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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Howson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Angelito. Dan Howson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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181 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Howson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Howson.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Howson moved out of range.
Howson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Howson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howson. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Mendez scores with a hook.
Howson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Howson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howson moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Howson throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Howson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Howson counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendez swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Howson throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Howson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Howson cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Howson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Howson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howson tries to clinch up.
Howson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Howson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez throws a jab when Howson was well out of range.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Howson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Howson moves out of range.
Howson is looking for the big counter here.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Howson - the referee stops the clock and Mendez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Howson. Mendez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a hook but Howson blocks it.
Howson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howson staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Howson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Howson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Howson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
Howson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howson throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Howson.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
Mendez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHowson.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Howson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mendez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howson lands with a good body shot.
Howson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Howson is controlling the position.
Howson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendez.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Howson keeps him there for the moment.
Howson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Howson.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Howson.
Howson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Howson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Howson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Howson.
Howson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Howson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Howson.
Mendez slips a jab from Howson.
Howson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Howson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Howson.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Howson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Mendez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Howson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Howson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Dan Howson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Howson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Howson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mendez throws a front kick aimed at Howson's knee but Howson avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Howson.
Howson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Howson had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Howson cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Howson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Howson tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Howson counters with an inside leg kick.
Howson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Howson moves out of range.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Howson lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Howson lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Howson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howson.
Howson lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Howson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Howson had a free shot at his head there.
Howson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Howson can pounce on him.
Mendez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Howson misses with a looping left.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howson works the jab nicely.
Howson scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Howson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Howson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez is rocked!
Howson throws a quick head kick that knocks Mendez silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Howson is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Howson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Howson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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