Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 36
Date: Sep 10, 2023

#R1#
Houston throws a body shot but no joy.
Houston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Houston slips a jab from Coles.
Coles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Coles moves away from the strike by Houston.
Coles throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coles.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Houston is rocked!
Houston leaves his chin hanging out and Coles seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Houston crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Coles!
A victorious Phillip Coles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TOF 31
Date: Aug 19, 2023

#R1#
Stewart lands with a right hand.
Houston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Houston thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
Houston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stewart finds it's way round the side to connect with Houston's head.
Houston blocks a jab.
Stewart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Houston defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Houston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart cracks a nice hook into Houston's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston lands with a nice body punch.
Stewart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Houston misses.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Stewart throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stewart slips under a jab.
Danny Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart misses with a left hand
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Houston misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Stewart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Houston.
Houston moves out of range as Stewart strikes.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Stewart scores with a sloppy right hand. Houston should have avoided that one. #ROC#Houston is rocked!
Stewart lands a brutal uppercut that launches Houston off his feet! Houston tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Stewart!
An out of breath Danny Stewart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TOF 26
Date: Jul 30, 2023

#R1#
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Houston saw that one coming.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Houston - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Houston dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Houston checks it. #T1#
Johnson defending well as Houston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Houston defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Houston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Houston moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Houston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Houston throws a poor cross that misses
and Houston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Houston's head.
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!
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson lands a jab.#ROC#Houston is rocked!
Johnson connects with a nice cross there... Houston is looking wobbly and Johnson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Houston to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Johnson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TOF 19
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
Houston misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Mendoza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mendoza tries to work over Houston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Houston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza wants to counter the offense by Houston and move into the clinch position.
Houston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Mendoza looks to move away, Houston throws a big counter combo but Mendoza just gets out of the way.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Mendoza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Houston makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Houston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendoza dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Mendoza misses with a takedown attempt
and Houston counters with a left to the body.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Houston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Houston.
Houston moves forwards but Mendoza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Houston.
Houston leaves Mendoza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Houston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hank Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Mendoza.
Houston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza with a poor takedown
and Houston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Houston connects with a body shot.
Houston throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Mendoza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendoza.
Houston prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Houston.
Come on Houston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Houston. #BC#
Houston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Houston is avoiding it.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Houston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Houston cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
Houston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston. #CL2#
Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Houston in a clinch.
Mendoza gets through Houston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Houston as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Houston controls the action.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Houston working aggressively here.
Mendoza tries to score a body lock takedown but Houston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
Houston managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Houston won't allow it.
Good body shot from Houston.
Houston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Houston lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Houston backwards. #ROC2#Houston is rocked!
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Houston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houston blocking some punches.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Houston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Houston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houston blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Mendoza has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Houston uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Mendoza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mendoza is tightening it up a little... Houston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Houston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Houston taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mendoza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carlos Mendoza!
Our winner, Carlos Mendoza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TOF 14
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
Houston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Houston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Houston throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Barre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barre manages to avoid it.
Barre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barre just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston misses with a straight right.
Barre throws a leg kick which misses Houston's front leg but catches the back leg as Houston tries to avoid it.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Barre.
Barre lands a head kick! #CUT#It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Barre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BKC Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Houston digs a good hook to Barre's body.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston stuns Barre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Houston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Houston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Houston tries to land a front kick but Barre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Houston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barre doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick lands for Barre.
Houston throws an overhand right that lands on Barre's shoulder, as Barre tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Barre misses
and Houston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barre moves away.
Houston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barre rather than just go for the knockout.
Barre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Barre lands a two punch combo.
Barre avoids the body shot from Houston.
Barre cracks Houston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Houston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Houston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barre's head.
Barre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whack! Barre lands a heavy head kick that drops Houston. The ref tackles Barre to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Houston was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). VC Barre!
After the fight, VC Barre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TOF 9
Date: Apr 02, 2023

#R1#
Houston looks to land a left hand but Omenankukka moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Omenankukka misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Houston misses
and Omenankukka counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Omenankukka misses with a body shot.
Houston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Houston defending well as Omenankukka loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Omenankukka misses.
Omenankukka misses the body punch
and Houston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Houston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Omenankukka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Omenankukka jabs at Houston's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Omenankukka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Omenankukka moves away and avoids it.
Houston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Omenankukka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Houston misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omenankukka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Houston slips under a jab.
Houston throwing a counter right hand but Omenankukka manages to avoid it.#T1#
Omenankukka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
Houston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Houston staying out of range there.
Houston takes a swing at Omenankukka's ribcage but misses.
Houston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Omenankukka misses with a shot to the body
and Houston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Omenankukka thinking.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Omenankukka throws an overhand right that lands on Houston's shoulder, as Houston tries to avoid the shot.
Omenankukka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Omenankukka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
It looked like Houston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Omenankukka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houston manages to avoid it.
Omenankukka slips under a jab from Houston.
Omenankukka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC2#Houston is rocked!
Omenankukka circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Houston tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Omenankukka wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ossi Omenankukka!

Event: ICE 9:
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Machado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Houston counters with a left to the body.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Houston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Houston.#CUT2#It looks like Carlos Machado has been cut.
Houston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Houston throws a shot to the body.
Machado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Houston is fending him off so far but Machado persists. Nope, Houston circles away and we're back to standing.
Houston keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston lands a glancing blow to the side of Machado's head.#ROC2#Machado is rocked!
Machado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Machado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Machado darts in and clinches Houston up against the cage.#TD#
Machado jumps guard and drags Houston to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Houston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Machado seems to have got his legs back now.
Machado trying to keep a closed guard but Houston is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Machado has his foot on Houston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houston works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machado is keeping the position for now. #T2##SUB#
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machado looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Houston postures up.
Houston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Houston content to stall in guard here.
Machado trying to keep a closed guard but Houston is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Houston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machado seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T3#
Houston content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Machado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Machado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houston works over Machado with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Houston passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houston in particular looking to stall.
Machado is trying to maintain the position but Houston is very close to passing his half guard.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Machado is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado trying to control here.
Houston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Houston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Machado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Houston tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machado tries for a takedown but Houston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Machado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Houston is adopting a defensive guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Houston can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom. #T1#
Houston wants to sweep but no luck.
Houston pulls Machado in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Machado postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Houston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Machado, into his guard. #REVB#
Houston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Houston stays in close to Machado's body and controls the position. #T2#
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Houston is fighting to break Machado's control of his arms but Machado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Houston tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Machado has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Houston doesn't defend quickly enough and Machado has managed to lock this one up! Can Houston escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Machado on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Machado!

Event: ICE 6:
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Fontes misses with a takedown attempt - Houston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Houston circles away.
Houston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fontes on the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Lucas Fontes has been cut.
Fontes misses with a takedown
and Houston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Houston scores with a hook.
Fontes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Houston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fontes's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fontes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hank Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Fontes.
Fontes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Houston as he jumps to the side.
Fontes misses with a takedown attempt - Houston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lucas Fontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston rushes Fontes with punches - Fontes moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Fontes goes down! Houston follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Houston!
Hank Houston thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ICE 2: Nā ʻanuʻu mua
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Bagrov lands a slapping body shot.
Houston cracks Bagrov with a good jab.#CUT2#It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
Jab by Bagrov.#CUT#It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Houston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Houston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bagrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Bagrov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Houston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bagrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Houston throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston misses with a right hand
enabling Bagrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Houston works Bagrov's body with a nice hook.
Bagrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
Houston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Bagrov.
Bagrov cracks Houston with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Houston tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bagrov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Houston is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danila Bagrov!
Danila Bagrov is the new middleweight champion!

Event: SSD 12: Houston vs Sanli
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1#
Nice body punch from Houston.
Sanli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#It looks like Alpyurek Sanli has been cut.
Houston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hank Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Houston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanli to the mat! Sanli manages to get full guard.
Houston looking to pass the guard.
Sanli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Houston wants to control from the top but Sanli keeps moving.
Sanli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Houston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanli's head.
Sanli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Houston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Houston is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanli has wrist control.
Houston is stalling in the full guard.
Houston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houston with a nice head shot there.
Sanli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Houston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Sanli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Sanli blocks nicely.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Houston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Houston wants to control from the top but Sanli keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Sanli throws a low kick but Houston moves out of range easily.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Sanli counters with a leg kick.
Sanli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houston is out of range and Sanli settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Sanli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanli throws a leg kick which misses Houston's front leg but catches the back leg as Houston tries to avoid it.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Sanli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston tries to score with a low kick but Sanli moves his leg out of the way.
Houston misses with a hook
and Sanli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
Houston cracks Sanli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Houston scores with a shot to the body.
Sanli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanli's head.
Houston scores with a jab. Sanli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Houston lands a nice looking body shot.
Houston digs a good hook to Sanli's body.
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanli counters with a body kick that stops Houston in his tracks momentarily.
Houston swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T5#
Houston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Houston misses with a straight left.
Sanli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alpyurek Sanli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanli throws a leg kick
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Houston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanli! But no joy.
Houston misses with an uppercut
and Sanli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Houston's knee momentarily.
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Houston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Houston misses with a right hand
and Sanli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Houston's knee momentarily.
Sanli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanli throws a big counter head kick but Houston avoids it with no problem.#T6#
Sanli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD#
Houston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Houston connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanli some visible discomfort.
Sanli taking a bit of punishment here - Houston scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Sanli's face as Houston controls the position.
Sanli dodges the ground and pound from Houston.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanli taking punishment in the form of punches.
Houston grinds an elbow into Sanli's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanli can do anything to dispel that myth.#T7#
Houston sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanli is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Houston working the head and body with strikes.
Houston in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanli is letting Houston control him for a moment.
Houston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanli to see if he's OK.
Houston cracks Sanli with a big right hand but Sanli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Houston scores with a couple of short elbows.
Houston lands an elbow.
Houston advances to mount.
Houston working away from the top, dropping strikes.#ROC#Sanli is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Alpyurek Sanli's cut even more.#T8#
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Houston! Sanli is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hank Houston!
Hank Houston retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Hank Houston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SSD 10: Becoming Champion
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Houston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duchesne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Houston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Houston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#It looks like Loic Duchesne has been cut.
Duchesne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duchesne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Houston.
Duchesne throws a sloppy body shot
and Houston counters with a nice uppercut.
Houston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duchesne.
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Duchesne.
Houston lands with a nice body punch.
Duchesne misses with a right hand
and Houston counters with a nice body shot.
Houston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duchesne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duchesne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#Duchesne is rocked!
Duchesne looks up at the clock. Bad move! Houston lands a right hand from hell, dropping Duchesne. Houston pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Houston!
Hank Houston is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hank Houston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SSD 7
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfanne moves away.
Pfanne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pfanne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Houston avoids it really well and circles away.
Houston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pfanne fails with the takedown
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pfanne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Houston.
Houston connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston lands a nice hook to Pfanne's body. Pfanne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houston catches Pfanne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Pfanne.
A slow jab from Houston misses its intended target. #T1#
Houston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Houston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pfanne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pfanne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pfanne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Hank Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
Houston cracks Pfanne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Houston looks to land a right hand but Pfanne moved out of range.
Houston works the jab nicely.
Pfanne ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Houston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pfanne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Houston sprawls well. Houston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pfanne gets slowly back to his feet.
Pfanne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
Houston connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pfanne to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Houston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hank Houston!
A victorious Hank Houston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SSD 3
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Houston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT#It looks like Jeremy Lamb has been cut.
Lamb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lamb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Houston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamb's head backwards.
Houston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Houston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamb looks winded!#TD#
Houston drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Houston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamb's head.
Houston stays in close to Lamb's body and controls the position.
Houston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Houston chips away with some ground and pound.
Houston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Houston working some strikes from top position.#ROC#Lamb is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Jeremy Lamb's cut even more.
Houston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lamb is still in real trouble! Can Houston finish him?
Houston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lamb's head.#T2#
Houston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Houston lands a couple of elbows.
Houston gets to his feet and stands over Lamb, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lamb felt that one! Houston unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lamb from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Houston!
A very excited looking Hank Houston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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