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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on O Shannon's shoulder, as O Shannon tries to avoid the shot.
Howard looks to land a combination. O Shannon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
O Shannon fails to land the takedown.
Howard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Shannon.
Michael Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Shannon shoots in and drives through. Howard sprawls well.
Howard is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Shannon circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from O Shannon misses.
O Shannon tries to clinch up.#T1#
O Shannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howard is fending him off so far but O Shannon persists. Nope, Howard circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie O Shannon.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for O Shannon on that attempt.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Shannon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard scores with a one two! O Shannon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Howard does no damage.
And O Shannon tries to counter it with a takedown but Howard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Howard throws a right and a left that O Shannon avoids nicely.
O Shannon ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
O Shannon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Shannon wants to clinch.
Michael Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Shannon counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Michael Howard has been cut.#T2#
O Shannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howard is fending him off so far but O Shannon persists. Nope, Howard circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard throws a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Shannon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Shannon shoots for a takedown but Howard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from O Shannon.
O Shannon jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard is breathing heavily.
O Shannon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Shannon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Shannon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Shannon catches Howard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Shannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for O Shannon on that attempt.
O Shannon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - O Shannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard staying out of range there.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Shannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Shannon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Shannon shoots in looking for a takedown but Howard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Shannon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Howard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
O Shannon shoots in for a takedown but Howard shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Howard does no damage.
O Shannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Howard sprawls well. He's pushed O Shannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
O Shannon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Howard leaves O Shannon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Howard throws a series of punches but O Shannon moves out of range.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard throws a series of strikes that have O Shannon backpedaling.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
O Shannon moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
Howard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Shannon has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Shannon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard tries to break the clinch but O Shannon is controlling the position.
O Shannon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howard prevents it.
#BC2#
O Shannon manages to break the clinch.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and O Shannon counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#Michael Howard's cut is getting worse.
Howard throws a right hand that O Shannon ducks under and follows up with a left that O Shannon also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Howard's cut.
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.#R2#
O Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
As O Shannon tries to get set, Howard tries to push him back and clinch up but O Shannon manages to avoid the attempt.
Howard tries to bum rush O Shannon with a series of wild strikes but O Shannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and O Shannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Shannon.
Howard can't break the clinch.
O Shannon trying to stall but Howard improves his position.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard being controlled against the cage.
O Shannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howard smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard cracks O Shannon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howard throws a series of punches but O Shannon moves out of range. #T1#
Howard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Shannon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Shannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Shannon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for O Shannon on that attempt.
O Shannon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Howard tries to avoid it but O Shannon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Howard to the ground. Howard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie O Shannon.
O Shannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Shannon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Howard lands a lovely overhand right.
O Shannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Michael Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Shannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Shannon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
O Shannon misses with a wild body shot.
O Shannon dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Shannon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard stuffs the takedown attempt from O Shannon. O Shannon gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - O Shannon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Shannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Shannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Shannon lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
O Shannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michael Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Howard. Those never looked like landing.
O Shannon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
O Shannon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howard as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
O Shannon clinches.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD2#
O Shannon jumps into guard, dragging Howard to the mat.
Howard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Shannon works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Howard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Shannon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howard manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Shannon can do to turn this around?
O Shannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
O Shannon wants to pass the guard but Howard is keeping the position.
Howard keeping moving, preventing O Shannon from controlling successfully. #SU2#
O Shannon gets to his feet. Howard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O Shannon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Howard defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Howard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Howard's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
O Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard lands a two punch combo.
O Shannon shoots in for a takedown but Howard shows good takedown defense.
O Shannon fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Howard scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Shannon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Shannon somewhat.
Michael Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie O Shannon.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard throws a body punch but O Shannon moves out of range. #T1#
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard misses with a double jab.
O Shannon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Shannon tries for a takedown but Howard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard looks to land a combination but O Shannon avoids it well.
O Shannon shoots in for a double leg but Howard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Shannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Shannon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Shannon dodges the punch combination from Howard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but O Shannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
Howard throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Shannon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by O Shannon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Shannon.
O Shannon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howard's waist but Howard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Shannon off to one side.
O Shannon thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard leaves O Shannon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for O Shannon on that attempt.
A combination from Howard does no damage.
O Shannon with the counter takedown but Howard avoids it easily.
Howard stuffs the takedown attempt from O Shannon. O Shannon gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Howard scores with a nice strike.
Howard blocks a jab.
O Shannon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Howard tries to avoid it but O Shannon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Howard to the ground. Howard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Howard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Shannon has time to react.
Howard lands with a nice combination. O Shannon backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
O Shannon shoots in but no luck this time.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Howard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Shannon.
O Shannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#T4#
O Shannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
O Shannon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Shannon.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
O Shannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howard is fending him off so far but O Shannon persists. Nope, Howard circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Shannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Shannon on the side of the head.
Howard throws a series of punches but O Shannon avoids them all with ease.
Howard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Shannon.
Howard swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Howard! |
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