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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollock Johnny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston's entrance music is Born of a Broken Man. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pollock Johnny enters the cage!
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pollock Johnny!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Houston sprawls well. Houston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnny gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
Johnny takes one to the side of the head.
Houston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnny's hands.
Houston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Austin Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pollock Johnny.
Johnny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Houston swivels and escapes.
Houston scores with a jab. Johnny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Houston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston lands the left hand.
Houston lands a slapping body shot.
Johnny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnny looks gassed!
Houston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Houston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston feints and then cracks Johnny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnny down.
Johnny walks into a jab.
Houston scores with a one two! Johnny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Houston tries to avoid it but Johnny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Houston to the ground. Houston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Houston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Houston sizes up Johnny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Houston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Houston works the jab nicely.
Houston works the jab nicely.
Houston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Houston lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnny takes one to the chin there.
Houston throws out a powerful jab.
Houston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Houston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnny's face.
Johnny takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands an elbow inside that Johnny shrugs off.
Houston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnny's face.
Houston landing knees to the body.
Houston lands an elbow that stopped Johnny in his tracks for a moment.
Houston lands an elbow that stopped Johnny in his tracks for a moment.
Johnny is rocked!
Houston crunches a lovely knee into Johnny's ribcage.
Houston landing knees to the head.
Johnny is still on wobbly legs! Can Houston finish him?
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Houston crunches a lovely knee into Johnny's ribcage.
Houston lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnny won't want to take too many of those.
Johnny seems to have recovered his senses.
Houston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnny's defenses.
Houston lands an elbow just above Johnny 's eye.
Houston working Johnny over with knees to the body.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Houston lands a nice knee to the body.
Houston lands an elbow that stopped Johnny in his tracks for a moment.
Houston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnny's face.
Johnny throws a head punch that misses.
Houston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Houston.
Houston lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands an elbow just above Johnny 's eye.
Johnny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Houston walks away with a smile on his face. Johnny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnny fails to land the takedown.
Houston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Houston wants it to stay on the feet.
Houston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnny shoots in for a takedown but Houston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Houston to score with a decent uppercut.
Houston with a jab.
Houston catches Johnny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Houston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnny. That did some damage!
Houston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Johnny or perhaps it was just good defense by Houston which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnny. Johnny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Houston scores with a head kick.
Houston connects with a high kick.
Johnny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Houston lands a high kick!
Houston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Houston connects with a right hand. Johnny shakes it off.
Johnny has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Houston.
Houston clobbers Johnny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Houston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Houston throws a combination. Johnny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Houston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Houston finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Houston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Houston scores with a nice body kick.
Houston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnny can do to turn this around?
Johnny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnny shoots in but Houston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Houston lands a two punch combo.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Houston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnny's sensitive parts.
Johnny fails with a takedown attempt.
Houston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Houston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnny is breathing heavily.
Houston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Houston throws a head kick that half lands.
Houston lands with a kick to the temple. Johnny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnny shoots in for a double leg but Houston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Austin Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pollock Johnny.
Houston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Houston.
Houston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Houston lands with a right hand.
Houston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Houston cracks Johnny with an open hand slap.
Johnny takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Houston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnny's calf.
Houston rushes Johnny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houston lands a nice elbow.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnny's defenses.
Houston connects with a knee to the head.
Houston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Houston.
Houston lands a knee to the head.
Houston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Houston walks away with a smile on his face. Johnny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnny dives in and grabs Houston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes down on Johnny's head and hops out.
Houston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Houston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Houston finds it's way through Johnny's defenses.
Houston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Houston.
A left lands for Houston.
Houston gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Houston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houston lands an elbow inside that Johnny shrugs off.
Houston lands a damaging elbow.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Johnny tries to pull guard but Houston won't allow it.
Johnny avoids the elbow strike from Houston, against the cage.
Johnny successfully pulls guard.
Houston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnny trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Houston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Houston has managed to get both his arms back between Johnny's legs - danger averted.
Johnny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Houston is aware though and is defending well.
Houston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnny keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
Johnny wants to improve his position but instead Houston has moved into half guard.
Johnny tries to get to full guard but Houston has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Houston dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Houston scores with a one two! Johnny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Houston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnny momentarily.
Johnny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Houston lands a high kick!
Johnny throws a leg kick but Houston checks it.
Houston scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnny should have avoided that one.
Pollock Johnny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houston scores with a jab. Johnny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Houston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Houston wants it to stay on the feet.
Houston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Houston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnny in his tracks.
Johnny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Houston finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnny's head.
Johnny takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick from Houston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Austin Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnny.
Johnny has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Houston tries to avoid it but Johnny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Houston to the ground. Houston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Houston lands a jab.
Houston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Houston lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnny won't want to take too many of those.
Johnny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houston lands a damaging elbow.
Houston lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnny won't want to take too many of those.
Houston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Houston lands an elbow that stopped Johnny in his tracks for a moment.
Houston crunches a lovely knee into Johnny's ribcage.
Austin Houston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Houston is pressed up against the cage. Johnny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Houston down to the mat. Houston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Austin Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pollock Johnny.
Houston darts in and clinches Johnny up against the cage.
Pollock Johnny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnny managing to block the knees to the body from Houston.
Houston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnny avoids the damage to the body.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Houston lands an elbow just above Johnny 's eye.
Johnny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Houston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Houston landing knees to the head.
Houston scores a nice knee to the body.
Houston lands an elbow inside that Johnny shrugs off.
Houston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnny tries to pull guard but Houston won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Houston.
Houston lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houston just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Johnny blocks with his arms.
Johnny wants to get back to striking at distance but Houston won't allow it.
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
Houston lands an elbow that stopped Johnny in his tracks for a moment.
Johnny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands an elbow inside.
Houston connects with a knee to the head.
Houston lands a nice elbow.
Johnny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Houston walks away with a smile on his face. Johnny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnny tries to clinch up
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Austin Houston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Houston but Houston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Houston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Houston lands a jab to Johnny's midsection.
Houston cracks Johnny with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Houston throws a front kick that sends Johnny stumbling back into the cage.
Houston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnny shoots and misses
and Houston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Houston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Johnny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Houston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnny.
A thudding body kick lands there by Houston!
No joy there for Houston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Houston scores with a hook to the body. Johnny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnny walks into a left hand.
Houston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Houston scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick from Houston lands but Johnny takes it in his stride.
Houston lands with a kick to the temple. Johnny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Houston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Houston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Houston!
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