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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Money - Take me home tonight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Prime's choice of entrance music: Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . 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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277 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
29 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prime lands a lovely overhand right.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Howard.
Prime throws a low kick but Howard avoids it.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Prime wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Howard digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Prime darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Prime, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
Howard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howard scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
Prime blocking some punches.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but Prime blocks with his arms.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Howard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Prime.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime blocking some punches.
Prime tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing Howard back against the cage.
Howard prevents a body shot from Prime.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Prime gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howard working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Howard working aggressively here.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prime presses Howard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
Prime gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Prime.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Howard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prime's elbow.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Prime tries to work over Howard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Howard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime lands a left hand.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Howard tries a knee to the head but Prime blocks it.
Howard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prime is looking to slow Howard down with leg kicks.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Howard throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Howard tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.
Prime's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Prime duly obliges.
A punch combination from Prime misses.
Prime clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime misses with a body punch.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
Prime lands a shoulder strike.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
Prime misses with some punches.
Prime tries to work over Howard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime misses with a body punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Prime. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Prime putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Prime.
A right hand to the body from Prime.
Prime tries to work over Howard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard prevents a body shot from Prime.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Howard.
Prime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prime scores with a shot to the side of Howard's head.
Howard misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
A shot in the inside from Prime.
A hook to the body from Prime.
Prime lands a right hand.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as Howard controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prime.
Howard lands a left hand.
Prime pushes Howard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howard blocks a body shot from Prime.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prime.
Prime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Prime.
Prime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Optimus Prime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Prime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
Prime gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Prime is leaning against Howard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prime lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Prime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime pushes Howard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Prime.
Prime digs a right hand underneath Howard's ribcage. Howard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howards head.
A right hand to the body from Prime.
Howard blocks a body shot from Prime.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prime works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prime lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Prime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime scores with a shot to the side of Howard's head.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime throws an elbow but it misses.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Prime tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Prime.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Prime.
Prime cracks Howard with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime lands a body punch.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime lands a body punch.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime 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!
Prime wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prime throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Howard - that will leave a mark!
Donk. Prime catches Howard right on the button with a cross.
Prime moves away from the strike by Howard.
Howard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prime finds it's way round the side to connect with Howard's head.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prime lands a leg kick that knocks Howard off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prime gets a clinch.
Prime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Prime.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
A hook to the body from Prime.
Prime lands a right hand.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Prime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prime gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prime works on Howard's body with a couple of short punches.
Prime lands a nice uppercut.
Howard is rocked!
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Prime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
Prime pushes Howard against the cage. Prime is working some dirty boxing. Prime pushes off with a quick right hook! Howard goes down! Howard tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Prime moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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