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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 1447 p4p, 1395 weight class) and Jimmy Clubber (ranked 180 p4p, 169 weight class). Howell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HonestKey- The Unseen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 11 - 0 |
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196 cm
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290
10 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clubber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Clubber.
Clubber lands an overhand right.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell throws a hook but Clubber blocks it.
Clubber slips a jab from Howell.
Clubber moves out of range of the strikes.
Clubber has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clubber digs a good body shot into Howell's ribs.
Clubber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Jimmy Clubber has been cut.
Clubber swings widly with a right hand
and Howell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clubber is controlling Howell's posture.
Howell won't allow Clubber to sweep him here.
Clubber has control of Howell's left arm, preventing Howell from doing any damage.
Clubber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber keeping moving, preventing Howell from controlling successfully.
Clubber is looking to sweep but instead, Howell has passed into half guard.
Clubber wants to control but Howell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Howell controlling the action here.
Howell throwing shots but Clubber is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clubber wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Howell trying to pass the guard but Clubber defending well.
Clubber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clubber is looking to improve his position.
Clubber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clubber trying to hold on to Howell's head to control him but Howell postures up.
Howell lands with a punch from half guard.
Clubber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clubber managing to control the position.
Howell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clubber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clubber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Howell trying to control the position from guard on top but Clubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clubber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howell manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clubber stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Clubber lunges at Howell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howell's hand.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clubber tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a lazy uppercut
and Clubber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clubber throws a head kick that misses.
Clubber with a nice cross.
Clubber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howell lands a right hook to the body.
Jimmy Clubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell misses with a body shot
and Clubber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clubber tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Howell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Howell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell takes a swing at Clubber's ribcage but misses.
Clubber ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Clubber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howell lands a high kick!
Clubber sizes up Howell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Julius Howell's cut is getting worse.
Howell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clubber wants to sweep but no luck.
Clubber looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Howell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Howell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clubber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clubber is trying to maintain the position but Howell is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clubber wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell controlling the pace.
Clubber tries to get to full guard but Howell has control of the leg.
Howell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clubber is doing well to control the position and prevent Howell from advancing to side control.
Clubber is looking for a sweep. Howell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clubber controlling the position for now.
Clubber is trying to maintain the position but Howell is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is looking to improve his position.
Howell passes to side control.
Howell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clubber has escaped the position, nice work there.
Howell is looking to take a break and control but Clubber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clubber can't do much from the bottom here.
Howell is looking to take a break and control but Clubber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howell throws an elbow but Clubber slips to the side and avoids it well.
Howell is putting a hurting on Clubber here, landing some big shots from side control.
Clubber tries to buck Howell off but Howell is having none of it.
Clubber is trying to control Howell's posture but Howell avoids it.
Clubber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Howell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Clubber is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Howell off and has taken his back!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Howell right now.
Clubber keeps control of the position easily here as Howell tries to buck him off.
Clubber tries to keep control of the position but Howell is staying busy.
Howell tries to escape but Clubber has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Clubber controls the action.
Howell trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Clubber slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Clubber controlling well, preventing Howell from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Clubber controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julius Howell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clubber takes the fight into the clinch.
Clubber misses with a punch to the body.
Howell has a couple of punches blocked by Clubber.
Howell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clubber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clubber swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clubber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clubber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howell tries to circle away but Clubber has him pinned against the cage.
Clubber misses with some punches.
A short right from Clubber on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clubber fails to land.
Howell throws a punch but it's blocked by Clubber.
Clubber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Clubber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clubber.
Clubber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Julius Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clubber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clubber lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Clubber.
Knees to the body from Clubber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clubber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clubber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clubber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howell throws a punch but it's blocked by Clubber.
Clubber pushes Howell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clubber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clubber tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clubber's elbow.
Howell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clubber backwards.
Clubber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clubber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clubber tries to work over Howell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clubber tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
Clubber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Howell.
Clubber effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clubber.
Clubber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Howell.
Clubber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clubber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Clubber scores with a shoulder strike.
Howell misses with a punch on the inside.
Clubber lands a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Julius Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jimmy Clubber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clubber scores with a knee to the head.
Clubber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clubber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clubber can't find room to land a body shot as Howell controls the action.
Clubber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clubber struggles to land a body shot inside as Howell controls his hands.
Clubber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clubber struggles to land a body shot inside as Howell controls his hands.
Howell pulls guard effortlessly.
Howell is trying to keep Clubber in close.
Clubber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clubber content to stall in guard here.
Clubber wants to get up but he can't break Howell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Howell is trying to keep Clubber in close.
Clubber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clubber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Howell shoots in for a takedown but Clubber shows good takedown defense.
Clubber replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Howell blocks it well.
Clubber throws a sloppy body shot
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clubber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clubber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage.
Clubber throws a head punch that misses.
Howell has a couple of punches blocked by Clubber.
Howell tries to pull guard but Clubber holds him up against the cage and eventually Howell drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clubber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howell's elbow.
Clubber scores with a shot to the side of Howell's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Clubber!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Clubber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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