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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Slayter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frans Hougard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frans Hougard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Slayter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frans Hougard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayter scores with a nice body kick.
Hougard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slayter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hougard gets tackled into the cage by Slayter. Slayter maintains the clinch.
Slayter tries to stall but Hougard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slayter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hougard with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Slayter has been cut.
Slayter is trying to force a seperation but Hougard has the dominant position.
Slayter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Slayter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slayter is trying to maintain a safe position but Hougard gets an underhook and turns Slayter into the cage.
Hougard lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayter won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hougard with a knee to the head.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slayter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slayter is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hougard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayter is trying to break free.
Slayter wants to break free but Hougard has control.
Slayter is trying to maintain a safe position but Hougard gets an underhook and turns Slayter into the cage.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slayter manages to break the clinch.
Hougard throws a head kick but Slayter moves out of range.
Hougard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slayter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hougard, right into the meat.
Slayter is breathing heavily.
Slayter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hougard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slayter.
Slayter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slayter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayter looks to land a combination but Hougard avoids it well.
Hougard throws an overhand right that lands on Slayter's shoulder, as Slayter tries to avoid the shot.
Hougard gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hougard blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard lands a knee to the head.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slayter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Slayter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slayter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hougard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayter's face.
Slayter is trying to break the clinch but Hougard is controlling him.
Hougard with a knee to the head.
Hougard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hougard lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hougard landing knees to the head.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hougard.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hougard.
Hougard has Slayter pressed against the cage, preventing Slayter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slayter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hougard scores a nice knee to the body.
Hougard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hougard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hougard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hougard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hougard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Slayter.
Hougard has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frans Hougard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Slayter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hougard has Slayter up against the cage in a clinch.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slayter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slayter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slayter avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Slayter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slayter is trying to break the clinch but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.
Hougard lands a knee to the body.
Slayter is looking to control Hougard's arms but Hougard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slayter has his back to the cage.
Slayter is trying to break the clinch but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.
Frans Hougard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hougard landing knees to the body.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Hougard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hougard scores a nice knee to the body.
Hougard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hougard closes the distance and pushes Slayter back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Slayter is blocking nicely.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Slayter blocks it.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Slayter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hougard landing knees to the body.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hougard scores with a knee to the head.
Hougard misses with a knee strike.
Hougard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hougard scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hougard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayter's face.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Hougard with a knee to the head.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayter's face.
Slayter looking to slow down the pace here.
Hougard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hougard lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hougard.
Slayter trying to stall but Hougard improves his position.
Hougard connects with a knee to the head.
Slayter stalling in the clinch but Hougard improves position.
A knee to the head by Hougard.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Slayter is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Hougard to work.
Hougard working Slayter over with knees to the body.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slayter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slayter tries to circle away but Hougard has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slayter takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slayter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hougard's brow.
Slayter can't break the clinch.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slayter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slayter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.
Hougard landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hougard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jack Slayter's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hougard.
Hougard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hougard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hougard obliges.
Hougard scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hougard.
Hougard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slayter has had enough of the clinch but Hougard keeps him there for the moment.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hougard obliges.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Slayter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hougard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Slayter to the mat. Slayter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hougard throws a big right hand that misses.
Hougard won't allow Slayter to sweep him here.
Hougard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slayter has momentary wrist control but Hougard slips an elbow through the middle.
Hougard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hougard is working Slayter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hougard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slayter's head.
Hougard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frans Hougard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Slayter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hougard clinches up against the cage.
Slayter wants to break free but Hougard has control.
Knees to the body from Hougard.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slayter is trying to break the clinch but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.
Hougard crunches a lovely knee into Slayter's ribcage.
Hougard connects with a knee to the head.
Hougard landing knees to the head.
Slayter tries to break free but Hougard pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slayter is trying to maintain a safe position but Hougard gets an underhook and turns Slayter into the cage.
Hougard working Slayter over with knees to the body.
Hougard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slayter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
Hougard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hougard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard lands a knee to the head.
Slayter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hougard is defending well for now.
Slayter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hougard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slayter is trying to force a seperation but Hougard has the dominant position.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hougard has Slayter pressed against the cage, preventing Slayter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slayter trying to control the position but instead, Hougard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slayter into the cage.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Slayter blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayter avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Hougard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Slayter is blocking nicely.
Slayter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hougard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slayter is trying to break the clinch but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.
Hougard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayter working hard to break the clinch.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hougard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hougard lands a knee to the head.
Hougard keeps control of Slayter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard landing knees to the body.
Hougard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hougard is pushing Slayter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hougard scores with a knee to the head.
Jack Slayter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Slayter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hougard with a knee to the head.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Slayter blocks it.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slayter avoids it.
Slayter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slayter wants to break free but Hougard has control.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slayter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Slayter blocks it.
Hougard has Slayter pressed against the cage, preventing Slayter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jack Slayter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard wants the takedown. Slayter is fighting it off but Hougard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Slayter's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hougard.
Hougard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slayter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hougard has managed to get both his arms back between Slayter's legs - danger averted.
Hougard postures up and lands a big shot to Slayter's brow.
Hougard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hougard distracts Slayter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hougard throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hougard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frans Hougard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hougard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frans Hougard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hougard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frans Hougard!
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energy
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hype
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