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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Tachia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Howzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Tachia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Milton Howzer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Tachia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milton Howzer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howzer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tachia tries to avoid it but Howzer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tachia to the ground. Tachia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tachia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tachia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howzer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tachia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tachia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Howzer clinches with his opponent.
Howzer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tachia.
Howzer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tachia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lyoto Tachia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Howzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tachia jumps guard.
Tachia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tachia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howzer shoots for a double leg takedown but Tachia sprawls well. He's pushed Howzer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tachia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howzer.
Howzer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howzer avoids a kick to the body.
Tachia rushes Howzer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tachia jumps guard and drags Howzer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tachia seems keen to control Howzer's posture.
Howzer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tachia's guard.
Tachia kicks Howzer off and gets back to his feet.
Howzer wants to clinch but Tachia slips to the side
and Tachia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tachia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howzer misses with a takedown attempt
and Tachia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachia clinches up with Howzer and pushes him back against the cage.
Howzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tachia wants a takedown.
Tachia tries for a takedown but Howzer manages to get underhooks.
Tachia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howzer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tachia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Howzer.
Howzer wants to break free but Tachia has control.
Howzer wants to get back to striking at distance but Tachia won't allow it.
Tachia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howzer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tachia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tachia tries to pull guard but Howzer holds him up against the cage and eventually Tachia drops back down to his feet.
Tachia is breathing heavily.
Howzer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tachia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tachia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howzer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tachia is trying to trip Howzer. He has hold of a leg but Howzer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tachia persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tachia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howzer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tachia should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Howzer has tightened it up now! Tachia should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Milton Howzer!
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