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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's entrance music is The Holy Guile-The Celebration. A fine choice. Russo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imagine Dragons-Radioactive. This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House looks to land a combination. Russo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
House misses with a combination
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in House's guard now.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Russo throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
House has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House seems keen to control Russo's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gregory House.
House tries to clinch up
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in House's guard now.
House controlling the position.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is trying to keep Russo in close.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
House bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russo's guard.
House tries to stand but Russo is controlling from the bottom.
House postures up.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Russo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo working over House with some ground and pound. House looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
House is controlling Russo's trapped leg to prevent Russo from advancing to side control.
House is looking for a sweep. Russo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House trying to control from the bottom.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo thows a huge punch but House dodges it nicely.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
House is trying to maintain the position but Russo is very close to passing his half guard.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
House wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo prevents House from improving his position.
House trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Russo there.
House has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
House wants to get back to full guard.
House is working hard here to advance position.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russo is looking to advance position but House won't allow it.
House trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
House trying to control but Russo postures up.
House keeping hold of Russo's head, controlling as best he can.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
House wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
House holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
House trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
House is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Russo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
House is defending against the submission attempts here by Russo.
House is trying to maintain the position but Russo is very close to passing his half guard.
House moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Russo with a nice head shot there.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
House trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Russo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
House misses with a head kick.
House looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
House throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
House misses with a low kick.
Russo takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Donato Russo has been cut.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
House clobbers Russo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russo shoots in for a double leg but House sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Russo instigates a clinch.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House prevents a takedown attempt there.
House scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo drags the fight down to the ground.
Russo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russo pushes House off and scrambles back to his feet.
House swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Gregory House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
House punishes Russo's body with a nice straight punch.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House lands a jab to Russo's midsection.
Gregory House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo checks a leg kick nicely.
House is looking to wear down Russo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
House fails in his attempt to clinch.
House moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from House.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo tries to pull guard but House holds him up against the cage and eventually Russo drops back down to his feet.
Gregory House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Russo wants to take the fight to the mat but House manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from House.
House misses with a body punch.
Russo wants to get back to striking at distance but House won't allow it.
Russo pulls House into guard.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo looking to control.
House is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Russo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst House is controlling him.
House stands and steps away. Russo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick from House misses.
House misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for House.
Russo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House lands a nice elbow.
House misses with a punch to the body.
House is working Russo over against the cage.
Russo trying to control the position but instead, House has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russo into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is trying to maintain a safe position but Russo gets an underhook and turns House into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with an elbow strike.
Russo decides to pull guard.
House wants to get up but he can't break Russo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
House passes easily into side control. Nice work.
House stands up and we're back to a striking position.
House throws a series of punches but Russo moves out of range.
Russo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory House dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donato Russo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from House misses
and Russo counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown. House tries to sprawl out of it but Russo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. House manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
House throws a lazy head kick
and Russo counters with a nice leg kick.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
A combination from House does no damage.
House connects with a solid leg kick.
House misses with a wild body shot.
House does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has House pinned against the cage. House gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses the body punch
and Russo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Russo working to try and regain half guard.
House tries to control but Russo wriggling away.
House is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gregory House is winning the standup battle so far.
House missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Russo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
House is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are battling for position here. House manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
House is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Russo is working House over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Russo works over House with some ground and pound from guard.
Donato Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Russo postures up.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russo cracks House with a solid left hand.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
House looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House working a defensive guard here.
Russo postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
House looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Russo stands up over House, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House seems keen to control Russo's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory House wasn't doing enough on the ground.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russo at a distance.
House throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches House napping and manages to drive through into side control!
House is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
Russo scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donato Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donato Russo!
A very excited looking Donato Russo 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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hype
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