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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dafoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dafoe comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Dafoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Dafoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
Dafoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House dips to his left and cracks Dafoe with an uppercut!
Dafoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of House's head.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dafoe misses the body punch
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Dafoe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dafoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dafoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dafoe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in House's guard.
House looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
House is trying to keep Dafoe in close.
House is looking for a triangle but Dafoe pushes his legs off easily.
Dafoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dafoe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dafoe drops back looking for a leg! House is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and House manages to kick Dafoe off! Dafoe jumps back into House's guard.
House keeping moving, preventing Dafoe from controlling successfully.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dafoe doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Dafoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
House throws a hook to the side of Dafoe's head but Dafoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dafoe.
Dafoe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
House looking for subs from the bottom but Dafoe mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dafoe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but House is surviving well by controlling Dafoe's body position as best he can.
House is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
House is trying to escape the mount.
Dafoe has hold of House's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and House manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dafoe looking to control but House is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House wants to control but Dafoe is having none of it.
Dafoe looking to secure an arm triangle but House defends it well.
House is trying desperately to improve position.
House wants to control but Dafoe is having none of it.
Dafoe prevents House from getting the reversal.
Dafoe is landing with some decent strikes but House is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
House is wriggling around trying to escape.
House wants to control but Dafoe is having none of it.
House takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dafoe cracks House with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dafoe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
House wants to control but Dafoe is having none of it.
House can't escape the position.
The referee warns House that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dafoe avoids the attempt from House to control.
House looks gassed!
House really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dafoe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dafoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bill Dafoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dafoe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
House lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dafoe backs up against the cage.
Dafoe slips a straight right by House.
Dafoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
House lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dafoe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dafoe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dafoe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dafoe prevents House from getting the reversal.
Dafoe landing shots from mount.
House is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
House is squirming around, avoiding Dafoe's attempts to control the action.
Dafoe landing strikes from the mount.
House tries to hold on but Dafoe pushes him away.
Dafoe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dafoe prevents House from getting the reversal.
Dafoe dominating with strikes here.
House is breathing heavily.
House is desperately trying to improve his position but Dafoe has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dafoe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
House working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dafoe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dafoe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dafoe tries to control but House wriggling away.
Dafoe controlling from mount.
Dafoe with the ground and pound from mount.
Bill Dafoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
House tries to hold on but Dafoe postures up.
A nice elbow there by Dafoe.
House keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dafoe tries to control but House wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.
House is squirming around, avoiding Dafoe's attempts to control the action.
House tries to reverse the position but Dafoe maintains control.
Dafoe controlling the position easily from mount.
Dafoe cracks House with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
House wants to control but Dafoe is having none of it.
House is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dafoe controlling the pace for now.
House tries to hold on but Dafoe pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dafoe has control of House's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and House regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dafoe raining down shots from the mount!
House controls the position.
Dafoe dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House tries to hold on but Dafoe postures up.
Dafoe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dafoe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dafoe moves away.
Dafoe misses the body punch
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
House takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dafoe slips a straight right by House.
Dafoe misses with a low kick.
House misses with a body punch
and Dafoe counters with a left and a right that stings House.
Dafoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House misses with a takedown attempt - Dafoe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dafoe on the side of the head.
House misses with a shot to the body
and Dafoe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dafoe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dafoe passes House's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dafoe wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
House strikes from the bottom but Dafoe uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Dafoe scoring with punches and elbows.
Dafoe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, House has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dafoe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dafoe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
House sneaks back into half guard.
House is in trouble now - Dafoe has advanced to mount!
Dafoe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can House hang on?
Dafoe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. House can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
House tries to reverse the position but Dafoe maintains control.
House in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dafoe controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dafoe.
Dafoe landing shots from mount.
Dafoe with good strikes from the mount here!
House is rocked!
House bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
House postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dafoe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of House, into his guard.
Dafoe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bill Dafoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
House is looking for a triangle here but Dafoe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dafoe trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House seems a little lost for a moment, as Dafoe dominates the positioning.
House is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dafoe is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Max House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dafoe controlling the position easily from mount.
Dafoe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dafoe lands a heavy elbow.
Dafoe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can House hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Dafoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dafoe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Dafoe!
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energy
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hype
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