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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fandango Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fandango Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nguyen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holyfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Holyfield is avoiding it.
Holyfield is looking to clinch but Nguyen is avoiding it.
Holyfield closes the distance and clinches.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holyfield lands a left hand.
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 Holyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nguyen.
It looks like Joe Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Joe Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen scores with a three punch combo!
Holyfield cracks Nguyen with a good jab.
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!
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a one two! Holyfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holyfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holyfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Holyfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Holyfield slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Nguyen lands a two punch combo.
Holyfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Holyfield.
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 Holyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holyfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Holyfield moves out of range easily.
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Holyfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nguyen misses with a straight right.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Holyfield.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
Holyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen throws a series of strikes that have Holyfield backpedaling.
Joe Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Nguyen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holyfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen moves out of range as Holyfield strikes.
Nguyen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Holyfield circles away.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Holyfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Holyfield is having none of it.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holyfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holyfield.
A right hook to the body lands for Holyfield.
Nguyen looks gassed!
Nguyen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holyfield smiles and moves away.
Joe Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fandango Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fandango Nguyen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield'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.
Nice shot lands for Holyfield.
It looks like Fandango Nguyen has been cut.
Holyfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nguyen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holyfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holyfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Holyfield.
Holyfield digs a right hand underneath Nguyen's ribcage. Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Holyfield.
Holyfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Holyfield presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
A left hand lands to the body for Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Holyfield.
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holyfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Holyfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
Holyfield presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holyfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Holyfield.
A right hook to the body lands for Holyfield.
Holyfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holyfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield lands a nice uppercut.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Holyfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Nguyen drops back down to his feet.
Holyfield is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
A shot in the inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield works on Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
Holyfield gets through Nguyen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a shot to the side of Nguyen's head.
Holyfield is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joe Holyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holyfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nguyen.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Holyfield.
Holyfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
Holyfield is working Nguyen over against the cage.
Holyfield cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 Holyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fandango Nguyen.
Holyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nguyen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Holyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nguyen, pushing him back against the cage.
Nguyen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Holyfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield works on Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
Holyfield works on Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a right to the head.
Holyfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Holyfield lands a shot to the body.
Holyfield scores with a hook to the body.
Holyfield lands a nice uppercut.
Holyfield works on Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nguyen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike.
Holyfield works on Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holyfield smiles and moves away.
Holyfield moves into range and clinches up with Nguyen.
Holyfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
Holyfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holyfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nguyen.
Holyfield pushes Nguyen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nguyen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Holyfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holyfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holyfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.
Holyfield pushes Nguyen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holyfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holyfield digs a right hand underneath Nguyen's ribcage. Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holyfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Holyfield on the inside.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
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 Holyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holyfield closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Holyfield as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holyfield.
A right hook to the body lands for Holyfield.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holyfield lands with a right to the head.
Holyfield is working Nguyen over against the cage.
A short right from Holyfield.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Holyfield is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Holyfield dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Holyfield misses with a shot to the body
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen slips under a jab from Holyfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield tries to clinch up.
Holyfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nguyen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holyfield.
Holyfield just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holyfield.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the head.
Holyfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nguyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield cracks Nguyen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holyfield throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holyfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holyfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Fandango Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holyfield has closed the distance and engaged Nguyen in a clinch.
Nguyen fails to pull guard.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holyfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nguyen can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nguyen or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holyfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holyfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holyfield scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Holyfield as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.
Holyfield digs a right hand underneath Nguyen's ribcage. Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holyfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holyfield.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holyfield.
A hook to the body from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Holyfield.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holyfield pushes Nguyen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
Nguyen takes a shot to the head.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nguyen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holyfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Holyfield.
Nice body punch from Holyfield - that landed with a thud.
Holyfield scores with a shot to the side of Nguyen's head.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nguyen tries to score a body lock takedown but Holyfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Holyfield lands a left hand.
Holyfield presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Holyfield on the inside.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Holyfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holyfield lands a body punch.
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 Holyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fandango Nguyen.
Holyfield instigates a clinch.
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 Holyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holyfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Holyfield.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holyfield.
Holyfield stuns Nguyen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Holyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holyfield 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Holyfield!
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