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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Born of a Broken Man. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Houston tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Houston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Houston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Houston tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Houston lands with a kick to the temple. Bear shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Houston checks a leg kick.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Houston tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
Bear throws and low kick but Houston moves out of range easily.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Houston.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Houston scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston wants to clinch.
Houston moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear blocks a head kick by Houston.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Houston throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Houston closes the distance but Bear moves to the side
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Houston works over Bear's head and body with a nice combination.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear throws a series of punches but Houston moves out of range.
Houston tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Houston will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston lands a two punch combo.
Houston wants to clinch
and Bear counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Houston looking for a sweep. Not yet Houston, not yet.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
Bear throwing strikes but missing.
Houston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Houston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Houston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bear counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear 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.
Houston is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Houston looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Houston wants to control but Bear is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Houston defending well though.
Bear is trying to work for a kimura but Houston is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Houston tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Houston defending well though.
Houston pushes Bear off looking to stand but Bear dives back in and keeps control.
Bear is pressing down on Houston's thigh, looking to free his foot. Houston is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston wants to control but Bear is keeping busy.
Bear trying to pass the guard but Houston defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Houston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
Houston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear motions for Houston to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Houston tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Houston!
Houston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated 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.
Houston looks to clinch
and Bear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houston throws out the jab.
Bear misses with a low kick.
John Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houston looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houston misses with a body kick.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bear. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Houston looks to clinch
and Houston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Houston tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Houston!
Bear wants to control the pace but Houston is squirming around nicely.
Houston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bear dominating with strikes here.
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bear has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Houston's face.
Houston is rocked!
Bear is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Houston goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Bear!
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hype
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