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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony Of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Vaughn lands.
Nguyen moves out of range of the leg kick from Vaughn.
Nguyen shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaughn throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen fails with the takedown.
Vaughn lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen dives in and grabs Vaughn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vaughn pushes down on Nguyen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaughn swivels and escapes.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Vaughn is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Vaughn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vaughn.
Nguyen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown attempt from Nguyen. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn lands with a nice combination. Nguyen backs away looking to recover.
Nguyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vaughn tries to score with a low kick but Nguyen moves his leg out of the way.
Nguyen shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Allan Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.
Vaughn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vaughn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to break free but Nguyen pushes him back against the cage.
Nguyen breaks the clinch.
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vaughn is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, Vaughn circles away and we're back to standing.
Nguyen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nguyen shoots in but Vaughn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Vaughn. No joy for Nguyen on that attempt.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Vaughn.
Allan Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaughn cracks Nguyen with a good jab.
Vaughn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Vaughn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Vaughn misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vaughn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nguyen pushing down on Vaughn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nguyen trying to pass the guard but Vaughn defending well.
Well, if Nguyen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nguyen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vaughn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nguyen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is controlling the pace.
Nguyen trying to control from half guard but Vaughn is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Nguyen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nguyen misses with a head kick.
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses.
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vaughn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nguyen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vaughn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vaughn works Nguyen's body with a nice hook.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vaughn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaughn jabs at Nguyen's body.
Nice sprawl there from Vaughn as Nguyen shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Vaughn is having none of it.
Vaughn tries a head kick but it misses.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vaughn slaps away a takedown attempt from Nguyen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vaughn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nguyen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vaughn misses with a leg kick.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Vaughn.
Vaughn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen looks for a takedown but Vaughn sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vaughn defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughn throws a push kick but Nguyen slaps the foot to one side.
Nguyen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nguyen shoots in and drives through. Vaughn sprawls well.
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nguyen shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nguyen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Nguyen with that takedown attempt.
Nguyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nguyen fails with the takedown.
Vaughn throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Vaughn.
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vaughn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nguyen eats them both and turns towards Vaughn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Allan Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vaughn scores with a decent looking hook.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vaughn as he jumps to the side.
Vaughn is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn connects with a right hand. Nguyen shakes it off.
Nguyen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vaughn being controlled for a moment.
Nguyen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vaughn!
Nguyen wants to finish this one by submission but Vaughn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nguyen.
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!
Nguyen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Nguyen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nguyen shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown attempt from Nguyen. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but Vaughn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nguyen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nguyen is defended easily by Vaughn.
Vaughn throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Vaughn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vaughn.
Vaughn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nguyen's head.
Vaughn looks to land a combination. Nguyen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nguyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vaughn throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Vaughn catches Nguyen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaughn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen moves forwards but Vaughn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Vaughn. Those never looked like landing.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown.
Nguyen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vaughn's waist but Vaughn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nguyen off to one side.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Vaughn.
Nguyen shoots for a double leg takedown but Vaughn sprawls well. He's pushed Nguyen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vaughn lands a body shot.
Vaughn lands a jab-cross combination.
Nguyen dives in and grabs Vaughn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vaughn pushes down on Nguyen's head and hops out.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nguyen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vaughn avoids it really well and circles away.
Vaughn lands a nice shot that snaps Nguyen's head back.
Vaughn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Vaughn looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Allan Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a one two combo.
Nguyen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vaughn's half guard.
Vaughn is staying active underneath Nguyen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nguyen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vaughn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nguyen.
Nguyen trying to control the pace.
Kevin Nguyen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Nguyen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vaughn, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Nguyen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nguyen, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Nguyen!
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