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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's entrance music is Immortality by Pearl Jam. A fine choice. Stenner has chosen Escapado - Solange Du Weisst as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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215 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Howard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dj Stenner! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Howard throws a head kick that misses. Stenner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for Stenner on that attempt. Howard rushes Stenner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Stenner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stenner wants a takedown but no success here.
Dwayne Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dj Stenner. Howard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Howard manages to end up in side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Howard decides to stand back up. Howard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Stenner fails with the takedown and Howard counters with a left to the body. Dj Stenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stenner looks gassed! Howard punishes Stenner's body with a nice straight punch. Howard scores with a hook to the body. Stenner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Howard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Howard drops Stenner with a beautiful combination! Stenner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Howard is looking for the KO! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Howard. Stenner avoids the head kick by Howard.
Howard rushes Stenner and presses him up against the cage. Stenner goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Howard. Those never looked like landing. Stenner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Howard counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Stenner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stenner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenner moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Howard misses with a double jab.
Dwayne Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Howard misses with the combination.
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Howard tries to land a front kick but Stenner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Howard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard lands with a shot to the body. Howard is looking to wear down Stenner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenner.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Howard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Stenner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Howard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stenner is rocked! Stenner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard misses with a kick to the body.
Howard stalks Stenner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stenner's face. Stenner staggers backwards, shaken. Stenner is still on wobbly legs! Can Howard finish him? Stenner blocks a head kick by Howard.
Stenner seems to have recovered his senses. Howard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stenner eats them both and turns towards Howard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stenner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Howard misses with a low kick.
Stenner needs to keep his hands up - Howard had a free shot at his head there. Stenner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Stenner shoots and misses and Howard counters with a nice body kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Stenner finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Howard's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Stenner falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Howard! Dwayne Howard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
57% |
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