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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Max House has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max House seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from House does it's job there.
House shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jimenez defends it nicely.
House throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House takes one to the side of the head.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jimenez tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jimenez to the ground. Jimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimenez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
House shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jimenez pinned against the cage. Jimenez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
House throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jimenez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
House postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jimenez looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House is landing with some decent strikes but Jimenez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jimenez is trying to stand up.
Jimenez looks gassed!
House throwing strikes here but Jimenez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
House looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
House is working for a guillotine from mount but Jimenez frees his head quite easily.
A nice elbow there by House.
House is working for a guillotine from mount but Jimenez frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jimenez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
House wants to control but Jimenez is keeping him busy.
House is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jimenez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jimenez wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Check out the look on House's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jimenez is trying to get back to his feet.
House is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jimenez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
House is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jimenez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jimenez, who protects the arm well.
Jimenez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but House is controlling him well.
House thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
House wants to control but Jimenez is keeping him busy.
House is trying to get an arm triangle but Jimenez is defending well.
Jimenez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but House has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House lands an elbow.
House is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jimenez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jimenez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
House looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House prevents Jimenez from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max House dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
House throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Max House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez walks into a left hand.
House misses with a looping left.
Jimenez misses with a body shot
and Jimenez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from House misses.
House is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jimenez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimenez.
House throws a head kick but Jimenez moves out of range.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House cracks Jimenez with an open hand slap.
Jimenez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Michael Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House shoots for a double leg takedown but Jimenez sprawls well. He's pushed House's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from House.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
House throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
House thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
House is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez blocks the body kick.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
House fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Jimenez cracks House with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from House misses.
House shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Jimenez lands a nice hook to House's body. House takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
House looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimenez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a straight right.
House throws a sloppy body shot
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House feints and as Jimenez raises his hands in defense, House changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
House won't allow Jimenez to get back to his feet.
House thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jimenez is looking to stand up but House isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max House dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
House misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
House lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jimenez takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from House is defended easily by Jimenez.
Jimenez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down House rather than just go for the knockout.
House fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez avoids it really well and circles away.
Jimenez slips a straight right by House.
House throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from House.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House lands with a nice combination. Jimenez backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by House.
House is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jimenez tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jimenez to the ground. Jimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown.
House fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
House slips a jab from Jimenez.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Jimenez finds it's target.
House moves forwards but Jimenez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
House attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
House with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by House.
House tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jimenez is able to avoid easily.
Jimenez takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
House lands a jab.
House missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
House has a takedown stuffed.
House misses with the combination.
A jab from House misses.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
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.
House scoring well with a low kick there.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimenez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House misses with a straight right.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
House fails to land the takedown.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
House throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Jimenez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jimenez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jimenez leaves House with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Max House did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
House shoots for a double leg takedown but Jimenez sprawls well. He's pushed House's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
House tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House scores with a jab.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez avoids a kick to the body.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jimenez's waist but Jimenez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
Jimenez takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez slips a straight right by House.
House misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
House swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
House misses with a jab to the body
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House staying out of range there.
House looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jimenez is fending him off so far but House persists. Nope, Jimenez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez misses with a wild combination.
House moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House shoots in and gets a takedown into Jimenez's guard.
Max House overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
House drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and House jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimenez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
House falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimenez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez shows good takedown defense.
House connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for House.
House catches Jimenez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
House swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Jimenez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
House misses with a body shot.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez slips under a jab from House.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
House shoots and misses
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez with a hook.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Jimenez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jimenez wants it to stay on the feet.
House tries for a takedown but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jimenez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
House tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
House shoots in but Jimenez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimenez lands with an overhand left.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Jimenez. No joy for House on that attempt.
Jimenez swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from House misses.
House fails in his attempt to clinch.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
House doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
House closes the distance and clinches up with Jimenez, looking for a takedown. House pushes Jimenez against the cage but Jimenez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
House looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimenez scores with a nice right hand.
House takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
Jimenez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
House with a poor takedown
and Jimenez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
House throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by House.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez misses with a jab to the body
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House lands with an overhand left.
House looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
A head kick misses from House.
House thows a body shot but no joy.
House shoots in but Jimenez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
House lands with a kick to the temple. Jimenez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
House with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez lands a nice hook to House's body. House takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
House throws a nice looking combination but Jimenez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from House, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jimenez lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think House has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Max House!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Max House!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Max House!
Max House wins by unanimous decision!
Max House retains his lightweight title!
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