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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Pestruchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Pestruchi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcel Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Pestruchi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Pestruchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcel Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pestruchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Pestruchi is controlling the position.
Howard tries to circle away but Pestruchi has him pinned against the cage.
Pestruchi keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Pestruchi throws a combination that misses
and Howard counters with a three punch combo that has Pestruchi backing up. Pestruchi nods at Howard to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Vinny Pestruchi has been cut.
Pestruchi tries to clinch up.
Howard lands a left and a right that send Pestruchi crashing to the mat, dazed. Howard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pestruchi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard looks to clinch
and Pestruchi counters by clinching up.
Pestruchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Howard finish him?
Pestruchi is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
Pestruchi tries to pull guard but Howard won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pestruchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Pestruchi is controlling the position.
Howard dodges an elbow strike from Pestruchi.
Pestruchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pestruchi jumps guard but Howard stands there with Pestruchi around his waist. Pestruchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Howard tries to circle away but Pestruchi has him pinned against the cage.
Pestruchi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Howard looking to pass the guard.
Pestruchi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howard controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pestruchi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pestruchi wants to stand up but Howard is controlling him.
Howard wants to get up but he can't break Pestruchi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pestruchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pestruchi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howard controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pestruchi wants to sweep but no luck.
Pestruchi looking to control.
Howard is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pestruchi keeping full guard, as Howard tries to pass.
Howard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Howard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Howard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Howard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pestruchi is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Pestruchi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pestruchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pestruchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pestruchi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howard's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pestruchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howard is controlling Pestruchi's posture.
Howard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pestruchi wants to get up but he can't break Howard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Howard holds on and takes a little breather.
Pestruchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howard is keeping the position for now.
Howard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howard pulls Pestruchi in close to prevent any damage.
Pestruchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Howard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pestruchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard slaps away a takedown attempt from Pestruchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marcel Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard drives through and clinches with Pestruchi against the cage.
Howard gets control of Pestruchi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Howard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Howard wriggles free and stands up.
Howard moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pestruchi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pestruchi has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Pestruchi looking for a takedown.
Marcel Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Pestruchi.
Howard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pestruchi is breathing heavily.
Pestruchi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pestruchi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pestruchi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howard walks away with a smile on his face. Pestruchi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pestruchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Howard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pestruchi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Howard controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Howard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Pestruchi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Howard wants to clinch up but Pestruchi keeps it at a distance.
Howard throws a head kick that misses
and Pestruchi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pestruchi keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pestruchi's efforts to push away.
Pestruchi has Howard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pestruchi tries to pull guard but Howard won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pestruchi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marcel Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Pestruchi.
Pestruchi fails to pull guard.
Pestruchi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pestruchi tries to pull guard but Howard holds him up against the cage and eventually Pestruchi drops back down to his feet.
Pestruchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pestruchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pestruchi prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pestruchi has him pressed against the cage.
Pestruchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pestruchi working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pestruchi tries to pull guard but Howard won't allow it.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howard clinches.
Howard pulls guard.
Marcel Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard controlling Pestruchi's posture.
Howard wants to sweep here but Pestruchi controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pestruchi wants to stand but Howard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pestruchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pestruchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pestruchi wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Howard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vinny Pestruchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Howard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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