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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey has chosen You shall not pass as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gandalf Grey enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gandalf Grey!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey blocks a jab.
Howell staying out of range there.
Grey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Grey throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Howell walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Grey as he connects with a hook.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Grey misses.
Howell takes one to the side of the head.
Howell lands a right hook to the body.
Grey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Howell at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grey lands a two punch combo.
Howell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Grey misses its intended target.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Howell.
A jab from Howell misses.
Grey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Josh Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey connects with a right hand. Howell shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey throws out a loose jab but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Howell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Howell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Howell digs a good body shot into Grey's ribs.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Howell backs off Grey throws a huge counter combo but Howell manages to avoid it all.
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grey throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
Grey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grey misses with a wild body shot.
Howell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grey misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with an uppercut. Grey saw that one coming.
Howell throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howell throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grey! But no joy.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Howell slips under a jab from Grey.
Howell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howell misses with a hook.
Grey staying out of range there.
Jab from Howell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Howell does it's job there.
Grey drops his hands momentarily and Howell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey scores with a body shot.
Howell scores with a decent looking hook.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Howell misses with a body shot
letting Grey counter with a right hand.
Howell thuds his right hand into Grey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grey avoids the body shot from Howell.
As Howell backs off Grey throws a huge counter combo but Howell manages to avoid it all.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
Grey shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that round.
That's time! Howell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Howell connects with a jab.
Grey avoids the body shot from Howell.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Grey lands with a straight right. Howell didn't see that one coming.
Howell throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grey can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Howell misses the target.
Howell misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Howell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Josh Howell is winning the standup battle so far.
Howell throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Howell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
Howell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Howell throws out a powerful jab.
Grey cracks Howell with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Howell.
Grey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Grey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Howell throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Howell throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey.
Howell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Howell moves out of range as Grey throws a body kick.
Howell takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Howell walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grey throws a chopping leg kick but Howell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grey defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Grey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Howell looks to land a combination. Grey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Grey connects with an inside leg kick.
Howell slips a straight right by Grey.
Howell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Grey misses.
Grey walks into a stiff left hand from Howell.
Grey lands with an overhand left.
Good exchange - Howell coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Howell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
Grey throws a lazy right hand but Howell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howell throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Grey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grey swings widly with a right hand
and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grey defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Howell lands a right hook to the body.
Howell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Grey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey connects with a leg kick. Howell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grey throws the left hand but Howell avoids the punch easily.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howell lands with a hook. Grey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell connects with a right hand. Grey shakes it off.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Howell.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
Grey throws a head kick that misses
and Howell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grey throws a low kick but Howell avoids it.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grey.
Howell works Grey's body with a nice hook.
Grey is looking to score with low kicks.
Howell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Howell slips under a jab from Grey.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Donk. Howell catches Grey right on the button with a cross.
Grey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Howell throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howell scores with a jab. Grey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grey avoids the body shot from Howell.
Grey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grey staying out of range there.
Grey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey throws a jab but it's blocked by Howell.
Howell throws out a powerful jab.
Howell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell moves away from the strike by Grey.
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Grey slips the punch.
Howell misses with a looping left.
Grey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howell throws a shot to the body.
Howell lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Grey misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell throws an off balance right hand
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grey swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Howell throws the left hand but Grey avoids the punch easily.
Howell lands a jab to Grey's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Gandalf Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Howell has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Grey misses.
Howell swings widly with a right hand
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell lands with an overhand left.
Grey takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Howell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howell cracks Grey with a good jab.
Grey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Josh Howell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howell cracks Grey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Howell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Howell!
Our winner, Josh Howell, 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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