out of range easily.
Howards throws a right hand that Fawcett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fawcett also avoids with ease.
Howards is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Howards moves into the clinch successfully.
Howards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fawcett's efforts to push away.

Howards breaks the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howards throws a nice looking combination but Fawcett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fawcett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howards throws out the jab.
Howards throws a right hand that Fawcett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fawcett also avoids with ease.

Howards moves into the clinch successfully.
Fawcett wants to break free but Howards has control.
Howards keeps control of Fawcett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Howards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howards is looking to clinch but Fawcett is avoiding it.
Howards missing with a left hand there. Fawcett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Billy Howards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howards fails to land with a series of punches.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Howards.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fawcett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howards tries to clinch up but Fawcett circles away and keeps his distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howards throws a series of punches but Fawcett avoids them all with ease.
Howards tries to clinch up
and Fawcett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Howards tries to clinch but Fawcett is having none of it.
Howards doesn't manage to clinch there - Fawcett circles away.
Howards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howards is looking to clinch.
Fawcett misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howards wants to clinch.

That's eight 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.
Howards moves out of range as Fawcett strikes.
Howards jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howards misses with a series of wild punches.
Howards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fawcett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fawcett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Howards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fawcett.
Howards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fawcett is out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Fawcett tries to keep at a distance but Howards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fawcett is trying to break the clinch but Howards is controlling him.

Howards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howards misses with a takedown attempt - Fawcett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Howards throws an off balance right hand
and Fawcett counters with a stiff right hand.
Fawcett throws a sloppy head kick and Howards moves out of range easily.

Howards closes the distance and clinches.
Howards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fawcett is defending well for now.
Fawcett is trying to break the clinch but Howards has him pressed against the ropes.
Howards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fawcett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fawcett's efforts to push away.
Howards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Howards breaks the clinch.

Howards looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Howards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stuart Fawcett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fawcett tries to keep at a distance but Howards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fawcett backwards.

Fawcett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.
Fawcett moves out of range of the body kick.
Howards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fawcett.
Howards tries to clinch but Fawcett is having none of it.
Howards avoids the head kick by Fawcett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howards darts in trying to clinch
and Fawcett counters with a big head kick but Howards shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howards lands a jab.
Howards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fawcett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howards tries to clinch but Fawcett is having none of it.
Howards digs a good body shot into Fawcett's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howards closes the distance but Fawcett moves to the side
and Fawcett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howards misses with a wild body shot.
Howards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fawcett as he avoids it easily.
Howards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Howards finds it's target.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fawcett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howards wants to clinch.

Fawcett tries to keep at a distance but Howards has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howards keeps control of Fawcett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howards lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Howards breaks the clinch.
Howards tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fawcett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fawcett keeps the fight on the outside.
Howards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fawcett tries a head kick but it misses.
Howards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Howards throws a series of punches but Fawcett moves out of range.
Fawcett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fawcett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howards misses with a takedown
and Fawcett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Howards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howards tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fawcett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.
Fawcett swats away the attempt to clinch by Howards.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.

Howards darts in and clinches Fawcett up against the ropes.
Howards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fawcett.
A hook to the body from Howards.
A right handed body shot lands from Howards.
Howards lands a body shot in the clinch.

Howards manages to break the clinch.
Howards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fawcett at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Howards there.
Howards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fawcett moves away.
A jab lands there for Howards.
Howards looks to clinch
and Fawcett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howards is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Howards throws a head kick that misses.

Howards closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fawcett did well to prevent Howards getting side control.
Fawcett pushes Howards off looking to stand but Howards dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Howards stands up from half guard.
Howards swinging wildly here.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Howards moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice cross by Howards.
Howards misses the shot to the body.
Howards throws a combination. Fawcett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fawcett looks to land a combination but Howards avoids it well.
Howards wants to clinch.
Fawcett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Howards lands with a cross.
Howards wants to clinch.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fawcett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fawcett dodges the punch combination from Howards.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes from Fawcett. Those never looked like landing.
Howards falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fawcett counter with a right hand.

Howards instigates a clinch.
Howards digs a right hand underneath Fawcett's ribcage. Fawcett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Howards has Fawcett pressed against the ropes, preventing Fawcett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Howards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fawcett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick by Howards misses
and Fawcett counters with a big head kick but Howards shrugs it off.
Fawcett misses with a double jab.
Howards tries to clinch there but Fawcett circles away.
Howards connects with a body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch but Fawcett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howards wants to clinch.
Howards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fawcett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howards looks to clinch
and Fawcett counters with a three punch combo that has Howards backing up. Howards nods at Fawcett to acknowledge the strikes.
Howards blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch but Fawcett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howards lands a slapping body shot.
Howards doesn't manage to clinch there - Fawcett circles away.
Fawcett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fawcett circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses.
Fawcett swats away the attempt to clinch by Howards.
Howards throws a series of punches but Fawcett moves out of range.
Fawcett avoids a kick to the body.
Howards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howards closes the distance but Fawcett moves to the side
and Fawcett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howards is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.
Fawcett keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Howards scores with a four punch combination!
Fawcett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fawcett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howards.
Fawcett misses with a few strikes there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Fawcett tries to keep at a distance but Howards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howards lands an elbow inside that Fawcett shrugs off.
Fawcett is trying to break the clinch but Howards is controlling him.
Howards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Howards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fawcett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Howards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howards stuns Fawcett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fawcett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fawcett can do to turn this around?

Howards gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howards.
Howards digs a right hand into Fawcett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fawcett's gas tank.

Howards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howards wants to clinch.
Stuart Fawcett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Howards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fawcett gets caught napping as Howards dives in and scores a takedown. Fawcett manages to retain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Howards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howards 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Billy Howards!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Billy Howards!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Billy Howards!

Billy Howards wins by unanimous decision!