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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Brooks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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309 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks lands a big head kick that sends Howard tumbling to the mat! Brooks takes a step backwards and waves Howard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like George Howard has been cut.
Brooks drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
Howard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
George Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Brooks.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Howard.
Brooks looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks wants a takedown.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Howard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
Brooks prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
Howard prevents the takedown attempt.
Howard pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrew Brooks has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Andrew Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard clinches.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Howard tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard avoiding damage.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
Howard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks being controlled against the cage.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks is trying to drag Howard to the mat but Howard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brooks is trying to drag Howard to the mat but Howard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howard working aggressively here.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard stalling the fight.
Howard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Howard tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Brooks 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.
Brooks letting Howard take a breather here.
Howard working aggressively here.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard pushes Brooks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Howard lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks looking to stall.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks misses with a takedown
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howard pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks 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.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Howard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
Howard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Howard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howard tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Howard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Howard tries to clinch there but Brooks circles away.
Brooks lands with a kick to the temple. Howard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Howard lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brooks clinches.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Howard trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Howard throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
George Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Brooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howard pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howard prevents it.
Howard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brooks 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.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Howard up against the cage.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Howard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Howard forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks has Howard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howard tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Howard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks is working for takedown but Howard is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks has Howard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howard wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Howard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Howard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George Howard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howard gets underhooks to prevent Brooks's takedown attempt.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Howard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howard is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
Howard pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Brooks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howard.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks is working for takedown but Howard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks is working for takedown but Howard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howard wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
Howard prevents the takedown attempt.
Howard tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Howard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Howard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Howard has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Howard has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
George Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Brooks.
Howard tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Howard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Howard can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Howard looking to stall.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
George Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howard.
Brooks 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.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Howard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Howard stops a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Howard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brooks or not.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Howard closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brooks throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Howard rushes Brooks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howard prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Howard effectively controlling the action here.
Brooks 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.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Brooks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Howard.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Howard clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
George 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Howard!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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