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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Reilly has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
O Reilly breaks the clinch.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Justin O Reilly has been cut.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Howard cracks O Reilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Reilly dodges the punch combination from Howard.
O Reilly shoots for a double leg takedown but Howard sprawls well. He's pushed O Reilly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Howard lands with a cross.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Howard's corner calls for a 1-2. Howard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howard tries to bum rush O Reilly with a series of wild strikes but O Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking to control Howard's arms but Howard gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Reilly has his back to the cage.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Reilly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by O Reilly.
Howard tries to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling the position.
Howard tries to circle away but O Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling him.
O Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by O Reilly.
O Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns O Reilly into the cage.
O Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Reilly.
Dwayne Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reilly looks gassed!
O Reilly moves into the clinch.
O Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Reilly lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard wants to break free but O Reilly has control.
O Reilly wants to stall.
Howard tries to circle away but O Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as O Reilly tries to tie him up.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
O Reilly trying to control the position but instead, Howard has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Reilly into the cage.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard wants to break free but O Reilly has control.
Howard stops a takedown attempt from O Reilly.
Dwayne Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin O Reilly.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard tries to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling the position.
O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Howard slaps away a takedown attempt from O Reilly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Reilly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Howard works over O Reilly's head and body with a nice combination.
O Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Howard.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling him.
O Reilly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard is trying to break free.
Howard wants to break free but O Reilly has control.
Howard is trying to break free.
Howard tries to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling the position.
O Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Reilly lands a head kick!
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but O Reilly is just out of range.
Howard clinches up against the cage.
Howard is trying to break free.
Howard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by O Reilly.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard tries to circle away but O Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
O Reilly breaks from the clinch.
O Reilly wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
O Reilly throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
O Reilly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Howard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for O Reilly.
Howard throws a right and a left that O Reilly avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin O Reilly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Reilly slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Reilly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - O Reilly circles away.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
O Reilly tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Howard as O Reilly shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Howard.
O Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns O Reilly into the cage.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but O Reilly has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
O Reilly breaks from the clinch.
O Reilly tries to clinch up.
Howard moves into range and clinches up with O Reilly.
Howard lands a nice shot to the body.
O Reilly prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Howard is looking to clinch.
O Reilly moves into the clinch.
O Reilly breaks the clinch.
Dwayne Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
O Reilly has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
O Reilly has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly landing knees to the head.
O Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
O Reilly has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Reilly stalling.
Howard tries to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling the position.
Howard lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Reilly backwards.
O Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Howard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Reilly backwards.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard tries to circle away but O Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Howard works on O Reilly's body with a couple of short punches.
Howard keeps control of O Reilly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Reilly keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Reilly prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands with a left to the head.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Reilly keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Reilly landing knees to the body.
O Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howard cracks O Reilly with a nice body shot.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but O Reilly won't allow it.
Howard dodges an elbow strike from O Reilly.
O Reilly keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Reilly taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but O Reilly won't allow it.
O Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
O Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
O Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Reilly looks to clinch
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Reilly tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by O Reilly.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Reilly looking to slow down the pace here.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly is controlling him.
O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
O Reilly tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard tries to bum rush O Reilly with a series of wild strikes but O Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dwayne Howard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin O Reilly'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!
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard throws a combination. O Reilly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Howard does no damage.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Reilly rushes Howard and presses him up against the cage.
Howard tries to break free but O Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Howard tries to circle away but O Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
O Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Howard but Howard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Reilly scores with a spinning back kick!
Howard stalks O Reilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Reilly's face. O Reilly staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard punishes O Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
O Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
O Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Howard misses with a double jab
and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
O Reilly is trying to stall.
Howard tries to break free but O Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Howard cracks O Reilly with a nice body shot.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard scores with a one two! O Reilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Reilly.
O Reilly lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Reilly wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
O Reilly works Howard's body with a nice hook.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - O Reilly circles away.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard throws a series of punches but O Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Howard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Reilly has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Howard tries to circle away but O Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
O Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard looks to land a left hand but O Reilly moved out of range nicely.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howard sprawls well. Howard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Reilly gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Howard finds it's target.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
Howard looks to land a combination but O Reilly avoids it well.
O Reilly has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
O Reilly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dwayne Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin O Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but O Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Reilly's elbow.
O Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
O Reilly has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Reilly breaks the clinch.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
O Reilly blocks an uppercut.
O Reilly stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
O Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Howard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justin O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwayne Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Howard!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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