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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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226 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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202 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaughn misses the target.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughn is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Vaughn tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vaughn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaughn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaughn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vaughn breaks the clinch.
Vaughn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Taylor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Vaughn's body. Vaughn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaughn throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaughn.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Vaughn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor tries to work over Vaughn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaughn working hard to break the clinch.
Vaughn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vaughn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor is leaning against Vaughn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Vaughn's head.
Vaughn is breathing heavily.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vaughn's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Vaughn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaughn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vaughn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Vaughn's head.
Vaughn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Vaughn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor punishes Vaughn's body with a nice straight punch.
Vaughn avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vaughn rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor throws a body punch but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Vaughn's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor clinches.
A short left from Taylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor pushes Vaughn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor gets through Vaughn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Vaughn is rocked!
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Oh Vaughn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Vaughn is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vaughn blocking some punches.
Vaughn wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaughns head.
Vaughn is trying to break free.
Vaughn has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor has Vaughn pressed against the cage, preventing Vaughn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vaughn prevents a body shot from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor dominated that round.
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.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Vaughn's head but Vaughn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vaughn seems to have got his legs back now.
Vaughn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Taylor cracks Vaughn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Vaughn needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaughn is just out of range.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Vaughn misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vaughn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vaughn takes one to the side of the head.
Vaughn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor rushes Vaughn and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Vaughn avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Rick Vaughn has been cut.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vaughn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaughn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vaughn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor punishes Vaughn's body with a nice straight punch.
Vaughn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shane Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vaughn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Vaughn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaughn misses the target.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vaughn momentarily.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaughn misses the shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vaughn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
Vaughn clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vaughn misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughn throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughn misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Vaughn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Vaughn's body. Vaughn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn misses the jab.
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaughn avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Vaughn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Vaughn throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Vaughn blocks a jab.
Taylor lands a jab to Vaughn's midsection.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Vaughn circles away.
Taylor works Vaughn's body with a nice hook.
Taylor stuns Vaughn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vaughn takes a shot to the head.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Taylor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaughn takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Vaughn tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Vaughn blocks an uppercut.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Vaughn working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor tries a body shot but Vaughn blocks it.
A short left from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaughn's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vaughn prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tries to work over Vaughn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaughn is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
Rick Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vaughn tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor pushes Vaughn against the cage. Taylor is working some dirty boxing. Taylor pushes off with a quick right hook! Vaughn goes down! Vaughn tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Taylor moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Taylor!
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