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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lord Eton Oxford (ranked 2951 p4p, 3100 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 320 p4p, 342 weight class). Lord Eton Oxford had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown 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 27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Lord Eton Oxford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oxford scores with a hook.
It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Howard blocks the body kick.
And Howard tries to counter it with a takedown but Oxford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Oxford lands an overhand right.
Oxford scores with a body shot.
Oxford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howard checks it well.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oxford.
Oxford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxford throws a head kick that misses.
Howard with the counter takedown but Oxford avoids it easily.
Oxford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Howard misses.
Oxford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Dean Howard's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oxford.
Oxford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Oxford.
Dean Howard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howard drives through with a takedown into Oxford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Oxford scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oxford throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Howard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Oxford!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Oxford's legs.
The ground and pound from Howard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Oxford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxford stops Howard from passing to mount.
Oxford is breathing heavily.
Oxford is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oxford gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Howard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Howard with shots to the head and body - Oxford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Howard content just to control the position here.
Howard looking to ground and pound but Oxford is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oxford's face.
Howard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Howard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oxford is looking to escape.
Oxford wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Howard.
Howard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Howard working Oxford over with strikes here.
Howard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Howard wants to control the pace but Oxford is squirming around nicely.
Oxford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Howard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oxford looks a forlorn figure.
Howard punching from mount but Oxford doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Oxford manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Howard trying to control the action but Oxford is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lord Eton Oxford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oxford gets caught napping as Howard dives in and scores a takedown. Oxford manages to retain guard.
Oxford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oxford wants to stand and escape but Howard is having none of it.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Oxford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oxford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxford keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Howard trying to control the position but Oxford is working away.
Howard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Oxford's legs.
Howard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard trying to control the position but Oxford is working away.
Howard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dean Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oxford parries the strikes from Howard easily there. Howard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oxford to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxford managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Howard.
Howard wants to control but Oxford is keeping him busy.
Howard is trying to get an arm triangle but Oxford is defending well.
Oxford prevents Howard from moving into mount.
Howard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oxford keeps working.
Howard works to advance to full mount. Oxford defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice shot to the head.
Oxford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Howard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howard unloads with some shots from mount but Oxford bucks and avoids them well.
Howard controlling the pace for now.
Oxford prevents Howard from taking his back.
Howard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Howard tries to control but Oxford wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard with good strikes from the mount here!
Oxford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oxford is trying to escape the mount but Howard keeps good control and instead manages to take Oxford's back.
Oxford trying to get back to his feet but Howard is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Howard's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Howard misses with an elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oxford is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Howard trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oxford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Oxford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oxford cracks Howard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oxford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Oxford throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Oxford. Beautiful body shot.
Howard slips a straight right by Oxford.
Oxford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oxford won't be happy with that.
Howard trying to control the action but Oxford is working from the bottom.
Howard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard moves into full mount!
Oxford wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Howard.
Howard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Howard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oxford is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard moves to take his opponent's back.
Howard scores with punches from the back.
Howard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Oxford defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Howard's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard has managed to slip his arm under Oxford's chin. This could be all over... yep, Oxford is tapping out! Submission win for Howard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dean Howard!
An out of breath Dean Howard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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