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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by 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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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mach Cheesmo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesmo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Houston has time to react.
Cheesmo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Houston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheesmo counters with a big head kick but Houston shrugs it off.
Cheesmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston tries to work over Cheesmo's front leg with a kick but Cheesmo checks it.
Houston lands with a good body shot.
Houston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheesmo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cheesmo misses with a body shot
and Houston counters with a nice body kick.
Houston looks for a takedown but Cheesmo sprawls well.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Houston lands with a nice body punch.
Cheesmo blocks a head kick by Houston.
Houston lands a jab to Cheesmo's midsection.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston avoids a kick to the body.
Cheesmo moves in looking to clinch but Houston pushes him off.
Houston fails with the takedown
and Cheesmo counters with a good low kick that Houston was not able to check.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston takes the fight into the clinch.
Houston is trying to force a seperation but Cheesmo has the dominant position.
Cheesmo is stalling here.
Houston tries to stall but Cheesmo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheesmo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Houston fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheesmo missing with knees to the body.
Houston pushes Cheesmo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheesmo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Houston.
Houston is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston jumps guard.
Houston wants to sweep here but Cheesmo controlling him for the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cheesmo postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cheesmo fakes the leg kick and cracks Houston in the body.
Houston 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.
Houston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cheesmo swings for the body but Houston moves out of range.
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Houston throws a head kick but Cheesmo moves out of range.
Houston clinches with his opponent.
Houston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheesmo has Houston pressed against the cage.
Houston looking to stall.
Houston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheesmo's elbow.
Cheesmo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Houston looking to slow down the pace here.
Cheesmo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houston's face.
Houston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Houston passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cheesmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Houston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston controls the position.
Cheesmo stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Cheesmo is not content to let Houston control the position.
Cheesmo regains half guard, as Houston was trying to land strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston stalling away here and it's allowed Cheesmo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Austin Houston will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheesmo thows a leg kick but Houston checks it
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Houston is looking to slow Cheesmo down with leg kicks.
Cheesmo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheesmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cheesmo thows a leg kick but Houston checks it
and Houston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Houston.
Houston is trying to break the clinch but Cheesmo has him pressed against the cage.
Houston is trying to drag Cheesmo to the mat but Cheesmo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheesmo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cheesmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Houston trying to control the position but instead, Cheesmo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Houston into the cage.
Cheesmo has Houston pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Houston.
Cheesmo has Houston pressed against the cage.
Houston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Cheesmo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheesmo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheesmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheesmo wants to slow Houston down by chopping away at his legs.
Houston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Cheesmo is working away.
Houston is thwarting Cheesmo's attempts to control the position.
Houston thows a huge punch but Cheesmo dodges it nicely.
Houston is trying to control the action in half guard but Cheesmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston is stalling here. Cheesmo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Houston seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cheesmo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cheesmo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick which misses Houston's front leg but catches the back leg as Houston tries to avoid it.
Mach Cheesmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houston throws a head kick that misses
and Cheesmo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheesmo moves away.
Cheesmo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Houston rushes Cheesmo and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheesmo is looking to control Houston's arms but Houston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheesmo has his back to the cage.
Cheesmo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheesmo looking to throw knees to the head but Houston is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo tries a knee to the head but Houston blocks it.
Cheesmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheesmo taking a breather.
Houston has had enough of the clinch but Cheesmo keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheesmo is stalling here.
Cheesmo is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the body.
Cheesmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheesmo takes an elbow to the temple.
Houston throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheesmo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cheesmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheesmo with a knee to the head.
Houston misses with some punches.
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Houston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Houston letting Cheesmo take a breather here.
Houston has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cheesmo regains guard immediately.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheesmo is keeping the position for now.
Cheesmo wants to get back to his feet but Houston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cheesmo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheesmo trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mach Cheesmo 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! And we move into the final round!
Houston misses with a shot to the body
and Cheesmo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Houston digs a good body shot into Cheesmo's ribs.
Cheesmo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheesmo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Houston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheesmo manages to avoid it.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Houston misses
and Cheesmo counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Cheesmo - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheesmo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Houston digs a good body shot into Cheesmo's ribs.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheesmo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Houston throws a lazy head kick
and Cheesmo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheesmo controls his hands.
Cheesmo prevents the takedown attempt.
Houston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Houston is looking to control Cheesmo's arms but Cheesmo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houston has his back to the cage.
Cheesmo trying to stall but Houston improves his position.
Houston trying to land knees to the body.
Houston is trying to push Cheesmo away but Cheesmo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Cheesmo blocks it.
The referee calls for Cheesmo to work.
Houston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houston wants to stall.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Cheesmo blocks with his arms.
Cheesmo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Houston up against the cage.
Houston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston tries to pass to full mount but Cheesmo defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston is looking to pass Cheesmo's guard but actually Cheesmo recovers to full guard.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheesmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cheesmo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cheesmo looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheesmo is keeping the position for now.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheesmo 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Austin Houston.
Cheesmo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheesmo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Houston is able to avoid easily.
Houston throws a jab when Cheesmo was well out of range.
Houston tries for a takedown but Cheesmo circles away easily
and Cheesmo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston feints and as Cheesmo raises his hands in defense, Houston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheesmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheesmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Houston's guard.
Cheesmo 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheesmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houston.
A low kick from Cheesmo is predictable there
and Houston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cheesmo is not content to let Houston control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Houston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Houston 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Austin Houston!
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