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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Excellent 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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi throws a head kick that misses.
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Yi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yi is trying to break the clinch but Nguyen is controlling him.
Nguyen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yi walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Yi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yi also avoids with ease.
Nguyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yi moves into the clinch.
Yi wants to break free but Nguyen has control.
Nguyen jumps guard but Yi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Master Yi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Nguyen.
Yi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Nguyen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nguyen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Yi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nguyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yi closes the distance and clinches up with Nguyen, looking for a takedown. Yi pushes Nguyen against the cage but Nguyen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen throws a combination that misses
and Yi counters by moving into the clinch.
Yi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nguyen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yi.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
Nguyen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yi circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Yi moves into the clinch.
Yi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yi tries to break the clinch but Nguyen is controlling the position.
Nguyen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yi's efforts to push away.
Yi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Yi with a series of wild strikes but Yi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters by moving into the clinch.
Yi wants to get back to striking at distance but Nguyen won't allow it.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Yi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nguyen swivels and escapes.
Alex Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yi tried to score with a low kick but Nguyen checks it.
Yi clinches up against the cage.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Yi holds him up against the cage and eventually Nguyen drops back down to his feet.
Yi breaks from the clinch.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yi moves into range and clinches up with Nguyen.
Yi breaks from the clinch.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Yi.
Nguyen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nguyen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi pushes down on Nguyen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yi is looking for a kimura here.
Nguyen is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yi is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yi wants to work for an arm triangle but Nguyen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Yi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Yi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yi also avoids with ease.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Yi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
Nguyen misses with a combination
and Yi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nguyen misses with a body kick.
Yi closes the distance and clinches.
Yi is looking to break free of the clinch but Nguyen has double underhooks.
Yi has Nguyen pressed against the cage, preventing Nguyen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yi keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen has Yi pressed against the cage, preventing Yi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Yi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yi wants to get back to striking at distance but Nguyen won't allow it.
Yi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Master Yi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nguyen misses with a double jab
and Yi counters with a series of strikes. Nguyen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Yi with a series of wild strikes but Yi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Yi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yi also avoids with ease.
Yi tries to clinch up but Nguyen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nguyen misses with a double jab
and Yi counters with a series of strikes. Nguyen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nguyen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yi counters with a series of strikes. Nguyen will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen misses with a double jab
and Yi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nguyen's guard.
Yi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Yi tries to pass.
Yi drops back looking for a leg! Nguyen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nguyen manages to kick Yi off! Yi jumps back into Nguyen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi drops back looking for a leg! Nguyen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nguyen manages to kick Yi off! Yi jumps back into Nguyen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nguyen wants to stand and escape but Yi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Yi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen misses with a combination
and Yi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yi moves into the clinch.
Nguyen fails to pull guard.
Nguyen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Nguyen looks to land a body kick but Yi moved away.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nguyen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yi wants to slow Nguyen down by chopping away at his legs.
Nguyen leaves Yi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Yi shoots in but no luck this time.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Yi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yi.
Yi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nguyen tries to avoid it but Yi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nguyen to the ground. Nguyen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yi counters with a series of strikes. Nguyen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alex Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
Yi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nguyen defends it nicely.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Yi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Yi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yi duly obliges.
Yi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Yi dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yi throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
Yi closes the distance and clinches up with Nguyen, looking for a takedown. Yi pushes Nguyen against the cage but Nguyen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
A combination from Yi does no damage.
Yi slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a combination that misses
and Yi counters with a series of strikes. Nguyen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen misses with a combination
and Yi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Yi avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Yi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yi works over Nguyen's head and body with a nice combination.
Yi dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters by clinching up.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yi to keep the fight standing.
Nguyen has Yi pressed against the cage, preventing Yi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yi wants to break free but Nguyen has control.
Nguyen is trying to push Yi away but Yi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Master Yi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nguyen tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Alex Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master Yi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yi avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Master Yi.
Well Yi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Yi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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