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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michiel Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michiel Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Frazier!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frazier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ho somewhat.
Frazier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho has Frazier up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Frazier jumps guard but Ho stands there with Frazier around his waist. Frazier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frazier looking for a takedown.
Ho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Frazier after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michiel Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frazier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ho wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Ho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michiel Ho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Frazier scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Michiel Ho has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Frazier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Ho pushes Frazier up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frazier walks away with a smile on his face. Ho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frazier misses with a double jab.
Frazier scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho clinches up with Frazier and pushes him back against the cage.
Ho landing knees to the body.
Frazier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frazier tries to pull guard but Ho holds him up against the cage and eventually Frazier drops back down to his feet.
Frazier jumps guard but Ho stands there with Frazier around his waist. Frazier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ho breaks the clinch.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Frazier has been cut.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho has time to react.
A combination from Frazier does no damage.
Frazier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho.
Ho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ho manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frazier misses with a double jab.
Frazier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frazier looks winded!
Ho takes one to the side of the head.
Frazier leaves Ho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frazier darts in looking for a takedown but Ho gets double underhooks and turns Frazier into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho manages to pull guard.
Ho working a defensive guard here.
Ho is pulling down on Frazier's head. It's preventing any offense from Frazier, at least for the moment.
Ho controls Frazier momentarily but Frazier frees himself.
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 Michiel Ho will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Ho as Frazier shoots in.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense.
Ho rushes Frazier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ho tries to pull guard but Frazier holds him up against the cage and eventually Ho drops back down to his feet.
Ho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Frazier uses from the top position.
Ho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michiel Ho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ho fails to land the takedown.
Ho lands with a slapping head kick.
Ho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frazier.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michiel Ho's cut is getting worse.
Frazier looks for a takedown but Ho sprawls well.
Michiel Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Frazier.
Frazier misses with a wild combination.
Frazier stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier looks to land a combination but Ho avoids it well.
Frazier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier blocks a head kick by Ho.
Frazier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Frazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frazier throws a combination. Ho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ho lands with a kick to the temple. Frazier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frazier throws a combination that misses
and Ho counters by moving into the clinch.
Ho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frazier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries to score a body lock takedown but Ho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frazier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ho walks away with a smile on his face. Frazier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Frazier as Ho shoots in.
Ho tries to clinch there but Frazier circles away.
Ho shoots for a takedown but Frazier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frazier lunges at Ho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ho's hand.
Frazier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frazier's head.
Ho goes for a double leg but Frazier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frazier continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries to pull guard but Ho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ho manages to break the clinch.
Frazier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Frazier as Ho shoots in.
Frazier looks to land a combination. Ho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frazier sprawls well. Frazier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ho gets slowly back to his feet.
Frazier scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Frazier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Frazier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ho back to the cage. Frazier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michiel Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frazier defends well and Ho ends up having to push Frazier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frazier manages to pull guard.
Ho postures up.
Ho wants to get up but he can't break Frazier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frazier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ho has managed to get both his arms back between Frazier's legs - danger averted.
Frazier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frazier working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho stays in close to Frazier's body and controls the position.
Frazier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Ho from controlling successfully.
Ho 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.
Frazier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ho defends it easily.
Ho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frazier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frazier keeping full guard, as Ho tries to pass.
Frazier is working an open guard so Ho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Ho or perhaps it was just good defense by Frazier which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michiel Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ho throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier has a takedown stuffed.
Ho shoots for a double leg takedown but Frazier sprawls well. He's pushed Ho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frazier jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice cross by Frazier.
Frazier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho closes the distance and clinches up with Frazier, looking for a takedown. Ho pushes Frazier against the cage but Frazier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ho dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ho. Frazier shrugs it off though.
Ho has a takedown stuffed.
Frazier scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho's head.
Frazier connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Frazier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frazier 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Frazier!
An out of breath Mike Frazier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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