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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn's entrance music is Walking Tall. A fine choice. Vahaber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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282 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ara Vahaber!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Vahaber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vahaber slips under a jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn avoids the head kick by Vahaber.
Vaughn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vahaber.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vahaber!
It looks like Chris Vaughn has been cut.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Vahaber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vaughn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vahaber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vahaber clinches with his opponent.
Vaughn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vahaber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vaughn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaughn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vaughn is looking to sweep but instead, Vahaber has passed into half guard.
Vaughn is trying to control but can't.
Vaughn is looking for a sweep. Vahaber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn is looking to control Vahaber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vaughn avoid being mounted?
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vahaber decides to stand up.
Chris Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaughn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Vaughn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Vahaber is just out of range.
Vaughn tries to clinch up.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vahaber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vahaber lands with an uppercut that bounces Vaughn off the cage and back into range.
Vahaber scores with a one two! Vaughn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vahaber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaughn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vahaber.
Vahaber lands a glancing blow to the side of Vaughn's head.
Vahaber keeps Vaughn at a distance using the push kick.
Vahaber throws a right and a left that Vaughn avoids nicely.
Vahaber defending well as Vaughn loads up on a big left hand.
Vahaber jabs at Vaughn's body.
Vaughn is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vahaber - that will leave a mark!
Vahaber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vahaber tries to clinch but Vaughn is having none of it.
Vahaber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vaughn's calf.
Vahaber lands with a hook. Vaughn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vahaber scores with a leg kick.
Vahaber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaughn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaughn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vahaber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahaber lands a jab.
Chris Vaughn's cut is getting worse.
Vahaber throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vahaber.
Vahaber stalling against the cage.
Vahaber continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Vaughn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vahaber wants to take the fight to the mat but Vaughn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vaughn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vahaber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaughn throws out a loose jab but Vahaber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Vahaber.
A head kick misses from Vahaber.
Vaughn tries to clinch but Vahaber moves out of range.
Vaughn walks into a jab.
Vahaber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahaber was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.
Vaughn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vahaber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a low kick but Vahaber moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Vaughn is predictable there
and Vahaber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris Vaughn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vaughn lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Vahaber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vahaber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Vahaber throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Vaughn stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Vahaber follows into mount!
Vaughn is rocked!
Vahaber raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Vaughn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vaughn seems to have got his legs back now.
Vahaber controlling from the full mount.
Vahaber's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn is trying desperately to improve position.
Vahaber controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Vaughn's cut.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Vahaber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vaughn tries to clinch up but Vahaber circles away and keeps his distance.
Vahaber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaughn swats away the attempt to clinch by Vahaber.
Vaughn doesn't manage to clinch there - Vahaber circles away.
Vaughn misses with a leg kick.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahaber was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.
Vaughn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vahaber circles away quickly and effectively.
Vahaber with a jab.
Vahaber feints and then cracks Vaughn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vaughn down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vahaber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaughn doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vahaber throws a head kick that misses.
Vahaber connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaughn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vahaber can pounce on him.
Vahaber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaughn.
Vahaber connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber sizes up Vaughn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vaughn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vahaber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vahaber.
Jeez, Chris Vaughn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head kick misses from Vahaber.
Vahaber scores with a leg kick.
Vaughn is looking to wear down Vahaber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vaughn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vahaber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vahaber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahaber tries to bum rush Vaughn with a series of wild strikes but Vaughn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vahaber is looking to clinch.
Vahaber clinches up against the cage.
Vaughn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vahaber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vahaber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vaughn or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vahaber.
Vahaber gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vaughn is trying to maintain the position but Vahaber is very close to passing his half guard.
Vahaber controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ara Vahaber.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Vahaber moves out of range.
Vahaber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Vaughn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Vahaber!
A relieved looking Ara Vahaber thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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