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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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29
145 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard clinches with his opponent.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Howard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Howard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brooks down.
Brooks prevents Howard from improving position.
Brooks tries to buck Howard off but Howard is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks goes for a double leg but Howard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Howard continues to drive forward.
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brooks on the ground.
Brooks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Howard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brooks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brooks is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Howard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Howard.
Howard prevents Brooks from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks taking some punishment here, with Howard in his half guard.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to control the action in half guard but Brooks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Howard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brooks is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Howard jumps into side control!
Brooks manages to get back to half guard.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Howard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Howard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to hit a switch here but Howard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brooks there!
Howard cracks Brooks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brooks slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brooks is refusing to be controlled, as Howard sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Howard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Howard closes the distance and clinches.
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howard is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Howard circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard closes the distance and clinches.
Howard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Howard trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Howard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Brooks.
Brooks manages to get back to half guard.
Howard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets full guard.
Brooks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Howard doesn't defend quickly enough and Brooks has managed to lock this one up! Can Howard escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brooks on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Phil Brooks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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