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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zane Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aminullah Jawed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aminullah Jawed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zane Howard's chin.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zane Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aminullah Jawed!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawed lands with a nice combination. Howard backs away looking to recover.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
Jawed throws a counter combo.
Jawed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jawed drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jawed on the ground.
Howard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jawed is controlling him.
Jawed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howard looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jawed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Howard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jawed has managed to get both his arms back between Howard's legs - danger averted.
Jawed stopping the sweep attempt from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawed gets to his feet. Howard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jawed gets the takedown into side control.
Jawed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jawed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Howard wants to get back to his feet but Jawed drags him back down.
Jawed passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Howard!
Jawed is working for a guillotine from mount but Howard frees his head quite easily.
Howard tries to reverse the position but Jawed maintains control.
Jawed looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawed tries to control but Howard wriggling away.
Jawed has hold of Howard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Howard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jawed throws some wild stikes that Howard manages to avoid easily.
Howard really wants to buck Jawed off and get back to his feet.
Howard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jawed goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Howard is on top in guard.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Jawed being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawed pushes Howard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jawed!
Jawed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jawed showed some decent athleticism there.
Howard scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jawed manages to mount him!
Howard is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawed content just to control the position here.
Jawed jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Howard is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Howard and Jawed has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Howard is trying to get back to his feet.
Jawed decides to stand back up. Jawed steps back and let's Howard get back to his feet.
Jawed throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Jawed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howard thows a leg kick but Jawed checks it
and Jawed counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aminullah Jawed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Howard enables Jawed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Howard manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jawed stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jawed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard throws a quick counter head kick but Jawed was just out of range.
Howard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Howard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jawed gets to his feet. Howard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jawed misses with a double jab.
Howard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jawed avoids it.
Jawed is breathing heavily.
Jawed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Howard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Howard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Howard is trying to control Jawed's posture but Jawed avoids it.
Jawed misses with the ground and pound.
Jawed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jawed stands up and beckons Howard to his feet.
That's two 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.
Jawed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zane Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard dives in for a single leg takedown but Jawed sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jawed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jawed throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Howard attempts a counter takedown but Jawed avoids it well and moves away.
Jawed misses with a series of wild punches.
Jawed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jawed fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard throws a big counter combination but Jawed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard counters with a single leg into guard. Jawed didn't expect that.
Jawed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
Howard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howard is looking to work some ground and pound but Jawed has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jawed pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
Jawed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Howard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Jawed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Howard to the ground. Jawed is now in Howard's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawed stands up from Howard's guard - Jawed perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jawed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawed decides to return to a standing position.
Jawed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jawed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jawed tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aminullah Jawed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Howard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jawed lands a jab.
Jawed throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jawed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Howard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jawed trying to control the position but Howard is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Jawed.
Howard parries the strikes from Jawed easily there. Jawed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Howard to escape.
Jawed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jawed working away.
Jawed working the ground and pound but Howard is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jawed decides to stand back up.
Aminullah Jawed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jawed misses with a double jab.
Howard feinted with a counter takedown.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jawed!
Jawed throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jawed!
Howard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jawed defends it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Howard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jawed has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Howard is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jawed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jawed jumps guard.
Aminullah Jawed has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard stops Jawed from standing up.
Howard stays in close to Jawed's body and controls the position.
Jawed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jawed wants to stand but Howard is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to control from the top but Jawed keeps moving.
Jawed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Howard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jawed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Howard was covering up waiting for the punch and Jawed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Howard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jawed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jawed gets to his feet - Howard follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Jawed.
Jawed closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Howard manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jawed keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard pulls guard successfully.
Jawed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jawed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zane Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aminullah Jawed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jawed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aminullah Jawed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jawed 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aminullah Jawed!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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