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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hendry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seed - By Sublime. James Howlett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendry.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks Hendry off balance momentarily.
Hendry walks into a stiff left hand from Howlett.
Hendry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
Howlett walks into a left hand.
Hendry misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hendry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hendry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendry blocks the leg kick.
Howlett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett fails to land the takedown.
Hendry scores with a hook.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howlett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendry.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howlett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howlett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hendry finds it's way round the side to connect with Howlett's head.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Hendry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hendry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hendry scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Hendry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colin Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett throws out a leg kick but Hendry moves out of range and Howlett only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Hendry lands.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses.
Hendry throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Hendry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hendry scores with a sloppy right hand. Howlett should have avoided that one.
Howlett lands with a nice body kick.
Hendry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howlett.
Colin Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Howlett.
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howlett.
Hendry throws a poor cross that misses
and Howlett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hendry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry defending well as Howlett loads up on a big left hand.
Hendry throws a lazy right hand but Howlett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howlett moves into range and clinches up with Hendry.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Howlett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Howlett can't find room to land a body shot as Hendry controls the action.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendry avoids it.
Hendry tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Howlett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
Hendry scores with a shot to the side of Howlett's head.
Hendry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett pushes Hendry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Howlett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hendry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howlett gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howlett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendry looking to control.
Hendry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Colin Hendry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Howlett is looking to chop away at Hendry's legs.
Hendry scores with a punch to the head.
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 Colin Hendry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hendry throws a jab when Howlett was well out of range.
Hendry misses with a double jab
and Howlett moves into the clinch.
Howlett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Howlett lands with a right to the head.
Howlett has Hendry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hendry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howlett misses with some punches.
Hendry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Hendry has had enough of the clinch but Howlett keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Hendry as the two fighters clinch.
Hendry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howlett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hendry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hendry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Colin Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Howlett.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Hendry scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hendry.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hendry can't break the clinch.
James Howlett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hendry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendry tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Hendry back against the cage.
Hendry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howlett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howlett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hendry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Howlett.
Hendry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hendry is trying to maintain a safe position but Howlett gets an underhook and turns Hendry into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with some punches.
Hendry throws a punch but it's blocked by Howlett.
Hendry misses with the head strike.
Howlett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett controlling the action here for a moment.
Howlett lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendry tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hendry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howlett wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Hendry - that landed with a thud.
Howlett misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Howlett as the two fighters clinch.
Howlett stalling in the clinch but Hendry improves position.
Howlett is working for takedown but Hendry is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Howlett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendry.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Howlett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Howlett has a couple of punches blocked by Hendry.
Howlett digs a right hand into Hendry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendry's gas tank.
Howlett prevents a body shot from Hendry.
Hendry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howlett is keeping busy.
Hendry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howlett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendry backwards.
Hendry misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry lands a nice shot to the body.
Howlett has hold of one of Hendry's legs. Hendry is fighting the takedown attempt but Howlett gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howlett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hendry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendry tries to get out of the position.
Hendry is pulling down on Howlett's head to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howlett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hendry throws a leg kick but Howlett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Howlett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hendry works Howlett's body with a nice hook.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howlett moves away.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Hendry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howlett.
Hendry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Howlett slips a straight right by Hendry.
Howlett dodges the punch combination from Hendry.
Hendry throws an off balance right hand
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howlett.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
Howlett scores with a hook to the body. Hendry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendry throws a nice looking combination but Howlett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendry misses with a looping left.
Hendry takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
Howlett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Howlett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hendry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howlett scrambles back to his feet.
Howlett misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Howlett.
Howlett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Howlett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Hendry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendry throws a combination that misses
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hendry lands a nice hook to Howlett's body. Howlett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colin Hendry is winning the standup battle so far.
Howlett jabs at Hendry's body.
Howlett moves into range and clinches up with Hendry.
Nice body punch from Howlett.
Howlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hendry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howlett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Howlett lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is stalling here.
Howlett working aggressively here.
Hendry lands a hook that snaps the head of Howlett backwards.
Hendry lands a body shot.
Hendry blocking some punches.
Howlett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendry backwards.
Howlett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hendry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendry lands an uppercut.
Hendry lands with a light punch inside.
Hendry working aggressively here.
Hendry prevents a body shot from Howlett.
A head punch on the inside from Howlett fails to land.
Howlett scores with a shot to the side of Hendry's head.
Howlett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendry backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett just leaning against Hendry, taking a breather.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Hendry lands a hook that snaps the head of Howlett backwards.
Hendry struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlett controls his hands.
Howlett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howlett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hendry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendry throws a nice looking combination but Howlett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howlett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry digs a good body shot into Howlett's ribs.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Hendry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colin Hendry.
I think Hendry 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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