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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Nguyen (ranked 25494 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Harvey Jr (ranked 25300 p4p, 709 weight class). Bobby Harvey Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nguyen
vs
Harvey Jr

175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

189 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Nguyen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Harvey Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen throws a head kick but Harvey Jr moves out of range.
Harvey Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harvey Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey Jr.
Harvey Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey Jr throws a combination. Nguyen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Harvey Jr moves out of range.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
Harvey Jr misses with a straight left.
Harvey Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Decent striking displayed by Harvey Jr there.
Bobby Harvey Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harvey Jr defends well and Nguyen ends up having to push Harvey Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harvey Jr loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Nguyen shoots in and drives through. Harvey Jr sprawls well.
Nguyen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Nguyen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Harvey Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nguyen .
Harvey Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nguyen circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey Jr looks winded!
Nguyen wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harvey Jr but Harvey Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harvey Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nguyen .
Harvey Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nguyen throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey Jr is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, Harvey Jr circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey Jr's waist but Harvey Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nguyen off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harvey Jr! But no joy.
Harvey Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nguyen is looking for a counter combo.
Harvey Jr throws a one two combo.
Harvey Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harvey Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey Jr is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, Harvey Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Harvey Jr is avoiding it.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Harvey Jr is avoiding it.
Harvey Jr leaves Nguyen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Harvey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey Jr. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nguyen instigates a clinch.
Nguyen missing with knees to the body.
Nguyen fails to pull guard.
Nguyen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Harvey Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Harvey Jr throws a combination. Nguyen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Harvey Jr 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 with a nice cross.
Nguyen scores with a spinning back kick!

Nguyen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nguyen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Harvey Jr throws Nguyen to one side and escapes!
Nguyen throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen goes for a double leg but Harvey Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harvey Jr continues to drive forward.
Harvey Jr looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey Jr throws a right and a left that Nguyen avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey Jr.
Nguyen tried to counter with a leg kick but Harvey Jr avoided it.
Harvey Jr leaves Nguyen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harvey Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Nguyen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Harvey Jr as Nguyen shoots in.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nguyen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harvey Jr defends well and Nguyen ends up having to push Harvey Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harvey Jr misses with the combination.
Nguyen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harvey Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harvey Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Harvey Jr circles away.
Nguyen has a takedown stuffed.
Harvey Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey Jr lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen dives in and grabs Harvey Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harvey Jr pushes down on Nguyen 's head and hops out.
Bobby Harvey Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Harvey Jr.
Nguyen goes for a double leg but Harvey Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harvey Jr continues to drive forward.
Harvey Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harvey Jr misses with a combination
and Nguyen counters with a left and a right that stings Harvey Jr.
A combination from Harvey Jr does no damage.
Harvey Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Nguyen , before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nguyen is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nguyen looks for a takedown but Harvey Jr sprawls well.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the body
and Harvey Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Harvey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Nguyen backs off Harvey Jr throws a huge counter combo but Nguyen manages to avoid it all.
Harvey Jr looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Harvey Jr keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Harvey Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey Jr.
Nguyen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey Jr.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nguyen darts in looking for a takedown but Harvey Jr gets double underhooks and turns Nguyen into the cage.
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey Jr is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, Harvey Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nguyen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey Jr's waist but Harvey Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nguyen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Nguyen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Nguyen , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harvey Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey Jr looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Ben Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen fails with the takedown
letting Harvey Jr counter with a right hand.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Harvey Jr.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harvey Jr swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey Jr, looking for a takedown. Nguyen pushes Harvey Jr against the cage but Harvey Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey Jr. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt - Harvey Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harvey Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nguyen manages to avoid it.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Harvey Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen has a takedown stuffed.
Harvey Jr throws a combination. Nguyen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harvey Jr tries to avoid it but Nguyen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harvey Jr to the ground. Harvey Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harvey Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nguyen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey Jr.
Nguyen is looking to wear down Harvey Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Nguyen backs off Harvey Jr throws a huge counter combo but Nguyen manages to avoid it all.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harvey Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nguyen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey Jr avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen with a poor takedown
and Harvey Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Nguyen backing up. Nguyen nods at Harvey Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Harvey Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nguyen at a distance.
Harvey Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen lands a high kick!
Nguyen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nguyen fails with the takedown.
Ben Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Harvey Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Harvey Jr. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Harvey Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harvey Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Harvey Jr!
Bobby Harvey Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.