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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by X-MEN. The key to victory for James Howlett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howlett is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson tries to stall but Howlett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howlett throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like James Howlett has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howlett.
Howlett looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlett blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Howlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howlett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Howlett looks to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like David Johnson has been cut.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Howlett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howlett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Howlett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Howlett lands an elbow inside.
Howlett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett lands a nice elbow.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howlett lands an elbow inside.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlett landing knees to the body.
Howlett looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howlett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howlett.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson wants to stall.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Howlett up against the cage.
Howlett lands a knee to the head.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howlett's face.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson taking a breather.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Howlett blocks it.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howlett blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Howlett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Howlett closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howlett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howlett clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Howlett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Howlett lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howlett lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Howlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howlett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howlett missing with knees to the body.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Howlett improves position.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Howlett tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett landing knees to the head.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Howlett with a knee to the head.
Howlett lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Howlett is controlling him.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howlett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howlett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Howlett misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howlett clinches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Howlett wants to clinch.
Howlett wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Howlett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two 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.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson has Howlett pushed against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Howlett 's knee.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howlett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson clinches but Howlett breaks the clinch
and Howlett moves into the clinch.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Howlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James Howlett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howlett obliges.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett trying to land knees to the body.
Howlett lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Howlett.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Howlett lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Howlett blocks with his arms.
Howlett missing with knees to the body.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Howlett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Howlett rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlett avoids it.
Howlett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Howlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett lands a damaging elbow.
Howlett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Howlett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howlett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Howlett clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howlett lands a knee to the body.
Howlett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Howlett landing knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to circle away but Howlett has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Howlett improves position.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Howlett wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howlett wants to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Howlett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlett pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howlett as Johnson tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howlett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Howlett avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlett scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson stalling.
Howlett lands an elbow inside.
Howlett trying to land knees to the body.
Howlett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlett avoids it.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Howlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Howlett lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howlett scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlett avoids it.
Howlett misses with a knee strike.
Howlett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Howlett avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Howlett, against the cage.
Howlett misses with a knee strike.
Howlett prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howlett tries to clinch up
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howlett lands a damaging elbow.
Howlett lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Howlett scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Howlett.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Howlett.
Howlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Howlett pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Howlett improves position.
Howlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Howlett has double underhooks.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Howlett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howlett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Howlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Howlett has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howlett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howlett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Howlett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howlett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howlett working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Howlett.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson has Howlett pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howlett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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