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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amr Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amr Abraham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaughn House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amr Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Abraham misses.
House misses with a takedown attempt - Abraham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abraham takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Abraham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
Amr Abraham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House moves in looking to clinch but Abraham pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from House.
House shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abraham but Abraham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abraham with a hook.
Abraham lands a jab to the head.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
Abraham throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abraham misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abraham is fending him off so far but House persists. Nope, Abraham circles away and we're back to standing.
House throws a front kick that sends Abraham stumbling back into the cage.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abraham.
House looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abraham scores with a nice right hand.
Abraham cracks House with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! House looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abraham finish him?
House is rocked!
Abraham throws a big shot that misses.
Oh House is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abraham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House seems to have got his legs back now.
House ducks under a wild hook from Abraham.
Abraham throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
Abraham stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
House moves in looking to clinch but Abraham pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abraham clinches with his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for House. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Abraham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abraham throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abraham is fending him off so far but House persists. Nope, Abraham circles away and we're back to standing.
House avoids a kick to the body.
Abraham stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Abraham.
Abraham lands a big uppercut and House crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but House looks OK. Abraham waves House back to his feet!
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abraham.
Abraham throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House slips a jab from Abraham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abraham loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
Abraham misses with a wild combination.
House shoots in and drives through. Abraham sprawls well.
House tries to clinch up.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abraham looks gassed!
House shoots in for a double leg but Abraham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abraham.
House misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abraham misses with a wild combination.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abraham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Abraham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
House will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House working a defensive guard here.
Abraham wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amr Abraham 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.
House shoots and misses
and Abraham counters with a series of strikes. House will be more careful next time no doubt.
House gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House tries for a takedown but Abraham circles away easily
and Abraham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
House throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Abraham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abraham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abraham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abraham is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House has his foot on Abraham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abraham works his way back into a safe position though.
Abraham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with House. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abraham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abraham is looking to stand up but House won't let him.
Abraham controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
House is working an open guard so Abraham takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Abraham misses.
Vaughn House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abraham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abraham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abraham circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House closes the distance but Abraham moves to the side
and Abraham counters by clinching up.
Abraham has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
House looking to slow down the pace here.
House misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abraham.
House jumps guard but Abraham stands there with House around his waist. House gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abraham prevents the takedown attempt.
Abraham avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abraham gets underhooks to prevent House's takedown attempt.
House drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abraham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Abraham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abraham has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.
House tries to pull guard but Abraham won't allow it.
Abraham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from House.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amr Abraham 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. This is the final round!
Abraham misses with a double jab.
A jab from Abraham misses.
Abraham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abraham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abraham loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abraham.
House gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abraham counters with a left to the body.
House tries for a takedown but Abraham circles away easily
and Abraham counters with a single leg into guard. House didn't expect that.
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!
House being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abraham preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abraham defends well.
House can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abraham controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abraham wanted to stand there but House had control of the position.
House is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abraham is aware though and is defending well.
House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abraham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abraham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abraham controls the pace.
Amr Abraham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaughn House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House is trying to keep Abraham in close.
House looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abraham is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amr Abraham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abraham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amr Abraham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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