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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think War might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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253 lbs
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254 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Houser!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Houser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houser scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Holy War has been cut.
War connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Mike Houser has been cut.
Houser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent War stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Houser keeps the fight on the outside.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Houser.
War throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Houser on the wrong end of a nice jab.
War with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houser. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houser manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houser scores with a sloppy right hand. War should have avoided that one.
War looking to land some kicks to the body here.
War throws a head kick that misses.
Houser wants to counter with a clinch but War pushes him away.
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws a leg kick but Houser moved away.
Houser is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Houser missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Houser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for War!
War is not content to let Houser control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houser wants to take a breather but War manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Houser.
War is looking for a triangle but Houser pushes his legs off easily.
War looking for a sweep. Not yet War, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houser with a flurry of punches that miss.
War looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Houser passes War's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Houser seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Houser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Houser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Houser is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Houser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
War keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Houser wants to control but War is keeping him busy.
War is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
War is pressing down on Houser's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
War tries to land a sweep but no joy.
War has his foot on Houser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houser works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
War keeping moving, preventing Houser from controlling successfully.
Houser seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
War keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Houser.
A punch combination from War misses.
An inside leg kick from War misses.
Houser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
War moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Houser shoots in looking for a takedown. War tries to sprawl out of it but Houser keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. War manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Houser throws a big shot that misses.
Holy War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Holy War will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houser manages to avoid it.
War looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War clinches.
Houser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Houser.
Houser throws a head punch that misses.
War has had enough of the clinch but Houser keeps him there for the moment.
Houser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Houser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
War breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Houser looks for a takedown but War sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
Houser misses with a takedown attempt - War sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Houser misses with a takedown attempt - War sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holy War has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Houser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
Houser looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houser.
War lands a front kick.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War lands a leg kick that knocks Houser off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
Houser misses with a takedown attempt - War sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
War lands with a good body shot.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War throws a leg kick but Houser moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
War throws a good cross that connects.
War ducks under a wild hook from Houser.
War misses with a kick to the body.
War is looking to wear down Houser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Houser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War throws a body shot but no joy.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houser.
Houser slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Houser blocks the body kick.
Houser lands with a nice body punch.
War wants to clinch up but Houser keeps it at a distance.
Houser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract War.
Holy War is winning the standup battle so far.
War walks into a straight right hand from Houser.
War lands a nice hook to Houser's body. Houser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Houser misses with a takedown attempt - War sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
War looks for the body kick but Houser saw that one coming.
Houser shoots for a double leg takedown but War sprawls well. He's pushed Houser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
War throws a front kick that sends Houser stumbling back into the cage.
Houser throws a nice outside leg kick.
Houser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houser. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around War's waist but War gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houser off to one side.
War is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Houser.
War bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Houser's head.
War is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houser can do to turn this around?
Jab by War.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Houser looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
Houser throws a body kick that misses.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Houser throws a poor cross that misses
and War cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Houser is just out of range.
War tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
War keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Houser misses with a straight right.
Houser thuds his right hand into War's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Houser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
War swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Houser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt War.
War is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts War, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy War dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Houser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
War cracks Houser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Houser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
War uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Houser.
Both fighters circling a little - War finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Houser throws a poor cross that misses
and War counters with a nice kick to the body.
War checks a leg kick.
War moves into range and clinches up with Houser.
War is leaning against Houser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
Houser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Houser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
War tries a body shot but Houser blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houser misses with the head strike.
War blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Houser.
War misses with a shot to the kidneys.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War takes a shot to the head.
Houser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Houser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War drops Houser onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Houser is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Houser takes a shot to the head.
Houser is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
Houser is still on wobbly legs! Can War finish him?
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Houser uses good head movement to avoid it.
War misses with the head strike.
War working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War breaks from the clinch.
Houser is holding his hands too far apart here. War throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Houser is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holy War!
A less than humble Holy War misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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pop
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