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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hallam Houston (ranked 4399 p4p, 4881 weight class) and Jacques Vaillancourt (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 Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hallam Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Vaillancourt !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston rushes Vaillancourt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vaillancourt tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the cage.
Vaillancourt gets underhooks to prevent Houston's takedown attempt.
Houston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick lands for Vaillancourt .
Houston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vaillancourt . That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Vaillancourt .
Vaillancourt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houston's sensitive parts.
Vaillancourt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaillancourt manages to avoid it.
Vaillancourt delivers a nice body kick.
Vaillancourt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Hallam Houston has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaillancourt scores with a nice strike.
Vaillancourt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Houston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vaillancourt quickly recovers to half guard.
Houston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaillancourt defending well though.
Houston is working for a submission of some sort.
Houston stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Vaillancourt to get to his feet.
Vaillancourt scoring well with a low kick there.
Houston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Houston lands in his opponent's guard.
Houston being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston stands and throws Vaillancourt 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vaillancourt struggling a bit here.
Vaillancourt seems a little lost for a moment, as Houston dominates the positioning.
Houston misses with the ground and pound.
Vaillancourt is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Houston stands up and beckons Vaillancourt to his feet.
Houston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vaillancourt 's waist but Vaillancourt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houston off to one side.
Vaillancourt lands with a nice body kick.
Vaillancourt scores with a push kick.
Houston looks to throw a body kick
and Vaillancourt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Houston is breathing heavily.
Vaillancourt feints and then cracks Houston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Houston down.
Houston pushes Vaillancourt up against the cage in a clinch.
Houston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaillancourt is trying to pull guard but Houston has him pressed against the cage.
Vaillancourt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houston has Vaillancourt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaillancourt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hallam Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaillancourt looking to slow down the pace here.
Houston is trying to pull guard but Vaillancourt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vaillancourt pulls Houston into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaillancourt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston looking to pass the guard.
Houston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vaillancourt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaillancourt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Vaillancourt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hallam Houston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Vaillancourt misses.
Nice jab there from Vaillancourt .
Vaillancourt scores with a kick to the body.
Houston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vaillancourt thows a body kick. Houston tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vaillancourt .
Houston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Houston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vaillancourt connects with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vaillancourt .
Vaillancourt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaillancourt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hallam Houston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vaillancourt .
Vaillancourt is looking to slow Houston down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaillancourt scores with a kick to the body.
Vaillancourt scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vaillancourt . Houston shrugs it off though.
Vaillancourt scores with a kick to the body.
Vaillancourt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Houston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Houston tries to clinch up.
Vaillancourt with the inside leg kick.
Vaillancourt rushes Houston and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Houston is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Vaillancourt piles on the pressure and Houston crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Vaillancourt !
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hype
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