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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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192 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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197 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Howard.
It looks like DeAndre Smith has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Howard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Howard.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Howard counters with a nice body shot.
Howard clinches up against the ropes.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Howard tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Howard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAndre Smith.
Howard sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Howard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Howard prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for Howard.
Howard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith moves into full mount!
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Howard wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith misses with a head shot.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith looking to control but Howard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Howard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Howard is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith punching from mount but Howard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Howard is in trouble!
Howard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Howard is having none of it.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throwing strikes here but Howard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Howard tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Howard is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DeAndre Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeAndre Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Howard jabs at Smith's body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Howard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Howard wants to stall.
Smith has Howard pressed against the ropes, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Howard is defending well.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAndre Smith.
Howard lands a nice shot to the body.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard lands a body punch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Howard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Howard after a bit of a struggle.
Howard pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Howard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Howard is pushing Smith up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Howard.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Howard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Howard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith has clasped his hands together around Howard's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Howard tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Howard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Howard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Howard holds on for dear life, controlling Smith's posture momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith prevents Howard from getting the reversal.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Howard bucks and avoids them well.
Howard tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Howard blocking the ground and pound.
Howard is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Howard is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Howard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Howard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeAndre Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Howard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Howard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAndre Smith.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howard stalling.
Howard is pressed up against the ropes. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Howard down to the mat. Howard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Howard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Howard wants to break free but Smith has control.
Howard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Howard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Howard.
Howard looking to stall.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howard smiles and moves away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howard throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Howard moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Howard is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith gets tackled into the ropes by Howard. Howard maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Howard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Howard avoids the strikes from Smith.
Smith throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Smith loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Howard hold on?
Smith is trying to stick to Howard's back but Howard is turning into Smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Howard.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith 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.
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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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