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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's entrance music is Immortality by Pearl Jam. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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189 cm
28
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 12 - 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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marek Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Siuta's head backwards.
Siuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Siuta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siuta. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siuta works Howard's body with a nice hook.
Siuta throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Siuta misses its intended target.
Siuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Howard.
Siuta lands a right hook to the body.
Siuta thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Siuta. Beautiful body shot.
Howard swings for the body but Siuta moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Siuta.
Siuta connects with the punch.
Siuta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howard sprawls well. Howard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Siuta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howard!
Siuta looking to control but Howard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Howard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siuta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howard is looking to escape.
Siuta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Howard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Howard manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Howard, under a barage of strikes from Siuta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siuta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siuta on the ground.
Siuta is working for a submission of some sort.
Howard pushes Siuta off looking to stand but Siuta dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siuta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Siuta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Siuta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Howard tries to kick Siuta off but Siuta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta is looking for a kimura but Howard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Siuta to get the leverage.
Siuta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Siuta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Siuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Dwayne Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siuta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siuta misses with a hook
and Howard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Siuta throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Siuta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howard counters with a left and a right that stings Siuta.
A punch combination from Siuta misses.
Marek Siuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard misses with a combination
and Siuta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Siuta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Siuta throws a solid leg kick but Howard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Siuta.
Siuta slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Siuta connects with a single shot there.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Siuta saw that one coming.
Howard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Siuta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Siuta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard misses with a looping right.
Dwayne Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Siuta finds it's way round the side to connect with Howard's head.
Howard is rocked!
Howard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siuta.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard throws a series of punches but Siuta moves out of range.
Howard seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siuta cracks Howard with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Howard tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Siuta pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Howard is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Siuta!
A very excited looking Marek Siuta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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