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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bricks Hithouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bricks Hithouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hithouse throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Victorio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victorio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hithouse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hithouse. Victorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hithouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hithouse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Victorio misses.
Victorio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hithouse, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Hithouse as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Victorio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Victorio lands with a left to the head.
Victorio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hithouse taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hithouse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Victorio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hithouse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Victorio wants to break free but Hithouse has control.
Victorio blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Victorio.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Victorio has a couple of punches blocked by Hithouse.
Victorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Victorio. Hithouse shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hithouse throws a head kick but Victorio moves out of range.
Hithouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Bricks Hithouse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio misses with a body shot
and Hithouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hithouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Victorio thuds a left hand into Hithouse's body.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hithouse instigates a clinch.
Victorio misses with a punch to the body.
Victorio blocks an elbow strike.
Victorio misses with a body punch.
Hithouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Victorio as Hithouse tries to tie him up.
Hithouse blocking some punches.
Victorio misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio breaks from the clinch.
Victorio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Victorio throws a hook to the side of Hithouse's head but Hithouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hithouse throws a head kick that misses
and Victorio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hithouse thinking.
Victorio throws a lazy right hand but Hithouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hithouse blocks the leg kick.
Hithouse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hithouse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Victorio with a nice cross.
Victorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Hithouse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse wants to clinch up but Victorio keeps it at a distance.
Hithouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victorio throws a low kick but Hithouse avoids it.
Victorio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victorio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hithouse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hithouse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victorio.
Hithouse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victorio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio avoids the head kick by Hithouse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hithouse. That's going to slow Victorio down.
Hithouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio dominated that 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.
Hithouse throws a poor cross that misses
and Victorio counters with a three punch combo that has Hithouse backing up. Hithouse nods at Victorio to acknowledge the strikes.
Victorio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hithouse, pushing him back against the cage.
Hithouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Victorio fails to land.
Victorio lands a right hand.
Hithouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hithouse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Hithouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Victorio controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Victorio.
Victorio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hithouse has him pressed against the cage.
Victorio wants to break free but Hithouse has control.
Tommy Victorio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Victorio tries to break free but Hithouse pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Victorio.
Victorio is trying to pull guard but Hithouse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hithouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Victorio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victorio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hithouse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Victorio lands a body punch.
Hithouse takes a shot to the head.
Victorio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Victorio is trying to break free.
Victorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hithouse's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Victorio.
Hithouse lands a damaging elbow.
Victorio misses with some punches.
Victorio is looking to break free of the clinch but Hithouse has double underhooks.
Victorio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hithouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is trying to stall.
Victorio working hard to break the clinch.
Victorio digs a right hand into Hithouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hithouse's gas tank.
Victorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victorio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hithouse.
Victorio throws a shot to the body.
Victorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hithouse scores with a nice head shot.
Hithouse slips under a jab from Victorio.
Victorio throws a hook to the side of Hithouse's head but Hithouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hithouse lands a nice hook to Victorio's body. Victorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hithouse avoids a kick to the body.
Victorio swings for the body but Hithouse moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hithouse misses the target.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio walks into a left hand.
Victorio throws a leg kick but Hithouse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hithouse moves out of range of the leg kick from Victorio.
Hithouse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Victorio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hithouse misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Victorio misses.
Hithouse checks a leg kick nicely.
Victorio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Victorio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Victorio stuns Hithouse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hithouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hithouse ducks right into an uppercut from Victorio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victorio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Victorio lands with a kick to the temple. Hithouse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Victorio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hithouse lands with a kick to the temple. Victorio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Victorio throws a big shot that misses.
Hithouse ducks under a wild hook from Victorio.
Victorio scores with a hook.
Victorio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hithouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hithouse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hithouse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Victorio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hithouse throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hithouse throws a shot from downtown. Victorio moves away and avoids it.
Victorio misses with a left hand
and Hithouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victorio throws a leg kick that misses.
Hithouse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Victorio is able to avoid easily.
Victorio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tommy Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victorio throws a lazy head kick
and Hithouse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hithouse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hithouse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hithouse blocks the body kick.
Hithouse slips a jab from Victorio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio throws an off balance right hand
and Hithouse counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hithouse lands with a right hand.
Tommy Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hithouse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Victorio's efforts to push away.
Victorio blocks the elbow strike.
Victorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hithouse controls his hands.
Victorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hithouse connects with a looping right hand.
Victorio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hithouse on the side of the head.
Victorio throws a hook but Hithouse avoids it easily.
Hithouse moves out of range as Victorio throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio connects with an inside leg kick.
Tommy Victorio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Victorio misses with a head kick.
Victorio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hithouse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victorio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Victorio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Victorio.
Victorio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hithouse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hithouse connects with a crisp jab.
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!
A shot to the liver by Victorio. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse slips a straight right by Victorio.
Hithouse scores with a jab. Victorio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Victorio misses with a body kick.
Victorio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Victorio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Victorio looks to land a right hand but Hithouse moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Hithouse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victorio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hithouse tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Victorio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bricks Hithouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victorio tries to move to mount but Hithouse blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Victorio.
Well Victorio 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio!
A relieved looking Tommy Victorio 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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