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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Adam!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vaughn is positioning himself well to prevent Adam advancing to mount.
Adam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaughn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaughn trying to control from the bottom.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Vaughn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughn gets back to full guard.
Adam won't allow Vaughn to sweep him here.
Vaughn seems keen to control Adam's posture.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is keeping the position.
Vaughn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adam is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn cracks Adam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adam is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adam is looking to get to half guard.
Vaughn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adam is bucking up trying to escape but Vaughn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vaughn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adam is looking to improve his position but Vaughn isn't that keen on the idea.
Adam is in a horrible position here. Vaughn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vaughn lands a heavy elbow.
Vaughn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaughn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Adam can't escape the position.
Adam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vaughn wants to control the pace but Adam is squirming around nicely.
Vaughn punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Vaughn.
Adam is trying desperately to improve position.
Vaughn looking to finish Adam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adam!
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vaughn lands a big shot there that rocks Adam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vaughn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adam looks a forlorn figure.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Adam tries to reverse the position but Vaughn maintains control.
Vaughn has control of Adam's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adam regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vaughn prevents Adam from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vaughn lands a nice shot to the head.
Vaughn prevents Adam from getting the reversal.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Adam working to try and regain half guard.
Vaughn tries to control but Adam wriggling away.
Adam wants to hold on but Vaughn pushes him away.
Adam throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vaughn. What's that going to do exactly?
Vaughn prevents Adam from getting the reversal.
Vaughn working Adam over with strikes here.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Adam is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Vaughn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vaughn with a poor takedown
so Adam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
Adam trying to control but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Adam throwing strikes from guard but Vaughn blocks nicely.
Vaughn is trying to control the position but Adam postures up.
Adam wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adam is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughn scoring with strikes but Adam is staying in there.
Adam is in a horrible position here. Vaughn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adam slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adam throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking for a sweep. Vaughn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaughn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adam tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adam is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vaughn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vaughn did well to prevent Adam getting side control.
Vaughn trying to control but Adam postures up.
Vaughn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to free his trapped foot but Vaughn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adam is thwarting Vaughn's attempts to control the position.
Adam working over Vaughn with some ground and pound. Vaughn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vaughn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vaughn won't allow Adam to pass to mount.
Adam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
John Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vaughn controlling the position well.
Vaughn wants to control but Adam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam trying to control the action but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Adam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Adam landing punches.
Adam trying to control but Vaughn is having none of it.
Adam scoring with strikes but Vaughn is staying in there.
Vaughn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vaughn hang on?
Adam landing strikes from the mount and Vaughn is in trouble!
Adam raining down shots from the mount!
Adam dominating with strikes here.
Adam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to hold on but Adam pushes him away.
Adam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vaughn looks a forlorn figure.
Vaughn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vaughn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vaughn tries to reverse the position but Adam maintains control.
Adam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adam avoids the attempt from Vaughn to control.
Adam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Adam wants to control the pace but Vaughn is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Adam.
Adam landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn taking shots to the head.
Vaughn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adam working the ground and pound effectively.
Adam landing strikes from the mount.
Adam breaks from Vaughn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adam cracks Vaughn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adam with good strikes from the mount here!
Vaughn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adam working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adam avoids the attempt from Vaughn to control.
Vaughn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vaughn is desperately trying to improve his position but Adam has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vaughn tries to hold on but Adam postures up.
Adam breaks from Vaughn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adam landing punches.
Vaughn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adam raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam with the ground and pound from mount.
Adam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vaughn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adam lands a heavy elbow.
Adam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vaughn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adam lands with some strikes.
Vaughn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn tries to hold on but Adam postures up.
Adam breaks from Vaughn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Adam!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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