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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Howler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danico Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danico Conde is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Howler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danico Conde!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howler misses with a double jab
and Conde counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Conde misses with a head kick.
Conde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howler avoids the head kick by Conde.
Howler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conde tries for a takedown but Howler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conde lands with a kick to the temple. Howler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tim Howler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howler swinging wildly here.
Conde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howler.
Howler looks to land a combination but Conde avoids it well.
Howler misses with a few strikes there.
Conde's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Conde duly obliges.
A punch combination from Howler misses.
Conde clinches up against the cage.
Howler wants to break free but Conde has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde looking to slow down the pace here.
Conde lands an elbow inside.
Conde tries to pull guard but Howler won't allow it.
Conde can't get the takedown.
Tim Howler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danico Conde.
Howler is trying to push Conde away but Conde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conde lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Conde as the two fighters clinch.
Conde taking a breather.
Conde leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tim Howler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conde looks winded!
Conde scores with a head kick. Howler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conde moves into range and clinches up with Howler.
Conde lands an elbow inside that Howler shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howler is trying to break the clinch but Conde is controlling him.
Howler wants to get back to striking at distance but Conde won't allow it.
Conde dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howler is trying to break free.
Howler tries to break the clinch but Conde is controlling the position.
Conde drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Howler wants to stand and escape but instead Conde has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conde prevents Howler from getting back to his feet.
Conde postures up in Howler's guard and throws a big left but Howler blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conde won't allow Howler to get back to his feet.
Conde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Howler keeping moving, preventing Conde from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Howler.
Conde rushes Howler and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conde breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conde backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conde.
Howler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conde counters with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Conde or perhaps it was just good defense by Howler which made him look bad.
Conde shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howler sprawls well. Howler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conde gets slowly back to his feet.
Conde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tim Howler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conde tries to clinch but Howler is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howler misses with a two punch combination.
Howler keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Conde lands but Howler takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danico Conde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Howler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Howler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conde circles away quickly and effectively.
Danico Conde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Howler.
Conde fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Howler does no damage.
Conde closes the distance and clinches.
Howler is trying to break free.
Howler tries to circle away but Conde has him pinned against the cage.
Howler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howler has had enough of the clinch but Conde keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Conde.
Conde stalling against the cage.
Howler is trying to break free.
Conde has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Howler after a bit of a struggle.
Conde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tim Howler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danico Conde.
Conde is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howler wants to get back to striking at distance but Conde won't allow it.
Howler working hard to break the clinch.
Conde is trying to pull guard but Howler has him pressed against the cage.
Conde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conde manages to break the clinch.
Howler scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Conde.
Howler throws a right hand that Conde ducks under and follows up with a left that Conde also avoids with ease.
Conde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conde moves in looking to clinch but Howler pushes him off.
Howler keeps the fight on the outside.
Conde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conde tries to clinch but Howler moves out of range.
Conde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conde counters with a nice kick to the body.
Howler throws a nice looking combination but Conde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Howler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howler throws a right hand that Conde ducks under and follows up with a left that Conde also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tim Howler's cut is getting worse.
Howler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Conde closes the distance and pushes Howler back into the cage.
Howler wants to get back to striking at distance but Conde won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conde.
Howler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howler tries to break free but Conde pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Howler is looking to break free of the clinch but Conde has double underhooks.
Conde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Howler throws a series of punches but Conde moves out of range.
Howler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conde counters by moving into the clinch.
Conde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Howler misses with a few strikes there.
Conde fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howler avoids it really well and circles away.
Howler misses with a few strikes there.
Howler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howler misses with the combination.
Conde wants to clinch.
Conde throws a series of punches but Howler moves out of range.
Conde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conde moves in looking to clinch but Howler pushes him off.
Howler throws a right and a left that Conde avoids nicely.
Conde wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conde wants to clinch.
Howler misses with a double jab
and Conde counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danico Conde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Howler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Howler misses with a wild combination.
Conde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howler swinging wildly here.
Howler tries to keep at a distance but Conde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conde breaks from the clinch.
Conde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howler throws a combination. Conde tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Howler throws a right hand that Conde ducks under and follows up with a left that Conde also avoids with ease.
Howler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tim Howler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conde tries to clinch there but Howler circles away.
Howler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conde counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conde doesn't manage to clinch there - Howler circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conde circles away quickly and effectively.
Conde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conde throws a right and a left that Howler avoids nicely.
Conde moves into the clinch.
Conde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conde moves in looking to clinch but Howler pushes him off.
Howler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conde throws a head kick that misses.
Howler blocks a head kick by Conde.
Howler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Conde breaks from the clinch.
Conde is looking to clinch but Howler is avoiding it.
Howler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howler throws a nice looking combination but Conde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conde counters with a big head kick but Howler shrugs it off.
Howler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Conde drives through and clinches with Howler against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howler tries to break the clinch but Conde is controlling the position.
Conde lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conde tries to pull guard but Howler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Howler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conde decides to pull guard.
Howler wanted to stand there but Conde had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howler wants to stand and escape but instead Conde has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conde gets to his feet - Howler follows without any prompting.
Conde lands a nice looking body shot.
Conde lands a high kick!
Conde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conde counters with a big head kick but Howler shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Howler.
Conde clinches up against the cage.
Danico Conde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conde keeps control of Howler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conde goes for a takedown attempt but Howler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Howler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Howler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Howler misses with a double jab
and Conde counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howler, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howler is trying to break the clinch but Conde is controlling him.
Howler tries to break the clinch but Conde is controlling the position.
Tim Howler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danico Conde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danico Conde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danico Conde!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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