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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Canti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canti has chosen Roscoe Dash - All The Way Turnt Up ft. Soulja Boy Tell'em as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Canti!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Canti scores with a nice head shot.
Canti just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard connects with a right hand. Canti shakes it off.
Canti gets caught flat footed, as Howard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Canti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Howard wants to control from the top but Canti keeps moving.
Canti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Howard slips nicely into half guard.
Howard wants to control but Canti is keeping him busy.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of Canti's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Canti trying to control but Howard postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Canti keeping control of the position.
Canti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howard.
Howard throwing shots but Canti is blocking nicely.
Howard tries to pass to full mount but Canti defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howard throws a hook but Canti avoids it easily.
Canti throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Howard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howard feints and as Canti raises his hands in defense, Howard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howard looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Howard stays in close to Canti's body and controls the position.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canti trying to control the position.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Canti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Canti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Canti throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Howard finds it's target.
Howard cracks Canti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canti misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canti.
Howard tests Canti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canti looks to land a right hand but Howard moved out of range.
Howard connects with a nice looking jab.
Howard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canti looks gassed!
Canti missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard connects with a looping right hand.
Howard slips a straight right by Canti.
Canti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Canti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Howard with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard wants to control from the top but Canti keeps moving.
Howard lands a couple of digs.
Canti looking to control but Howard passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canti trying to hold on to Howard's head to control him but Howard postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Canti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Howard wants to take a breather but Canti is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Howard catches Canti right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Canti. Beautiful body shot.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Canti moves away and avoids it.
Howard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Howard grinds an elbow into Canti's temple.
Howard trying to control the action but Canti is working from the bottom.
Howard is really struggling to control Canti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Howard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Canti to see if he's OK.
Howard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Canti is avoiding damage well.
Howard working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Canti gets back to full guard.
Canti is looking for a triangle but Howard pushes his legs off easily.
Canti is breathing heavily.
Howard wants to control from the top but Canti keeps moving.
Canti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Howard passes into side control.
Canti tries to bench press Howard off him but Howard keeps the position.
Canti regains half guard.
Howard lands with a punch from half guard.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Canti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Canti is just riding it out for now. Howard eventually gives up the hold.
Canti is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canti is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howard is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Howard there.
Canti trying to hold on to Howard's head to control him but Howard postures up.
Howard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Canti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howard.
Howard is thwarting Canti's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Howard there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canti taking some punishment here, with Howard in his half guard.
Canti trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Canti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Canti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Canti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard content to stall in guard here.
Canti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canti keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
Howard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four 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.
Howard lands a couple of elbows.
Howard with a nice head shot there.
Canti is trying to control the position but Howard postures up.
Canti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canti lands a jab-cross combination.
Carlos Canti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canti.
Canti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Canti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard throws a hook but Canti avoids it easily.
Howard lands a jab to Canti's midsection.
A shot to the body from Canti misses
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Howard lands with a good body shot.
Canti throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howard throws a right hand that Canti ducks under and follows up with a left that Canti also avoids with ease.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Canti is just out of range.
Canti lands a body shot.
Canti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Canti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howard.
Canti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Canti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canti misses with a jab to the body
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howard dips to his left and cracks Canti with an uppercut!
Canti throws a combination that misses
and Canti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Howard.
Canti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Howard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Howard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Howard postures up and lands a big shot to Canti's brow.
Howard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Howard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Canti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howard defends it easily.
Canti is trying to control the position but Howard postures up.
John Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howard controls the pace.
Canti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Howard is aware though and is defending well.
Howard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Howard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Canti for as long as he can get away with.
Howard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Howard.
Howard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Canti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howard counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard controls the position.
Howard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Canti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Canti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Howard takes a little break here. Canti wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Howard.
Canti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
John Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four 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.
Howard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Canti is looking for a sweep.
Canti gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Carlos Canti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canti tries to hold on but Howard postures up.
Canti is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Howard is staying active.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!
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energy
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