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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin James Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin James Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin James Howard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
Zuev misses with a right hand
and Howard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Zuev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev is looking for a counter combo.
Howard is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Zuev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howard jabs Zuev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Zuev .
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuev throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard slips under a jab.
Howard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zuev .
Zuev defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard scores with a hook to the body. Zuev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zuev with a nice cross.
Zuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard cracks Zuev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zuev throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zuev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zuev connects with the punch.
Howard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Nice shot lands for Howard.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Howard cracks Zuev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zuev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Zuev swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Zuev . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zuev .
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!
Zuev throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Zuev stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuev lands an uppercut.
Zuev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Howard moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Zuev misses with an uppercut.
Zuev throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard scores with a shot to the body.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howard drops his hands momentarily and Zuev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zuev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Zuev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zuev throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Howard moves away from the strike by Zuev .
Howard closes the distance and pushes Zuev back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
Howard pushes Zuev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zuev misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Howard.
A short uppercut from Howard.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zuev breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev looking to slow down the pace here.
Zuev tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the cage.
Zuev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard is working Zuev over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Howard.
Zuev is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Zuev is rocked!
Howard pushes Zuev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Oh Zuev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
A short right from Howard on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin James Howard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zuev clobbers Howard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zuev seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuev jabs at Howard's body.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Zuev lunges at Howard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howard's hand.
Zuev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Konstantin Zuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howard. Howard obviously looking to wear him down.
Howard scores with a punch to the head.
Howard clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuev is trying to push Howard away but Howard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howard misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuev misses with a two punch combination.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Zuev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zuev is able to avoid easily.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuev dips to his left and cracks Howard with an uppercut!
Konstantin Zuev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Zuev . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zuev .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Zuev . Beautiful body shot.
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Zuev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard gets through Zuev 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuev controls his hands.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zuev s head.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuev blocking some punches.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuev is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuev pushes Howard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Calvin James Howard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zuev is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Zuev into the cage.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Howard is leaning against Zuev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Zuev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands a shot to the body.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
Zuev 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuev scores with a sloppy right hand. Howard should have avoided that one.
Howard cracks Zuev with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuev swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
It looked like Zuev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zuev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howard misses with a head kick.
Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Zuev .
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard defending well as Zuev loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin James Howard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zuev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Howard moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Howard misses with a leg kick.
Zuev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice combination there by Zuev .
Howard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Howard connects with a body shot.
Zuev connects with a crisp jab.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard has Zuev up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard digs a right hand underneath Zuev 's ribcage. Zuev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Zuev working aggressively here.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
Howard tries to clinch up but Zuev circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard cracks a nice hook into Zuev 's ribs.
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Zuev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zuev 's efforts to push away.
Howard prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuev controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
Howard lands a big right hand that drops Zuev ! The killer instinct kicks in and Howard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin James Howard!
As Calvin James Howard got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is dedicated to My family Viro The Virus , rest in peace my friend. You're a legend.'.
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energy
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hype
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