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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, superman theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard moves into the clinch.
Sendoh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Howard effectively controlling the action here.
Howard cracks Sendoh with a nice body shot.
Sendoh breaks the clinch.
Howard misses with a head kick.
Howard takes one to the side of the head.
Sendoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Sendoh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sendoh seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sendoh has Howard pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Sendoh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sendoh connects with a single shot there.
Howard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sendoh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh has managed to clinch.
Sendoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sendoh misses with a body punch.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
Howard moves out of range of the leg kick from Sendoh.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sendoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sendoh circles away quickly and effectively.
Sendoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Sendoh throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Howard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sendoh throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard throws a chopping leg kick but Sendoh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Howard is looking to clinch but Sendoh is avoiding it.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard gets tackled into the cage by Sendoh. Sendoh maintains the clinch.
Sendoh controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Howard tries a body shot but Sendoh blocks it.
A hook to the body from Howard.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard trying to control the position but instead, Sendoh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the cage.
Howard lands a right hand.
Sendoh looking to stall.
Sendoh misses with a punch to the body.
Sendoh taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Howard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sendoh is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howard has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendoh misses with a knee to the head.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sendoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sendoh ducks right into an uppercut from Howard.
Sendoh gets a clinch.
Sendoh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sendoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Sendoh into the cage.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Howard blocks a body shot from Sendoh.
Howard being controlled against the cage.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sendoh has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but Sendoh blocks with his arms.
Sendoh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sendoh manages to avoid it.
Sendoh misses with the combination.
Sendoh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sendoh pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard tries a body shot but Sendoh blocks it.
Sendoh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sendoh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sendoh lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Sendoh crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akira Sendoh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwight Howard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sendoh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
Howard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sendoh avoids it.
Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Sendoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sendoh throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Sendoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sendoh misses with a looping right.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akira Sendoh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sendoh throws a combination that misses
and Howard counters with a nice leg kick.
Sendoh swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Howard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sendoh scores with the left hand. Howard knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Sendoh drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Howard stalls.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sendoh just leaning against Howard, taking a breather.
Howard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sendoh avoids it.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard misses with a combination
and Sendoh counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh clinches.
Howard lands a body punch.
Sendoh tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Sendoh.
Sendoh is looking to control Howard's arms but Howard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sendoh has his back to the cage.
Sendoh scores with a shoulder strike.
Sendoh is pushing Howard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sendoh is leaning against Howard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh managing to block the knees to the body from Howard.
Sendoh tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sendoh leaning against his opponent.
Sendoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Sendoh into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Howard throws a head kick but Sendoh moves out of range.
Sendoh misses with a body shot.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Sendoh.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sendoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Howard walks into a stiff left hand from Sendoh.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard throws out a leg kick but Sendoh moves out of range and Howard only half commits.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sendoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Howard stuns Sendoh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Sendoh.
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!
Howard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sendoh has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sendoh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sendoh tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Sendoh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sendoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Sendoh into the cage.
Sendoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Howard avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard works on Sendoh's body with a couple of short punches.
Sendoh is breathing heavily.
Howard working Sendoh over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Akira Sendoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sendoh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwight Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sendoh rushes Howard and presses him up against the cage.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
Howard missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as Sendoh tries to tie him up.
Sendoh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Sendoh drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Sendoh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sendoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sendoh blocks a jab.
Sendoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sendoh blocks a body shot from Howard.
Sendoh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sendoh backwards.
Sendoh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sendoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sendoh manages to break the clinch.
Howard throws a jab when Sendoh was well out of range.
Howard tries to clinch up but Sendoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Sendoh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sendoh misses with a leg kick.
Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Sendoh trying to land knees to the body.
Sendoh manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sendoh circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Sendoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sendoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Sendoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard misses with a kick to the body
and Sendoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Howard wants to clinch.
Howard moves out of range as Sendoh strikes.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Sendoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sendoh takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Sendoh saw that one coming.
Howard tries to clinch but Sendoh moves out of range.
Howard lands a high kick!
Sendoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Sendoh takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sendoh prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sendoh rushes Howard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sendoh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Sendoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sendoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dwight Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sendoh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sendoh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Howard thumps Sendoh with a low kick.
Howard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sendoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Sendoh wants to stall.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Sendoh has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sendoh is defending well for now.
Sendoh avoiding damage as Howard throws knees to the body.
Sendoh lands a shot to the body.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Sendoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sendoh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Sendoh!
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energy
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hype
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