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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Soltys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's entrance music is Conan The Barbarian - Theme . A fine choice. Conan Howard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Soltys's chin.
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Soltys!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard wants to clinch
and Soltys counters with a left to the body.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soltyss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Andrew Soltys has been cut.
Soltys lands a body shot.
Howard slips under a jab from Soltys.
Howard moves to clinch but Soltys breaks away
and Soltys connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard tries to bum rush Soltys with a series of wild strikes but Soltys uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard wants to clinch.
Soltys circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soltys counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard tries to clinch
and Soltys counters with a right hand to the body.
Howard tries to clinch up but Soltys circles away and keeps his distance.
Soltys throws out a loose jab but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard gets a clinch.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soltys.
Howard working aggressively here.
Soltys pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soltys makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soltys counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howard tries to clinch but Soltys is having none of it.
Soltys is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Howard rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Soltys has knocked Howard down with a huge combo! Soltys steps away and waves a wobbly Howard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Howard is rocked!
It looks like Conan Howard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard clinches with his opponent.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soltys is trying to break free.
Howard prevents Soltys from breaking the clinch.
Howard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Soltys blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Howard keeps control of Soltys as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Soltys's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Soltys wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soltys is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soltys tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the cage.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard has Soltys pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soltys manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howard wants to take the fight to the mat but Soltys manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Soltys is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soltys wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Soltys uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soltys.
Howard working aggressively here.
Soltys blocking some punches.
Soltys wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Soltys is pressed up against the cage. Howard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soltys down to the mat. Soltys avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soltys lands a nice looking body shot.
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 but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard wants to clinch but Soltys slips to the side
and Soltys counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soltys takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soltys just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard slips under a jab from Soltys.
Soltys looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Soltys will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Howard is looking to clinch but Soltys is avoiding it.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Soltys circles away.
Howard tries to clinch but Soltys moves out of range.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard moves away from the strike by Soltys.
Howard lands a nice hook to Soltys's body. Soltys takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soltys takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Andrew Soltys seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howard stalks Soltys and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soltys's face. Soltys staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soltys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
A shot to the body from Soltys misses
and Soltys takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soltys is rocked!
Howard tries to clinch up.
Soltys thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soltys thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soltys circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soltys fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soltys avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soltys rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soltys takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soltys is still on wobbly legs! Can Howard finish him?
That has opened up Andrew Soltys's cut even more.
Soltys is breathing heavily.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Conan Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard wants to clinch.
Soltys seems to have recovered his senses.
Howard tries to clinch but Soltys is having none of it.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soltys swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard is stalking Soltys. Soltys circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Howard, and it's lights out! Soltys really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conan Howard!
Our winner, Conan Howard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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