Uriah Hall vs. John “Doomsday” Howard RD1: Uriah Hall immediately lands a huge double-leg takedown to open to round. Hall stays tight on top while Howard keeps him in Butterfly guard. Hall gets back up and allows Howard to stand up. Hall lands several punches to the chin of Howard while using his reach advantage to great effect. Howard lands a hard left hook to the chin of Hall, backing him up against the cage. Hall then lowers his level and goes for a takedown against the cage, but Howard defends it well. Hall gets the Muay Thai plum against Howard, but Howard nails him with an elbow and sends him backing up. Howard lands a succession of strikes and then shoots for a single leg takedown, but Hall avoids it. In what has become his hallmark, Uriah Hall throws a spinning back-kick to the head of Howard at the end of the round, but Howard backs up to avoid it. RD2: Uriah Hall lands a snapping front kick to the body of Howard, who responds with a hard leg kick. Hall then throws a succession of kicks to varying points on Howard’s body. Hall shoots for a takedown that sees Howard backed up all the way across the Octagon, but Howard ends the attempt when he threatens with a standing Guillotine choke and then lands a few punches to the chin of Hall. Howard then goes for a takedown, but ends up battling in the clinch with Hall against the cage. Referee Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters, who then resume their efforts. Hall catches Howard with a knee to face but sees his leg caught. Hall gets Howard to the ground but Howard quickly gets back to his feet. Hall tries to control Howard’s back while standing, but Howard gets away and then chases him while looking for punches to land. Howard then takes Hall to the ground and then both fighters close out the round with both of them throwing strikes on the ground. RD3: Hall looks for a takedown immediately looks for a takedown but Howard easily shrugs it off. Howard lands a hard punch to the jaw of Hall in return. Both fighters exchange hard leg kicks and then smile and touch gloves to congratulate each other for their respective efforts and gameness. Hall lands another knee to Howards chin, but Howard catches his leg and takes him down against the cage. Hall is attempting to get back up but Howard it holding on for dear life to keep his dominant position. Hall returns to his feet and battles within the clinch against the cage. Hall reverses position and then takes Howard down as the fight enters its final minute. Both fighters are showing the signs of an exhausting fight. Uriah Hall misses with a cartwheel kick and Howard misses with a huge leaping air-to-ground punch as the round closes out the fight. This should definitely be a leading candidate for fight of the night! John “Doomsday” Howard wins by Split Decision after being labeled as a 4-1 underdog against Uriah Hall. I agree with the decision for sure. What a great fight!
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:08:03 +0000
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