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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Vovigton (ranked 4747 p4p, 462 weight class) and Mikey Vicious (ranked 4982 p4p, 472 weight class). Vovigton comes to the cage accompanied by New york kurt angel. Mikey Vicious is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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182 cm
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Vovigton! 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, Mikey Vicious! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vicious clinches. Vicious is trying to trip Vovigton. He has hold of a leg but Vovigton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vicious persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Vovigton wants to hit a switch here but Vicious passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vovigton there! Vovigton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Vicious scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vovigton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vicious.
Vovigton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vicious cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vicious avoids the attempt from Vovigton to control. Vovigton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vovigton tries to hold on but Vicious postures up. Vovigton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vicious thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Vovigton is looking for a sweep. Vicious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Vovigton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vicious. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vovigton wants to control but Vicious is keeping busy.
Vovigton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vicious pulls his head out easily. Vicious trying to control the action but Vovigton is working from the bottom. Vovigton desperately trying to maintain half guard. Vicious works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Vovigton tries to hold on but Vicious pushes him away. Vovigton is trying to escape the mount.
Vovigton tries to lock up and control but Vicious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Vovigton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vicious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vovigton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vovigton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vicious tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vicious scoring with strikes but Vovigton is staying in there. Vovigton is looking to get to half guard. Vovigton wants to control but Vicious is having none of it. Vicious lands a big shot there that rocks Vovigton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vovigton is in a horrible position here. Vicious smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vovigton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vovigton tries to get out of the position. Vovigton is working to get back to half guard.
Vicious is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vovigton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vovigton is looking to get to half guard. Vicious wants to control the pace but Vovigton is squirming around nicely. Vovigton tries to lock up and control but Vicious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Vovigton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! This has been an exciting period of action! Vicious wants to stand but Vovigton is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Vicious 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.
Sloppy strikes from Vovigton. Those never looked like landing. Vovigton shoots in and bounces Vicious off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Vovigton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Vicious is trying to get back to half guard. Vicious is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vovigton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vicious won't allow Vovigton to pass to mount. Vicious has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Vicious is trying to maintain the position but Vovigton is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vovigton scoring with strikes to the body and head. Vicious is not content to let Vovigton control the position. Vicious wants to control but Vovigton is keeping busy and won't allow it. Vovigton is pressing down on Vicious's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vicious is holding on for now. Vovigton is thwarting Vicious's attempts to control the position. Vovigton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Mikey Vicious has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Vicious is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vovigton scores with a couple of nice shots. Vovigton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Vovigton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Vicious is pressing down on Vovigton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Vovigton wants to stand but Vicious is controlling his posture from full guard. Vicious looking for a sweep. Not yet Vicious, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vovigton shoots in for a double leg but Vicious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Vicious throws out a counter right but Vovigton avoids it with no problem. Vicious is looking to take this fight into the clinch. As Vicious looks to move away, Vovigton throws a big counter combo but Vicious just gets out of the way. Vovigton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vicious to the ground. Vovigton is now in Vicious's guard. Vovigton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Vicious tries to land a sweep but no joy. Vovigton scoring with punches to the head and body. Vovigton throws a big elbow that misses. Vovigton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Vicious wants to stand up but Vovigton is controlling him. Vicious trying to keep a closed guard but Vovigton is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vovigton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Vovigton content to stall in guard here. Vovigton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vicious for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Vicious drives through and clinches with Vovigton against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Vicious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Vicious moves in looking to clinch but Vovigton pushes him off. Vovigton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vicious's waist but Vicious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vovigton off to one side. Vicious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovigton paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Vovigton dominated that second round. That's time! Vovigton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vicious closes the distance and clinches. Vicious stalling against the cage.
Vicious just leaning against Vovigton, taking a breather. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vicious takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Vicious scores with a nice hook to the head. Vovigton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vicious gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Vicious stops a takedown attempt from Vovigton.
Vicious lands with a short head shot on the inside. Vicious gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vovigton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colby Vovigton. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vovigton lands an elbow just above Vicious 's eye.
It looks like Mikey Vicious has been cut. Vovigton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vicious to keep the fight standing. Vicious lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vicious lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vovigton backwards. Vicious lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Vovigton working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vicious. Vicious tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovigton avoids the damage to the body. Vicious is pushing Vovigton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Vicious controlling the action here for a moment.
Vovigton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vicious walks away with a smile on his face. Vovigton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Vovigton slaps away a takedown attempt from Vicious, before circling back to the center of the mat. Vovigton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vicious.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vovigton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vicious defends well and Vovigton ends up having to push Vicious into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Vovigton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Vovigton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vicious is fending him off so far but Vovigton persists. Nope, Vicious circles away and we're back to standing. Vicious steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vovigton. Vicious wants to clinch up but Vovigton keeps it at a distance. Vicious clinches up against the cage. Vicious looking to throw knees to the head but Vovigton is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vicious creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short left from Vicious. Vovigton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vicious avoids it. Vovigton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Vovigton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vicious prevents it.
Vicious gets through Vovigton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Vovigton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vicious pulls him back up using the underhooks. Vicious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovigton.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vicious pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Vicious prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vicious lands a hook that snaps the head of Vovigton backwards. Vicious lands with a short head shot on the inside. Vicious gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Vicious has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vovigton regains guard immediately. Vovigton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vicious doesn't defend quickly enough and Vovigton has managed to lock this one up! Can Vicious escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vovigton on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Colby Vovigton! A less than humble Colby Vovigton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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