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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Toepoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marlon Toepoke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marlon Toepoke seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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130 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Toepoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Howard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toepoke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Howard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toepoke's guard.
Toepoke has Howard pulled in close to control his posture.
Toepoke wants to stand and escape but Howard is having none of it.
Howard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Toepoke being controlled here, momentarily.
Howard postures up.
Toepoke wants to sweep here but Howard controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toepoke to the mat! Toepoke manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Toepoke is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toepoke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toepoke is trying to keep Howard in close.
Howard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Howard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but Toepoke is retaining full guard.
Howard gets to his feet. Toepoke looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Toepoke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Toepoke does no damage.
Howard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howard wants to control from the top but Toepoke keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepoke working a defensive guard here.
Howard is working Toepoke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toepoke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Howard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Howard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toepoke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Howard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Howard preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepoke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toepoke wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Howard is now in half guard.
Toepoke is trying to get back to full guard.
Howard is thwarting Toepoke's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard works his way into full mount!
Howard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to control but Toepoke wriggling away.
Howard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Toepoke tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Howard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Toepoke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Howard avoids the attempt from Toepoke to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toepoke can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Howard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toepoke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Howard eats them both and turns towards Toepoke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Howard gets a double leg takedown into Toepoke's guard.
Howard preventing the sweep.
Howard postures up.
Howard connects with a couple of short punches.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Toepoke is keeping the position.
Toepoke working for a triangle but Howard defends it easily.
Howard stands up from Toepoke's guard - Howard perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Howard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Toepoke has his hands clasped together around Howard's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepoke looking for submissions off his back.
Toepoke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Floyd Howard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Toepoke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howard circles away.
Toepoke misses with a body kick.
Howard drives through with a takedown into Toepoke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Howard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Howard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Howard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Toepoke quickly recovers to half guard.
Floyd Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard is taking a breather. Toepoke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toepoke is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Toepoke is trying to stand up here but Howard is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Toepoke tries to clinch
and Howard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Howard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Howard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Toepoke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard looking to score a takedown here. Toepoke is defending well but Howard drives through and ends up in Toepoke's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toepoke is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Toepoke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Howard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Howard working Toepoke over with strikes.
Toepoke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Howard is working away from the top position though.
Howard decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard rushes Toepoke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Howard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toepoke's head.
Howard is looking for a kimura here.
Howard prevents Toepoke from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Howard misses with a leg kick.
Toepoke throws a solid leg kick but Howard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toepoke.
Howard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Toepoke to the ground. Howard is now in Toepoke's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toepoke is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Howard stands up from Toepoke's guard - Howard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Howard gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toepoke is trying to control but Howard passes into side control!
Howard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Toepoke's face as Howard controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toepoke wants to get back to his feet.
Howard works to advance to full mount. Toepoke defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Howard cracks Toepoke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
Howard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toepoke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marlon Toepoke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Howard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howard 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Howard!
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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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