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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka comes into the arena with The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Howlett has chosen X-Men Theme Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett throws a poor cross that misses
and Laoka counters with a stiff right hand.
Howlett throws out a powerful jab.
Howlett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laoka slips under a jab from Howlett.
Laoka throwing a counter right hand but Howlett manages to avoid it.
A big right from Howlett misses.
Howlett throws a body kick that misses
and Laoka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laoka throws a poor cross that misses
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Howlett slips a jab from Laoka.
We've been informed that Howlett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Laoka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laoka misses with a hook to the body
and Laoka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Howlett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laoka lands a body shot.
Laoka throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
Howlett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laoka is able to avoid easily.
Laoka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howlett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laoka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a straight right.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howlett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laoka tries a low kick but Howlett avoids it.
Laoka blocks a leg kick.
Laoka throws a sloppy head kick
and Howlett counters with a nice body shot.
Howlett throws out a powerful jab.
Laoka tries to land a leg kick but Howlett saw it coming and moves away.
Howlett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laoka looks to throw a body kick
and Howlett counters with an inside leg kick.
Laoka is looking to slow Howlett down with leg kicks.
Howlett checks a low kick from Laoka.
Howlett lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett lands a glancing blow to the side of Laoka's head.
Laoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laoka throws the left hand but Howlett avoids the punch easily.
Howlett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laoka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID267K) in the buildup to the fight.
Howlett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laoka.
Nice uppercut there from Laoka.
An inside leg kick lands from Laoka.
Howlett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Howlett is just out of range.
Laoka scores with a nice head shot.
Howlett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laoka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Howlett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett throws the left hand but Laoka avoids the punch easily.
Laoka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laoka throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howlett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laoka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howlett.
Laoka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howlett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Howlett misses.
Laoka throws a low kick, looking for Howlett's leg but Howlett calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Howlett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Howlett. Beautiful body shot.
Howlett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laoka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howlett throws out a loose jab but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Nice body punch from Howlett.
Howlett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laoka. That did some damage!
Laoka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howlett.
Howlett works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laoka is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
Laoka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howlett drops his hands momentarily and Laoka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Howlett.
Laoka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laoka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks Laoka off balance momentarily.
Howlett lands a nice shot that snaps Laoka's head back.
Laoka lands a nice hook to Howlett's body. Howlett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howlett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howlett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laoka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Howlett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laoka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howlett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laoka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Laoka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Howlett just manages to avoid it.
Howlett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Laoka is predictable there
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Laoka misses.
Howlett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Howlett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laoka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howlett misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laoka might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laoka throws a leg kick which misses Howlett's front leg but catches the back leg as Howlett tries to avoid it.
Howlett lands with an overhand left.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses.
Laoka throws a body kick that misses.
Laoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laoka checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a leg kick.
Laoka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Howlett.
Donk. Laoka catches Howlett right on the button with a cross.
Laoka scores with a head kick.
Howlett scores with a push kick.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks Laoka off balance momentarily.
Howlett throws a hook but Laoka avoids it easily.
Howlett throws a sloppy head kick and Laoka moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Howlett.
Laoka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett throws a leg kick which misses Laoka's front leg but catches the back leg as Laoka tries to avoid it.
Howlett cracks Laoka with an open hand slap.
Laoka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howlett counters with a nice kick to the body.
Howlett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laoka can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Laoka.
Laoka thuds a left hand into Howlett's body.
Howlett drops his hands momentarily and Laoka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laoka moves away.
Laoka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laoka.
Laoka misses with a hook. Howlett ducked under it nicely.
Laoka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett thumps Laoka with a low kick.
Laoka tries to clinch there but Howlett circles away.
Laoka clinches with his opponent.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howlett lands with a right to the head.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Howlett blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Howlett working aggressively here.
Howlett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laoka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laoka can't find room to land a body shot as Howlett controls the action.
Laoka tries to work over Howlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laoka is trying to maintain a safe position but Howlett gets an underhook and turns Laoka into the cage.
A short left from Laoka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laoka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka misses with some punches.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Howlett.
Howlett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Howlett is blocking nicely.
Howlett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howlett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Howlett throws a shot to the body.
Howlett keeps the fight on the outside.
Howlett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Laoka. Those never looked like landing.
Laoka checks a leg kick.
It looked like Laoka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
Howlett throws a push kick but Laoka slaps the foot to one side.
Howlett lands a right hook to the body.
Laoka scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laoka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a hook
and Laoka counters with a left and a right that stings Howlett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laoka.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Laoka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laoka.
Howlett scores with a jab to the head.
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howlett moves away.
Howlett feints and then cracks Laoka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laoka down.
Laoka throws an overhand right that lands on Howlett's shoulder, as Howlett tries to avoid the shot.
Howlett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laoka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Howlett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howlett misses with a straight left.
Laoka throws a lazy right hand but Howlett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howlett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howlett misses with a hook. Laoka ducked under it nicely.
Laoka throws the left hand but Howlett avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Howlett.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howlett misses with the combination.
Laoka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Howlett thuds his right hand into Laoka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka throws a right hand that Howlett ducks under and follows up with a left that Howlett also avoids with ease.
Laoka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
Howlett connects with a jab.
Howlett misses with a left hand
and Laoka counters with a leg kick.
Laoka misses with a body shot.
Howlett tries a head kick but it misses.
Howlett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laoka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laoka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett jabs Laoka right on the nose. Laoka blinks but takes it well.
Howlett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laoka's head.
Laoka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka throws a low kick but Howlett avoids it.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laoka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howlett's sensitive parts.
Howlett throws a looping overhand right but Laoka ducks down to avoid it.
Howlett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howlett lands a jab.
Laoka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laoka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laoka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Howlett. That snapped Laoka's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett tries to keep at a distance but Laoka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett blocking some punches.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howlett trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Howlett cracks Laoka with a nice body shot.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Howlett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
A relieved looking James Howlett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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