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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kick Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it Black as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Puncher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher lands a jab.
Puncher misses with a right hand
and Nguyen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puncher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Puncher.
Puncher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nguyen quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nguyen is defending against the submission attempts here by Puncher.
Puncher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nguyen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Puncher thows a huge punch but Nguyen dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher wants to control but Nguyen is keeping him busy.
Puncher tries to pass to full mount but Nguyen defends it.
Puncher is working for a kimura here but Nguyen manages to reverse the position and he's now in Puncher's guard.
Puncher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nguyen defends well.
Puncher 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.
Puncher managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher working a defensive guard here.
Puncher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nguyen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nguyen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Puncher's head.
Puncher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nguyen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puncher is trying to control the position but Nguyen postures up.
Nguyen works over Puncher with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen throws a strike but Puncher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Puncher wants to pass the guard but Nguyen is keeping the position.
Puncher trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a body kick.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Puncher.
A shot to the liver by Puncher. Beautiful body shot.
Puncher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Puncher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nguyen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puncher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Nguyen misses.
Puncher blocks a head kick by Nguyen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puncher throws a big shot that misses.
Puncher shoots in for a takedown but Nguyen shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Puncher misses.
Puncher blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Puncher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nguyen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puncher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puncher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puncher moves out of range of the leg kick from Nguyen.
Puncher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puncher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nguyen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puncher shoots in looking for a takedown but Nguyen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puncher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puncher wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Puncher thuds a left hand into Nguyen's body.
Nice uppercut there from Puncher.
Puncher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puncher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puncher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nguyen is looking to score with low kicks.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Puncher moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puncher swinging wildly here.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nguyen moves out of range as Puncher strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nguyen. That's going to slow Puncher down.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Kick Puncher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Nguyen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nguyen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Puncher.
A head kick misses from Nguyen.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nguyen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puncher blocks a head kick by Nguyen.
Puncher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nguyen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puncher somewhat.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puncher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puncher circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puncher lands a leg kick that knocks Nguyen off balance momentarily.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Puncher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with the body kick
and Puncher counters by clinching up.
Nguyen tries to work over Puncher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puncher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Puncher feints and then cracks Nguyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguyen down.
Puncher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puncher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puncher lands the left hand.
Nguyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puncher.
Nguyen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puncher throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguyen wants to slow Puncher down by chopping away at his legs.
Puncher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nguyen is predictable there
letting Puncher counter with a right hand.
Puncher throws a lazy right hand but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Puncher.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
letting Puncher counter with a right hand.
Puncher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puncher moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puncher tries to close the distance and clinch but Nguyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen tries to score with a low kick but Puncher moves his leg out of the way.
Puncher throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Puncher cracks Nguyen with a good jab.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. Puncher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puncher.
Nguyen fakes the leg kick and cracks Puncher in the body.
A head kick by Puncher misses
and Nguyen counters with an outside leg kick.
Puncher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Van Dinh Nguyen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nguyen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puncher.
The fighters circling - Nguyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puncher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Puncher keeps it at a distance.
Puncher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nguyen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puncher.
Nguyen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nguyen misses with a kick to the body.
Puncher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen misses with a looping left.
Puncher misses with a straight right.
Puncher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puncher wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Dinh Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Puncher swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Puncher throws a big shot that misses.
Puncher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nguyen lands a leg kick that knocks Puncher off balance momentarily.
Puncher throws a nice looking combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Puncher blocks the low kick.
Puncher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nguyen to the ground. Puncher is now in Nguyen's guard.
Puncher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nguyen is keeping the position for now.
Puncher looking to sit in guard and control but Nguyen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen postures up in Puncher's guard and throws a big left but Puncher blocks it.
Nguyen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Puncher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puncher looking for a guillotine here but Nguyen defends easily.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen wants to stand but Puncher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nguyen landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nguyen wants to pass the guard but Puncher is keeping the position.
Nguyen is looking to work some ground and pound but Puncher has wrist control.
Nguyen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Puncher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nguyen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nguyen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nguyen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nguyen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puncher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nguyen stands up over Puncher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puncher trying to keep a closed guard but Nguyen is proving a slippery customer.
Van Dinh Nguyen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Puncher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puncher is pulling down on Nguyen's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Puncher is looking for a triangle here but Nguyen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen is chipping away with strikes.
Nguyen scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Puncher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dinh Nguyen really dominated that round.
That's time! Puncher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Puncher.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puncher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puncher just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puncher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puncher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nguyen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puncher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nguyen throws a head kick but Puncher moves out of range.
Puncher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nguyen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puncher eats them both and turns towards Nguyen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nguyen is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.
Puncher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nguyen as he avoids it easily.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Puncher checks it.
Nguyen feints and then cracks Puncher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puncher down.
Puncher throws a right hand that Nguyen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nguyen also avoids with ease.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Puncher is out of range.
Puncher looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puncher tries to keep at a distance but Nguyen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puncher's defenses.
Puncher prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a left hand.
Nguyen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nguyen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Puncher blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Puncher avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen stalling the fight.
Puncher takes an elbow to the temple.
Nguyen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puncher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puncher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nguyen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. Puncher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puncher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Puncher is having none of it.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher lands a body shot.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puncher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nguyen walks into a stiff left hand from Puncher.
Puncher scores with a nice head shot.
Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.
Puncher manages to break the clinch.
Puncher throws a low kick, looking for Nguyen's leg but Nguyen calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puncher checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen clinches up against the cage.
Nguyen wants a takedown.
Nguyen scores with a shot to the side of Puncher's head.
Nguyen misses with a knee strike.
Puncher blocks an elbow strike.
Nguyen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Puncher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Puncher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puncher presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puncher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puncher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puncher gets underhooks to prevent Nguyen's takedown attempt.
Nguyen lands an elbow just above Puncher 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puncher wants to take the fight to the mat but Nguyen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Puncher missing with knees to the body.
Puncher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Puncher lands a nice hook to Nguyen's body. Nguyen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Puncher misses with a straight left.
Nguyen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Puncher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen defending well as Puncher loads up on a big left hand.
Puncher misses with a wild combination.
Puncher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Puncher circles away.
Nguyen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puncher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puncher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nguyen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.
Nguyen wants to slow Puncher down by chopping away at his legs.
Puncher tries a low kick but Nguyen avoids it.
Puncher throws the left hand but Nguyen avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Nguyen. No joy for Puncher on that attempt.
Nguyen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puncher throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Nguyen slams his shin into Puncher's torso.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Puncher.
Nice jab there from Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Puncher throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Nguyen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses.
Puncher is looking to land body kicks.
Puncher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puncher is looking to clinch.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncher.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puncher is defended easily by Nguyen.
Puncher throws a lazy right hand but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Puncher is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puncher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nguyen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Puncher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher misses with a double jab.
Puncher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Puncher dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.
Puncher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Puncher throws a wild body kick that Nguyen sees coming a mile off.
Puncher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puncher looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen throws a jab when Puncher was well out of range.
A head kick from Nguyen lands but Puncher takes it in his stride.
Puncher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nguyen checks it well.
Puncher throws a sloppy body shot
and Nguyen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Puncher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puncher throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Kick Puncher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puncher throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Nguyen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puncher doesn't seem bothered though.
Puncher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Nguyen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puncher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Puncher.
Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puncher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dinh Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nguyen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Dinh Nguyen!
Van Dinh Nguyen is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Van Dinh Nguyen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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