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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Bluth (ranked 4565 p4p, 442 weight class) and Joe Howard (ranked 4492 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Bluth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Howard!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard drives through and clinches with Bluth against the cage.
Bluth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bluth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bluth moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
Bluth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howard walks away with a smile on his face. Bluth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bluth tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Bluth gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Howard gets caught flat footed, as Bluth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.
Bluth wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard wants to stand up but Bluth is controlling him.
Howard trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth gets to his feet - Howard follows without any prompting.
Howard shoots in and drives through. Bluth sprawls well.
Bluth gets a takedown into half guard.
Howard kicks off Bluth and gets to his feet.
Bluth with a poor takedown
and Howard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Bluth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bluth is wriggling around but Howard manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Howard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bluth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bluth is trying to control but can't.
Howard not doing much here.
Bluth regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bluth trying to control the position.
Howard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Howard throwing strikes from guard but Bluth blocks nicely.
Howard stands and steps away. Bluth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bluth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Bluth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Howard gets a clinch.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howard wants a takedown but no success here.
Howard jumps guard but Bluth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howard looks winded!
Howard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bluth breaks from the clinch.
Bluth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howard defends well and Bluth ends up having to push Howard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Howard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bluth avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Howard will probably get the nod.
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.
Howard shoots for a double leg takedown but Bluth sprawls well. He's pushed Howard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Howard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bluth.
Bluth blocks a head kick by Howard.
Bluth fails with a takedown attempt.
Bluth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howard as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Bluth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bluth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bluth blocks a head kick by Howard.
A jab from Howard finds it's way through Bluth's defenses.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Bluth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howard defends well and Bluth ends up having to push Howard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries for a takedown but Bluth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bluth slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bluth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howard avoids it really well and circles away.
Howard looks for a takedown but Bluth sprawls well.
Bluth takes the fight into the clinch.
Bluth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howard walks away with a smile on his face. Bluth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluth is looking to clinch.
Howard tries to clinch but Bluth moves out of range.
Bluth shoots for a takedown but Howard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Howard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bluth.
Howard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bluth avoids it really well and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Howard enables Bluth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Howard manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Howard keeping moving, preventing Bluth from controlling successfully.
Bluth stands up from Howard's guard - Bluth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tobias Bluth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bluth looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Howard clinches up with Bluth and pushes him back against the cage.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bluth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bluth tries to score a body lock takedown but Howard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howard pulls Bluth into guard.
Bluth trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard pulls Bluth in to control the position.
Bluth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bluth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Bluth manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bluth checks a leg kick nicely.
Howard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howard gets caught flat footed, as Bluth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howard.
Bluth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard wants a takedown.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bluth jumps guard but Howard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howard wants the takedown. Bluth is fighting it off but Howard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bluth's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
Howard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Howard being controlled here momentarily.
Bluth wants to stand but Howard is controlling the position.
Joe Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bluth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bluth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Howard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bluth shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Bluth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bluth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bluth wants it to stay on the feet.
Bluth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Howard defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard goes for a double leg but Bluth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bluth continues to drive forward.
Howard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Bluth has the dominant position.
Howard jumps guard but Bluth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bluth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bluth shoots in but no luck this time.
Howard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bluth's waist but Bluth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howard off to one side.
Howard clinches up against the cage.
Bluth tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bluth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluth 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 Bluth off to one side.
Joe Howard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by Bluth.
Bluth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Howard clinches with his opponent.
Howard wants a takedown but no success here.
Tobias Bluth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bluth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bluth lands an elbow inside that Howard shrugs off.
Joe Howard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Bluth has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Howard!
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energy
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RATING
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