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Event:
BFT-493
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Howell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Howell. Beautiful body shot.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.
Howell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howell circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Howell to counter with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Rose shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howell's guard.
Howell wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Rose works over Howell with some ground and pound from guard.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Rose prevents Howell from getting back to his feet.
Howell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rose postures up in Howell's guard and throws a big left but Howell blocks it.
Rose trying to control but Howell is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Howell blocks nicely.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howell has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rose wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
Howell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Rose drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Howell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rose passes Howell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rose working over Howell with some ground and pound. Howell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howell is trying to control but can't.
Rose is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Howell is trying to control but can't.
#T4#
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rose scores with a couple of nice shots.
Howell trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howell tries to get out of the position.
Rose is nestled in close to Howell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Howell is working away.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Rose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howell as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the cage and eventually Howell drops back down to his feet.
Howell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
Howell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Howell thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Howell sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Josh Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.#T1#
Rose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rose somewhat.
Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howell misses with a hook.#TD2#
Rose shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Howell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The strikes coming from Rose are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Howell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rose is trying to ground and pound but Howell uses the momentary lack of control by Rose to regain half guard.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working. #T2##SUB2#
Rose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Howell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howell has hold of Rose's hands but Rose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Rose is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rose in particular looking to stall.#T3#
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rose in particular looking to stall.
Howell is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Rose looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Howell controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Howell lands a jab to the head.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.#TD2#
Rose closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rose tries for a takedown but Howell circles away easily
and Howell counters with a right hand to the body.
Howell cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose slips under a jab from Howell.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Howell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Josh Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Howell scores with a punch to the head.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarred Rose 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.
The fighters circling - Howell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Rose clinches up with Howell and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Howell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position.
Howell wants to stand but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Howell has Rose pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rose throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.#TD2#
Rose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Howell's half guard.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Howell taking some punishment here, with Rose in his half guard.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rose lands a nice short elbow.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working.
Howell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rose throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rose lands a couple of elbows.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Howell has wrist control.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Howell does it's job there.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Howell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howell connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Josh Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howell to score with a decent uppercut.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Howell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howell throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Howell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Howell!
A very excited looking Josh Howell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
BFT-491: Khan vs El Toro II
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Howell misses the jab.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matiss dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Matiss throws a low kick but Howell moves out of range easily.
Howell moves out of range as Matiss strikes.
Howell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matiss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howell checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell looks to throw the jab but Matiss is out of range.
Matiss looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Matiss has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.
Howell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matiss controlling the action here for a moment.
#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Howell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matiss pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Howell misses. #CL2#
Matiss gets a clinch.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Matiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss working aggressively here.
#T2#
Howell lands a shoulder strike.
Howell fails to pull guard.
Howell is working for takedown but Matiss is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matiss.
Matiss is struggling to control the position.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howell blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Howell takes a shot to the head.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Matiss.
A head punch on the inside from Matiss fails to land.
Howell blocks an uppercut.
Matiss working Howell over with knees to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Howell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matiss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Howell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD#
Howell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matiss is trying to keep an underhook but Howell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Matiss tries to roll over but Howell keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matiss keeping hold of Howell's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
Howell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matiss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matiss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Matiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
Howell blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matiss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Matiss slips the punch.
Howell throws a jab when Matiss was well out of range.
Matiss only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Matiss jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Matiss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matiss looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming.
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
Matiss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss motions for Howell to come forward. Matiss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Howell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Howell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss. #T1#
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
Howell throws a hook but Matiss avoids it easily.
Matiss wants to counter the offense by Howell and move into the clinch position.
Matiss cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Howell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Matiss.
Howell avoids the head kick by Matiss.
Matiss connects with an inside leg kick.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Matiss misses
and Matiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matiss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Howell misses.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Matiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matiss fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T2#
Matiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howell momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howell blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Matiss slips a straight right by Howell.
Matiss lands a glancing blow to the side of Howell's head.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matiss to score with a decent uppercut.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Howell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matiss is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts. #T3#
Howell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matiss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
It seemed like Matiss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matiss jabs at Howell's body.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
Matiss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Howell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Howell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Howell misses.
Matiss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Matiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Howell.
Matiss misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
Matiss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Howell checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
Howell digs a good body shot into Matiss's ribs.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body.
Matiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Matiss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Matiss throws a good cross that connects.
Matiss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matiss slips a jab from Howell.
Howell connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Howell 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.
Howell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howell.
Matiss slips under a jab.
Matiss takes one to the side of the head.
Matiss slips under a jab from Howell.
Matiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell misses with a right hand
and Matiss counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matiss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Howell.
Matiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss tried to score with a low kick but Howell checks it.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Howell jumps back.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Howell's leg. Howell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell slips a straight right by Matiss.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matiss missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Matiss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.
Matiss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss lands with a kick to the temple. Howell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Howell misses with a straight right.
Matiss is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Howell lands with a straight right. Matiss didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss slips under a jab from Howell.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell.
Matiss looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Howell scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Howell checks a leg kick.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matiss misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matisss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Howell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Matiss tries to clinch up.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Matiss throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matiss misses the shot to the body.
Matiss tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matiss throws a lazy body kick
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Howell 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.
Matiss throws out a leg kick but Howell moves out of range and Matiss only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matiss.
Matiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Matiss manages to avoid it.
Matiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howell connects with a body shot.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Matiss counters with a body kick.
Howell scores with a decent looking hook.
Howell connects with a nice looking jab.
Matiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matiss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left lands for Howell.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matiss.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Josh Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Matiss.
I've got Matiss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
After winning the bout, Mario Matiss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Josh Howell spoke after the fight, saying 'My opposition fought like a 10-year-old girl tonight. I'm not sure if I got knocked out or lost a terrible decision. My head hurts. '.
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Event:
BFT-478
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Highpants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Howell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Highpants doesn't seem phased though.
Highpants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Highpants throws a poor cross that misses
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Highpants misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Highpants.
Howell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Howell blocks the body kick.
Howell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Highpants throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Highpants looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Highpants manages to avoid it.
Howell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highpants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Highpants throws a right hand that misses
and Howell counters with a left to the body.
Howell staying out of range there.
Highpants gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Highpants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell lands a body shot.
Howell punishes Highpants's body with a nice straight punch.
Highpants misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Highpants looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Highpants. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell lands a jab to the head.
Highpants rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howell counters with a left to the body.
Highpants misses with a combination
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Highpants looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Harry Highpants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell scores with a jab.
Highpants moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Howell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Highpants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Highpants falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howell counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Howell misses.
Howell avoids the body shot from Highpants.
Howell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Highpants throws a body shot but no joy.
Howell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Highpants on the side of the head.
A jab from Howell misses. #T2#
Nice shot by Howell.
Highpants lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Highpants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Highpants throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
A jab from Highpants misses.
Highpants tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Highpants, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell is looking to counter punch.
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.
Highpants throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Highpants misses with a body punch
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
Highpants on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Highpants is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC#
Highpants is rocked!
Howell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Highpants blocks a jab.
Highpants is still on wobbly legs! Can Howell finish him?
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Highpants seems to have recovered his senses.
Howell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Highpants. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Highpants.
Highpants fails with an attempt to clinch.
Highpants connects with an inside leg kick.
Highpants looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Howell.
Highpants wants to clinch.
Highpants fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Highpants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell works the jab nicely.
Highpants buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Highpants throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Highpants tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howell misses with an uppercut. Highpants saw that one coming.
Highpants takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Howell throws out a powerful jab.
Highpants scores with a shot to the body.
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 Highpants's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Howell.
Highpants has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Howell throws a combination. Highpants tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Highpants misses with a hook.
Highpants throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howell misses with a wild combination.
Highpants misses with a series of wild punches.
Howell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Highpants uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howell.
Highpants ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Highpants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Highpants misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Highpants on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Highpants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Highpants throws a poor cross that misses
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Highpants on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell 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.
#R2#
Highpants's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Howell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Highpants scrambles back to his feet.
Josh Howell is winning the standup battle so far.
Highpants throws a sloppy head kick
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howell sizes up Highpants with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Highpants scores with a sloppy right hand. Howell should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Highpants 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.
Highpants tries to clinch up.
Howell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Highpants cracks Howell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Highpants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Highpants manages to avoid it.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Highpants's shoulder, as Highpants tries to avoid the shot.
Highpants misses with a double jab
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Highpants moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Highpants throws out the jab.
Highpants misses with a hook
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell misses with a body shot.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highpants.
Nice defenses there by Highpants.
Highpants throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Highpants swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Highpants looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
Howell scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Highpants lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Howell sprawling to the canvas. Highpants follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Howell hang on? #ROC2#
Howell is rocked!
Howell trying to get back to full guard but Highpants takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Oh Howell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Highpants there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Highpants throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Howell blocking the ground and pound.
Highpants throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Highpants misses with a head shot.
Highpants is breathing heavily.
Highpants thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Highpants postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Howell in real trouble here! The ref calls for Howell to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Highpants!
Josh Howell spoke after the fight, saying 'My opposition fought like a 10-year-old girl tonight. I'm not sure if I got knocked out or lost a terrible decision. My head hurts. '.
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Event:
BFT-460
Date: Jun 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Howell blocks the body kick.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
Karamyenyan misses with a low kick.
Karamyenyan misses with a kick to the body.
Howell looks to land a left hand but Karamyenyan moved out of range nicely.
Karamyenyan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Howell takes a step back to recover.
Howell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karamyenyan has time to react.
Howell connects with the punch.
Nice body kick from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan misses with the body kick
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karamyenyan tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karamyenyan throws an off balance right hand
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karamyenyan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Karamyenyan slips the punch.
Karamyenyan with the counter takedown but Howell avoids it easily.
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 blocks a head kick by Karamyenyan.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Howell lands the left hand.
Karamyenyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.#ROC#
Karamyenyan is rocked!
Karamyenyan throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Josh Howell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karamyenyan misses with a right hand
enabling Howell to counter with a crisp jab.
Karamyenyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Howell finish him?
Howell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howell misses the jab.
Howell throws a body punch but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Karamyenyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Howell avoids the body shot from Karamyenyan.
Howell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karamyenyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karamyenyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Howell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karamyenyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell misses with a hook.
Karamyenyan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice cross by Howell.
Karamyenyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Howell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T2#
Howell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karamyenyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karamyenyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Howell scores with a decent looking hook.
Howell scores with the left hand. Karamyenyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from Karamyenyan.
Howell misses with a straight right.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
Howell blocks the body kick.
Howell throws a body shot but no joy.
Karamyenyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karamyenyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karamyenyan tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Karamyenyan's shoulder, as Karamyenyan tries to avoid the shot.
Karamyenyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karamyenyan throws the kick towards the body but Howell avoids it.#T3#
Howell lands with a hook. Karamyenyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Howell misses with a hook.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Howell misses with a looping left.
Karamyenyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Karamyenyan missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karamyenyan keeps Howell at a distance using the push kick.
Karamyenyan misses with a low kick.
Karamyenyan misses with a low kick as Howell jumps back.
Karamyenyan throws an overhand right that lands on Howell's shoulder, as Howell tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Howell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karamyenyan lands with a kick to the temple. Howell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karamyenyan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howell defends well and Karamyenyan ends up having to push Howell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Howell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karamyenyan looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamyenyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Karamyenyan looks to throw a body kick
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Howell misses the target.
Karamyenyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Howell defends it well.
Karamyenyan scores with a push kick.
Karamyenyan shoots for a takedown but Howell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell blocks a head kick by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses.
Karamyenyan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karamyenyan duly obliges.
Howell lands with a right hand.
Howell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Howell moves away from the strike by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Howell works the jab nicely.
Howell sizes up Karamyenyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Howell does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Karamyenyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karamyenyan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Karamyenyan throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamyenyan can do to turn this around?
Karamyenyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karamyenyan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karamyenyan wants to slow Howell down by chopping away at his legs.
Howell avoids the head kick by Karamyenyan.
Nice defenses there by Karamyenyan.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Karamyenyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karamyenyan throws a wild body kick that Howell sees coming a mile off.
A head kick from Karamyenyan lands but Howell takes it in his stride.
Karamyenyan misses with a body kick.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamyenyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan darts in looking for a takedown but Howell gets double underhooks and turns Karamyenyan into the cage.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howell catches Karamyenyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karamyenyan is breathing heavily.#T1#
Howell takes a swing at Karamyenyan's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan is looking to chop away at Howell's legs.
Karamyenyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Howell is looking to counter punch.
Josh Howell is winning the standup battle so far.
Howell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karamyenyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howell looks to land a combination but Karamyenyan avoids it well.
Howell scores with a jab to the body.
Karamyenyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Karamyenyan 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.
Howell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Howell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karamyenyan's hands.
Howell looks to land a right hand but Karamyenyan moved out of range.
Karamyenyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Howell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vahan Karamyenyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howell with a hook.
Howell scores with a jab. Karamyenyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
Howell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karamyenyan has time to react.
Howell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Howell punishes Karamyenyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Karamyenyan throws a front kick aimed at Howell's knee but Howell avoids it well.
Karamyenyan throws a low kick but Howell moves out of range easily.
Karamyenyan throws a looping overhand right but Howell ducks down to avoid it.
Howell lands with a shot to the body.
Karamyenyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karamyenyan tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howell cracks Karamyenyan with an open hand slap.
Karamyenyan looks to throw a body kick
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karamyenyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karamyenyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Howell throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Howell slips a jab and a cross from Karamyenyan.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karamyenyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karamyenyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howell steps in with a hook that catches Karamyenyan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Howell follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Karamyenyan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Howell!
After winning the bout, Josh Howell 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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Event:
BFT-454
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Howell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antolovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Antolovic misses with a head kick.
Howell avoids a kick to the body.
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Antolovic.
Howell moves out of range as Antolovic strikes.
Howell staying out of range there.
Antolovic throws a head kick that misses.
Antolovic walks into a stiff left hand from Howell.
Howell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antolovic on the side of the head.
Howell lands with an uppercut that bounces Antolovic off the cage and back into range.
Howell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Antolovic.
Howell's corner calls for a 1-2. Howell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antolovic, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Howell.
A slow jab from Antolovic misses its intended target. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Antolovic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howell! But no joy.
Howell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Antolovic throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
Antolovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Antolovic scores with a hook to the body. Howell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antolovic walks into a left hand.
Antolovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Howell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antolovic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Howell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Howell lands with a straight right. Antolovic didn't see that one coming.
Antolovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC2#
Antolovic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
and Howell counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Antolovic! He's just covering up as Howell starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Howell!
After winning the bout, Josh Howell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Andro Antolovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is the better fighter tonight'.
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