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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sushi Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is USA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sushi Man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Howell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man connects with a leg kick. Howell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howell's head.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage.
Howell stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Man.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howell.
Man slows down the pace here.
Howell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howell has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man slips a straight right by Howell.
Man slips a jab from Howell.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Howell throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Howell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howell looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Jason Howell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Howell.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Howell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howell misses with the combination.
Howell avoids the head kick by Man.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
Man slips a jab from Howell.
Howell throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Howell jabs at Man's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
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!
Howell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Howell takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Jason Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man cracks Howell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.
Howell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Howell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Howell throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Howell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Man.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man cracks the inside of Howell's front leg.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sushi Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Howell misses with a hook
and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Man tries to advance to mount but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sushi Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Howell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Howell misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Howell's head.
Sushi Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Man moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Man jabs Howell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jason Howell has been cut.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man clinches up with Howell and pushes him back against the cage.
Howell misses with a punch on the inside.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Howell blocks the elbow strike.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Howell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man has Howell pushed against the cage.
Man blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sushi Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Howell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Howell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Howell scores with a body shot.
Man tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Howell's belly button to the back.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howell doesn't seem bothered though.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Man.
A left lands for Man.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Howell down.
Man punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Man tenderised Howell's leg. Howell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man works Howell's body with a nice hook.
Man drives through and clinches with Howell against the cage.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man clobbers Howell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Howell misses with a hook.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Howell's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Howell down.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Howell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jason Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Howell's head back.
Howell throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man scores with a head kick. Howell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Howell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.
Howell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Howell stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Howell is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sushi Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sushi Man!
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hype
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