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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Howard (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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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Howard looks to move away, Hall throws a big counter combo but Howard just gets out of the way.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard checks a low kick from Hall.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
Howard drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Howard prevents a body shot from Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hall wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danny Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Howard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Howard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hall blocks it well.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Howard closes the distance and clinches.
Howard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Howard blocks a body shot from Hall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall is stalling here.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howards head.
Howard blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howard blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard looking for a takedown.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Howard there.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hall tries to work over Howard's front leg with a kick but Howard checks it.
Howard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a kick to the body
and Howard counters with a series of strikes. Hall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Howard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howard avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Howard's front leg but catches the back leg as Howard tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard feints the counter takedown.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Howard wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howard is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Howard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howard has Hall pushed against the cage.
Howard is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Howard controls his hands.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howard. That did some damage!
Howard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Hall cracks the inside of Howard's front leg.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Howard sees coming a mile off.
Howard checks a leg kick.
Howard checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Howard's calf.
Howard shoots and misses
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Howard 's knee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Howard.
Hall misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howard. That did some damage!
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Howard throws a counter combo.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Hall gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Howard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howard throws a counter combo.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danny Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Howard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard misses with a leg kick
and Hall counters with a good, hard body kick but Howard shrugs it off.
Howard tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Ahmad Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall lunges at Howard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howard's hand.
Howard shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall throws a quick counter head kick but Howard was just out of range.
Hall lands a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Hall gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Danny Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Howard shrugs it off though.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danny Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Howard. Howard maintains the clinch.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hall after a bit of a struggle.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Howard darts in trying to clinch
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Danny Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Howard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Howard 's knee.
Howard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hall is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Howard.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Howard sees coming a mile off.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howard's sensitive parts.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howard.
Hall feints and then cracks Howard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howard down.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Howard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall feints and then cracks Howard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howard down.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hall dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Howard counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Howard to acknowledge the strikes.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howard. That did some damage!
Howard shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That kick from Hall tenderised Howard's leg. Howard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howard.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Howard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall delivers a nice body kick.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall scores with a kick to the body.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Howard down.
Howard misses with a body kick.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Howard down.
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!
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Howard moved away.
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howard is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hall tenderised Howard's leg. Howard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall is looking to chop away at Howard's legs.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Howard's front leg but catches the back leg as Howard tries to avoid it.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danny Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Howard.
Hall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howard checks the leg kick.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Howard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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!
Howard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Howard shrugs it off though.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Howard throws a shot to the body.
Howard tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Howard dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Howard's head and hops out.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Howard. Howard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Howard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Ahmad Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Hall!
Ahmad Howard was interviewed post fight and said 'Rematch'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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