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Event:
OMEGA 35
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Mendez's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Mendez tries to keep at a distance but Howson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Howson.
Howson lands a right hand.
Howson has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendez.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howson connects with a solid leg kick.
Howson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Howson punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez throws a body punch but Howson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Howson.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Howson.
Mendez wants to counter the offense by Howson and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Howson tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Howson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover.
Mendez misses with a combination
#CL#
and Howson counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1#
Howson tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Howson back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Howson tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Howson is controlling him.#BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch.
Howson blocks a jab.
Howson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howson counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howson. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Howson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T2#
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howson momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howson is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
Mendez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howson thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Howson tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Howson cracks Mendez with an open hand slap.
Howson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez tries to bum rush Howson with a series of wild strikes but Howson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howson misses with a body kick.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Howson throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Howson.
Howson lands with a good body shot.
Howson wants to clinch.
Howson looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendez wants to land a leg kick but Howson is out of range.
Howson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Howson is looking to score with low kicks.#KD2#
Mendez lands a big right hand that sends Howson crashing to the mat! Mendez stays standing though and waves Howson back to his feet!#ROC2#
Howson is rocked!
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angelo Mendez thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Dan Howson spoke after the fight, saying 'Where do I pick up my check? I still have to pay for my Greyhound ticket home.'.
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Event:
Omega 31
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Howson misses with a looping right.
Howson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tetch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tetch.
Tetch misses with a hook. Howson ducked under it nicely.
Tetch misses with a head kick.
Howson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Howson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Howson misses with a leg kick
and Tetch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howson looks to land a right hand but Tetch moved out of range.
Dan Howson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howson cracks Tetch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howson scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Tetch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tetch to counter with a crisp jab.
Tetch throws a big shot that misses.
Tetch thumps Howson with a low kick.
Howson misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Tetch moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Howson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tetch.
Tetch moves forwards but Howson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howson blocks a low kick nicely.
Howson missing with a left hand there. Tetch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howson blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howson 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 Tetch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tetch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tetch throws out a powerful jab.
Tetch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howson. Howson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Tetch.
Howson scores with a shot to the body.
Howson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tetch.
Howson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tetch. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetch throws out a leg kick but Howson moves out of range and Tetch only half commits.
A head kick by Tetch misses
and Howson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tetch 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.
Tetch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Howson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tetch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tetch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Tetch.
A leg kick checked by Tetch.
Tetch avoids the head kick by Howson.
Howson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howson throws a leg kick which misses Tetch's front leg but catches the back leg as Tetch tries to avoid it.
Tetch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howson.
Tetch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Howson counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howson 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 Tetch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tetch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T3#
Tetch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Tetch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tetch is looking to score with low kicks.
Tetch tries a head kick but it misses.
Tetch blocks a leg kick.
Howson lands a jab.
Tetch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tetch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howson checks a low kick from Tetch.
Howson is looking to counter punch.
Tetch with a jab.
Howson 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 throws a front kick aimed at Tetch's knee but Tetch avoids it well.
Tetch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T4#
Howson tries to clinch up.
Tetch moves out of range of the body kick.
Howson's corner calls for a 1-2. Howson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Howson finds it's way through Tetch's defenses.
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!#CL#
Howson pushes Tetch up against the cage in a clinch.
Howson scores with a shot to the side of Tetch's head. #ROC#
Tetch is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tetch.
Tetch is still on wobbly legs! Can Howson finish him?
Howson pushes Tetch against the cage. Howson is working some dirty boxing. Howson pushes off with a quick right hook! Tetch goes down! Tetch tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Howson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Howson!
Dan Howson retains his welterweight title!
Dan Howson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
OMEGA 27 Wind of Change
Date: Feb 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Howson walks into a left hand.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Howson.
Northrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howson moves away.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howson misses with a looping left.
Northrop is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Northrop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howson's guard.
Northrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howson managing to control the position.
Northrop lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howson pulls Northrop in close to prevent any damage.
Northrop wants to pass the guard but Howson is keeping the position.#T1#
Northrop is fighting to break Howson's control of his arms but Howson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Howson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Northrop controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Northrop wants to pass the guard but Howson is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Howson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Northrop swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson tries a quick counter leg kick but Northrop is wise to it.
Howson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Northrop misses with a wild body shot.
Howson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Northrop lands a jab to the nose.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Northrop checks a leg kick.
Northrop swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Northrop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Northrop does no damage.
Northrop is looking to wear down Howson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Northrop misses with a wild body shot.
Howson works Northrop's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Northrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Northrop.
Howson avoids the body shot from Northrop.
Northrop misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Howson misses.
Howson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Northrop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Northrop swings widly with a right hand
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Northrop missing with a left hand there. Howson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howson throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Northrop's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Howson dives in looking to finish as Northrop flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Howson's strikes! Howson is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Northrop's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Northrop was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Howson!
Dan Howson is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Dan Howson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
BREAKTHROUGH
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Armstrong feints a jab promting Howson to slip. Armstrong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Howson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Howson scores with a body shot.
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Howson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Armstrong instigates a clinch.
Howson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Armstrong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Howson avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Howson struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howson.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Howson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howson struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
#T1##BC2#
Howson breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong shoots and misses
and Howson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howson circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Armstrong drives through and clinches with Howson against the cage.
Howson is working Armstrong over against the cage.
Howson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howson tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
#BC#
Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Howson counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howson throws a body shot but no joy.
Howson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Armstrong crumples to the floor! Howson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Howson!
Our winner, Dan Howson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
OMEGAGEDDON
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
Howson lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
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. #BC2#
Howson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Howson checks it.#T4#
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!
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #ROC2#
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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Event:
BLOOD AND BONES
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Howson blocks a leg kick.
Howson 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.
Sin throws a jab when Howson was well out of range.
Lee Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Howson is just out of range.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howson manages to avoid it.
Sin misses with a hook to the body
and Howson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sin is looking to slow Howson down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howson.
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howson.
Sin misses with a straight left.
Sin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHowson.#T1#
Howson misses the jab.
Sin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howson.
A head kick misses from Sin.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.
Sin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howson walks into a straight right hand from Sin.
Sin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sin misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Howson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Howson scores with a jab to the head.
Howson throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
Sin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Howson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howson scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Howson swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin swings widly with a right hand
and Sin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sin.
Howson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Howson backs away, Sin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin throws a low kick but Howson avoids it.
Sin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Howson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.#T3#
Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sin with a hook.
Sin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Howson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Sin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Howson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Howson.
Sin throws a leg kick but Howson moved away.
Sin throws a head kick that misses.
Howson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sin with a body shot.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Sin misses with a jab to the body
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howson throws a low kick, looking for Sin's leg but Sin calmly moves out of range.
Howson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howson! But no joy.
Howson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howson, right into the meat.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Howson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Howson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin 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#
Howson throws a jab when Sin was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Howson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sin.
Howson walks into a left hand.
Sin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howson checks it well.
Howson tries to land a body kick
and Sin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howson can do to turn this around?
A big left from Sin misses.
Howson tries a quick counter leg kick but Sin is wise to it.
Sin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee Sin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sin.
Sin scores with a leg kick.
Sin misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Sin misses with a body kick.
Howson avoids the body shot from Sin.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sin. That snapped Howson's head back.
Howson moves out of range as Sin strikes.
Howson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Sin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Howson doesn't seem phased though.
Sin cracks Howson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sin motions for Howson to come forward. Sin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howson is out of range.
Sin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howson.
Sin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sin swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson feints a counter leg kick.#T2#
Howson looks to land a combination but Sin avoids it well.
Howson throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
Sin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howson misses with a wild body shot.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson avoids the body shot from Sin.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Howson.
Sin throws a front kick aimed at Howson's knee but Howson avoids it well.
Howson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin cracks Howson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Howson.
Howson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sin's sensitive parts.
Howson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Howson.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sin swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
#T4#
Sin cracks the inside of Howson's front leg.
A big left from Sin misses.
Howson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Sin.
Sin walks into a straight right hand from Howson.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Howson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sin tries to bum rush Howson with a series of wild strikes but Howson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sin misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sin misses the target.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Howson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Sin misses with a left hand
and Howson counters with a nice body shot.
Howson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sin lands a body shot.
Sin throws the kick towards the body but Howson avoids it.
Howson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howson checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howson! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Howson misses
and Howson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howson throws a series of punches but Sin avoids them all with ease.
Sin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
Howson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1#
Howson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sin.
Sin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howson checks the leg kick.
Sin looks to throw the jab but Howson is out of range.
Howson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howson swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Howson scores with a punch to the head.
Howson throws out a loose jab but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Sin.
Dan Howson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Sin throws a sloppy head kick and Howson moves out of range easily.
Howson avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Howson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
A cross from Sin lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Howson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sin moves out of range as Howson throws a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Howson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sin has got the better of the exchanges.
Howson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sin scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
Sin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howson connects with a crisp jab.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howson thinks about the counter body kick.
Sin slips under a jab.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin scores with the left hand. Howson knows he should have avoided that one.
Sin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.
Howson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Howson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sin - the referee stops the clock and Howson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sin. Howson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Howson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Sin misses with a right hand
and Howson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sin misses with a low kick.
Howson scores with a hook to the body. Sin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin keeps Howson at a distance using the push kick.
Sin defending well as Howson loads up on a big left hand.
Howson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howson! But no joy.
Sin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Howson.
Well Sin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
Our winner, Lee Sin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
G #26 BLACK vs NAPOLEON
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Howson with a nice cross.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Howson misses the shot to the body.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Howson slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Howson moves away and avoids it.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Howson's ribs.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Howson is just out of range.#T1#
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howson.
Howson looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Hall misses its target.
Howson cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Howson.
The fighters circling - Howson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howson misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Hall's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a leg kick but Howson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall sizes up Howson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Howson counters with a leg kick.
Howson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howson misses with a wild combination.
Howson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A little jabbing left from Howson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Howson lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Howson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Howson looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howson.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Howson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hall sizes up Howson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Howson.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howson.
Howson misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T3#
A big right from Howson misses.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Howson throws a counter combo.
Hall is looking to slow Howson down with leg kicks.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Howson scores with a punch to the head.
Hall lands with a right hand.
A big right from Hall misses.
Howson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.
Hall wants to clinch up but Howson keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Howson.
Hall tries to move into range but Howson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.#T4#
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howson moves away.
Howson tries a quick counter leg kick but Hall is wise to it.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Howson lands the left hand.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Howson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howson.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Howson. Those never looked like landing.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Howson swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Howson flicks out a counter leg kick but Hall steps away.
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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 Scott Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Howson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Howson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howson backs up against the cage.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Howson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a solid body kick.
Howson checks a low kick from Hall.
Scott Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hall swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Howson catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howson looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Howson motions for Hall to come forward. Howson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howson. #CL#
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Howson.
Howson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howson.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall prevents a body shot from Howson.
Hall tries a body shot but Howson blocks it.
Howson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Howson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howson misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2##BC#
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howson misses with a wild combination.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howson lands a slapping body shot.
Hall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howson under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Howson in the body.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Howson counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Howson misses.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Good shot there by Hall.
Hall connects with the punch.
Howson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#
Howson is rocked!
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Howson to the canvas! Hall follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Hall!
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Event:
KOTB 44: Velocidade
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Howson lands with a hook. Ford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Howson cracks Ford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Howson.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Howson.
Howson tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howson blocks a head kick by Ford.
Howson scores with a decent looking hook.
Howson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howson wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Howson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Ford misses.
Howson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Howson lands a jab to the nose.
Howson misses with a double jab
and Howson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Howson misses the target.
Ford misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Donk. Ford catches Howson right on the button with a cross.
Dan Howson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
Howson misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Howson misses with an uppercut.
Ford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Howson misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Howson misses with the body kick#CL2#
and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T2#
Ford misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford blocking some punches.
Howson misses with a punch to the body.
Howson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Howson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howson is pushing Ford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Howson avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage. #T3#
Howson misses with the head strike.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Howson.
Ford being controlled against the cage.
Howson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howson stalling against the cage.
Howson takes an elbow to the temple. #BC#
Howson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Howson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Howson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ford lands a glancing blow to the side of Howson's head.
Howson sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ford throws a low kick but Howson moves out of range easily.
Howson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Howson pushes Ford away with a front kick.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ford avoids it.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Howson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howson moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
A jab from Howson finds it's way through Ford's defenses.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Howson has knocked Ford down with a huge combo! Howson steps away and waves a wobbly Ford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Ford is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#KD#
Howson lands a big right hand that sends Ford crashing to the mat! Howson stays standing though and waves Ford back to his feet!
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Howson finish him?
Ford slips under a jab from Howson.
A good leg kick by Howson. #CL2#
Ford has Howson up against the cage in a clinch.
Howson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Howson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Howson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Howson thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a head kick.
Ford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howson's sensitive parts.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Howson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Nice body kick there by Ford.
Ford connects with a body shot.
Howson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dan Howson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howson.
A big left from Howson misses.
Ford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Howson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howson.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howson misses with a low kick.
Howson throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howson.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a hook. Howson ducked under it nicely.
Howson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
Ford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howson.
Ford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT#
That has opened up Alan Ford's cut even more.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Howson counter with a right hand.
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ford misses with a takedown
and Howson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Howson.
It looked like Howson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Howson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford tries to clinch up
enabling Howson to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Howson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ford if he has to take too many more of those.
Howson scores with a shot to the body.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Howson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alan Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howson.
Howson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Howson looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Ford blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Howson throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Howson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ford can turn it around.
Howson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ford is keeping busy.#BC#
Howson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Howson misses with a looping left.
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howson blocks a leg kick.
Howson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson misses with a straight right.
Howson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Howson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howson.
Ford staying out of range there.
Ford jabs Howson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alan Ford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Ford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses
letting Howson counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Howson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Howson.
Howson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Ford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howson moves away.
Howson misses with an uppercut.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howson swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL2#
and Ford counters by clinching up.
Howson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howson's brow.
Howson is stalling here.
I was talking to Howson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howson's brow. #T1#
Howson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ford as Howson tries to tie him up.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Dan Howson has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howson's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howson.
Howson blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Howson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Howson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Ford.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Howson dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
#BC#
Howson breaks from the clinch.
Howson slips a straight right by Ford.
Howson is looking to land body kicks.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howson.
Howson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howson tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Ford feints and then cracks Howson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howson down.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Howson throws a leg kick but Ford checks it.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ford.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Ford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ford is just content to waste time from the top position. Howson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Howson wants to control but Ford passes easily into half guard.
Howson trying to control but Ford postures up.
Ford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Ford is just content to waste time from the top position. Howson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB#
Howson looking for a guillotine here but Ford defends easily.
Ford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ford wants to control from the top but Howson keeps moving.
Howson trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alan Ford.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Ford!
Alan Ford tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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