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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaugh has chosen Bad Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
17 - 17 - 1 |
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279 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Vaugh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaugh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pouncey.
Jab from Pouncey.
Vaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pouncey.
Pouncey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaugh thows a leg kick but Pouncey checks it
and Pouncey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pouncey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pouncey misses the body punch
and Vaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Vaugh.
Vaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey missing with a left hand there. Vaugh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Vaugh.
Pouncey wants to land a leg kick but Vaugh is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaugh. That's going to slow Pouncey down.
Michael Vaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Vaugh misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaugh doesn't seem bothered though.
Pouncey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaugh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pouncey counters with a shoot takedown. Vaugh fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaugh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pouncey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pouncey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pouncey is working Vaugh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pouncey works over Vaugh with some ground and pound from guard.
Vaugh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pouncey works over Vaugh with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaugh is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pouncey keeping full guard, as Vaugh tries to pass.
Pouncey keeping moving, preventing Vaugh from controlling successfully.
Vaugh is looking to advance position but Pouncey has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pouncey prevents Vaugh from getting the reversal.
Pouncey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vaugh looks a forlorn figure.
Vaugh working to try and regain half guard.
Vaugh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pouncey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pouncey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pouncey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vaugh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pouncey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pouncey won't allow Vaugh to sweep him here.
Vaugh keeping moving, preventing Pouncey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pouncey stopping the sweep attempt from Vaugh.
Vaugh working a defensive guard but Pouncey passes into half guard.
Pouncey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vaugh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pouncey is trying to control. Vaugh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pouncey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vaugh gets back to full guard.
Pouncey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaugh keeping moving, preventing Pouncey from controlling successfully.
Pouncey won't allow Vaugh to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Pouncey 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.
Vaugh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vaugh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pouncey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaugh flicks out a counter leg kick but Pouncey steps away.
Vaugh throws a push kick but Pouncey slaps the foot to one side.
Pouncey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vaugh throws a leg kick
and Pouncey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaugh's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaugh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pouncey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pouncey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pouncey here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vaugh looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaugh, not yet.
Pouncey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaugh can do to turn this around?
Vaugh is looking for a triangle but Pouncey pushes his legs off easily.
Pouncey slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaugh tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pouncey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vaugh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaugh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pouncey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pouncey's back!
Vaugh gets his hands free as Pouncey looks to control.
Vaugh looking for the RNC.
Vaugh is not going to allow Pouncey to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Pouncey right now.
Vaugh looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey staying busy and making it hard for Vaugh to control.
Pouncey is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Vaugh wants to control but Pouncey is keeping busy.
Vaugh is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pouncey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pouncey is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vaugh is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pouncey has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pouncey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh tries to pass to full mount but Pouncey defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vaugh wants to take a breather but Pouncey is having none of it.
Pouncey won't allow Vaugh to pass to mount.
Pouncey trying to control here.
Vaugh trying to control from half guard but Pouncey is working away.
Vaugh passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pouncey is looking to improve his position but Vaugh isn't that keen on the idea.
Vaugh swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pouncey is now in Vaugh's guard. A big mistake from Vaugh there, giving up the dominant position!
Vaugh is trying to control the position but Pouncey postures up.
Pouncey is in close to Vaugh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pouncey landing some decent shots from guard.
Vaugh has his foot on Pouncey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pouncey works his way back into a safe position though.
Pouncey with a nice head shot there.
Pouncey lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Vaugh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vaugh throws a lazy uppercut
and Pouncey counters with a takedown into side control.
Vaugh struggling a bit here.
Vaugh tries to bench press Pouncey off him but Pouncey keeps the position.
Pouncey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pouncey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pouncey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pouncey trying to control the position but Vaugh is working away.
Vaugh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pouncey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey wants to control but Vaugh is keeping him busy.
Vaugh struggling a bit here.
Pouncey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vaugh down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vaugh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vaugh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vaugh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vaugh lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Vaugh.
Vaugh works his way into side control.
Vaugh working away.
Vaugh tries to score with some ground and pound. Pouncey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Pouncey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vaugh trying to control the action but Pouncey is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pouncey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vaugh.
Pouncey is looking for a sweep.
Vaugh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pouncey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pouncey tries to buck Vaugh off but Vaugh is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh moves into full mount!
Vaugh tries to control but Pouncey wriggling away.
Pouncey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pouncey is working hard here to advance position.
Vaugh unloads with some shots from mount but Pouncey bucks and avoids them well.
Vaugh avoids the attempt from Pouncey to control.
Vaugh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey is trying to escape the mount.
Pouncey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vaugh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vaugh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vaugh looking to ground and pound but Pouncey is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaugh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pouncey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pouncey!
Vaugh is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pouncey frees his head nicely. Oh but Vaugh has switched to an armbar! Pouncey is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Michael Vaugh!
Michael Vaugh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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