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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skyy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell's Bell's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zeke Houk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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 Las Vegas, Skyy John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Houk!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. John was covering up waiting for the punch and Houk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Houk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but John manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Houk has John in his guard.
John wants to stand but Houk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Houk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
John stands up from Houk's guard - John perhaps looking for a knockout.
John tries to clinch but Houk moves out of range.
John gets a clinch.
John landing knees to the head.
It looks like Zeke Houk has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, John regains guard.
Houk looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
John decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John darts in and clinches Houk up against the cage.
Houk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from John.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as John walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Houk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. John defends it nicely.
John clinches up with Houk and pushes him back against the cage.
Houk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skyy John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Houk.
Houk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as John walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John drives through and clinches with Houk against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houk's face.
John lands a knee to the head.
Houk looks gassed!
John landing knees to the head.
Houk tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by John.
A knee to the head by John.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Houk tries to pull guard but John holds him up against the cage and eventually Houk drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John with a knee to the head.
John landing knees to the head.
John slowing the pace effectively.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as John walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John instigates a clinch.
John lands an elbow inside.
Houk takes a knee right on the jaw!
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Zeke Houk's cut even more.
Houk dodges an elbow strike from John.
Houk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. John just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by John.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houk's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John lands a knee to the head.
Houk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
Houk fails with the takedown.
John tries to clinch there but Houk circles away.
Houk fails with a takedown attempt.
John has Houk up against the cage in a clinch.
Houk jumps guard but John stands there with Houk around his waist. Houk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Houk blocks an elbow strike.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houk jumps guard but John stands there with Houk around his waist. Houk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Houk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John clinches up against the cage.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John lands a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head.
Houk tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from John.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
John scores with a knee to the head.
Houk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Houk jumps guard but John stands there with Houk around his waist. Houk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as John walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skyy John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. John defends it nicely.
John has closed the distance and engaged Houk in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyy John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Houk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John moves into the clinch.
Houk fails to pull guard.
John slows down the pace here.
Houk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. John just stands there and leans against the cage.
Houk tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
Skyy John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Houk.
Houk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. John just stands there and leans against the cage.
Houk is trying to drag John to the mat but John just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
John is struggling to control the position.
Houk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Houk dodges an elbow strike from John.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as John walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skyy John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houk.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Houk is breathing heavily.
John landing knees to the head.
Houk looking for a takedown.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands a knee to the head.
Houk jumps guard but John stands there with Houk around his waist. Houk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by John.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John scores a nice knee to the body.
John prevents the takedown attempt.
John scores with a knee to the head.
Houk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skyy John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John lands a knee to the head.
Houk fails to pull guard.
John landing knees to the head.
John lands a knee to the head.
Houk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. John just stands there and leans against the cage.
John taking a breather.
Houk gets control of John's arms and successfully pulls guard. Houk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Houk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houk has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk is pulling down on John's head. It's preventing any offense from John, at least for the moment.
Houk has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
Houk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Houk wants to take a breather but John is having none of it.
John regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Houk.
Houk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houk wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
John clinches with his opponent.
John's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houk's face.
John scores with a knee to the head.
Houk fails to pull guard.
Houk dodges an elbow strike from John.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John avoiding damage as Houk throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Houk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Houk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houk tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyy John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Houk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
John tries to clinch there but Houk circles away.
Houk fails with a takedown attempt.
Houk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from John as Houk shoots in.
Skyy John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Houk.
Houk keeps the fight on the outside.
John wants to clinch.
Houk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has John pinned against the cage. John gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to clinch but Houk is having none of it.
Houk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John clinches with his opponent.
Houk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Houk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Houk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houk fails to pull guard.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Houk's efforts to push away.
John landing knees to the head.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Houk.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houk's face.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as John walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John clinches up with Houk and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by John.
Houk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. John gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John avoids the elbow strike from Houk, against the cage.
Houk is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the cage.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Houk misses with an elbow strike.
John holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Houk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. John avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Houk tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
Houk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
John forces Houk back against the cage and clinches.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Houk pulls John into guard.
Houk has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Houk is on top in guard.
Houk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Houk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houk landing some decent shots from guard.
John wants to sweep but no luck.
Houk trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Houk has gone for a leg lock! John slips out almost immediately though and dives into Houk's guard.
Houk has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
Houk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for John!
And that's the end of the fight!
Skyy John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for John, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skyy John!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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