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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Harvey Jr (ranked 24742 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Nguyen (ranked 25245 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Harvey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Nguyen !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harvey Jr as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Harvey Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit 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.
Harvey Jr connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Harvey Jr as Nguyen shoots in.
Harvey Jr tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harvey Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey Jr circles away.
Nguyen forces Harvey Jr back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobby Harvey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Nguyen .
Harvey Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Harvey Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harvey Jr thuds his right hand into Nguyen 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harvey Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Harvey Jr pushes him off.
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Harvey Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Harvey Jr.
Harvey Jr is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Harvey Jr is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvey Jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nguyen manages to pass to side control.
Harvey Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nguyen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nguyen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nguyen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Harvey Jr is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen landing shots from mount.
Nguyen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Nguyen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harvey Jr is now in Nguyen 's guard. A big mistake from Nguyen there, giving up the dominant position!
Nguyen wants to stand up but Harvey Jr is controlling him.
Harvey Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Nguyen .
Nguyen controlling Harvey Jr's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harvey Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Nguyen .
Nguyen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harvey Jr is controlling him.
Harvey Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nguyen throws a head kick that half lands.
Nguyen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses
and Harvey Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bobby Harvey Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Nguyen , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harvey Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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 is looking to clinch but Harvey Jr is avoiding it.
Bobby Harvey Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nguyen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harvey Jr circles away.
Harvey Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Harvey Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harvey Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Harvey Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nguyen can do to turn this around?
Harvey Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nguyen momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Harvey Jr misses.
Harvey Jr throws a series of punches but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen drives through with a takedown into Harvey Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harvey Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Harvey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bobby Harvey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Nguyen .
Harvey Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Harvey Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Harvey Jr misses.
Nguyen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey Jr. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen shoots in and drives through. Harvey Jr sprawls well.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey Jr circles away.
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nguyen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Harvey Jr 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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen shoots in looking for a takedown. Harvey Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Nguyen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harvey Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen fails with the takedown.
Harvey Jr throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harvey Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Bobby Harvey Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey Jr misses with a body shot
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Harvey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvey Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nguyen shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nguyen 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Harvey Jr. That snapped Nguyen 's head back.
Nguyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Harvey Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nguyen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harvey Jr circles away.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and Harvey Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey Jr throws a one two combo.
Harvey Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harvey Jr lands the left hand.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bobby Harvey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Nguyen .
Nguyen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey Jr throws a combination that misses
and Nguyen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harvey Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
A punch combination from Harvey Jr misses.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Harvey Jr keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Harvey Jr pushes him off.
Nice cross by Nguyen .
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.
Harvey Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey Jr throws a series of punches but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Harvey Jr throws a big counter combination but Nguyen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Harvey Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Harvey Jr pushes him off.
Nguyen tries to clinch up
and Harvey Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nguyen is defended easily by Harvey Jr.
Harvey Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Nguyen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harvey Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nguyen .
Nguyen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harvey Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
That's three 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.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Harvey Jr.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey Jr.
Nguyen counters with a body kick.
Nguyen dives in for a single leg takedown but Harvey Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harvey Jr tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nguyen . Nguyen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harvey Jr sneaks out the side door and pushes Nguyen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Harvey Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Harvey Jr circles away.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen tries to clinch up
and Harvey Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ben Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Harvey Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Harvey Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harvey Jr, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Harvey Jr!
Bobby Harvey Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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