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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houser kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hackensaw Boys-Keep it simple. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Chris Wells enters the ring!
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270 lbs
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289 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Houser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Wells!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houser lands with a right hand.
Wells with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wells throws a push kick but Houser slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Wells misses its intended target.
Houser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Wells is looking to slow Houser down with leg kicks.
Wells dodges the punch combination from Houser.
Houser throws a chopping leg kick but Wells manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wells ducks under a wild hook from Houser.
Houser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wells.
Houser throws a head kick that misses.
Wells throws a head kick but Houser moves out of range.
Wells displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houser throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells blocks a jab.
Wells throws a sloppy body shot
and Houser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Houser looks to land a strike but Wells avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wells working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houser.
Houser is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wells is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wells has escaped and now he's on top!
Wells postures up.
Wells must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wells is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houser escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wells gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Houser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wells is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wells wanted to stand there but Houser had control of the position.
Wells avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wells is one step ahead there.
Wells trying to control but Houser is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wells stopping the sweep attempt from Houser.
Houser had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wells defends it easily.
Wells won't allow Houser to sweep him here.
Houser looking to control.
Wells is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wells looking to sit in guard and control but Houser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Houser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Houser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wells looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wells uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Houser 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.
Wells misses with a looping right.
Wells misses with a two punch combination.
Chris Wells is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wells slips under a jab.
Houser is looking to score with low kicks.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Houser tests Wells's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Wells is predictable there
and Houser counters with a left and a right that stings Wells.
Houser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wells.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wells.
Houser checks a leg kick.
Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Houser.
Wells misses with a body shot
and Houser counters with a nice uppercut.
Wells looks gassed!
Houser lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Wells.
Chris Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wells makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wells misses with a leg kick.
Houser shoots in but Wells avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Houser swings for the body but Wells moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Houser keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Houser misses with the combination.
Wells misses with a straight right.
Wells gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Houser to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wells wants to stand and escape but Houser is having none of it.
Houser won't allow Wells to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wells avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Houser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wells is keeping the position for now.
Houser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wells looking for a sweep. Not yet Wells, not yet.
Wells working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wells swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Houser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wells. Houser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler Houser is winning the standup battle so far.
Houser throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Houser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wells to score with a decent uppercut.
Wells slips under a jab.
Wells tries to work over Houser's front leg with a kick but Houser checks it.
Wells dodges the punch combination from Houser.
Houser shoots for a double leg takedown but Wells sprawls well. He's pushed Houser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houser misses with a looping right.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Houser connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser throws a right hand that Wells ducks under and follows up with a left that Wells also avoids with ease.
Wells is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Houser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wells looks to score with a jab to the body but Houser is just out of range.
Wells displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houser throws out the jab.
Houser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houser shoots in looking for a takedown. Wells tries to sprawl out of it but Houser keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wells manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houser.
Wells bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Wells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wells makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wells with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Houser misses its intended target.
Wells staying out of range there.
Houser throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wells throws a hook to the side of Houser's head but Houser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houser looks to land a combination but Wells avoids it well.
Wells stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Houser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houser lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wells fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Houser checks it well.
Houser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wells counters with a good low kick that Houser was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houser is out of range and Wells settles back down.
Houser looks to throw the jab but Wells is out of range.
Houser connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wells momentarily.
Wells checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wells looks to land a left hand but Houser moved out of range nicely.
Wells misses with a straight left.
Houser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wells thows a leg kick but Houser checks it
enabling Houser to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Houser or perhaps it was just good defense by Wells which made him look bad.
Houser shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wells misses
and Houser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Houser lands a nice hook to Wells's body. Wells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houser throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Houser.
Houser is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wells knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Houser in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Houser working the ground and pound but Wells is defending the strikes.
Houser scores with punches from side control.
Houser wants to control but Wells is keeping him busy.
Wells dodges the ground and pound from Houser.
Houser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wells can do to turn this around?
Houser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Houser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wells avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Houser.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Houser wants to control but Wells is keeping him busy.
Houser is trying to ground and pound but Wells uses the momentary lack of control by Houser to regain half guard.
Houser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Houser stalling away here and it's allowed Wells to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Houser looking to pass the guard.
Houser postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Houser is stalling in the full guard.
Houser trying to control the position from guard on top but Wells is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Houser misses.
Houser scores with a one two! Wells had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Houser misses with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wells works over Houser's head and body with a nice combination.
Houser takes a swing at Wells's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Wells.
Wells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Houser misses the jab.
Wells throws a leg kick
and Houser counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wells won't be happy with that.
Wells is trying to control Houser's posture but Houser avoids it.
Wells is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Houser asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houser in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Houser dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houser.
Houser misses the body punch
and Houser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wells ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houser misses with a takedown
and Wells counters with a slapping leg kick.
Houser throws a leg kick that misses.
Houser throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Wells needs to keep his hands up - Houser had a free shot at his head there.
Wells misses with a double jab
and Houser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells swings away with a body shot that misses
and Houser counters with a takedown into side control.
Wells avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Houser.
Houser trying to control the action but Wells is working from the bottom.
Houser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Houser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Houser lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells regains half guard there - taking advantage of Houser's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Houser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wells is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Houser throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Houser wants to pass the guard but Wells is defending well.
Wells tries to get to full guard but Houser has control of the leg.
Houser seems to be looking for submissions.
Houser tries to pass to full mount but Wells defends it.
Tyler Houser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Houser thows a huge punch but Wells dodges it nicely.
Houser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Houser wants to pass the guard but Wells is defending well.
Wells blocking the ground and pound attempt from Houser.
Wells actively working from the bottom here.
Wells is trying to stand up here but Houser is controlling him well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Houser working the head and body with strikes.
Wells avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houser.
Wells won't allow Houser to pass to mount.
Houser scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Houser is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wells doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Houser.
Houser in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wells tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Houser!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Houser!
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energy
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hype
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