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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mills (ranked 1950 p4p, 2270 weight class) and Max House (ranked 243 p4p, 277 weight class). Mills comes to the cage accompanied by Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z. House has chosen HonestKey- Keep Fightin' as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Max House enters the cage!
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182 cm 35 183 22 - 29 - 2 |
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178 cm 27 180 13 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 22 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! House staying out of range there. And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy. House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mills throwing a counter right hand but House manages to avoid it. Mills misses with a combination
and House counters with a crisp one two that drops Mills! House thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mills to his feet! Mills is in big trouble! Mills ducks under a wild hook from House. A quick step to the side and Mills tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. House throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab. Mills connects with a jab. House looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range. House ducks right into an uppercut from Mills. Mills throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mills throws a body kick, spinning off balance and House counters with a left and a right that stings Mills. Mills misses with a double jab
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills is rocked!
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut. Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively. Mills throws a right hand that House ducks under and follows up with a left that House also avoids with ease. House unleashes a big counter combination but Mills bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills connects with a looping right hand.
Mills shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mills was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. House is trying to control Mills's posture but Mills avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mills throws an elbow but House slips to the side and avoids it well. House stuck in half guard on the bottom here. Mills throws a strike aimed at the side of House's head but House avoids it well. Mills working away. Mills throwing shots but missing, from side control. House wants to get back to his feet but Mills drags him back down. House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. House avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mills. House wants to get back to his feet but Mills drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. House tries to control but Mills manages to take his back. Mills avoiding House 's attempts to control his hands. House is in bad spot here.
Mills missing with punches from the back. Mills tries to get the hooks in deep but House pushed the leg off. Mills missing with strikes. House covering up well and avoiding damage. House covering up well and avoiding damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. House trying to control the action but Mills just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mills biding his time, controlling House. Mills is not going to allow House to sit and survive in this position. Mills misses with an elbow to the head. House wants to control his opponent's hands but Mills gets his hands free. Mills throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. House trying to control the position but Mills manages to sink in the hooks. House defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mills's arms.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Mills misses with punches from the back. Mills wants to control but House is keeping busy. Mills somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. Mills wants to control but House is keeping busy. House is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mills.
House covering up well under a series of strikes from Mills. Mills trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
House is trying to get back to his feet but Mills has full control of the position and if anything, House has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Mills has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of House's body.
House is holding onto Mills's left hand, preventing any choke attempts. House avoids the strikes from Mills. Mills tries to keep control of the position but House is staying busy. Mills 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. Mills throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Mills trying to control momentarily.
Mills is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because House is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. House wants to control his opponent's hands but Mills gets his hands free. Mills looking for the choke from the back. Mills tries to get the hooks in deep but House pushed the leg off. House is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mills off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. House avoids the strikes from Mills. House trying to control but not successfully. Mills wants to control but House is keeping busy. Mills is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mills looking for the RNC.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Mills missing with strikes from the back. House wants to get back to his feet. Mills biding his time, controlling House. House looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Mills throwing sloppy strikes. A lull in the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. House avoids the strikes from Mills. House avoids the strikes from Mills. House covering up well under a barage of strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mills has the hooks in. House is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. House is trying to get back to his feet but Mills has full control of the position and if anything, House has just worked his way into a worse spot. Will Mills go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mills missing with strikes from the back. House tries to break free.
House covering up well under a series of strikes from Mills. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Mills dominated that round. The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Mills throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it. House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Mills misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a straight right hand. Mills moves out of range of the strikes. House throws a hook but Mills avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. House throws a right hand that Mills ducks under and follows up with a left that Mills also avoids with ease. Mills looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy. House misses with a lunging right hand
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. House throws a lazy uppercut
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills throws a lazy uppercut
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Mills feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down. House misses the jab. House might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. A nice combination there by Mills.
It looks like Max House has been cut. Mills blocks a jab. Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mills misses with a body kick. Mills lands a head kick!
House loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch. Edward Mills is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mills throws a lazy uppercut
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mills looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A shot to the body from Mills misses and House counters with a nice uppercut. Oh Mills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mills looks up at the clock. Bad move! House lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mills. House pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House! A very excited looking Max House 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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