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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nguyen (ranked 4 p4p, 152 weight class) and Won Yong Jung (ranked 2 p4p, 22 weight class). Nguyen comes into the arena with In One Ear blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Nguyen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Won Yong Jung!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Jung misses.
Jung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Jung circles away easily
and Jung counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jimmy Nguyen has been cut.
Jung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jung misses with a hook.
Jung walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Nguyen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jung doesn't seem phased though.
Jung throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nguyen. Beautiful body shot.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Nguyen saw that one coming.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen lands with a straight right. Jung didn't see that one coming.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
Nguyen slips a jab from Jung.
Nguyen scores with a nice right hand.
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looks like Nguyen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Nguyen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Jung steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen cracks Jung with a good jab.
Nguyen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Jung moves out of range.
Jung looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Nguyen lands a glancing blow to the side of Jung's head.
Nguyen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Nguyen.
Nguyen takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 right hand
and Jung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen gets a double leg takedown into Jung's guard.
Jung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.
Nguyen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nguyen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nguyen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jung is looking for a triangle but Nguyen pushes his legs off easily.
Nguyen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jung has his foot on Nguyen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nguyen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jung keeping full guard, as Nguyen tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nguyen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nguyen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nguyen is aware though and is defending well.
Nguyen trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
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.
Jung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nguyen has passed into half guard!
Jung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nguyen is looking to take a break and control but Jung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung looking for a guillotine here but Nguyen defends easily.
Our spies down at at Hare of the Dog Gym inform us that Jung has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nguyen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nguyen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
Nguyen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Jimmy Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Nice jab there from Nguyen.
Nguyen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jung has time to react.
Nguyen looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
Jung slips under a jab.
Jung now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jimmy Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nguyen misses with a lunging right hand
and Jung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jung moves into the clinch.
A short right from Jung on the inside.
Jung prevents the takedown attempt.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Nguyen has him pressed against the cage.
Nguyen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguyen controls his hands.
Jung misses with a punch on the inside.
Jung breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jung is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, Jung circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jung counter with a right hand.
Jung might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A lazy left from Nguyen finds it's target.
Jung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nguyen throws out the jab.
Nguyen looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
Nguyen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jung.
Jung prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Nguyen working aggressively here.
Nguyen wants the takedown. Jung is fighting it off but Nguyen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jung's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen landing with the ground and pound.
Jung has his foot on Nguyen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nguyen works his way back into a safe position though.
Nguyen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nguyen has passed into half guard!
Nguyen is working for a kimura but Jung is defending it quite comfortably.
Nguyen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nguyen.
Jung trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is pressing down on Jung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jung is holding on for now.
Jung moves into full guard.
Nguyen is in close to Jung's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nguyen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
Jung keeping full guard, as Nguyen tries to pass.
Jung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nguyen has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung wants to get back to full guard.
Nguyen is looking to take a break and control but Jung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nguyen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen controlling from the full mount.
Jung working to try and regain half guard.
Nguyen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jung hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nguyen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen'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.
Nguyen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jung on his heels. He'll look to pass Jung's guard now, I'm sure.
Nguyen is working Jung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nguyen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nguyen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nguyen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nguyen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung wants to stand but Nguyen is controlling the position.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nguyen landing some decent shots from guard.
Nguyen lands a couple of digs.
Nguyen works over Jung with some ground and pound from guard.
Nguyen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nguyen working the ground and pound.
Jung is trying to work for a sweep but Nguyen has mounted him!
Nguyen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jung is looking to escape.
Nguyen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung working to try and regain half guard.
Nguyen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jung is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nguyen is landing with some decent strikes but Jung is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jung manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen working Jung over with strikes.
Jung actively working from the bottom here.
Nguyen is trying to control. Jung wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nguyen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nguyen working over Jung with some ground and pound. Jung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jung preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jung taking some punishment here, with Nguyen in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jung pushes Nguyen off looking to stand but Nguyen dives back in and keeps control.
Nguyen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nguyen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jung is refusing to be controlled, as Nguyen sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jung wants to improve his position but Nguyen is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nguyen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nguyen lands with a hook. Jung tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nguyen throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut.
Jung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a lazy uppercut
and Jung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen dives in and grabs Jung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jung pushes down on Nguyen's head and hops out.
Jung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Nguyen dips to his left and cracks Jung with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung lands a jab to Nguyen's midsection.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
Jung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Nguyen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jung manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nguyen on his heels. He'll look to pass Nguyen's guard now, I'm sure.
Nguyen working a defensive guard here.
Nguyen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jung is one step ahead there.
Jung wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen trying to control the position.
Jung throwing strikes from guard but Nguyen blocks nicely.
Nguyen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nguyen holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jung won't allow Nguyen to sweep him here.
Nguyen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nguyen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen trying to keep a closed guard but Jung is proving a slippery customer.
Jung landing some decent shots from guard.
Nguyen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jung lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Nguyen trying to keep a closed guard but Jung is proving a slippery customer.
Jung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jung wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
Jung is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nguyen wants to sweep here but Jung controlling him for the moment.
Jung wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nguyen has momentary wrist control but Jung slips an elbow through the middle.
Nguyen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Won Yong Jung dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen'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. This is the final round!
Jung lands the left hand.
Jimmy Nguyen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Jung walks into a jab.
Nguyen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jung under the eye.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nguyen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jung slips a jab from Nguyen.
Jung now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Nguyen. Beautiful body shot.
Jung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nguyen throws out the jab.
Jung misses with a series of wild punches.
Nguyen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nguyen scrambles back to his feet.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nguyen lands a nice shot that snaps Jung's head back.
Nguyen throws a lazy uppercut
and Jung makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Jung throws out a counter right but Nguyen avoids it with no problem.
Jung throws a nice looking combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen connects with a body shot that sends Jung's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Jung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Jung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nguyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jung moves away.
Jung is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nguyen with a body shot.
Nguyen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Jung circles away easily
and Jung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nguyen misses its target.
Nguyen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jung did well to prevent Nguyen getting side control.
Jung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nguyen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nguyen's back!
I really don't envy Nguyen right now.
Nguyen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Won Yong Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Nguyen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to remain composed but Jung is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Jung looking for the choke from the back.
Jung working for the choke.
Nguyen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jung.
Jung is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jung controlling well, preventing Nguyen from escaping the position.
Jung patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jung is punishing Nguyen with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Nguyen is looking for a way out.
Nguyen prevents Jung from getting a body triangle.
Jung missing with punches from the back.
Jung is not going to allow Nguyen to sit and survive in this position.
Nguyen showing good submission defense here.
Nguyen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nguyen regains half guard.
Nguyen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Won Yong Jung.
I think Nguyen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Nguyen!
Jimmy Nguyen retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Jimmy Nguyen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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