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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Clifford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Clifford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Clifford!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Max Clifford has been cut.
Clifford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clifford misses with a two punch combination.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clifford misses with a double jab
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Clifford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
Clifford is trying to break free.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clifford blocking some punches.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clifford blocking some punches.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Clifford is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Clifford blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Clifford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Clifford blocking some punches.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clifford backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howard misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clifford backwards.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
That's four 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.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
Clifford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clifford tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clifford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Clifford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clifford has his takedown stuffed
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clifford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clifford wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Clifford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clifford backwards.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard working aggressively here.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howard lands with a left to the head.
Howard misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard working aggressively here.
Clifford blocking some punches.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clifford blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Clifford blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard lands a right hand.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clifford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard working aggressively here.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Howard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
Clifford blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Clifford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard prevents Clifford from breaking the clinch.
Clifford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard trying to land knees to the body.
Howard gets through Clifford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard misses with some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clifford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howard smiles and moves away.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Clifford.
No joy there for Clifford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Clifford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Howard closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Clifford can't break the clinch.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Howard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard misses with some punches.
Clifford is trying to break free.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cliffords head.
A frustrated look appears on Clifford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clifford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Howard gets through Clifford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Clifford blocking some punches.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard gets through Clifford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard keeps control of Clifford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clifford blocking some punches.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clifford backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
Howard misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
Howard pushes Clifford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Clifford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Howard.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clifford working hard to break the clinch.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Clifford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Howard.
Clifford is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Clifford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifford.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Clifford.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Clifford is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
Clifford blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifford.
Max Clifford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clifford working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!
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energy
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hype
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