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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tombstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by Conan The Barbarian - Theme . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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215 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Tombstone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tombstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Tombstone misses with a series of wild punches.
Tombstone misses with a wild combination.
Tombstone throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard misses the jab.
Tombstone looks to land a combination. Howard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tombstone lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howard moves into range and connects with a jab.
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 tries to clinch
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Tombstone.
Howard prevents Tombstone from breaking the clinch.
Tombstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Tombstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Tombstone.
Tombstone stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tombstone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tombstone tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tombstone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Tombstone is just out of range.
Howard wants to clinch up but Tombstone keeps it at a distance.
Tombstone scores with a nice head shot.
Howard tries to clinch but Tombstone moves out of range.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Tombstone misses the shot to the body.
Howard tries to clinch up but Tombstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Tombstone misses with the combination.
Tombstone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howard on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tombstone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tombstone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tombstone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Howard both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jack Tombstone has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Tombstone.
Tombstone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tombstone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tombstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tombstone.
Tombstone digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Tombstone cracks Howard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tombstone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Howard has time to react.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Tombstone circles away.
Howard wants to clinch up but Tombstone keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tombstone cracks Howard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tombstone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howard moves into range and clinches up with Tombstone.
Tombstone tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tombstone.
Tombstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard tries to clinch up but Tombstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice combo by Tombstone! Oh, that's hurt him - Howard falls to the canvas and Tombstone follows him into side control.
Howard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tombstone moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tombstone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tombstone staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tombstone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Howard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Tombstone politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tombstone prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tombstone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Tombstone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Tombstone.
Tombstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack Tombstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tombstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tombstone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Howard tries to clinch up but Tombstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Tombstone stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tombstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tombstone sizes up Howard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tombstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Tombstone is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Howard hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Tombstone!
Jack Tombstone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Fuel, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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