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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Hinckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinaldo Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colby Hinckley!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinckley ducks right into an uppercut from Vaughn.
Hinckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vaughn, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hinckley as the two fighters clinch.
Hinckley drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vaughn postures up.
Vaughn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinckley looking to control.
Vaughn postures up in Hinckley's guard and throws a big left but Hinckley blocks it.
Hinckley looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn won't allow Hinckley to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Colby Hinckley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vaughn misses with a hook
and Hinckley counters with a right hand to the body.
Hinckley slips a jab from Vaughn.
Hinckley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hinckley trying to control the action but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinckley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinckley passes into side control, despite Vaughn's attempt to control the position.
Vaughn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vaughn parries the strikes from Hinckley easily there. Hinckley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vaughn to escape.
Hinckley gets to mount! Vaughn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hinckley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hinckley prevents Vaughn from getting the reversal.
Vaughn is trying to reverse the position but instead Hinckley has taken his back - oops!
Vaughn is breathing heavily.
Vaughn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hinckley wants to control the pace but Vaughn is squirming around nicely.
Hinckley goes for an armbar but Vaughn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vaughn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Vaughn postures up in Hinckley's guard and throws a big left but Hinckley blocks it.
Vaughn is in close to Hinckley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vaughn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hinckley trying to keep a closed guard but Vaughn is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinckley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vaughn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vaughn chips away with some ground and pound.
Vaughn throws an elbow that misses. Hinckley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vaughn's guard. Nice move by Hinckley!
Vaughn wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaughn is working hard here to advance position.
Vaughn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hinckley controls the pace.
Vaughn wants to sweep here but Hinckley controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hinckley manages to get himself to full guard.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hinckley's head.
Hinckley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vaughn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hinckley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vaughn has passed into side control.
Hinckley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vaughn connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hinckley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colby Hinckley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vaughn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hinckley circles away.
Hinckley has managed to clinch.
Hinckley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hinckley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hinckley avoiding damage as Vaughn throws knees to the body.
Hinckley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vaughn is trying to maintain the position but Hinckley is very close to passing his half guard.
Vaughn is looking for a sweep. Hinckley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinckley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hinckley is looking to take a break and control but Vaughn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughn wants to get back to full guard.
Hinckley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaughn keeps working.
Hinckley is breathing heavily.
Vaughn keeping hold of Hinckley's head, controlling as best he can.
Vaughn trying to get back to full guard but Hinckley takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hinckley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vaughn working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinckley controlling from the full mount.
Vaughn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hinckley raining down shots from the mount!
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.
Hinckley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vaughn can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to hold on but Hinckley pushes him away.
Vaughn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vaughn wants to control but Hinckley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaughn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vaughn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hinckley manages to get himself to full guard.
Reinaldo Vaughn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hinckley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaughn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vaughn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vaughn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vaughn is working Hinckley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Vaughn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vaughn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vaughn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaughn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hinckley is looking to stand up but Vaughn isn't so interested in that idea.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hinckley's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinaldo Vaughn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vaughn lands with a hook. Hinckley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vaughn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hinckley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hinckley drives through and clinches with Vaughn against the cage.
Hinckley keeps control of Vaughn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vaughn pulls Hinckley into guard.
Vaughn controlling Hinckley's posture.
Hinckley advances to half guard.
Hinckley is controlling the pace.
Hinckley prevents Vaughn from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinckley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaughn trying to control here.
Vaughn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vaughn tries to roll over but Hinckley keeps him under control.
Colby Hinckley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Hinckley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinckley drives through and clinches with Vaughn against the cage.
Vaughn jumps guard but Hinckley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vaughn.
Hinckley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hinckley pulls Vaughn in close to his closed guard and prevents Vaughn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hinckley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vaughn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hinckley's head.
Vaughn stands up over Hinckley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Hinckley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaughn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vaughn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Hinckley working a defensive guard but Vaughn passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vaughn connects with a nice short shot to Hinckley's temple.
Vaughn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vaughn.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vaughn lands a nice short elbow.
Hinckley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vaughn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaughn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinaldo Vaughn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vaughn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinaldo Vaughn!
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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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