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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 1878 p4p, 225 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 1938 p4p, 230 weight class). Howlett has chosen Push as his entrance music. The key to victory for Arthur Dayne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett shoots in for a takedown but Dayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt
and Dayne counters with a two punch combo.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett has a takedown stuffed.
Dayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arthur Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Howlett.
Dayne lands with a right hand.
Dayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howlett's hands.
Howlett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett shoots in and drives through. Dayne sprawls well.
Dayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dayne pinned against the cage. Dayne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howlett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howlett walks into a jab.
Howlett doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Howlett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dayne throws a right hand that Howlett ducks under and follows up with a left that Howlett also avoids with ease.
Dayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howlett fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Howlett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Dayne. Beautiful body shot.
Howlett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dayne sprawls well initially but Howlett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Howlett might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dayne trying to hold on to Howlett's head to control him but Howlett postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howlett lands a nice short elbow.
Howlett winds up and cracks Dayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dayne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howlett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howlett content to control rather than advance.
Dayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Howlett on the ground.
Howlett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howlett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howlett winds up and cracks Dayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Howlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dayne has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dayne's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Howlett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dayne defending well though.
Howlett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Howlett lands with a punch from half guard.
Howlett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howlett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dayne's head.
Dayne is defending against the submission attempts here by Howlett.
Howlett working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Dayne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Howlett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howlett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dayne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Howlett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dayne to see if he's OK.
Howlett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dayne some visible discomfort.
Who's going to make the next move?
Dayne taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Dayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Howlett working the head and body with strikes.
James Howlett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howlett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Howlett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayne keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Howlett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dayne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Howlett presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Howlett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howlett landing punches.
Howlett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Howlett lands with some strikes.
Howlett with shots to the head and body - Dayne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dayne is rocked!
Howlett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Dayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Howlett cracks Dayne with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!
After winning the bout, James Howlett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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