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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasyl comes to the cage accompanied by My Life Be Like- by GRITS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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183 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Vasyl! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Howell! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Howell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Vasyl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasyl connects with the punch. Howell connects with a looping right hand.
Vasyl fakes the leg kick and cracks Howell in the body. Vasyl moves in looking to clinch but Howell pushes him off. Vasyl is looking to clinch. Some wild striking there from Vasyl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vasyl 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. Vasyl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasyl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage. Howell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Vasyl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Vasyl breaks from the clinch.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasyl takes one on the button. Vasyl forces Howell back against the cage and clinches. Vasyl breaks the clinch.
Vasyl darts in and clinches Howell up against the cage. Howell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Vasyl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vasyl throws the kick towards the body but Howell avoids it. Vasyl swinging wildly here.
Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Vasyl instigates a clinch. Vasyl prevents a body shot from Howell. Vasyl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Howell drops his hands momentarily and Vasyl takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Howell throws out a loose jab but Vasyl uses good head movement to avoid it. Vasyl lands with a straight right. Howell didn't see that one coming. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vasyl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howell misses with some punches.
Vasyl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Howell swings widly with a right hand
and Vasyl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Vasyl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Howell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Howell throws a right hand that misses
and Vasyl counters with a nice kick to the body. Vasyl clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Vasyl. Howell looks gassed! Howell takes an elbow to the forehead. Vasyl lands an elbow just above Howell 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasyl manages to break the clinch.
Vasyl takes a shot right to the bread basket. Vasyl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Howell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasyl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasyl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howell's head backwards. Vasyl has Howell up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasyl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasyl misses the jab. Vasyl scores with a nice strike. Vasyl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Howell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasyl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vasyl throws a big shot that misses. Vasyl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasyl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily. Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasyl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell. Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasyl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Howell misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Howell throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasyl. Howell takes an elbow to the forehead. Vasyl lands a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vasyl dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vasyl just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Howell misses. Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away. Vasyl throws a right hand that Howell ducks under and follows up with a left that Howell also avoids with ease. Howell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Howell misses with an uppercut
and Vasyl counters with a solid body kick. Vasyl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasyl counters with a nice uppercut. Vasyl has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.
Vasyl dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Vasyl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasyl tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance. Howell 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. Vasyl tries to clinch but Howell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasyl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howell backs up against the cage.
Howell gets tackled into the cage by Vasyl. Vasyl maintains the clinch. Howell tries to circle away but Vasyl has him pinned against the cage. Vasyl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Don Vasyl is winning the standup battle so far. Vasyl staying out of range there. Howell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Vasyl.
A big right from Howell misses. Vasyl rushes Howell and presses him up against the cage. Vasyl manages to break the clinch.
Vasyl has managed to clinch.
Vasyl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasyl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasyl clinches with his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Vasyl has Howell pushed against the cage. Howell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Vasyl crunches a lovely knee into Howell's ribcage. Vasyl lands a knee to the head.
Vasyl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Don Vasyl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Howell walks into a stiff left hand from Vasyl. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Vasyl tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance. Sloppy strikes from Vasyl. Those never looked like landing. Vasyl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasyl forces Howell back against the cage and clinches. Vasyl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasyl moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Vasyl throws a one two combo.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howell is breathing heavily. Vasyl thuds a left hand into Howell's body. Howell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasyl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Vasyl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Vasyl dodges the punch combination from Howell.
Vasyl with a hook. Vasyl misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely. Vasyl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vasyl breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Howell defending well as Vasyl loads up on a big left hand. Vasyl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasyl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasyl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around? Decent striking displayed by Vasyl there. Vasyl ducks under a wild hook from Howell. Howell connects with a crisp jab. Vasyl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Howell is rocked! Vasyl cracks Howell with a good jab. Howell is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasyl finish him? The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasyl counters with a straight that turns Howell's legs to rubber! Vasyl pushes forward with more strikes and Howell goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Vasyl!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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