Terry House – via Terry House Facebook

Terry House will be fighting at Hoosier Fight Club 13 on Saturday, November 10th in Valparaiso, Indiana. He was originally supposed to fight Jessie Miller, but after an injury happened to him, a replacement was sought. Henry Goonen who had previously fought House was eager for a fight and thus the rematch is going down. MMARecap caught up with House to talk about the fight, his training, and his goals for 2013.

How’s it going today?
Everything is all good. I can’t complain.

Even though it is just a bit cold. But thankfully we don’t have to worry about Sandy hitting us here in Chicago.
Yeah.

You are about two weeks out from your fight at HFC 13 against Henry Goonen which is a rematch. Considering you beat him the first time, why are you fighting him a second time?
My original opponent had to pull out due to injury. It’s weird because as I was getting the bad news from the promoter, Goonen was contacting him asking for a fight. It was a weird situation. I was told that Goonen was asking for a fight but wasn’t sure as you already fought. He told the promoter that he had a lot of respect for me and that it was a battle and if I wanted to do it again, I would gladly do it again. Much respect to Goonen, he’s a warrior. It will be a great exciting fight for the fans.

Who was your original opponent supposed to be?
My original opponent was a guy by the name of Jessie Miller. I believe he had a shoulder injury and had to pull out.

The first time that you fought Goonen it went to a unanimous decision. Was it a 30-27 scorecard or what?
It was 30-27 but it was very close. They gave the decision to me, but it was close. He is a warrior and stuck in there. It was one of my most hardest fought victories.

What are you expecting to be different this time versus the previous fight?
He’s a humble guy. I kinda know him a little bit. As far as a fighter’s mentality, I know he is coming for me. I know he is going to come out and has something to prove. Me, I am just prepared to be wherever the fight goes. That’s the plan. I am not even looking at the fact that I beat him already. It only takes one punch or one kick. I am going to treat him as if he is 21-0.

Now the fight as I said is coming up shortly, November 10th in Valporaiso, is there anything different with your training camp now that you are winding down?
Training camp has been brutal, but fun. Shout out to my teammates. It has been a luxury training with a bunch of guys that are getting for their biggest fights. It’s been fun. I am getting beat up every night and giving beatings every night. I gotta give a good shout out to them for pushing me.

Where are you training out of?
I train out of LA Boxing, but with permission from LA boxing, I have been able to expand my training and conditioning. I have been in heavy rotation with LA Boxing, Gilbert Grappling and Torres Martial Arts. I’ve been working personally with Miguel Torres, Danny Gilbert is a great mentor and my grappling coach.

Who’s going to be in your corner then?
My corner is going to be my same corner, Eddie Wineland, John Kolosci and Nicholas Wayne. They just gave me permission to go out and do what I gotta do to win this fight. It has just been really fun and I am looking forward to seeing what happens on the 10th.

What are your plans for 2013 as far as fighting?
I am a pro, but I am relatively young in the sport. I started a little bit late. My body is still fresh. 2013 I plan on stepping it up a bit more. I am going on the attack. I spent the last couple of years establishing myself. 2013 I am going to call out people. I’m head hunting. No disrespect to Goonen, but that is my statement fight. Come 2013, I am coming for you. If you are just as skilled between 136 and 146 pounds, I am coming for you.

So who will you call out?
I don’t want to be disrespectful about it. When I do it, I got a couple of guys on my list that I want to fight. When I do it I want to do it because I feel like me and that guy will be a good fight for the fans. It won’t be because we have any personal issues or anything like that. I just want to make it known that it will be because it will be an exciting fight. When you put Terry “The Brick” House and this man inside the cage it will be fireworks.

Any sponsors or people you want to thank?
Everybody and anybody who is at LA Boxing. From the owners of the gym, to the instructors, to the head coaches, to the members, to the people that workout out of there, to everybody that is supportive behind me. I want to thank Mrs. Brick House. There’s a lot of people at home. It is rough being with a fighter. We work also and I am gone thirteen-fourteen hours. I am going straight to the gym and I am hardly ever at home. She doesn’t complain. She sits cageside and smiles. It is hard to be with a fighter and I have to give her the credit. I have to tell my kids I love them. Sponsors wise I want to give a shout out to Nutrishop. Bruckman & Olson Attorneys at Law. Perry Olson is good. Anyone and everyone who has supported me and finally a big shout out to the city of Gary Indiana. They have adopted me making me one of the Kings of the City.

HFC 10 went down on Saturday night, live from the Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso, IN. If you were in attendance you were a witness to a great card and exciting fights from both amateur and professional mixed martial artists. Much credit has to go towards the fighters themselves, the HFC matchmaker Paul Vale and the promoter Danielle Vale for delivering a highly entertaining night of competition. The night however was over shadowed with controversy between the fans and judges with regards to who actually won the main event of Strikeforce vet Christian Uflacker versus WEC vet LC Davis.

My pick for fight of the night was the bantamweight bout between Miguel Garza and Mike Manns. Here is what went down and up…

Round One: This fight started off very fast when Manns secured the clinch and delivered good knees to his opponent’s body. Then he pushed Garza against the cage and delivered more knees to the thighs. A strong and tight battle for under hooks and dominate position was displayed against the cage. Manns got the takedown, but was quickly reversed by Garza. Manns sprang back up to his feet and took his opponent against the cage. Another takedown secured from Manns, but Garza quickly put up his legs for a triangle choke. Two huge, full length body slams delivered from Manns to try and free himself. Garza seemed to be unfazed and switched for an arm bar. He was able to sink it in for more than thirty seconds until the round ends. The crowd was breathless with anticipation of the outcome. The ref was right on top of the action and his face looked like he was expecting Manns arm to break before the horn sounded.

Round Two: Quick exchange of punches to open the round, but Manns closed the distance and put Garza against the cage again. Manns clearly looked for the takedown but Garza defended well. More strong knees delivered to the thighs from Mike to Garza. A heavy struggle against the cage for a takedown from Manns and ended up in Garza’s half guard. Heavy punches from the top rained down from Manns. Garza defended his face well and avoided damage. Ref stopped the action and stood the fighters up for lack  of action after a short period of time. Manns put the fight back against the cage. Another takedown secured from Manns and landed in side control, then he took the back mount. Working for a choke towards the end of the round, but the horn sounded.

Round Three: A quick one-two combination from Garza that found a home on Manns face. Garza followed that up with an explosive takedown slam in to Manns closed guard. Manns worked from the bottom with punches to soften his opponent and got back to his feet. Manns charges forward and put Miguel against the cage. Manns secured a takedown from a leg trip and ended up in half guard. Punches flew from the top position. Mann’s delivered more slams from his knees. Another triangle attempt from Garza from the bottom and then switched again to an arm bar. Manns is hung on to his arm for dear life. Manns changes positions and secured his arm back and took the back mount on Garza. More punches followed for Manns. A last quick burst of energy from Garza that cause a scramble, but the horn blew putting an end to an exciting fight. The judges award the fight to Miguel Garza via unanimous decision. This was a great back and forth battle that took place all over the canvas and frankly, what I hope to see from every MMA fight.

My Crimson Award goes to Neil Magny for opening up Dan Sandmann. Not only did Magny open up a cut on his opponent, but  he made him sit in a pool of it for several seconds. Sandmann was checked by the doctors twice with in the fight to see if he could continue. Sandmann should be congratulated for continuing a loosing battle and showing a lot of heart. The HFC ring side staff should also be recognized for doing a great job of cleaning Sandmanns’ DNA off of the mat.

My Best Display of Strikes Award goes to Kevin Nowaczyk for his dominate performance over Joe Alexander. Nowaczyk put on the best striking clinic at the HFC event. He mixed everything very well; punches, knees, inside leg kicks, outside leg kicks, head kicks, head movement, foot movement and changing levels. This guy did it all and didn’t look tired for one second. If you don’t believe that leg kicks can end fights or do much damage, see Pat Barry and Kevin Nowaczyk fight.

Quick Results for the Amateur Card:
Featherweight: Jonathan Ciavirelli defeated Ralph Nurse via tapout due to a guillotine choke at 1:51 in the second round.
Welterweight: Nate Wacnik defeated Christopher Malamatos via tapout to a guillotine choke at 1:21 in the second round.
Bantamweight: Miguel Garza defeated Mike Manns by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Lightweight: James Frasure II defeated Eli Cantu via doctor stoppage at 2:39 in the second round.
Featherweight: Jacob Moales defeated Justin Halloran via tapout due to a rear naked choke at 1:52 in the third round.

Quick Results for the Professional Card:
Dennis Dombrow defeated Terry House, Jr. via tapout due to a triangle choke 4:20 in the third round.
Billy Johnson defeated Rob Morrow via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Kevin Nowaczyk defeated Joe Alexander via referee stoppage due to strikes 2:43 in the third round.
Kenny Booker defeated Ryan Storey via unanimous decision.
Neil Magny defeated Daniel Sandmann via unanimous decision.
Jake Rosenbaum defeated Dexter Wright via technical submission at 2:43 in the second round.
Larry Digiulio defeated Nick Wayne via tapout to a guillotine choke at 3:59 in the first round.
Christian Uflacker defeated LC Davis via split decision (29-28, 30-27 (Davis), 29-28).