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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelardo De Leon (ranked 1769 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Julius Howell (ranked 222 p4p, 142 weight class). De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove. Howell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- The Unseen. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 cm 23 273 6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Leon misses with a hook. Howell throws the left hand but De Leon avoids the punch easily. Howell jabs De Leon right on the nose. De Leon blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut. Howell swings away with a leg kick that misses. De Leon is looking to counter punch. Howell ducks under a wild hook from De Leon. Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A good leg kick by Howell. Howell throws a lazy body kick and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Howell avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Howell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by De Leon. De Leon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Howell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Howell misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut. De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. De Leon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A good leg kick by De Leon. De Leon slips a jab from Howell. De Leon feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down. De Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon misses with a body kick. Howell throws a sloppy head kick and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Leon scores with a leg kick.
Howell throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Howell 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. A left lands for De Leon. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Howell lands with a kick to the temple. De Leon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" De Leon lands with a right hand. Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. De Leon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Howell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. De Leon is looking to chop away at Howell's legs. De Leon cracks Howell with an open hand slap. Crunch! De Leon slams his shin into Howell's torso. A big left from Howell misses. Howell looks to land a left hand but De Leon moved out of range nicely. De Leon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Leon jabs at Howell's body. De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Leon. Howell throws a leg kick and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Leon looks to land a body kick but Howell moved away. Howell wants to counter the offense by De Leon and move into the clinch position. De Leon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. An inside leg kick lands from De Leon. De Leon throws a solid leg kick but Howell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Leon. A slow jab from De Leon misses its intended target. Howell with the counter takedown but De Leon avoids it easily. De Leon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. The crowd cheers as De Leon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Howell doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Leon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. De Leon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action! Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. De Leon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howell scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Howell darts in and out, connecting with a jab. De Leon getting the better of the striking in that exchange. De Leon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howell is out of range and De Leon settles back down. De Leon misses with a straight left. De Leon lands a slapping body shot.
De Leon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Howell walks into a left hand. De Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Leon misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely. Howell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Howell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. De Leon is looking to counter with a body kick. Howell lands a jab to De Leon's midsection. De Leon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nice cross by De Leon. De Leon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Howell. That one must have hurt. Nice defenses there by De Leon. De Leon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howell.
That's six minutes gone in the round. De Leon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell. Howell tries a low kick but De Leon avoids it. De Leon looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming. De Leon jabs at Howell's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Howell misses with a kick to the body.
De Leon half committed to a counter leg kick. De Leon lands with an overhand left. De Leon moves away from the strike by Howell. De Leon clobbers Howell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Howell throws a head kick that misses enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab. De Leon feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down. Howell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. De Leon connects with an inside leg kick. Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but De Leon is just out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Howell lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Leon takes a step back to recover. De Leon misses with a body kick. De Leon throws a hook but Howell blocks it. De Leon with the inside leg kick. Howell blocks a leg kick. It looks like De Leon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. De Leon throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and moves out of range. Howell throws a push kick but De Leon slaps the foot to one side. Nice body kick from De Leon. Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon. De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. De Leon avoids the head kick by Howell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. De Leon with a hook. A low kick from Howell misses and De Leon counters with an inside leg kick. De Leon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howell on the side of the head. De Leon gets off balance looking for a body kick and Howell counters with a nice body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Leon to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Julius Howell's cut even more. De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Leon throws a low kick, looking for Howell's leg but Howell calmly moves out of range. Howell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Leon throws a big counter combination but Howell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Howell moves out of range as De Leon strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell. Howell throws a looping overhand right but De Leon ducks down to avoid it. De Leon cracks Howell with a right hand to the side of the head. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Howell. De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab. Howell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Leon back to the cage. Howell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. A head kick misses from Howell. A nice leg kick lands there from De Leon. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abelardo De Leon dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. De Leon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Howell throws a head kick that misses. An attempted straight right counter from De Leon misses the target. Howell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Howell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. De Leon connects with a nice looking jab.
Howell throws a leg kick that is checked and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Howell thows a left - swing and a miss! Howell blocks a low kick nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Howell misses with an uppercut. A quick step to the side and De Leon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Howell moves out of range of the body kick from De Leon.
Howell tries to counter with a clinch but De Leon shakes him off and moves away. De Leon misses the jab. De Leon misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by De Leon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Leon. De Leon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Howell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Leon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around? De Leon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Howell misses with a kick to the body and De Leon counters with an outside leg kick.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Howell. Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. You can see that Howell has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Howell throws a head kick that misses and De Leon counters with a good low kick that Howell was not able to check. De Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Howell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Leon has got the better of the exchanges. De Leon misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Howell throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand! Howell thows a leg kick but De Leon checks it and De Leon counters with an inside leg kick. Howell throws a big shot that misses. Howell throws a hook but De Leon blocks it. De Leon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Howell throws the kick towards the body but De Leon avoids it. De Leon thinks about countering with a body kick. Abelardo De Leon is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from De Leon does it's job there. 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! Howell falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Leon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Howell. De Leon shrugs it off though. Howell throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by De Leon. Beautiful body shot. De Leon with a nice calf kick. De Leon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howell's head backwards. Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Leon is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks. De Leon staying out of range there. De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily. De Leon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Howell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leon misses the jab. Howell throws a body kick that misses. De Leon half committed to a counter leg kick. De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily. Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action! De Leon slips a jab from Howell. Howell throws a head kick that misses and De Leon counters with a slapping leg kick. Howell connects with a looping right hand.
Howell takes a swing at De Leon's ribcage but misses. De Leon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's five minutes gone in the round. De Leon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Howell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. De Leon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Howell blocks a leg kick. De Leon scoring well with a low kick there.
De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Howell avoids a kick to the body.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon. De Leon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howell on the side of the head. De Leon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Leon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howell checks it well. Howell throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Leon counters with a nice leg kick. Howell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Leon.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Howell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leon can pounce on him.
De Leon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howell backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action! A low kick lands for De Leon.
De Leon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Howell wants to land a leg kick but De Leon is out of range. De Leon tried to counter with a leg kick but Howell avoided it. De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell. Howell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Howell tried to score with a low kick but De Leon checks it. Howell misses with a hook
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Leon checks a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. De Leon misses with a wild combination.
De Leon avoids a kick to the body.
Howell misses with a right hand enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab. Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - De Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. De Leon motions for Howell to come forward. De Leon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. De Leon is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks. A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target. De Leon looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Howell throws a head kick that misses and De Leon counters with a straight right hand. Howell scores with a three punch combo!
Howell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab. De Leon scores with a spinning back kick! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Howell looks for the body kick but De Leon saw that one coming. De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell. De Leon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howell is out of range. Howell misses with a head kick.
Howell misses with a hook. De Leon ducked under it nicely. De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell. Howell 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leon. De Leon moves out of range as Howell throws a body kick.
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leon. De Leon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet. Howell sizes up De Leon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Howell throws a right hand that De Leon ducks under and follows up with a left that De Leon also avoids with ease. De Leon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howell will feel that in the morning. Howell is breathing heavily. Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Howell wants to land a leg kick but De Leon is out of range. De Leon thinks about countering with a body kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abelardo De Leon dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! De Leon with a nice calf kick. De Leon fakes the leg kick and cracks Howell in the body. Howell throws a body kick, spinning off balance and De Leon counters with a two punch combo. Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell looks to throw the jab but De Leon is out of range. Howell throws a right and a left that De Leon avoids nicely. De Leon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Howell misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Leon slips a straight right by Howell. De Leon half committed to a counter leg kick. Howell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. De Leon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
De Leon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Howell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. De Leon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A big left from Howell misses. A chopping leg kick lands by De Leon. De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Leon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Leon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Good work by De Leon as he checks the leg kick. Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Leon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Howell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. De Leon throws a body kick that misses. Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Howell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. De Leon throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it. Howell misses with a body shot.
De Leon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. De Leon connects with a right hand. Howell shakes it off. Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Leon tried to counter with a leg kick but Howell avoided it. De Leon throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet. De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell. Howell misses with a body shot
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand. Howell misses with a straight left. De Leon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab. Howell misses with a kick to the body.
De Leon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Leon. De Leon looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Howell misses with a wild body shot. As Howell backs away, De Leon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. A jab from Howell misses. De Leon avoids the head kick by Howell.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Howell. Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Leon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Howell moves out of range of the body kick from De Leon.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Howell looks to throw a body kick and De Leon counters with a nice body kick. De Leon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leon. Howell throws a leg kick that is checked and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Howell throws a head kick but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts. Howell misses with a leg kick and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howell's head. Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon throws a hook but Howell blocks it. De Leon misses with a body kick. De Leon scores with a kick to the midsection. De Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round. De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Howell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. De Leon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Howell just manages to avoid it. Howell misses with a head kick.
De Leon scores with a kick to the body.
De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Leon lunges at Howell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howell's hand. Howell misses with a body kick. Howell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Howell throws a body punch but De Leon moves out of range. De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. De Leon jabs Howell right on the nose. Howell blinks but takes it well.
The cut above Julius Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Howell takes a body punch but keeps moving. Howell is looking to land body kicks. De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. De Leon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howell's hands. Howell checks a leg kick. Nice uppercut lands for De Leon. That snapped Howell's head back.
De Leon slips under a jab from Howell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Howell throws a head kick that misses. De Leon scores with a slapping inside leg kick. De Leon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Howell misses with a left hand and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Julius Howell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Howell swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a thumping low kick. Howell misses with a looping right. Howell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Leon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. De Leon lands a front kick. Howell moves out of range as De Leon strikes. De Leon looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. De Leon defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand. Howell avoids a kick to the body.
De Leon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. De Leon 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. Howell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Howell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. De Leon is looking to counter punch. De Leon misses with a kick to the body.
De Leon misses with a kick to the body.
Julius Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target. Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a leg kick. De Leon scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Abelardo De Leon showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Leon 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abelardo De Leon! An out of breath Abelardo De Leon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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