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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennett House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bennett House enters the cage!
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266 lbs
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229 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bennett House!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
House tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alvarez jumps guard and drags House to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. House defends it easily.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House being controlled here momentarily.
House trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but House is having none of it.
House throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
House tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
House pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House trying to land knees to the body.
House being controlled against the cage.
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
It looks like Saul Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez jumps guard but House stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
House gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
House misses with some punches.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez pulls guard effortlessly.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but House controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
House is looking to stand up but Alvarez won't let him.
House wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alvarez pulls House in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
House shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
House tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
House clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bennett House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saul Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
House closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alvarez quickly recovers to half guard.
House is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
House looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alvarez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alvarez wants to stand up but House has a hold of him and won't allow it.
House pushes Alvarez off looking to stand but Alvarez dives back in and keeps control.
House pushes Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
House wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
House throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
House trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
House wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling his posture from full guard.
House looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alvarez with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
House is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
House is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
House is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez stops House from standing up.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
House avoids a kick to the body.
Alvarez has House up against the cage in a clinch.
House prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged House in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bennett House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Saul Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
House gets caught napping as Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown. House manages to retain guard.
House is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of House's head.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
House wants to stand up but Alvarez is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House wants to stand and escape but Alvarez is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. House quickly recovers to half guard.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
House is trying to stand.
Alvarez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under House.
House tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Alvarez manages to move to mount!
Alvarez looking to secure an arm triangle but House defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
House is looking to improve his position but Alvarez isn't that keen on the idea.
Alvarez tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
House is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez controlling his opponent.
Saul Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working for a submission but House is keeping him at bay.
House is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Alvarez controlling from the full mount.
House reaches up to try and control the position but Alvarez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! House rolls and tries to escape and now Alvarez has his back!
House tries to escape the position.
House trying to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez controlling the position well here. House rolled but Alvarez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Alvarez 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.
House is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saul Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett House is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
House turns into Alvarez and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think House 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bennett House!
Bennett House gave a mention to xXx Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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