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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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24
135 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
houses tries to keep at a distance but terry has taken the fight into the clinch.
terry lands a nice knee to the body.
terry lands a nice elbow.
terry lands an elbow inside that houses shrugs off.
houses managing to block the knees to the body from terry.
houses working hard to break the clinch.
terry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
houses tries for a takedown but terry manages to get underhooks.
houses tries to pull guard but terry holds him up against the cage and eventually houses drops back down to his feet.
terry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. houses fights it off and pushes away nicely.
houses scores a takedown into full mount!
houses looking to control but terry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
houses looking to ground and pound but terry is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
houses swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and terry is now in houses's guard. A big mistake from houses there, giving up the dominant position!
houses is looking for a triangle here but terry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
terry lands a few punches from side control.
terry working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
houses parries the strikes from terry easily there. terry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable houses to escape.
houses sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
houses wants to control but terry is keeping busy.
houses preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
terry passes into side control, despite houses's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses is trying to improve his position.
terry working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
terry prevents houses from escaping the position.
houses wants to control but terry postures up.
houses tries to control the position but he's not in luck - terry easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
houses really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
houses bucks terry off and manages to get back to his feet!
houses swats away the attempt to clinch by terry.
houses closes the distance and lands a one-two.
terry misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from terry as houses shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but tombstone terry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
houses wants to clinch but terry slips to the side
and terry counters with a single leg into guard. houses didn't expect that.
houses is trying to control the position but terry postures up.
terry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
terry doesn't manage to clinch there - houses circles away.
terry circles away from the clinch attempt
and terry counters by clinching up.
terry with a knee to the head.
terry stalling the fight.
houses swings wildly with an uppercut but terry uses good head movement to avoid it.
houses tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. terry just stands there and leans against the cage.
terry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
terry pushes off an throws an elbow but houses leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
terry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
houses drops to a knee looking for a takedown but terry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
terry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
houses jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as terry walks away with a smile on his face. houses gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dave houses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
houses gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
terry won't allow houses to sweep him here.
terry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on houses, up you get!
houses slaps away a takedown attempt from terry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
terry avoids a punch combination nicely.
dave houses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
terry tries to clinch there but houses circles away.
terry is looking to clinch but houses is avoiding it.
houses throws a series of punches but terry avoids them all with ease.
terry shoots in and bounces houses off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
terry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
houses being controlled here, momentarily.
houses throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
houses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses wants to sweep but no luck.
terry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
houses pushes terry off and gets back to his feet.
houses doesn't manage to clinch there - terry circles away.
houses throws a sloppy head kick
and terry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
terry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
terry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
houses gets back to full guard.
houses preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
houses looking to control.
terry wants to stand and escape but instead houses has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
terry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tombstone terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
houses fails with the takedown
and terry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in houses's guard now.
houses looking for subs off his back but terry has passed one foot through into half guard.
houses blocking the ground and pound attempt from terry.
houses tries to roll over but terry keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
terry wants to take a breather but houses is having none of it.
houses trying to control but terry postures up.
houses is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
houses is trying to control but terry passes into side control!
houses wants to control but terry postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
houses is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on terry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
terry gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
houses wants to clinch but terry slips to the side
and terry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for houses!
houses is desperately trying to improve his position but terry has a good base and remains in mount.
houses is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry landing shots from mount.
houses can't escape the position.
terry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
houses gets back to half guard.
houses kicks terry off and gets back to his feet.
houses misses with a takedown
and terry counters with a shoot takedown. houses fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
houses looking to control.
terry works over houses with some ground and pound from guard.
terry lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells terry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
terry gets to his feet - houses follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
houses tries for a takedown but terry circles away easily
and terry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dave houses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by terry as houses tries to tie him up.
dave houses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tombstone terry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
terry lands a right hand that snaps the head of houses backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
tombstone terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got terry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tombstone terry!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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