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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Netz Prash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brad Howell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Netz Prash!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prash tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
Prash scores with a jab to the head.
Howell swats away the attempt to clinch by Prash.
A combination from Prash does no damage.
Howell throws a hook but Prash avoids it easily.
Howell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Howell lands an overhand right.
Howell thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Howell misses.
Prash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Prash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prash.
Netz Prash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prash. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell keeps the fight on the outside.
Prash sizes up Howell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prash wants to clinch.
Howell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prash closes the distance and clinches.
Howell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howell looks to land a right hand but Prash moved out of range.
Howell connects with a nice looking jab.
Prash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howell moves forwards but Prash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prash misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Prash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prash scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Prash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prash closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Prash as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Prash.
Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howell lands with a nice body punch.
Howell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howell scrambles back to his feet.
Howell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prash throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Prash doesn't manage to clinch there - Howell circles away.
Prash closes the distance and clinches.
Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howell swats away the attempt to clinch by Prash.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Prash loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
Prash throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prash closes the distance and clinches.
Prash breaks the clinch.
Prash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prash feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down.
Prash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Prash tries a head kick but it misses.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
Prash feints a jab promting Howell to slip. Prash then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Howell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Prash throws a right hand that Howell ducks under and follows up with a left that Howell also avoids with ease.
Prash tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Prash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Prash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prash tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
Prash moves forwards but Howell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Prash is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Howell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Prash throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Howell.
Prash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prash cracks Howell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prash.
Prash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Prash needs to keep his hands up - Howell had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prash lands with a cross.
Prash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Howell eats them both and turns towards Prash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prash wants to clinch.
Howell throws a hook but Prash blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Netz Prash dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Prash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prash misses with a few strikes there.
Prash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Prash moves out of range of the strikes.
Prash is looking to clinch but Howell is avoiding it.
Prash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Howell misses with a looping left.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Prash.
Netz Prash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prash finds it's way round the side to connect with Howell's head.
Howell slips under a jab.
Howell dodges the punch combination from Prash.
Netz Prash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prash moves into the clinch.
Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash tries to clinch up.
Prash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prash closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Prash.
Prash presses Howell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prash lands a nice uppercut.
Prash lands a right hand.
Howell is trying to break the clinch but Prash has him pressed against the cage.
Prash breaks the clinch.
Prash cracks Howell with an open hand slap.
Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
Prash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prash lands a body shot.
Howell misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howell misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prash misses with a straight right.
Prash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howell.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prash moves away.
Howell slips a jab from Prash.
Prash misses with the combination.
Prash throws a right and a left that Howell avoids nicely.
Prash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prash loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
Prash doesn't manage to clinch there - Howell circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prash throws a right and a left that Howell avoids nicely.
Prash misses with an uppercut.
Prash misses with the combination.
Howell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash clobbers Howell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell swings for the body but Prash moves out of range.
Prash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Prash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prash breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Prash there.
Prash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell misses with an uppercut. Prash saw that one coming.
Howell walks into a stiff left hand from Prash.
Howell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Howell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prash.
Prash moves in looking to clinch but Howell pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howell in his tracks.
Prash tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prash.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prash pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Howell back to the cage. Prash follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prash lands with a hook. Howell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prash misses with the combination.
Prash throws an off balance right hand
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell misses with a hook. Prash ducked under it nicely.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Netz Prash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Prash darts in and clinches Howell up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Prash 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.
Prash breaks the clinch.
Howell moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Prash misses.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prash manages to avoid it.
Prash blocks a jab.
Prash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Prash throws a wild body kick that Howell sees coming a mile off.
Prash moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Howell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howell lands a slapping body shot.
Prash connects with a right hand. Howell shakes it off.
Prash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Howell throws a body punch but Prash moves out of range.
Howell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prash closes the distance and clinches.
Prash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howells head.
Prash breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prash catches Howell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prash scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Prash.
Howell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prash has managed to clinch.
Prash lands an uppercut.
Howell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prash breaks from the clinch.
Howell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Howell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prash doesn't seem bothered though.
Howell tries to keep at a distance but Prash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prash manages to break the clinch.
Prash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prash throws a looping overhand right but Howell ducks down to avoid it.
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prash throws out the jab.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Prash tries to clinch there but Howell circles away.
Prash swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Howell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prash doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prash misses with a body punch
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Prash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prash tries to score with a low kick but Howell moves his leg out of the way.
Prash misses with a few strikes there.
Prash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
Prash throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
Prash tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Prash misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Howell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prash.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Prash moves away and avoids it.
Prash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prash clinches up against the cage.
Prash keeps control of Howell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prash manages to break the clinch.
Prash closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Howell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prash scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Prash is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell throws a jab when Prash was well out of range.
Prash misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
Prash misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
A combination from Prash does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Prash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howell keeps the fight on the outside.
Prash moves away from the strike by Howell.
Prash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage.
Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prash is looking to clinch.
Prash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brad Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell throws an overhand right that drops Prash like a sack of potatoes! Howell dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Howell!
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hype
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RATING
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