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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen Click Click Boom as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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207 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Howell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Howell scores with a punch to the head.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howell will feel that in the morning.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from Howell.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howell.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz throws a lazy body kick
enabling Howell to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
Howell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Lester Howell has been cut.
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!
Ortiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howell moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
Ortiz tries to work over Howell's front leg with a kick but Howell checks it.
Howell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howell moves out of range of the body kick.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Howell.
A big right from Howell misses.
Howell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz lands with a kick to the temple. Howell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Howell misses
and Ortiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Howell sees coming a mile off.
Ortiz cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortiz. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Howell moves out of range easily.
Howell avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howell misses with a body punch
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Howell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lester Howell's cut is getting worse.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell'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.
A head kick by Howell misses
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howell.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
Howell throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a big head kick but Howell shrugs it off.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howell.
Lester Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ortiz misses with a combination
and Howell counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howell takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and Howell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Ortiz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortiz hang on?
Howell with good strikes from the mount here!
Howell landing strikes from the mount and Ortiz is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Howell lands a heavy elbow.
Howell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Howell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands a nice shot to the head.
Howell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortiz hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ortiz?
Ortiz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Howell with the ground and pound from mount.
Howell lands a big elbow.
Ortiz taking shots to the head.
Howell raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Howell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howell breaks from Ortiz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Howell looking to finish Ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortiz!
Howell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Howell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ortiz looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Ortiz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Howell wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Howell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Howell working Ortiz over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Howell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Howell. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
Tito Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Howell counters with a takedown into side control.
Howell in side control, throwing shots but Ortiz defends.
Howell grinds an elbow into Ortiz's temple.
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!
Ortiz is pushing Howell's head away, looking to escape. Howell manages to hold on to the position though.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Howell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ortiz is not content to let Howell control the position.
Howell throws an elbow but Ortiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Howell working the ground and pound.
Howell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Howell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a strike aimed at the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz avoids it well.
Howell lands a few punches from side control.
Howell staying calm.
Howell scores with punches from side control.
Howell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortiz pushes Howell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Howell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Howell.
Howell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Howell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
Howell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Howell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell is chipping away with strikes.
Howell scores with punches from side control.
Howell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ortiz, who protects the arm well.
Howell trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Howell!
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