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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houser comes into the arena with Hackensaw Boys-Keep it simple blaring out of the sound system. Gracie has chosen Powerman 5000 - Drop The Bombshell as his entrance music. 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 Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Houser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Houser.
A slow jab from Houser misses its intended target.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Houser moved out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Houser slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Houser's corner calls for a 1-2. Houser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Houser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Houser slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Houser.
Houser misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Houser ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie lands a jab to Houser's midsection.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Houser shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houser.
Houser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Houser punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Houser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Houser looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Houser misses with a looping right.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Houser pushes him off.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Houser tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Houser's head but Houser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houser just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Houser pinned against the cage. Houser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Houser saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houser walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Houser because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Houser is in all sorts of trouble here.
Houser holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie has control of Houser's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Houser regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Houser is in all sorts of trouble here.
Houser wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Houser is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Houser is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Houser in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Houser tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Houser has worked his arm free - good work by Houser!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houser regains half guard.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Houser's head.
Houser is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Houser has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Houser blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Houser looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Houser looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Houser!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Houser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Houser misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Houser connects with the punch.
Houser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Houser scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Houser lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Houser misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser lands a with a good body shot.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Houser lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Houser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Houser sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Houser sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houser is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houser with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houser wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Houser lands a big elbow.
Houser goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Houser looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Houser looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Houser!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser advances nicely into full mount.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Houser lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Houser controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houser in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Houser get's back to his feet.
Houser misses with a straight left.
Houser lands a head shot.
Houser slips a straight right by Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houser looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Houser misses the jab.
Houser slips under a jab from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Houser dominated that second round.
That's time! Houser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Houser throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Houser lands a right hook to the body.
Houser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Houser.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houser counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houser throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Houser's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser 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.
Houser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Houser works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is staying active underneath Houser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Houser moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houser in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tyler Houser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Houser is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Houser landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Houser throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie regains half guard.
Houser moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houser wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Houser unloads with some shots from mount but Gracie bucks and avoids them well.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Houser wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie is pushing down on Houser's leg trying to pass to half guard. Houser is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Houser clearly takes that 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.
Houser throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Houser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Houser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Houser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Houser finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Houser throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houser with a hook.
Houser with a hook.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houser lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Houser passes into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Houser keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houser in particular looking to stall.
Houser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in trouble now - Houser has advanced to mount!
Houser working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Houser's attempts to control the action.
Houser is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houser controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
Houser working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Houser tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Houser lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houser content just to control the position here.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Houser looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Houser had his way with Xavier Gracie in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Houser.
Houser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Houser moved out of range.
Houser misses with a two punch combination.
Xavier Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Tyler Houser is winning the standup battle so far.
Houser gets the takedown into side control.
Houser is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Houser looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Houser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Houser is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Houser controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Houser from controlling successfully.
Houser looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyler Houser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xavier Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser misses with the combination.
Houser swinging wilding here.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Houser's head but Houser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houser changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Houser controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Houser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houser has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:44
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:44
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Houser!
Tyler Houser retains his heavyweight title!
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