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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dog Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dog Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregg House!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Dog lands but House takes it in his stride.
It looks like Gregg House has been cut.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from House does no damage.
A punch combination from House misses.
House's corner calls for a 1-2. House obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
House swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. House is keeping the position for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
House keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog postures up.
Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dog postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
Dog throws an elbow that misses. House uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dog's guard. Nice move by House!
Dog 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 one minute gone in the round.
House wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Dog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and House defends well.
Dog is looking for a triangle but House pushes his legs off easily.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. House is aware though and is defending well.
Dog is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dog throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. House is aware though and is defending well.
Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.
House keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
House looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dog is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Dog throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dog is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dog looking to control but instead House has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dog 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.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, House has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Dog seems content to control.
House is defending against the submission attempts here by Dog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog 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.
Dog 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.
Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dog is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so House is just riding it out for now. Dog eventually gives up the hold.
Dog passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregg House's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
House misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from House as Dog shoots in.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but House swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has House pinned against the cage. House gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters by clinching up.
Dog keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
House trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from House.
Dog ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dog no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog kicks House off and gets to his feet.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Dog changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Dog manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dog shoots in but no luck this time.
Dog looks to clinch
and House counters with a three punch combo that has Dog backing up. Dog nods at House to acknowledge the strikes.
Gregg House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House swinging wildly here.
House is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from House misses.
House misses with a wild combination.
Dog closes the distance and clinches up with House, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes House against the cage but House circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
House keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
House displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dog.
Donk. House catches Dog right on the button with a cross.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
Dog gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dog wants a takedown.
Dog missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
Dog jumps guard but House turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
House managing to block the knees to the body from Dog.
House gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dog.
Dog drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from House.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog prevents House from breaking the clinch.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog is trying to work for a single leg takedown but House pulls him back up using the underhooks.
House working hard to break the clinch.
House blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dog.
House gets underhooks to prevent Dog's takedown attempt.
Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and House avoids it.
Dog has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
House looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dog tries for a takedown but House manages to get underhooks.
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 Dog Dog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregg House's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
House scores with a three punch combo!
Dog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from House misses.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dog.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
House throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
House misses with a hook.
House misses the shot to the body.
Dog gets a double leg takedown into House's guard.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
House keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dog passes House's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dog is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
Dog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dog wants to take a breather but House is having none of it.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, House has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog moves into full mount! House won't be happy about that!
Dog sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dog looking to control but House is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dog throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
House blocking the ground and pound.
Dog wants to finish this one by submission but House is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog looking to finish with strikes here!
Dog 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog moves to take his opponent's back.
Dog is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but House has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dog is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but House has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dog misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. House defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dog is looking for the choke from the back position but House is controlling his hands well.
Dog Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on House's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dog is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. House knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften House for a finish.
Dog is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. House defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog tightening his grip on House, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dog, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Dog!
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energy
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hype
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