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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg House (ranked 6238 p4p, 206 weight class) and Uh Huh (ranked 24869 p4p, 271 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg House! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uh Huh! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! House closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Huh quickly recovers to half guard. House prevents Huh from standing back up.
Huh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. House is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Huh has managed to free his arm - good work. House 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Huh is defending against the submission attempts here by House.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. House keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. House works his way into side control. House tries to advance to mount but Huh denies him. Huh felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. House is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Huh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. House wants to pass the guard but Huh is defending well. Huh tries to get to full guard but House has control of the leg. House trying to advance position but Huh counters by regaining guard. House trying to control but Huh is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huh controls House momentarily but House frees himself. House slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. House is looking to take a break and control but Huh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. House wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huh, who protects the arm well. House tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no House has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round. House wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huh keeps working. House tries to advance position but instead Huh slips a leg back in to half guard. House prevents Huh from improving his position. House is thwarting Huh's attempts to control the position. Huh manages to get to full guard.
Huh keeping full guard, as House tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. House is working hard here to advance position. House drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Huh dives on top into guard. House bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huh's guard. Huh looking to hit a scissor sweep but House is one step ahead there. Huh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.
House looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Huh has picked House up and slammed him! House can't keep hold of the triangle and Huh manages to pass to side control! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. House is looking for a sweep. House sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. 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 Greg House will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
House shoots for a takedown but Huh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Huh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into House's guard. Huh preventing the sweep. House keeping moving, preventing Huh from controlling successfully. House is looking to sweep but instead, Huh has passed into half guard.
Huh 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. House taking some punishment here, with Huh in his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. House tries to get to full guard but Huh has control of the leg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. House is in trouble now - Huh has advanced to mount! House can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huh trying to control but he's not successful this time. Huh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but House is surviving well by controlling Huh's body position as best he can. Huh wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely. House is trying desperately to improve position. House in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Huh controlling his opponent. Huh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uh Huh has got the better of the ground game so far. Huh prevents House from getting the reversal. House is squirming around, avoiding Huh's attempts to control the action. Huh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huh working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Greg House has been cut. House is wriggling around trying to escape.
House slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Huh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. House is trying to maintain the position but Huh is very close to passing his half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Huh trying to control from half guard but House is working away. House is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. House looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Huh prevents House from improving his position. House tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Huh has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Huh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. House is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
House taking shots to the head. Huh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish House?
Huh controlling the pace for now. Huh trying to control but House is having none of it. House is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Huh tries to control but House wriggling away. Huh dominating with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uh Huh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Greg House's cut. 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!
Huh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. House tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Huh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Huh landing strikes from the mount and House is in trouble! House gets back to half guard. Huh trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom. Huh has been the more effective fighter overall so far. House tries to get to full guard but Huh has control of the leg. Huh is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. House manages to get to full guard.
House looking for subs off his back but Huh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huh is trying to control the action in half guard but House is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Huh is trying to work for a kimura but House is defending well.
Huh is keen to just control but House is a slippery customer. Huh tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Huh wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. House is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. 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. Huh wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working. The fighters are battling for position here. House manages to regain full guard. Nice work. House looking for a guillotine here but Huh defends easily.
House is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huh defends well. House keeping moving, preventing Huh from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. House looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Huh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Huh got a little sloppy there for a moment and House has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huh has managed to get both his arms back between House's legs - danger averted. Huh wants to pass the guard but House is keeping the position. Huh is looking to stand up but House won't let him. Huh wants to pass the guard but House is keeping the position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. House had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huh defends it easily. House is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huh's corner. There ya go! There ya go! House trying to keep a closed guard but Huh is proving a slippery customer.
Huh wants to stand but House is controlling his posture from full guard. Huh stands up over House, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Huh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Huh lands a big head kick that sends House tumbling to the mat! Huh takes a step backwards and waves House back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that's the end of the fight! Uh Huh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Huh 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uh Huh! Our winner, Uh Huh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
34% |
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