Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 105
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
House throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
House misses with a jab to the body
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Graves coming out on top.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves moves away from the strike by House.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
That kick from Graves tenderised House's leg. House is trying to keep his angry face on.
Graves's coach down at Berloga was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from House misses. #T1#
Graves scores with a nice body kick.
Graves misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Graves throws a wild body kick that House sees coming a mile off.
Graves defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
House misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House's corner calls for a 1-2. House obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
House misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Graves blocks a jab.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Graves misses with an uppercut.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
House misses with an uppercut.
House backing away here, and Graves unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
House lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves throws a good cross that connects.
House checks a low kick from Graves.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.#T3#
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Graves.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
House misses with a body shot
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graves. That's going to slow House down.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graves. House shrugs it off though.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves keeps House at a distance using the push kick.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses House's sensitive parts.
House walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
House takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! House had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T5#
Good leg kick by Graves.
House takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Graves misses the body punch
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves cracks House with an open hand slap.
House lands an overhand right.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
House takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses. #T6#
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
House lands with a nice combination. Graves backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Graves slips a jab from House.
Graves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
House swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses House's sensitive parts.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.#T7#
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graves with the inside leg kick.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves scores with a punch to the head.
Graves slips under a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Graves - that will leave a mark!
House misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves throws out a counter right but House avoids it with no problem.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Graves slips a straight right by House.#T8#
House misses with a wild combination.
Graves throws a head kick that House semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
House blocks a head kick by Graves.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
House lands with a shot to the body.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T9#
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House lands with a right hand.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
House works Graves's body with a nice hook.
House 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.
House avoids the head kick by Graves.
House misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves throws a leg kick but House sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Graves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves misses the body punch
and House counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a looping left.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves pushes House away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Graves.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Graves misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House feints a jab promting Graves to slip. House then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Graves with a nice calf kick.
House misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a body kick.
A big right from House misses.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
House loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.#T2#
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves walks into a jab.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House misses with a double jab
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
House misses with an uppercut.
House is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
House misses with a body shot.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping House at a distance.
Phil Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T3#
Graves jabs House right on the nose. House blinks but takes it well.
House lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Graves forces House back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.#T4#
Graves throws a push kick but House slaps the foot to one side.
Graves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
House misses with a right hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves moves away from the strike by House.
House misses with a looping left.
Graves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
House scores with a hook.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves wants to clinch.#T5#
House throws an off balance right hand
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
House throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind House 's knee.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
House misses with a double jab.
Graves takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.#T6#
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.#CL2#
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
House working hard to break the clinch.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House blocks a body shot from Graves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Graves on the inside.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
House being controlled against the cage.#T7#
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
House prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of House backwards.
A hook to the body from Graves.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
A body shot lands from Graves.
House is trying to push Graves away but Graves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Graves. #T8#
Graves working aggressively here.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
House takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
House blocking some punches.
House working hard to break the clinch.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
House wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.#T9#
Graves lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#Max House's cut is getting worse.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
House is trying to break free.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
House works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
House throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Graves misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with an uppercut
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Graves!
House takes a head kick and keeps coming. #T1#
Graves tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
That kick from Graves tenderised House's leg. House is trying to keep his angry face on.
House misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
House throws a sloppy body shot
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Graves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
House misses with a straight right.
House misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from House.
Graves is looking to clinch.
House moves out of range as Graves strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.#T2#
House misses with a body shot.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Graves.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
House digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
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!
Graves misses with a body kick. #T3#
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
House moves away from the strike by Graves.
House throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
House misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind House 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
House gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Phil Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a body shot. #BC#
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves feints a counter leg kick.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt House.
House missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
House ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Max House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T5#
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House backing away here, and Graves unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Graves looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
House takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves slips a straight right by House.
Graves thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on House if he has to take too many more of those.
House throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed House momentarily. #T6#
Graves throws a wild body kick that House sees coming a mile off.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
House blocks a body shot from Graves.
House lands a right hand.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T7#
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
House looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
House breaks from the clinch.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House throws a predictable looking body shot
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Graves misses.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T8#
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves counters with a body kick.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House ducks under a wild hook from Graves.#T9#
Graves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
House takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL2#
Graves forces House back against the cage and clinches.
House blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from House.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Graves!
Phil Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TOF 89
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick throws a sloppy head kick
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Maverick there.#CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Maverick misses with a lunging right hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House lands with an uppercut that bounces Maverick off the cage and back into range.
Maverick misses with a leg kick
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House misses with a right hand
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maverick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Maverick looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
House swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maverick counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maverick.#T1#
House throws a hook but Maverick avoids it easily.
House punishes Maverick's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Maverick. Those never looked like landing.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maverick throws an off balance right hand
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maverick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House digs a good hook to Maverick's body.
House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maverick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maverick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
House steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maverick.
House has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maverick momentarily.
Maverick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but House is out of range. #T2#
Maverick looks for the body kick but House saw that one coming.
Maverick throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
Maverick misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and House counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
House scores with a nice hook to the head.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick slips under a jab from House.
Maverick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
Maverick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Maverick misses.
House appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Maverick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maverick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House dodges the punch combination from Maverick.
House misses with a straight right.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
House misses with a left hand
and Maverick counters with a nice uppercut.
Maverick stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Maverick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maverick.
Maverick scores with a nice body kick.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Maverick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by House.
Maverick takes one on the button.
House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maverick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maverick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Maverick should have avoided that one.
Maverick throws a lazy body kick
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maverick throws a quick inside leg kick.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maverick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T5#
House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maverick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maverick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
House on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maverick. Maverick obviously looking to wear him down.
Maverick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
House misses with a looping right.
Maverick feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Maverick counters with a nice leg kick.
House throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House takes a kick to the side of the head.#T6#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick throws a body kick, spinning off balance#CL2#
and House counters by clinching up.
House throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Maverick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maverick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maverick tries to land a body kick
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House misses with an uppercut
letting Maverick counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
Maverick misses with a jab, cross combination.
House misses with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a slapping leg kick.
House lunges at Maverick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maverick's hand.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy body kick from Maverick
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T7#
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maverick.
Maverick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
House 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.
Maverick lets loose with a powerful body kick. House will feel that in the morning.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
As Maverick backs off House throws a huge counter combo but Maverick manages to avoid it all.
Good leg kick by Maverick.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
House throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
House just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaverick.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Maverick counters with a nice uppercut.
Maverick moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T8#
Maverick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands an overhand right.
Maverick misses with an attempted mid kick.
House feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mavericks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
House lands with a cross. #ROC2#Maverick is rocked!
Maverick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Maverick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maverick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
Maverick lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maverick seems to have got his legs back now.
Maverick moves out of range of the strikes.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Maverick. #T9#
House avoids the body shot from Maverick.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maverick scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Maverick.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maverick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Maverick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maverick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Maverick throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Maverick takes one to the chin there.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maverick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling House to score with a decent uppercut.
Maverick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maverick doesn't seem phased though.
Maverick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maverick throws out a leg kick but House moves out of range and Maverick only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
House lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by House.
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.
And Maverick counters with a quick kick to the body but House blocks it.
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!
House misses with a looping right.#T1#
Maverick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Maverick does it's job there.
House throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maverick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maverick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by House.
That kick from Maverick tenderised House's leg. House is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
House takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
House avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
Maverick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Maverick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Maverick slips a jab and a cross from House.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Maverick's corner calls for a 1-2. Maverick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#The cut above Max House's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maverick slips a jab from House.
It looked like Maverick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from House.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Maverick's shoulder, as Maverick tries to avoid the shot.
Maverick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Maverick.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maverick counters with a low kick, right behind House 's knee.
House cracks Maverick with an open hand slap.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Maverick throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! House crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maverick - the referee stops the clock and House gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maverick. House manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
House has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maverick.
Maverick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maverick throws a low kick but it's checked well by House.
Maverick moves out of range of the strikes.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maverick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
House misses with a right hand
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maverick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maverick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maverick tries to land a body kick
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
Maverick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T4#
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Maverick thows a leg kick but House checks it
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
House has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maverick.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
House changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maverick.
Maverick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
House misses with a few strikes there.
Maverick throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from House misses.
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick thows a body kick. House tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T5#
House lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts House, as that shot connected.
Maverick is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
House looks to land a right hand but Maverick moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as House checks a leg kick.
Maverick throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on House's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maverick defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House throws a hook but Maverick blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Maverick misses its target.
Maverick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#Max House's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T6#
Maverick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House misses with a few strikes there.
Maverick scores with a head kick. House tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
House walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick moves out of range as House strikes.
As House looks to move away, Maverick throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.
Maverick misses with a wild body shot.
House is looking for the big counter here.
Daniel Maverick is winning the standup battle so far.
Maverick misses with a jab to the body
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maverick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max House's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TOF 80
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1#
Yardow throws a right hand that misses
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yardow scores with a hook to the body. House takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
House has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Yardow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yardow.#CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Yardow lands with an uppercut that bounces House off the cage and back into range.
House throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
House throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from House.
Yardow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yardow misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and House releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from House.
Yardow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches House on the side of the head.
Yardow slips a jab from House.
Yardow throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House swinging wildly here.
House throws a right and a left that Yardow avoids nicely. #T1#
House walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from House misses.
Yardow misses with a looping left.
A big left from House misses.
House pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yardow back to the cage. House follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yardow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
House slips under a jab from Yardow.
Yardow misses with a looping left.
Yardow moves out of range as House strikes.
Yardow scores with a jab.
House tests Yardow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yardow missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
House stuns Yardow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yardow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House with a hook.
Yardow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Yardow is looking to counter the offense by House and move into the clinch.
House throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Yardow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
House tries to circle away but Yardow has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House leaning against his opponent.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yardow struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Yardow.
House has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Yardow misses its intended target. #T3#
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
House fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yardow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
House misses with an uppercut. Yardow saw that one coming.
Yardow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yardow's head backwards.
Yardow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches House on the side of the head.
House loads up on a big right hand but Yardow slips the punch.
Yardow walks into a jab.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yardow manages to avoid it.
Yardow misses the shot to the body.
Yardow scores with a jab. House acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House staying out of range there.
Yardow throws a poor cross that misses
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Yardow throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - House scores with a four punch combination!
House throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Yardow counters by clinching up.
Yardow misses with some punches.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
House blocks an uppercut.
House has had enough of the clinch but Yardow keeps him there for the moment.
House is looking to break free of the clinch but Yardow has double underhooks.
Yardow misses with the head strike.
Yardow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House has had enough of the clinch but Yardow keeps him there for the moment.
House prevents a body shot from Yardow.
Yardow pushes off an throws an elbow but House leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yardow misses with some punches. #T5#
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House blocking some punches.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yardow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but House blocks it with crossed arms.
House lands a hook that snaps the head of Yardow backwards.
House has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yardow throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yardow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yardow thows a left - swing and a miss!
House swinging wildly here.
Yardow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T6#
House scores with a jab. Yardow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yardow looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Yardow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yardow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yardow scores with a shoulder strike.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House working aggressively here.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yardow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Yardow has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T7#
House scores with a one two! Yardow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Zane Yardow has been cut.
House misses with a left hand #CL#
and Yardow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yardow.
Yardow lands with a light punch inside.
Yardow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House stalling in the clinch but Yardow improves position.
House avoiding damage as Yardow throws knees to the body. #BC2#
House manages to break the clinch.
House takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. House catches Yardow right on the button with a cross.
Yardow scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yardow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T8#
Yardow misses with an uppercut.
House loads up on a big right hand but Yardow slips the punch.
House misses with a body shot.
Yardow misses with a looping left.
Yardow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yardow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yardow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a two punch combo.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
House moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yardow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
House scores with a jab. Yardow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yardow misses with a looping right.
House loads up on a big right hand but Yardow slips the punch.
Yardow looks to throw the jab but House is out of range. #T9#
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from House.
Yardow slips a jab and a cross from House.
A telegraphed right hand from Yardow misses the target.
Yardow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Yardow moves into the clinch.
Yardow misses with a body punch.
Yardow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
House wants to break free but Yardow has control.
Yardow blocking some punches.
Yardow swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House stuns Yardow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max House will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yardow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House misses with a straight left.
House looks to land a left hand but Yardow moved out of range nicely.
Yardow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yardow takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Yardow counters with a right hand to the body.
Yardow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House throws a hook but Yardow blocks it.
Yardow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from House.
House misses with a hook. Yardow ducked under it nicely.
Yardow tries to counter by clinching up but House breaks away and moves out of range.
Yardow throws a good cross that connects.
Yardow throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow swings for the body but House moves out of range.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yardow on the side of the head.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
House ducks under a wild hook from Yardow.#T1#
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Yardow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yardow. #BC2#
House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yardow tries to clinch there but House circles away.
Max House seems to be getting the better of the standup.
House clobbers Yardow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Yardow misses.
House lands with a right hand.
House missing with a left hand there. Yardow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yardow throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Yardow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Yardow takes the fight into the clinch.
Yardow tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Yardow back against the cage.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Yardow controls his hands. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Yardow fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House is trying to force a seperation but Yardow has the dominant position.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yardow fails to land. #BC2#
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Yardow as he connects with a hook.
House moves forwards but Yardow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yardow missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
House's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yardow under the eye.
Yardow takes a jab right on the kisser.
House slips a jab from Yardow.
House looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House connects with a body shot.#T3#
House takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
It seemed like House was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House misses with a straight left.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Yardow rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
Yardow digs a right hand into House's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on House's gas tank.
House is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Yardow.
House looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
House is trying to push Yardow away but Yardow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
House is trying to break the clinch but Yardow has him pressed against the cage.
Yardow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow. #T4#
Yardow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
House wants to break free but Yardow has control.
Yardow is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House misses with a body punch.
House wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yardow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yardow throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yardow working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yardow tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yardow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yardow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. House is defending well for now.
House tries to break the clinch but Yardow is controlling the position. #T5#
House trying to control the position but instead, Yardow has worked for underhooks and has pushed House into the cage.
Yardow misses with a body punch.
Yardow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zane Yardow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yardow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on House's face as he tries to break the clinch.
House blocks a body shot from Yardow.
Yardow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but House blocks it with crossed arms.
Yardow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
House wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House slips under a jab from Yardow.
House lands with a cross. #T6#
House slips under a jab from Yardow.
House misses with an uppercut. Yardow saw that one coming.
Yardow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yardow avoids a punch combination nicely.
House loads up on a big right hand but Yardow slips the punch.
As House looks to move away, Yardow throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.
Yardow slips under a jab.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yardow misses with a straight right.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Yardow misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by House. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of House.
Yardow lands with a cross.
House slips under a jab.#T7#
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
A punch combination from House misses.
Yardow slips under a jab from House.
Yardow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from House.
Yardow staying out of range there.
Yardow moves away from the strike by House.
House looks to land a combination but Yardow avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Yardow misses its target.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Yardow. That snapped House's head back.
Yardow wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
Yardow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yardow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Yardow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but House manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yardow. House does a little dance to reset his feet.#T8#
House loads up on a big right hand but Yardow slips the punch.
It looked like Yardow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yardow falls off balance throwing a combination
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Yardow throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
House blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from House.
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
House walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yardow misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Yardow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
House slips under a jab.
House just misses with a punch to the body. #T9#
House thuds his right hand into Yardow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yardow throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yardow lands a head shot.
Yardow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House moves away from the strike by Yardow.
Yardow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yardow closes the distance but House moves to the side
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yardow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zane Yardow will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Yardow.
Yardow tries to counter by clinching up but House breaks away and moves out of range.
House throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yardow scores with a crisp jab that stopped House in his tracks.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yardow looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.
Yardow throws a right and a left that both miss.
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yardow is looking to counter the offense by House and move into the clinch.
House misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow moves into range and connects with a jab.
House takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
A big right from Yardow misses.
Yardow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
As House tries to get set, Yardow tries to push him back and clinch up but House manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from House misses.
House throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Yardow counters by moving into the clinch.
House working aggressively here.
House slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yardow lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
House working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Yardow.
House wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
House has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
House tries to stall but Yardow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yardow misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yardow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Yardow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Yardow misses with the head strike.
Yardow blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
House tries to break free but Yardow pushes him back against the cage.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
House blocking some punches.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yardow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yardow fails to land. #BC2#
House breaks the clinch.
Yardow moves out of range as House strikes.
Some wild striking there from House. #T4#
Yardow thows a left - swing and a miss!
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by House.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yardow throws a hook but House blocks it.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Yardow throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
House throws out a counter right but Yardow avoids it with no problem.
House lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
House lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Yardow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yardow misses with some punches.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yardow misses with some punches. #T5#
Yardow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yardow can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
A short right from Yardow.
Good body shot from House.
Yardow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yardow keeps control of House as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yardow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yardow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Yardow on the inside.
Yardow struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands. #BC2#
House manages to break the clinch.
House looks to land a left hand but Yardow moved out of range nicely.#T6#
Yardow misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.#CL#
House tries to keep at a distance but Yardow has taken the fight into the clinch.
House is trying to break the clinch but Yardow has him pressed against the cage.
House working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yardow.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Yardow.
Yardow misses with a body punch.
House blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
House is trying to break the clinch but Yardow has him pressed against the cage.
Yardow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House is trying to force a seperation but Yardow has the dominant position.
House blocking some punches. #T7#
Good body shot from Yardow.
Yardow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yardow lands a left hand.
Yardow misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Yardow as the two fighters clinch.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House blocks an uppercut.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yardow swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yardow misses with the head strike.
Yardow lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards. #BC2#
House breaks the clinch. #T8#
Yardow misses with a body punch
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from House.
House stuns Yardow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yardow throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from House does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from House misses.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
House throws a big shot that misses.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
A punch combination from Yardow misses. #T9#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts House, as that shot connected.
House throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
House misses the jab.
Yardow misses the body punch
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Yardow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yardow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
House swinging wildly here.
Yardow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yardow misses with a hook.
House misses with an uppercut
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zane Yardow.
I think Yardow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Yardow!
A very excited looking Zane Yardow 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.

Event: TOF 70
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
House throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House lands the left hand.
House walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Winston counters with a body kick.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Winston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winston.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Winston counters by clinching up.
Winston tries to pull guard but House holds him up against the cage and eventually Winston drops back down to his feet.
House blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
House lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
House wants to get back to striking at distance but Winston won't allow it. #TD2#
Winston pulls guard. #SUB2#
Winston is looking for a triangle but House pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Winston has his foot on House's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. House works his way back into a safe position though.
House knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winston on the ground.
Winston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
House is stalling in the full guard.
House postures up. #T2##SUB2#
Winston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
House wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving. #SUB2#
Winston working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because House has passed into half guard!
Winston is looking for a sweep. House is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
House wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
Winston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
House got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, House has managed to get both his arms back between Winston's legs - danger averted.#T3##SUB2#
Winston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. House gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
House sitting in guard here, content to control.
House trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Winston manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
House is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winston won't allow House to sweep him here.
House trying to keep a closed guard but Winston is proving a slippery customer.
Winston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Winston postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Winston's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Winston chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T5#
Winston blocks a jab.
House drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from House misses.
A nice side step and Winston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Winston.
Eric Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Winston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
House is looking to break free of the clinch but Winston has double underhooks.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
House breaks the clinch.
House avoids a kick to the body.
House is looking to counter punch.
Winston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Winston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.#T6#
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
House stuns Winston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winston scores with the left hand. House knows he should have avoided that one.
House misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Winston with a nice calf kick.
House misses with a looping right.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
House missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.#T7#
Winston throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
House throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Winston misses.
Winston throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Winston. House shrugs it off though.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winston misses with a kick to the body.
Winston throws a solid leg kick but House takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winston.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Winston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winston blocks a jab.
Winston flicks out a counter leg kick but House steps away.#T8#
House tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston slips under a jab from House.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Winston moves into the clinch.
Winston misses with some punches.
House lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House wants to get back to striking at distance but Winston won't allow it.
Winston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House misses the shot to the body.
Winston counters with a body kick.
Winston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
House shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
House is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Winston's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T9#
Winston pivots, looking for a leg kick but House is out of range and Winston settles back down.
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston tries to counter with a clinch but House shakes him off and moves away.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Winston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Winston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House misses the shot to the body.
House misses with a hook.
House looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
House misses with a double jab
and Winston counters with a head kick. That will keep House thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Winston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Winston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Winston thinks about the counter body kick.#CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winston scores with a nice body kick.
House takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winston's head backwards.
Winston scores with a nice body kick.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
A countering left hand to the body from Winston misses.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Winston misses.
Winston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Winston misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from House.
House is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winston's head backwards.
Winston takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Eric Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston throws a front kick that sends House stumbling back into the cage.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.#T2#
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Winston is looking to score with low kicks.
Winston throws a lazy head kick
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
Winston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winston thows a leg kick but House checks it
and House counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from House lands.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston misses with a head kick.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from House.
Winston pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Winston moves away from the strike by House.
Winston tries to counter with a clinch but House shakes him off and moves away.
Winston slips under a jab from House.
House is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
A big left from House misses.
Winston steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from House.
Winston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from House finds it's way round the side to connect with Winston's head. #ROC#Winston is rocked!
House cracks Winston with a hook to the temple - Winston is on wobbly legs here! House swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Winston falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! House wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Max House!
Max House thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 62
Date: Dec 17, 2023

#R1#
House throws a shot from downtown. Veal moves away and avoids it.
House takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
House tests Veal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veal throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
Veal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veal scores with a jab.
House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Veal misses.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veal tries to work over House's front leg with a kick but House checks it.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Tyler Veal has been cut.
House misses with a looping left.
Veal wants to counter with a clinch but House pushes him away.
House throws a jab when Veal was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veal connects with a crisp jab.
Veal ducks under a wild hook from House.#T1#
House misses with a right hand
and Veal counters with a nice body shot.
House avoids the head kick by Veal.
Veal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
House loads up on a big right hand but Veal slips the punch.
House slips a jab and a cross from Veal.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Veal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House with a hook.
House misses with a looping right.
House has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
House connects with a looping right hand.
Veal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal digs a good body shot into House's ribs.
Veal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
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!
Nice jab there from Veal.
House connects with a crisp jab.
House on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veal.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veal swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veal looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
A jab from House misses.
House on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veal. Veal obviously looking to wear him down.
House scores with a punch to the head.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veal misses with a head kick.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Veal connects with a right hand. House shakes it off.
Veal catches House with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
House scores with a jab to the body.
Veal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Veal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Veal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
House connects with a nice looking jab. #ROC#Veal is rocked!
Veal wants to slow House down by chopping away at his legs.
Veal is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
Veal staying out of range there.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
House tries to bum rush Veal with a series of wild strikes but Veal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
House tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veal seems to have recovered his senses.
Veal lands a really nice looking cross but House seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veal scores with a crisp jab that stopped House in his tracks.
Veal throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Veal throws a shot to the body.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veal was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Veal tries to clinch up.
Veal scores with a push kick.
House misses with a hook. Veal ducked under it nicely.
Veal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
House throws a nice looking combination but Veal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Veal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
House takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veal.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T5#
Veal staying out of range there.
Veal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
Veal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House loads up on a big right hand but Veal slips the punch.
A jab from Veal misses.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from House misses.
Veal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Veal throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veal lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
House moves out of range of the body kick from Veal.
House loads up on a big right hand but Veal slips the punch.#T6#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Veal coming out on top.
Tyler Veal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House moves out of range of the leg kick from Veal.
A jab from House finds it's way through Veal's defenses.
Veal throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Veal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Veal jumps guard but House stands there with Veal around his waist. Veal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veal backwards.
House misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Veal pulls guard.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Veal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veal keeping full guard, as House tries to pass. #T7##SUB2#
Veal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
House postures up. #SUB2#
Veal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Veal is trying to hold House in close to prevent damage but House has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Veal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but House pulls his head out easily.
House not doing much here.
Veal 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.#T8#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Veal tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
Veal is still trying to improve position.
Veal is trying to maintain the position but House is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Veal actively working from the bottom here.#T9#
Veal trying to control but House postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House prevents Veal from improving his position.#SUB2#
Veal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Veal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veal.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veal in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Veal dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Veal is predictable there
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches House on the side of the head.
House checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Veal coming out on top.
Tyler Veal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Veal scores with a jab.
A low kick from Veal misses
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veal thinking.
Veal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veal misses with a left hand
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
House misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Veal ducks under a wild hook from House.
Veal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veal.
Veal misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
Veal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Veal works House's body with a nice hook.
Veal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Veal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
House is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Veal.
Veal moves out of range as House strikes.
House misses with a body shot.
Veal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Veal lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House moves out of range as Veal strikes.
Veal misses with a hook.
House loads up on a big right hand but Veal slips the punch.
Veal misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Veal cracks House with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Veal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
House slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Veal. Those never looked like landing.
House scores with a nice right hand.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veal pivots, looking for a leg kick but House is out of range and Veal settles back down. #T3#
Veal tries a head kick but it misses.
Veal looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Veal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Houses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Veal throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House throws an off balance right hand
letting Veal counter with a right hand.
Veal blocks a jab.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veal lands with a shot to the body.
Veal takes one on the button.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Veal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veal throws out the jab.
Veal misses with a looping left.#T4#
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Veal connects with a solid leg kick.
House is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal slips a jab from House.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Veal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from House.
Veal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
As House backs off Veal throws a huge counter combo but House manages to avoid it all.
Veal throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veal throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
Veal connects with an inside leg kick.
Veal defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
House misses with a hook. Veal ducked under it nicely.
Veal throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Nice shot by House.#T5#
Veal punishes House's body with a nice straight punch.
Veal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
House avoids a kick to the body.
House seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
House needs to keep his hands up - Veal had a free shot at his head there.
Veal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
House slips under a jab.
Veal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House throws a jab when Veal was well out of range.
Veal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Veal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House sets himself, and Veal steps forward looking for the clinch! House avoids it this time.
Veal throws a wild body kick that House sees coming a mile off.
House misses with a looping right.
House scores with a hook to the body. Veal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T6#
Veal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veal swings for the body but House moves out of range.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
House scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
Veal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
House throws a nice looking combination but Veal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Veal feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.
Veal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
Nice shot lands for House.#T7#
Veal misses with a jab to the body
and House counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Veal! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by House!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
During a confident post fight interview, Max House thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 55
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1#
A big right from House misses. #TD2#
Hicks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. House is trying to defend but Hicks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hicks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks House with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hicks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hicks looks to land a strike but House avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hicks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
House controlling Hicks's posture. #T1#
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hicks postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.
House controls Hicks momentarily but Hicks frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Hicks staying out of range there.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hicks.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but House shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House connects with the punch.
Hicks scores with a jab to the head.
Hicks shoots in for a double leg but House sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hicks slips a jab from House.#T3#
Hicks throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
House lands a jab to the nose.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
House swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Max House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks moves into range and connects with a jab.
House lands with a hook. Hicks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
House moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Hicks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. House looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hicks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hicks working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
House is looking to regain half guard here but Hicks keeps moving and retains side control. #T5#
Hicks tries to move into full mount but can't pass House's legs.
House on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hicks working the head and body with strikes.
House wants to control but Hicks postures up.
Hicks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hicks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but House sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hicks lands some shots froms side control.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hicks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hicks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T6#
House tries to bench press Hicks off him but Hicks keeps the position.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hicks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but House sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
House is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Hicks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hicks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
House on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hicks working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hicks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hicks is working House over with some ground and pound from side control. #T7#
House dodges the ground and pound from Hicks.
Hicks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
What's House going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Hicks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hicks is chipping away with strikes.
House tries to improve position but can't.
Hicks landing a few strikes.
Hicks cracks House with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
House takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hicks trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom. #T8#
Hicks landing a few strikes.
House is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hicks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
Nice strikes from Hicks there.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hicks trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
Hicks throwing shots but House is blocking nicely. #T9#
Hicks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hicks.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hicks connects with a nice short shot to House's temple.
Hicks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hicks landing strikes from the mount and House is in trouble!
House wants to hold on but Hicks pushes him away.
Hicks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Hicks looking to control but House is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
House is bucking up trying to escape but Hicks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#House is rocked!
Hicks cracks House with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clive Hicks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from House does no damage.
Hicks feints the counter takedown.
A jab from House misses.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Hicks slips under a jab from House.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
House misses with a looping left.
Hicks staying out of range there.
Hicks lands with a straight right. House didn't see that one coming.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from House misses.
House misses the shot to the body.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around House's waist but House gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hicks off to one side.
It looked like House was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hicks.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.#CL2#
Hicks clinches up against the cage.#BC#
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and House counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hicks there as he acknowledges the shot.
House misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL2#
Hicks rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House tries to break the clinch but Hicks is controlling the position.
House working hard to break the clinch.
Hicks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
House working aggressively here.
Hicks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
House wants to get back to striking at distance but Hicks won't allow it.
Hicks is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Hicks avoiding damage.
Hicks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt House or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicks. #TD2#
Hicks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed House clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
House is in bad spot here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hicks is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at House. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Hicks somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hicks looking to hold on to the position here but House rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hicks scoring with some ground and pound.
Hicks scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hicks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hicks working some strikes from top position.
Hicks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hicks is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Hicks wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks chips away with some ground and pound.
House wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T5#
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into House's ribs.
Some wild striking there from House.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Hicks digs a good body shot into House's ribs.
House missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but House defends it well.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks is looking to clinch.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.#T6#
Hicks cracks House with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Hicks has closed the distance and engaged House in a clinch.
Hicks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Hicks lands with a short shot to the head.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House stops a takedown attempt from Hicks.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Hicks.
Hicks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of House backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House tries to break the clinch but Hicks is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.
A shot in the inside from House.
Hicks throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
House tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing House back against the cage. #T7#
Hicks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hicks misses with some punches.
House tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicks.
Hicks scores with a shot to the side of House's head.
Hicks throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Hicks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. House fights it off and pushes away nicely.
House lands with a cross.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks scores with a decent looking hook.
Hicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T8#
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
House misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent House stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks lands with a straight right. House didn't see that one coming.
Hicks wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
Hicks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T9#
House connects with a nice looking jab.
House throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hicks slips a straight right by House.
House takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Hicks has a takedown stuffed.
Hicks tries for a takedown but House circles away easily
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clive Hicks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.#TD2#
Hicks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hicks cracks House with a big right hand but House just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Hicks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks is working House over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hicks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hicks working away.
Hicks cracks House with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Hicks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hicks cracks House with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hicks grinds an elbow into House's temple.
Hicks is working House over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but House sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hicks lands a few punches from side control.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
Hicks lands some shots froms side control.
Oh House is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hicks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused House some visible discomfort.
Hicks cracks House with a big elbow.
Hicks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #T2#
A big shot lands for Hicks! That's hurt House! Will he recover? Hicks fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Hicks!
Clive Hicks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: TOF 45
Date: Oct 15, 2023

#R1#
Soap misses with the body kick
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House misses with a looping right.
Soap scores with a jab.#CL2#
Soap moves into range and clinches up with House.
A bit of stalling here from Soap.
Soap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Soap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soap prevents a body shot from House.
House is trying to break the clinch but Soap is controlling him.
Soap lands a body shot.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Soap.
House is breathing heavily.
House working aggressively here.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Soap.
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!
House tries to throw a body punch but Soap avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Soap misses with an elbow strike.
Soap digs a right hand underneath House's ribcage. House let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1#
Soap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soap works on House's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Soap.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soap just misses with a elbow thrown towards House's brow.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
House takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soap.
A right hook to the body lands for House.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
House has had enough of the clinch but Soap keeps him there for the moment.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#Max House's cut is getting worse.
House tries to break free but Soap pushes him back against the cage.
Soap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
Soap is stalling here.
Soap lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Soap.
Soap tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soap lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Max House's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body punch from Soap.
Soap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soap cracks House with a nice body shot.
Soap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
House has had enough of the clinch but Soap keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
House manages to break the clinch.
Simon Soap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House needs to keep his hands up - Soap had a free shot at his head there.
Soap lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by House.
Soap misses the jab.
Soap misses with a low kick.
Soap connects with a jab.#T3#
House scores with a nice head shot.
Soap jabs House right on the nose. House blinks but takes it well.
House tests Soap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soap lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soap misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
House is looking to counter punch.
Soap throws a big shot that misses.
Soap lands a nice looking kick to the body. House takes a step back to recover.
Soap misses with a straight left.
House takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soap throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Soap instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from House. #T4#
Soap lands an elbow that stopped House in his tracks for a moment.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
House blocks a body shot from Soap.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soap. #CUT2#Jeez, Max House's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max House's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simon Soap!
Our winner, Simon Soap, 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.

Event: TOF 35
Date: Sep 09, 2023

#R1#
House avoids the body shot from Popizicki.
Popizicki moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from House finds it's way through Popizicki's defenses.
Popizicki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Popizicki cracks House with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Popizicki.
House lands a lovely overhand right.
Popizicki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popizicki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Popizicki looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
House misses with a wild combination.
Popizicki throws out a counter right but House avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popizicki slips under a jab from House.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popizicki! But no joy.
Popizicki misses with a straight left.
Popizicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
A countering left hand to the body from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki cracks House with an open hand slap.#T1#
Popizicki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck House on the side of the head.
Popizicki misses with a hook.
A big left from Popizicki misses.
House connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Popizicki.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Popizicki fails with a takedown attempt.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popizicki.
Popizicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Popizicki.
House lands a head shot.#T2#
Popizicki throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Popizicki should have avoided that one.
Popizicki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! House had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popizicki shoots in looking for a takedown but House manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Popizicki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
House looks to land a left hand but Popizicki moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popizicki! But no joy.
Popizicki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Popizicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
House has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
House connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popizicki. Popizicki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Popizicki is just out of range.#CL2#
Popizicki gets a clinch.
Popizicki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
House tries to work over Popizicki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popizicki tries to pull guard but House holds him up against the cage and eventually Popizicki drops back down to his feet.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Popizicki.
Popizicki tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popizicki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Popizicki misses with the head strike.
House tries to break free but Popizicki pushes him back against the cage.
House lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Popizicki tries a body shot but House blocks it.
Popizicki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Popizicki. #TD2#
Popizicki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Popizicki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
House trying to control but Popizicki is working from the bottom. #T4#
Popizicki wants to sweep here but House controlling him for the moment.
Popizicki looking to control.
House knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Popizicki on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Popizicki is on top in guard. #REVB#
House is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T5#
Popizicki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popizicki trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House trying to keep a closed guard but Popizicki is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Popizicki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! House is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Popizicki, into his guard. #REVR#
House engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
House looking to sit in guard and control but Popizicki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Popizicki throws an elbow that misses. House uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Popizicki's guard. Nice move by House!#REVR#
Popizicki keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
Popizicki wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Popizicki is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but House frees his head nicely. Oh but Popizicki has switched to an armbar! House is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chaz Popizicki!
Our winner, Chaz Popizicki, 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.

Event: TOF 29
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis with the counter takedown but House avoids it easily.
Lewis shoots in but House avoids the takedown attempt easily.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lewis digs a good hook to House's body.
House avoids the body shot from Lewis.
House throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from House.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewis scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - House sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Lewis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. House did well to prevent Lewis getting side control.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lewis 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. #SUB2#
Lewis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so House is just riding it out for now. Lewis eventually gives up the hold.
House trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
House is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
House is trying to stand up here but Lewis is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Lewis seems to be working for a kimura but House defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
House is trying to get back to full guard.
House is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis trying to control from half guard but House is working away. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
House has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
House is looking to improve his position.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
House tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Lewis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. House is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis is the new welterweight champion!

Event: TOF 24
Date: Jul 16, 2023

#R1#
Thursar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Thursar throws a jab when House was well out of range.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thursar with a body shot.
Thursar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thursar misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thursar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thursar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thursar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thursar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thursar moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thursar swings widly with a right hand
and House counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thursar misses with a double jab.
House looks to throw the jab but Thursar is out of range.
Thursar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thursar slips under a jab.
Thursar misses with a body shot.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thursar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.
A punch combination from Thursar misses.
Thursar staying out of range there.
Thursar avoids the body shot from House. #T1#
House swinging wildly here.
Thursar catches House with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
House misses with a wild body shot.
Thursar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thursar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thursar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
House doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thursar misses with a hook.
Thursar looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Thursar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
Thursar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters with a nice body shot.
Thursar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thursar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thursar with a body shot.
House dips to his left and cracks Thursar with an uppercut!
Thursar moves out of range as House strikes.#T2#
House throws out a loose jab but Thursar uses good head movement to avoid it.
House misses with a hook. Thursar ducked under it nicely.
Thursar throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
Thursar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thursar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thursar swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Thursar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
House feints a jab promting Thursar to slip. House then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thursar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thursar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Thursar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thursar stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thursar scores with a one two! House had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sayten Thursar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thursar looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.#T3#
Thursar with a nice cross.
Thursar throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thursar just misses with a punch to the body.
Thursar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thursar slips a straight right by House.
House jabs at Thursar's body.
Thursar swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Thursar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thursar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
It looked like Thursar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thursar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Thursar.
A jab from House misses.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thursar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Houses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thursar looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
House cracks Thursar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T4#
House lands with a right hand.
Thursar staying out of range there.
House connects with a right hand. Thursar shakes it off.
Thursar looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
Nice body punch from House.
House throws a lazy right hand but Thursar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Thursar misses the target.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thursar.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thursar.
Thursar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Thursar. Those never looked like landing.
Thursar lands with a good body shot.
Thursar scores with a shot to the body.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thursar throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T5#
Thursar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
House lands a slapping body shot.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House throws out a counter right but Thursar avoids it with no problem.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thursar.
Thursar misses with a body shot.
House jabs Thursar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House lands with a straight right. Thursar didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thursar. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thursar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thursar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thursar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Thursar.
Despite the aggression on House's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thursar just misses with a punch to the body.
Thursar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House dodges the punch combination from Thursar.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thursar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T6#
Thursar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Thursar catches House right on the button with a cross.
House fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thursar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps House's head backwards.
House moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thursar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thursar thuds a left hand into House's body.
Thursar missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House throws the left hand but Thursar avoids the punch easily.
Thursar stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thursar scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.
Thursar moves out of range as House strikes.
Thursar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.#T7#
Thursar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Thursar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Thursar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thursar misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Thursar throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Thursar throws a right hand that House ducks under and follows up with a left that House also avoids with ease.
House works the jab nicely.
House walks into a left hand.
House lands a two punch combo. #ROC2#Thursar is rocked!
Thursar misses with a combination
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Thursar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from House misses.
House throws a right hand that Thursar ducks under and follows up with a left that Thursar also avoids with ease.
Thursar misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Thursar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
House throws the left hand but Thursar avoids the punch easily.
Thursar is working the combinations to good effect here.#T8#
Thursar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thursar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thursar seems to have got his legs back now.
Thursar with a hook.
Thursar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
House moves away from the strike by Thursar.
A swing and a miss from House.
Thursar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Thursar.
House throws a body punch but Thursar moves out of range.
Thursar misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Thursar misses.
Thursar takes one to the chin there.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thursar doesn't seem phased though.
Thursar looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.#T9#
Thursar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thursar throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
Thursar misses the jab.
Thursar swings widly with a right hand
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House misses with an uppercut.
Thursar misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
Thursar scores with a jab. House acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
House defending well as Thursar loads up on a big left hand.
Thursar misses with a left hand
and House counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Thursar! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by House!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
A relieved looking Max House thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TOF 21
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1#
House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thursar looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thursar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thursar misses with a body shot
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Thursar is just out of range.
Thursar throws a series of strikes that have House backpedaling. #CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Nice defenses there by House.
House missing with a left hand there. Thursar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House lands a right hook to the body.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Thursar misses.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thursar.
Thursar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
Thursar throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
House moves away from the strike by Thursar.
House misses with a hook.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Thursar throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
House is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thursar.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House throws the left hand but Thursar avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thursar misses the target.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Thursar throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
House drops his hands momentarily and Thursar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thursar swinging wildly here.
House throws a hook but Thursar blocks it.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thursar throws the left hand but House avoids the punch easily.
Thursar looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thursar misses with a straight right.
House throws a one two combo.
House throws out a loose jab but Thursar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thursar feints a jab promting House to slip. Thursar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. House slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thursar takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thursar.
Thursar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Thursar throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
House is looking to counter punch.
Thursar walks into a straight right hand from House.
Thursar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House lunges at Thursar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thursar's hand.
Thursar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thursar lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Thursar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Thursar misses with a straight left.
House wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thursar.
Thursar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thursar jabs House to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thursar.
Thursar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Thursar misses with a body shot.
House lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thursar backs up against the cage.
Thursar throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thursar.
A combination from Thursar does no damage.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thursar was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Thursar throws a big shot that misses.
Thursar misses with a wild body shot.
Thursar misses with a hook
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
House tries to bum rush Thursar with a series of wild strikes but Thursar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thursar swings for the body but House moves out of range.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thursar misses with a two punch combination. #T3#
House moves away from the strike by Thursar.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thursar moves away.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thursar.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thursar lands an overhand right.
House jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thursar misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and House tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thursar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
A jab from House does it's job there.
Thursar thuds a left hand into House's body.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thursar.
Thursar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed House momentarily.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thursar takes a jab right on the kisser.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thursar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thursar moves away.
House misses with a looping left.
Thursar misses the jab.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Thursar swinging wildly here.
House misses with a looping right.
Thursar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thursar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
House connects with a body shot that sends Thursar's belly button to the back.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thursar slips a straight right by House.
A big left from Thursar misses.
House staying out of range there.
Thursar moves away from the strike by House.
Thursar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Thursar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thursar works House's body with a nice hook.
House throws a hook but Thursar avoids it easily.
Thursar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thursar.
Thursar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thursar in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sayten Thursar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Thursar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thursar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thursar.
House swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
House uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thursar has time to react.
House throws a body punch but Thursar moves out of range.
House looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
House cracks Thursar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
House misses with a hook. Thursar ducked under it nicely.
House's corner calls for a 1-2. House obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thursar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Thursar. Beautiful body shot.
House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thursar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House misses the jab.
House closes the distance and lands a one-two.
House walks into a stiff left hand from Thursar.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Thursar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as House backs up against the cage. #T1#
Thursar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thursar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thursar misses with a body shot.
Thursar avoids the body shot from House.
House looks to throw the jab but Thursar is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thursar misses the target.
Thursar misses with a few strikes there.
Thursar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CUT2#Max House's cut is getting worse.
Thursar misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
House misses with a looping right.
Thursar misses with a double jab.
Thursar works the jab nicely.
Thursar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
House connects with a body shot that sends Thursar's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thursar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thursar looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Good exchange - House coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thursar. House does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House tests Thursar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thursar slips a jab from House.
Sayten Thursar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thursar throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thursar just misses with a punch to the body.
House takes a body punch but keeps moving.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thursar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thursar finds it's way round the side to connect with House's head.
Thursar takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from House finds it's target.
House thuds a left hand into Thursar's body.
House wants to clinch.
House throws the left hand but Thursar avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Thursar, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T3#
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thursar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thursar! But no joy.
House misses the shot to the body.
Thursar throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Thursar misses.
House is looking to counter the offense by Thursar and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from House.
Thursar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
House staying out of range there.
House ducks under a wild hook from Thursar.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
House stuns Thursar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thursar throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thursar on the side of the head.
Thursar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
House lands a jab to Thursar's midsection.
House misses with a straight left.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thursar unleashes a big counter combination but House bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thursar misses the jab.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thursar cracks a nice hook into House's ribs.
House staying out of range there.
Nice shot by House.
Thursar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thursar throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
House digs a good hook to Thursar's body.
A big left from House misses.
Thursar misses with a straight left.
House throws a looping overhand right but Thursar ducks down to avoid it.
Thursar slips under a jab from House.
Thursar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House slips a straight right by Thursar.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thursar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thursar lands a jab to the nose.
Thursar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
House lands with a good body shot.
Thursar throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thursar throws a good cross that connects.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thursar throws a body shot but no joy.
House is looking to counter punch.
Thursar blocks a jab.
Thursar scores with a hook.
House looks to land a left hand but Thursar moved out of range nicely.
House throws a big shot that misses.
House scores with a hook to the body. Thursar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thursar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thursar throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thursar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thursar.
Thursar connects with a nice looking jab.
Thursar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thursar staying out of range there.
Thursar staying out of range there.#T1#
Thursar slips under a jab from House.
Thursar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thursar throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Thursar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thursar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thursar throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
House listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
House feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thursars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thursar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thursar blocks a jab.
Thursar throws the left hand but House avoids the punch easily.
Thursar misses with a two punch combination.
Thursar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
House connects with a body shot that sends Thursar's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thursar. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thursar blocks a jab.
House throws a looping overhand right but Thursar ducks down to avoid it.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thursar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. House looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
House connects with a body shot that sends Thursar's belly button to the back.
House misses the jab.
Thursar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Thursar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
House slips a jab from Thursar.
House blocks a jab.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thursar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thursar missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from House misses.
Thursar moves out of range as House strikes.
Thursar lands with a hook. House tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thursar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House misses the jab.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thursar misses with a left hand
and House counters with a nice body shot.
Thursar keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
House drops his hands momentarily and Thursar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thursar misses with a left hand
and House counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thursar cracks House with an open hand slap.
Thursar misses with a double jab.
Thursar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Thursar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thursar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
House misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by House. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of House.
Thursar misses with a double jab.
Thursar swings for the body but House moves out of range.
House scores with a jab to the jaw.
House slips under a jab from Thursar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thursar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Thursar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by House.#T4#
Thursar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Thursar.
Thursar misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
House lands a jab to Thursar's midsection.
House misses with a looping right.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Thursar connects with a crisp jab.
House misses with a looping left.
House misses the shot to the body.
House misses with a looping left.
Thursar throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Thursar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.
House connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thursar's hands.
A big right from House misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thursar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Thursar.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thursar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#Max House's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Thursar.
House loads up on a big right hand but Thursar slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sayten Thursar.
Well Thursar 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Max House!
Max House thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 15
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy slips a jab from House.
A jab from House misses.
Murphy looks to clinch
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House throws a right hand that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
House takes one to the chin there.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
House loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
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!
Murphy tries to clinch
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
House missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
House walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
House throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. House should have avoided that one.
A cross from Murphy lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
House takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to clinch there but House circles away.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy keeps House at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from House misses. #T2#
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Jab from Murphy.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. House doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
House misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but House paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
House pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Murphy.
A short right from Murphy on the inside. #T3#
House has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy tries a body shot but House blocks it.
Murphy misses with some punches.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House working some nice short punches in the clinch.
House prevents a body shot from Murphy. #T4#
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
House blocks an uppercut.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
House stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on House's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
House stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy avoids the body shot from House.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy wants to clinch
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by House.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
A big right from House misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
letting House counter with a right hand.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
House looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through House's defenses.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
House misses with an uppercut.
House looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
House misses with a looping left.#T2#
House avoids the head kick by Murphy.
House misses with a left hand
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurphy.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
House throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Gunnar Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
House misses with a straight left.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
House misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by House.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy slips a jab from House.
House misses the jab.
Murphy misses the jab.#T3#
House scores with a nice strike.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped House in his tracks.
Murphy throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
House has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
House cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
House misses with a straight right.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Murphy misses with a hook
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
House takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by House. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of House.
Murphy throws a head kick that House semi-blocks.
House takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
House misses with a hook.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
House throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy misses with a hook
and House counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
House jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Murphy tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but House avoids it well. #CL#
House tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Gunnar Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
House blocking some punches.
A short right from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House. #T1#
House lands a right hand.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
House blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
House lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
House lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
House lands with a right to the head.
House tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
A short right from Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House misses with some punches. #BC2#
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Murphy misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House blocks a head kick by Murphy.
House sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from House.
House throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
House looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
House might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
House throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
As House looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.#T3#
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
House looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a hook
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
House connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As House looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.
House slips a jab from Murphy.
House misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Murphy.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Murphy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 10
Date: Apr 09, 2023

#R1#
Vera misses with a left hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vera misses with a right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
House takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL#
Vera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vera prevents a body shot from House.
I was talking to Vera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vera backwards.
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!#BC#
Vera breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
House throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Vera instigates a clinch.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House. #BC#
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
House slips under a jab from Vera.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vera.#CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a two punch combo.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marco Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vera misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House cracks a nice hook into Vera's ribs.#CL#
Vera moves into the clinch.#BC#
Vera manages to break the clinch.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vera's head backwards.#CL#
Vera pushes House up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Vera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
House walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vera misses with a right hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Vera walks into a straight right hand from House.
Vera misses with a left hand
letting House counter with a right hand. #CL#
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Vera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
House wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Vera misses #CL2#
and House holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T4#
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vera doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vera looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
Vera throws a body shot but no joy.
Vera catches House with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera misses with a hook.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vera throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Vera throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House scores with a shot to the body.
House loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera lands a jab to the nose.
Vera misses with a double jab.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Vera drives through and clinches with House against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Vera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
House misses with a body punch. #BC#
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House slips a straight right by Vera.#T1##CL#
Vera rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vera or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vera. #BC#
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera throws a predictable looking body shot
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Vera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vera misses with a hook
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
House takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Vera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vera.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has House backing up. House nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.#CUT#That has opened up Max House's cut even more.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Vera clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vera.
House working aggressively here.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
House misses with a punch to the body.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vera lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards. #T3##BC#
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vera with a body shot.
Vera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vera cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House walks into a left hand.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marco Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Vera works over House's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC#House is rocked!
Vera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and House counters by moving into the clinch.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
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!
House is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
House seems to have recovered his senses.#BC#
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
Vera wants to clinch
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
A punch lands to the side of Vera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vera connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.#CL#
Vera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House moves away from the strike by Vera.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Vera is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Vera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
House makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Vera breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
House misses with a body shot
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Vera closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House. #BC#
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera throws a series of punches but House moves out of range. #CL#
Vera closes the distance and pushes House back into the cage.#BC#
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Vera darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Vera tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Vera. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands with a light punch inside.
Vera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera prevents a body shot from House.
House tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marco Vera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera throws a combination that misses
letting House counter with a right hand. #CL#
Vera rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House lands a body shot.
Vera swings widly with a right hand
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Vera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and House counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Vera gets a clinch.
House tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vera's elbow.
A hook to the body from House.
House tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vera fails to land.
Vera stalls. #BC#
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Vera closes the distance and pushes House back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vera.
Vera blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Vera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing House back against the cage. #BC#
Vera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vera misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Vera darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Vera.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
House misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Vera!

Event: TOF 6
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Nice cross by House.
Watts misses with a low kick.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
House misses with an uppercut.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House misses with a straight right.
House works over Watts's head and body with a nice combination.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
House throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
A big left from Watts misses.
House staying out of range there.#T1#
House misses with a wild body shot.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
A nice side step and Watts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts ducks right into an uppercut from House.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
House defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
House misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watts in his tracks.
House connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House lands a really nice looking cross but Watts seems unphased.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
A big right from Watts misses.
House fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Watts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Watts darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House tries to break the clinch but Watts is controlling the position.
House lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
House tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House misses with some punches.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Watts swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Watts. #T4##BC#
House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watts throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House checks a leg kick.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Watts lands a really nice looking cross but House seems unphased.
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 punch combination from House misses.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts is clearly trying to counter these attacks from House with a body shot.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Watts misses
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
House tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watts throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
House jabs Watts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watts.
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watts slips under a jab from House.
Watts misses with a straight right.
House seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watts takes one to the side of the head.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Watts misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watts in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
House is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
Watts throws a jab when House was well out of range.
Watts scores with a jab to the head.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
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!
House throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
House cracks Watts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
A jab from House misses.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
House misses with a hook. Watts ducked under it nicely.
House throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.#T3#
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts connects with a body shot that sends House's belly button to the back.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
House appears to be looking for a big counter.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from House.
Watts scores with a jab to the body.
House takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.#T4#
House misses with a looping right.
Watts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of House's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House misses the body punch
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watts swings away with a body shot that misses
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts misses with an uppercut
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
House lands with a shot to the body.
House slips under a jab.
A jab from Watts misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice body punch from Watts.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
Watts misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House misses with a hook. Watts ducked under it nicely.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Watts should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Watts throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts lands a nice looking body shot.
House misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watts! But no joy.
Watts misses with the combination. #CL2#
Watts forces House back against the cage and clinches.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by House.
A right handed body shot lands from Watts.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts. #T2#
House lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watts.
House wants to get back to striking at distance but Watts won't allow it.
House misses with some punches.
House tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House scores with a shot to the side of Watts's head.
A short right from Watts on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House misses with a punch to the body.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
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!
Watts throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Watts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad Watts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watts misses with a punch on the inside.
Watts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
House pushes Watts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhammad Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watts misses with a body punch.
House blocks an uppercut.
Watts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watts as House tries to tie him up.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watts tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watts digs a right hand underneath House's ribcage. House let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
House lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think House has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Max House!
A relieved looking Max House thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TOF 3
Date: Feb 19, 2023

#R1#
House throws a right hand that Veal ducks under and follows up with a left that Veal also avoids with ease.
Veal wants to counter the offense by House and move into the clinch position.
Veal scores with a head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#It looks like Tyler Veal has been cut.
House throws a nice looking combination but Veal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veal's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Veal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Veal misses with a straight right.
House connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
House thuds a left hand into Veal's body.
Veal misses with a body shot.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veal connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veal cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
It seemed like Veal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1##CL2#
Veal gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on House - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veal.
Veal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by House.
Veal has a couple of punches blocked by House. #BC#
House breaks the clinch.
A jab from House finds it's way through Veal's defenses.
Veal throws a right and a left that both miss.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
House misses with a wild combination.
Veal throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Veal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Veal manages to circle out of the way.
Veal scores with a hook.
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!
Veal misses with a body punch
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veal lands a slapping body shot.
House moves away from the strike by Veal.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Veal missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veal lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Veal. Those never looked like landing.
House is looking to counter punch.
House misses with a straight right.
Veal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Veal throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Veal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veal swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T3#
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veal scrambles back to his feet.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Veal throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
House appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veal was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Veal is rocked!
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
House takes a swing at Veal's ribcage but misses.
Veal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Veal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.#CL2#
Veal has House up against the cage in a clinch.
Veal has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veals head.
A right hook to the body lands for House.
Veal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veal lands with a right to the head.
Veal tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
House lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Veal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max House will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! House's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
Veal misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from House does no damage.
Veal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Veal slips a jab and a cross from House.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veal is looking to chop away at House's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House looks to throw the jab but Veal is out of range.
Veal misses with a body shot.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Veal takes one to the side of the head.
House misses with a looping left.
Veal only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Veal.
Veal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Veal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
House connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veal. Veal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veal.
Veal misses with a two punch combination.
House looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veal scrambles back to his feet.
Veal misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Veal misses with a hook
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
Veal just misses with a punch to the body.
House shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Veal eats them both and turns towards House to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Veal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
House misses with a looping right.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
House takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
House takes a jab right on the kisser.
Veal slips under a jab.
House misses with a straight left.
Veal throws a body shot but no joy.
House wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veal thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
House cracks Veal with an open hand slap.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
House with a nice cross.
Veal is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
Veal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Veal seems to have recovered his senses.
Veal throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Veal misses.
House tests Veal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veal misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a left to the body.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
Veal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veal circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
House misses with a wild body shot.
Veal jabs at House's body.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veal.
A swing and a miss from Veal.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Veal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veal.
Veal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Veal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House throws a shot from downtown. Veal moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Veal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House lunges at Veal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veal's hand.
Veal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
House lands with a straight right. Veal didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Veal.
House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veal throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veal swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Veal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Veal tries to score with a low kick but House moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Veal needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Veal throws a lazy uppercut
letting House counter with a right hand.
Veal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws out a loose jab but Veal uses good head movement to avoid it.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Veal should have avoided that one.
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veal can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot.
House takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Veal misses the shot to the body.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of House's head.
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 left lands for House.
Veal throws a good cross that connects.
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Veal looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Veal connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by House.
Veal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Veal throws a combination that misses
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veal thows a leg kick but House checks it
and House counters with a big right hand! Oh Veal is in trouble here! House follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
In his post fight interview, Max House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: TD 12
Date: Jan 11, 2023

#R1#
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunk scores with a spinning back kick!
Dunk scores with a head kick. House tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Dunk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dunk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
Dunk misses with a head kick.
House is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dunk lands a nice looking kick to the body. House takes a step back to recover. #KD#
Dunk lands a big head kick that sends House tumbling to the mat! Dunk takes a step backwards and waves House back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#House is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
House tries to clinch there but Dunk circles away.
Dunk staying out of range there.
Dunk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunk.
Dunk throws a head kick but House moves out of range. #T1#
House on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunk. Dunk obviously looking to wear him down.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Dunk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunk is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
House throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunk counters with a leg kick.
House swinging wildly here.
Dunk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunk.
House swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dunk counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
House cracks a nice hook into Dunk's ribs.
Dunk tries a head kick but it misses.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House misses with a left hand
and Dunk counters with a solid body kick. #T2#
Dunk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dunk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunk is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunk lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
House tries to clinch there but Dunk circles away.
House lands a nice hook to Dunk's body. Dunk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dunk throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House moves out of range as Dunk throws a body kick.
Dunk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
House changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by House.
Dunk throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dunk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T3#
House loads up on a big right hand but Dunk slips the punch.
Dunk is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunk moves away.
Dunk lands with a nice body kick.
House swinging wildly here.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunk counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Dunk throws a front kick that sends House stumbling back into the cage.
House looks winded!
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dunk throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily. #T4#
Dunk throws a head kick that misses.
House wants to counter the offense by Dunk and move into the clinch position.
Dunk scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.#KD#
Dunk lands a big head kick that sends House tumbling to the mat! Dunk takes a step backwards and waves House back to his feet - he wants the finish!
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunk finish him?#CUT#The cut above Max House's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunk.
House seems to have recovered his senses.
House takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dunk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Dunk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
House has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dunk.
Dunk circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! House drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dunk follows House to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Dunk!
After winning the bout, Jason Dunk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TD 10
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Meeks tries a low kick but House avoids it.
Meeks tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
House works Meeks's body with a nice hook.
House scores with a punch to the head.
Meeks tries to land a front kick but House steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meeks tries to clinch
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Meeks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Meeks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Meeks has House up against the ropes in a clinch.
House tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks throws a wild body kick that House sees coming a mile off.
Meeks throws a body kick that misses
and House counters with a left to the body.
A low kick lands for Meeks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks thows a leg kick but House checks it
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meeks on the side of the head.
House lands a jab to Meeks's midsection.#T1#
Meeks misses with a double jab.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
House connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from House.
Meeks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meeks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meeks rather than just go for the knockout.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
House displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meeks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Meeks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meeks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Meeks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
House has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Meeks tries to clinch
letting House counter with a right hand.
Meeks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meeks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. House checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks.
House pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meeks back to the ropes. House follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Meeks is predictable there
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Meeks is rocked!
House batters Meeks with a massive right followed by a huge left! Meeks is out on his feet looking like a zombie as House lands a final crushing right hand to drop Meeks to the mat with a gruesome thud! House is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max House!
Max House decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: TD8
Date: Dec 07, 2022

#R1#
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
House scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
House looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
House thuds his right hand into Drago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago misses with a body shot
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a nice body shot.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Drago is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
House fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Drago missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drago tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
House works over Drago's head and body with a nice combination.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drago doesn't seem phased though.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and House takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from House.
House lands the left hand.
House connects with a jab.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago. #T2#
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drago at a distance.
Drago throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
House throws out a counter right but Drago avoids it with no problem.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
House appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kass Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
House connects with a jab.
Drago tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
A big right from Drago misses.
House scores with a jab to the head.
House punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Drago looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
House jabs Drago to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House moves away from the strike by Drago.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and House counters with a nice body shot.
Drago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drago is breathing heavily.
House lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House lands a head shot.
A jab from House finds it's way through Drago's defenses.
Drago misses with a jab to the body
and House counters with a left to the body.
House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drago's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House connects with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Drago is rocked!
House lands a slapping body shot.
House cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House lands a jab to the head.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House scores with a body shot.
House digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.#T4#
Drago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
House's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye.
Drago walks into a jab.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
House throws a shot to the body.
Drago misses with a looping right.
House slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a left and a right that stings Drago.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House lands a jab to the head.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but House swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Good exchange - House coming out on top.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago misses with a hook
and House counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago misses with a left hand
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
House cracks Drago with a right hand to the side of the head.
House jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House lands with a nice body punch.
House lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a lovely shot to the body.
House lands with a nice combination. Drago backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House drops Drago with a straight right hand, right on the button! House follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
In his post fight interview, Max House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: EMPIRE: FN12
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.#TD2#
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Diaz crashes against the mat.
Diaz working away.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz misses with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Diaz are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SU2#
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD2#
Diaz scores with a takedown into House's guard.#T1##SU2#
Diaz gets to his feet. House looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice body punch from House. #TD2#
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.

House manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by House.
House appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
House was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
House slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like House was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
House lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by House.#ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Diaz looks up at the clock. Bad move! House lands a right hand from hell, dropping Diaz. House pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
A victorious Max House thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EMPIRE 16: Kaca vs Battah
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Kel misses the jab.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Kel scores with the left hand. House knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Kel does no damage.
House wants to counter the offense by Kel and move into the clinch position.
Kel scores with a three punch combo! #CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut.
House throws a looping overhand right but Kel ducks down to avoid it.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
House is looking to clinch.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Kel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kel. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kel misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for House.
House takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck House on the side of the head. #T1#
House scores with a jab to the jaw.
House smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
House connects with a body shot that sends Kel's belly button to the back.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House looks to land a left hand but Kel moved out of range nicely.
Kel throws a big counter combination but House scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Kel needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from House misses.
Kel throwing a counter right hand but House manages to avoid it.
Kel misses with a double jab
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kel connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Kel misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Houses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Kel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
House defending well as Kel loads up on a big left hand.
Kel misses with a two punch combination.
House walks into a stiff left hand from Kel.
Kel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from House.
House falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Kel ducks under a wild hook from House.
Kel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kel.
House lands a slapping body shot.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T3#
Kel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyun Kel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
House throws a body punch but Kel moves out of range.
Kel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as House backs up against the cage.
Kel throws a right hand that misses
and Kel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kel misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
Kel throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
Kel throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kel throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Kel is rocked!
House sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kel's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kel's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max House!
A very excited looking Max House 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.

Event: EMPIRE FN9
Date: Sep 21, 2022

#R1#
A combination from Isaiah does no damage.
Isaiah slips a jab and a cross from House.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Isaiah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Isaiah is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from House.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Isaiah's shoulder, as Isaiah tries to avoid the shot.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Isaiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Isaiah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but House avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and House releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Isaiah fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House lands a two punch combo.
Isaiah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but House is out of range.
A nice side step and House releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
A swing and a miss from House.
Isaiah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts House as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Isaiah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isaiah slips a jab from House.
House scores with a shot to the body.
House misses with a double jab.
Isaiah falls off balance throwing a combination
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Isaiah throws a head kick that half lands.
Isaiah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Isaiah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
House misses with a looping right.
House misses with a hook. Isaiah ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Isaiah digs a good body shot into House's ribs.
Max House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isaiah shoots in and drives through. House sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Isaiah walks into a jab.
House stuns Isaiah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House misses with an uppercut.
Isaiah tries to counter with a takedown but House is quick to defend against it.
Isaiah avoids the body shot from House.
Isaiah throws a quick counter head kick but House was just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Isaiah!
House throws a shot to the body.
Isaiah throws a body shot but no joy.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Isaiah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Isaiah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Isaiah breaks the clinch. #T3#
Isaiah ducks right into an uppercut from House.
Isaiah avoids the body shot from House.
Isaiah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but House swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from House misses.
No luck for Isaiah with that takedown attempt.
Isaiah is breathing heavily.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House digs a good body shot into Isaiah's ribs.
Isaiah fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
Isaiah misses with a low kick.
House throws a front kick aimed at Isaiah's knee but Isaiah avoids it well.
Isaiah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been informed that House has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Isaiah shoots and misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
House scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
House scores with a nice right hand.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House looks to land a right hand but Isaiah moved out of range.
House throws a low kick but it's checked well by Isaiah.
House throws a lazy right hand but Isaiah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isaiah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Isaiah closes this distance looking for a takedown but House circles away.
House throws the left hand but Isaiah avoids the punch easily.
Isaiah slips a straight right by House.
House lands a jab to Isaiah's midsection.
Isaiah shoots for a takedown but House saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Isaiah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
As House looks to move away, Isaiah throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
House misses with a leg kick.
House tried to score with a low kick but Isaiah checks it.
House throws a body punch but Isaiah moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Isaiah is defended easily by House.
House cracks a nice hook into Isaiah's ribs.
Isaiah goes for a double leg but House avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as House continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isaiah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Isaiah controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Isaiah tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Isaiah. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##BC#
Isaiah breaks from the clinch.
House throws a predictable looking body shot #TD#
and Isaiah counters with a single leg into guard. House didn't expect that.

House pushes Isaiah off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Isaiah rather than just go for the knockout.
Isaiah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting House counter with a right hand.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isaiah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isaiah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Isaiah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Isaiah swings away with a body shot that misses
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
House connects with a body shot that sends Isaiah's belly button to the back.
House tests Isaiah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
House digs a good body shot into Isaiah's ribs.
House has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Isaiah ducks under a wild hook from House.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House loads up on a big right hand but Isaiah slips the punch.
House scores with a jab.
Roman Isaiah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from House misses #CL#
and Isaiah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Isaiah.
House tries a body shot but Isaiah blocks it.
House controlling the action here for a moment.
House looking to stall.
House looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Isaiah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
House throws a body punch but Isaiah moves out of range.
Isaiah blocks a jab.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Isaiah closes the distance and clinches.
House tries a body shot but Isaiah blocks it.
House misses with some punches.
Isaiah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Isaiah fails to pull guard.
Isaiah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but House pulls him back up using the underhooks.
House is trying to push Isaiah away but Isaiah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
House is trying to break the clinch but Isaiah has him pressed against the cage.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House wants to stall. #T4#
House taking a breather.
House is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Isaiah has denied him.
Isaiah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. House is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
House misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Isaiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House misses with a low kick as Isaiah jumps back.
House digs a good hook to Isaiah's body.
House misses the jab.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House looks to land a left hand but Isaiah moved out of range nicely.
House misses with a wild body shot.
House slaps away a takedown attempt from Isaiah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
House digs a good hook to Isaiah's body.
Isaiah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. House defends it nicely.
Isaiah slips a straight right by House.
House throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Isaiah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Max House seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isaiah slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House connects with a right hand. Isaiah shakes it off.#CL#
Isaiah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
House lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House being controlled against the cage.#TD#
Isaiah has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics House uses from the top position. #T1#
Isaiah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Isaiah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. House defends it easily.
House looking to sit in guard and control but Isaiah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
House being controlled here, momentarily.
Isaiah tries to free his leg and advance position but House is retaining full guard.
Isaiah throwing strikes but missing.
Isaiah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Isaiah won't allow House to sweep him here. #T3#
House not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Isaiah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
House can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Isaiah controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
House looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Isaiah on that attempt.
Isaiah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Isaiah shoots in for a takedown but House shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Isaiah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House stuffs the takedown attempt from Isaiah. Isaiah gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.#T4#
House cracks Isaiah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
It looked like Isaiah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Max House is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Isaiah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Isaiah.
House misses with a looping right.
Isaiah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isaiah moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
House fails to land with a series of punches.
House lands a jab to the nose.
House stalks Isaiah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Isaiah's face. Isaiah staggers backwards, shaken.
Roman Isaiah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House scores with a jab. Isaiah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got House winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max House!
During a confident post fight interview, Max House thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2022

#R1#
House misses with a wild body shot.
Bennings shoots and misses
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arthur Bennings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennings wants to clinch
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House lands with a hook. Bennings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennings at a distance.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Bennings has House up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Bennings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Bennings closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House trying to remain calm as Bennings controls from the top position.#T1#
Bennings has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for House!
Bennings takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
House tries to hold on but Bennings pushes him away.
House is desperately trying to improve his position but Bennings has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB2#
Bennings looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
House is desperately trying to improve his position but Bennings has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennings content just to control the position here. #T2#
Bennings with shots to the head and body - House looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bennings takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bennings raining down shots from the mount!
House knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bennings on the ground.
Bennings working House over with strikes here. #SUB2#
Bennings has hold of House's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and House manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bennings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Bennings controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
House tries to hold on but Bennings postures up.
Bennings controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Bennings working for a submission but House is keeping him at bay.
Bennings content just to control the position here. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bennings raining down shots from the mount!
House is looking to improve his position but Bennings isn't that keen on the idea.
Bennings in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bennings raining down shots from the mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bennings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Bennings looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for House!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennings working away.
Bennings passes to full mount! That's big trouble for House! #SUB2#
Bennings is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, House has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennings landing punches. #T1#
House is in a horrible position here. Bennings smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bennings working House over with strikes here.
Bennings working away from the top, dropping strikes.#CUT2#It looks like Max House has been cut.
Bennings controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Bennings has control of House's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and House regains control of the situation pretty easily.
House is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T2#
Bennings looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bennings is continuing to stall.#T3#
House tries to lock up and control but Bennings gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennings takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Bennings is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, House has managed to escape the submission attempt.
House tries to lock up and control but Bennings gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennings with shots to the head and body - House looks very uncomfortable down there. #SU2#
Bennings get's back to his feet.#T4#
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennings has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennings throws a head kick that half lands.
Bennings shoots in but no luck this time.
Bennings shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennings misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like House was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bennings.
A clash of legs there as Bennings blocks the low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennings.
Bennings misses with a takedown attempt - House sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bennings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennings at a distance.
Bennings takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennings manages to avoid it.
Bennings is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
House lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Bennings clinches up with House and pushes him back against the cage.
House leaning against his opponent.
Bennings changes levels and goes for a takedown here. House fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennings shoots in but House avoids the takedown attempt easily.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennings should have avoided that one. #T1#
House misses with the combination.
Bennings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but House avoids it really well and circles away.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bennings.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Bennings's shoulder, as Bennings tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Bennings with that takedown attempt.
House connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennings. Bennings circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennings shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
House is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
House takes a swing at Bennings's ribcage but misses.
Bennings swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
Arthur Bennings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by House as he connects with a hook.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennings.
Bennings is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from House as Bennings shoots in.
Bennings moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House throws a hook to the side of Bennings's head but Bennings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
House slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Bennings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
House displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bennings up against the cage.
House wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennings has him pressed against the cage.
House looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennings tries to pull guard but House forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennings wants a takedown.
House stalling against the cage. #T4#
Bennings keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
House trying to control the position but instead, Bennings has worked for underhooks and has pushed House into the cage.
House lands with a light punch inside.
House prevents a body shot from Bennings.
Bennings blocks an elbow strike from House. #BC2#
Bennings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House throws a series of punches but Bennings avoids them all with ease.
Bennings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Max House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Bennings is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bennings shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has House pinned against the cage. House gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max House showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennings 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Bennings!

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