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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Voudka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Houston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Voudka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voudka has Houston up against the cage in a clinch.
Houston managing to block the knees to the body from Voudka.
Voudka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Houston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Houston jumps guard.
Voudka prevents Houston from getting back to his feet.
Houston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Voudka forces Houston back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voudka. Houston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voudka.
Houston throws a big counter combination but Voudka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Houston wants it to stay on the feet.
Francis Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Voudka.
Voudka shoots in looking for a takedown but Houston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Voudka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Voudka gets the takedown into side control.
Houston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Voudka is controlling him well.
Voudka trying to control the position but Houston is working away.
Houston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Houston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Voudka is trying to control but can't.
Voudka is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Houston prevents Voudka from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Voudka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houston in particular looking to stall.
Voudka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Houston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Voudka wants to improve his position but Houston is controlling well.
Voudka wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Voudka manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voudka 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.
Houston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Voudka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vladimir Voudka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voudka misses with a takedown
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Houston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voudka tries to avoid it but Houston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voudka to the ground. Voudka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Voudka with a poor takedown
and Houston counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Houston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voudka pushes Houston up against the cage in a clinch.
Voudka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Houston has one foot on Voudka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Voudka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Houston fails with a takedown attempt.
Houston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voudka can do to turn this around?
Houston drives through with a takedown into Voudka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voudka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Houston postures up and lands a big shot to Voudka's brow.
Houston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Voudka is on top in guard.
Voudka content to stall in guard here.
Voudka stands up and waves to Houston to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voudka misses with a combination
and Houston counters with a shoot takedown. Voudka fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voudka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Houston controls the pace.
Voudka wants to sweep here but Houston controlling him for the moment.
Voudka working a defensive guard here.
Houston sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Houston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voudka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Voudka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Voudka fails with the takedown
and Houston counters by moving into the clinch.
Voudka is breathing heavily.
Voudka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Houston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voudka's efforts to push away.
Houston drags the fight down to the ground.
Voudka stopping the sweep attempt from Houston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is looking for a triangle but Voudka pushes his legs off easily.
Houston has his foot on Voudka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Voudka works his way back into a safe position though.
Houston is trying to control the position but Voudka postures up.
Voudka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Houston is looking to stand up but Voudka isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voudka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Houston dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Voudka looking to score a takedown here. Houston is defending well but Voudka drives through and ends up in Houston's guard.
Voudka wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Houston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Voudka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Voudka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Voudka wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston can't keep his opponent in guard - Voudka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston is looking to improve his position.
Houston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Voudka wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Voudka looking to pass the guard.
Francis Houston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voudka looking to sit in guard and control but Houston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voudka looking for a sweep. Not yet Voudka, not yet.
Voudka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houston defends well.
Houston postures up and lands a big shot to Voudka's brow.
Houston 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.
Voudka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houston works over Voudka with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston won't allow Voudka to sweep him here.
Houston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Houston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Houston trying to control but Voudka is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Voudka throws a head kick that misses
and Houston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Voudka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Houston off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Voudka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voudka drives through and clinches with Houston against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voudka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Houston.
Houston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Houston clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francis Houston.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Houston!
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