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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quenten Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Quenten Savage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quenten Savage!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard moves out of range of the body kick.
Savage closes the distance but Howard moves to the side
and Howard counters with a one-two to the body.
Savage tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Savage slips under a jab.
Savage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Savage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Savage drops back looking for a leg! Howard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howard manages to kick Savage off! Savage jumps back into Howard's guard.
Savage wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage gets to his feet - Howard follows without any prompting.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savage connects with a high kick.
Savage has a takedown stuffed.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quenten Savage.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savage moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Savage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Savage working hard to break the clinch.
Savage 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howard smiles and moves away.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Savage thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Howard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
John Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Savage misses with a right hand
enabling Howard to counter with a crisp jab.
Howard clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage 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. Savage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howard forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Savage avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the cage.
Savage tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
Savage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Savage goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Howard leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Howard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Howard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Savage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
Savage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howard prevents it.
Savage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Howard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savage is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Howard defends it nicely.
A big left from Howard misses.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howard's waist but Howard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savage off to one side.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quenten Savage.
Howard tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage shoots in but Howard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howard swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savage.
Howard stalks Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savage's face. Savage staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Savage's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Savage or perhaps it was just good defense by Howard which made him look bad.
Howard misses the jab.
Savage slips under a jab from Howard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage has a takedown stuffed.
Savage tries for a takedown but Howard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howard.
Savage tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage closes the distance and clinches up with Howard, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes Howard against the cage but Howard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses the jab.
Howard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Howard misses with a hook
so Savage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Howard.
Howard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savage is controlling him.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard has Savage pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Howard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savage doesn't seem bothered though.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage shoots and misses
and Howard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quenten Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Howard as Savage shoots in.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Howard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Howard misses.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Howard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quenten Savage.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Quenten Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
Howard tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Howard tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Howard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Howard. Beautiful body shot.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage fails to land the takedown.
Savage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savage pushes off an throws an elbow but Howard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Savage trying to control the position but instead, Howard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savage into the cage.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Howard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
Savage 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. Savage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Howard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Howard ducks down to avoid it.
Howard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howard pushes Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howard smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howard swivels and escapes.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Howard gets a clinch.
Savage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Savage tries to pull guard but Howard holds him up against the cage and eventually Savage drops back down to his feet.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
Savage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howard 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!
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