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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 353 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Julius Howell (ranked 20 p4p, 75 weight class). Howell has chosen HonestKey- The Unseen as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julius Howell enters the cage!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
And Howell tries to counter it with a takedown but Cloud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cloud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howell lands a jab.
Howell scores with a nice body kick.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell feints the counter takedown.
Howell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cloud if he has to take too many more of those.
Howell connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Howell moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
And Howell tries to counter it with a takedown but Cloud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Howell moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Howell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cloud's head backwards.
Howell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cloud in his tracks.
Cloud misses with an uppercut.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
Howell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cloud's hands.
Howell cracks Cloud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cloud moves out of range of the body kick from Howell.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Cloud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell missing with a left hand there. Cloud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cloud staying out of range there.
Howell misses with a body shot
letting Cloud counter with a right hand.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cloud defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell feints the counter takedown.
Cloud scores with a body shot.
Cloud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cloud moves away from the strike by Howell.
Cloud throws a big shot that misses.
Cloud missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud lands a head shot.
Howell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloud.
Howell feints the counter takedown.
Howell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howell lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Howell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell fails to land the takedown.
Cloud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell goes for a double leg but Cloud avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cloud continues to drive forward.
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Howell.
Howell feints and as Cloud raises his hands in defense, Howell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howell passes Cloud's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Howell wants to pass to mount but Cloud is defending the position.
Howell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cloud defends it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howell drops an elbow to the side of Cloud's head.
Howell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cloud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cloud kicks Howell off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cloud misses the target.
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howell moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell slips a straight right by Cloud.
Howell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
Howell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Howell cracks Cloud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Howell moves away and avoids it.
Howell looks for a takedown but Cloud sprawls well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Howell jabs Cloud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Howell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howell cracks Cloud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cloud tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cloud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cloud.
Howell avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Howell tries to counter it with a takedown but Cloud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cloud takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Howell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cloud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howell.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
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 Robby Cloud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Howell's cut.
That's time! Cloud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Howell misses with a looping left.
Howell lands with a nice combination. Cloud backs away looking to recover.
Cloud scores with the left hand. Howell knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Julius Howell's cut even more.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Cloud lands the left hand.
Howell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cloud under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cloud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell feints the counter takedown.
Howell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The cut above Julius Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Cloud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howell works Cloud's body with a nice hook.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloud manages to avoid it.
Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud 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.
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 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robby Cloud!
In his post fight interview, Robby Cloud started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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