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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Houston told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a combination
and Houston counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Smith throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Houston misses with a straight right.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Houston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Steve Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Houston tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Houston misses.
Smith is looking to slow Houston down with leg kicks.
Hank Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Houston misses with a series of wild punches.
Houston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Houston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith moves away from the strike by Houston.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Houston's head back.
Houston misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Houston.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houston looks gassed!
Houston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Houston moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Houston counters with a left to the body.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Houston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Houston sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston is trying to stand.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Houston is looking to improve his position.
Houston won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Houston trying to control from the bottom.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Houston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
An inside leg kick from Houston misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Houston wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Houston!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Houston throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Houston won't be happy with that.
Houston wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Houston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Houston regains half guard there - taking advantage of Smith's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Houston pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Houston is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith winds up and cracks Houston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Houston taking shots to the head.
Smith 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.
Smith tries to control but Houston wriggling away.
The referee warns Houston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Houston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Houston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith breaks from Houston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Houston wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
The referee warns Houston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Houston is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Houston is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Houston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Houston for as long as he can get away with.
Houston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Houston is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Houston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Houston looks a forlorn figure.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Houston looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith is looking to chop away at Houston's legs.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Houston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Houston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith throws a right hand that Houston ducks under and follows up with a left that Houston also avoids with ease.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Houston misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Houston throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.
Houston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith moves out of range as Houston strikes.
Houston throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Houston sprawls well.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Houston throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Houston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Houston.
Hank Houston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith looks for a takedown but Houston sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Houston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Houston.
Smith avoids the body shot from Houston.
Houston looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Houston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Houston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith won't allow Houston to get back to his feet.
Smith 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.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Houston wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Steve Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Houston to get back to his feet.
Houston looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Houston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Houston staying out of range there.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Houston off the cage and back into rage.
Smith throws a right and a left that Houston avoids nicely.
Hank Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Smith!
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hype
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