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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Born of a Broken Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Frazier takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Houston avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Houston blocks a head kick by Frazier.
Houston shoots in but no luck this time.
Houston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Houston.
Houston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Frazier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Frazier with a nice head shot there.
Houston pulls Frazier in close to his closed guard and prevents Frazier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frazier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frazier is aware though and is defending well.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frazier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frazier wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Houston has his takedown stuffed
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Houston.
Frazier thows a body shot but no joy.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Houston shoots in looking for a takedown. Frazier tries to sprawl out of it but Houston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frazier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Houston is looking to clinch but Frazier is avoiding it.
Frazier misses with a low kick as Houston jumps back.
Houston closes the distance and clinches up with Frazier, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes Frazier against the cage but Frazier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frazier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Houston swivels and escapes.
Houston checks a low kick from Frazier.
Houston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Houston misses with a double jab.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
Houston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Houston tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Houston avoids them all with ease.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frazier looks to throw the jab but Houston is out of range.
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frazier throws a solid leg kick but Houston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frazier.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Houston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frazier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Houston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Houston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Houston scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Houston is out of range.
Frazier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Houston!
Houston wants to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Houston is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier landing strikes from the mount and Houston is in trouble!
Frazier landing strikes from the mount and Houston is in trouble!
Houston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frazier wants to control the pace but Houston is squirming around nicely.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Frazier wants to control the pace but Houston is squirming around nicely.
Frazier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frazier lands a big shot there that rocks Houston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Houston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Houston wants to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Frazier prevents Houston from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Frazier.
Houston tries to hold on but Frazier postures up.
Houston is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier cracks Houston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Frazier breaks from Houston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Houston wants to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Frazier lands a nice shot to the head.
Frazier lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier controlling the pace for now.
Houston is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Frazier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frazier tries to clinch there but Houston circles away.
Houston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston thuds a left hand into Frazier's body.
Houston misses with a head kick.
Houston tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houston clinches up with Frazier and pushes him back against the cage.
Houston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frazier is keeping busy.
Houston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Houston lands a knee to the body.
Houston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frazier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Houston is looking to control Frazier's arms but Frazier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houston has his back to the cage.
A short right from Frazier on the inside.
Houston missing with knees to the body.
Frazier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Houston works over Frazier's head and body with a nice combination.
Houston lands a lovely overhand right.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston closes the distance and clinches up with Frazier, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes Frazier against the cage but Frazier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Houston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frazier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Houston cracks a nice hook into Frazier's ribs.
Frazier stuffs the takedown attempt from Houston. Houston gets slowly back to his feet.
Frazier drives through and clinches with Houston against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Houston.
Frazier dodges an elbow strike from Houston.
Houston wants a takedown but no success here.
Jimmy Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Houston.
Houston crunches a lovely knee into Frazier's ribcage.
Houston is breathing heavily.
Houston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frazier's elbow.
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Houston's body.
Frazier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frazier landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frazier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frazier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is stalling in the full guard.
Frazier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Frazier from controlling successfully.
Houston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frazier postures up in Houston's guard and throws a big left but Houston blocks it.
Frazier trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Houston rushes Frazier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frazier lands with a short shot to the head.
Houston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Houston trying to stall but Frazier improves his position.
Houston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frazier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier avoiding damage as Houston throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frazier avoids the elbow strike from Houston, against the cage.
Houston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Houston avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Houston throws a combination. Frazier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Houston shoots for a double leg takedown but Frazier sprawls well. He's pushed Houston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frazier misses with a hook to the body
and Houston counters by clinching up.
Houston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Houston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frazier is keeping busy.
Frazier can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Houston.
Frazier can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Houston to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazier is defending well for now.
Frazier trying to stall but Houston improves his position.
Frazier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frazier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frazier has Houston pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Frazier for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Houston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier tries to circle away but Houston has him pinned against the cage.
Frazier lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston misses with a knee strike.
Frazier wants to break free but Houston has control.
Houston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frazier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Houston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Houston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frazier to the mat! Frazier manages to get full guard.
Frazier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
Houston won't allow Frazier to sweep him here.
Houston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frazier wants to sweep but no luck.
Frazier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Houston trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Houston controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Houston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Houston scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston keeps the fight on the outside.
Frazier tries to clinch there but Houston circles away.
Houston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frazier decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Houston's guard.
Houston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frazier drops back, looking for a kneebar! Houston looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Houston looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Houston!
Houston throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Frazier tries to improve position but can't.
Houston wants to control but Frazier is keeping him busy.
Houston creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frazier sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jimmy Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is trying to get back to half guard.
Frazier is trying to control Houston's posture but Houston avoids it.
Houston trying to control the position but Frazier is working away.
Frazier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Houston is working for a kimura but Frazier is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houston keeps Frazier at a distance using the push kick.
No joy there for Houston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier is looking to wear down Houston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frazier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houston.
Houston lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Houston lands but Frazier takes it in his stride.
Frazier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston checks a leg kick.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
Houston takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Frazier is trying to force a seperation but Houston has the dominant position.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frazier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Houston prevents it.
Houston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houston tries to work over Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frazier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Houston backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Houston leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Houston.
Houston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Houston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frazier's head.
Houston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frazier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Houston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frazier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Houston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frazier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frazier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Houston is controlling him.
Houston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Frazier is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Austin Houston just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston scores with a jab to the body.
Houston wants to clinch up but Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Frazier misses the body punch
and Houston counters with a single leg into guard. Frazier didn't expect that.
Houston wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Frazier is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Frazier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houston.
Frazier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Houston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Frazier is keeping the position.
Frazier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Houston controls the pace.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier wants to sweep but no luck.
Frazier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frazier tried to score with a low kick but Houston checks it.
Austin Houston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frazier at a distance.
Houston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Houston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frazier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Houston with the ground and pound from mount.
Houston pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frazier wants to hold on but Houston pushes him away.
Houston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries to lock up and control but Houston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Houston with good strikes from the mount here!
Houston trying to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Houston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Houston looking to finish Frazier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frazier!
Frazier wants to hold on but Houston pushes him away.
Houston working Frazier over with strikes here.
Houston trying to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Houston is landing with some decent strikes but Frazier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Houston trying to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Jimmy Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Houston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frazier tries to lock up and control but Houston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Houston controlling the position easily from mount.
Frazier tries to hold on but Houston pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Houston wants to control the pace but Frazier is squirming around nicely.
Frazier tries to reverse the position but Houston maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Houston cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Frazier is squirming around, avoiding Houston's attempts to control the action.
Frazier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Houston 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 37:39
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 37:39
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Houston!
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