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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner has chosen Stavesacre - Minuteman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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161 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
House shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gardner pinned against the cage. Gardner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House dodges the punch combination from Gardner.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House looks for a takedown but Gardner sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Gardner scores with a four punch combination!
Gardner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
House shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardner as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gardner throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardner looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
Gardner misses with a few strikes there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by House.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
House working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
House will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
House moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gardner working to try and regain half guard.
House is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gardner is surviving well by controlling House's body position as best he can.
Gardner is trying desperately to improve position.
House is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gardner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
House throws some wild stikes that Gardner manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is in all sorts of trouble here.
House has control of Gardner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gardner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
House is working for a guillotine from mount but Gardner frees his head quite easily.
House looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
House looking to finish Gardner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gardner!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
House thowing shots but they're missing.
Gardner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed House's guard.
House has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gardner works his way into side control.
House is not content to let Gardner control the position.
Gardner landing a few strikes.
Gardner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, House has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gardner trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House looking for submissions off his back.
Gardner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
House trying to control from the bottom.
House on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
House looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gardner is keen to just control but House is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gardner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardner slips a nice elbow through House's hands, connecting with House's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gardner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gardner's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Gardner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Gardner as House shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from House.
Gardner misses with a low kick.
Gardner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gardner controls from within his opponent's guard.
House is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gardner is aware though and is defending well.
Gardner stays in close to House's body and controls the position.
Gardner preventing the sweep.
House working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gardner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gardner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
House keeping moving, preventing Gardner from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as House works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gardner lands a couple of elbows.
Gardner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
House had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gardner defends it easily.
House lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gardner!
House lands a nice shot to the head.
Gardner is trying desperately to improve position.
House throws some wild stikes that Gardner manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
House is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Aaron Gardner has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House misses with a head shot.
Gardner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
House fails to advance to Gardner's back.
House jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gardner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gardner and House has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gardner wants to control but House postures up.
House cracks Gardner with a big elbow.
House is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gardner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gardner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
House looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gardner's head.
Gardner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
House is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
House is trying to work for a kimura but Gardner is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner tries to get to full guard but House has control of the leg.
Gardner controlling the position for now.
Gardner wants to control but House is keeping busy.
Gardner is looking to improve his position.
House seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gardner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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 Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gardner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
House fails with the takedown
and Gardner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
House is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
House is working hard here to advance position.
House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
House is refusing to be controlled, as Gardner sits in half guard.
House tries to get to full guard but Gardner has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Gardner seems content to control.
Gardner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, House has managed to free his arm - good work.
House is looking for a sweep. Gardner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
House taking some punishment here, with Gardner in his half guard.
Gardner wants to pass the guard but House is defending well.
Gardner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
House looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gardner wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
House is pressing down on Gardner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
House is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House is thwarting Gardner's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is holding on to half guard well.
Gardner missing with punches from the bottom.
Gardner moves into full guard.
Gardner has his hands on House's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Gardner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardner wants to sweep here but House controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throwing strikes but missing.
House missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Gardner.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gardner is on top in guard.
House throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gardner advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner working over House with some ground and pound. House looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gardner not doing much here.
House has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gardner escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gardner!
Gardner scores with punches from side control.
Gardner is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gardner controlling the position from side mount.
Gardner is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Gardner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gardner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aaron Gardner!
A relieved looking Aaron Gardner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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