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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Griswold has chosen Hooking Up The Lights as his entrance music. Scotty Nguyen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nguyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Rusty Griswold has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Nguyen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griswold doesn't seem phased though.
Nguyen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griswold misses the body punch
and Nguyen counters with a thumping low kick.
Griswold misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griswold 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.
Nguyen is looking to chop away at Griswold's legs.
Griswold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griswold.
Griswold lands a body shot.
Nguyen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griswold gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to control but Griswold postures up.
Griswold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nguyen is looking to regain half guard here but Griswold keeps moving and retains side control.
Nguyen wants to control but Griswold postures up.
Griswold is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nguyen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nguyen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nguyen wants to improve his position but Griswold is controlling well.
Nguyen is looking to get back to full guard here but Griswold has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nguyen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griswold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold gets to mount! Nguyen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nguyen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griswold punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nguyen really wants to buck Griswold off and get back to his feet.
Nguyen is squirming around, avoiding Griswold's attempts to control the action.
Nguyen is trying to stand up.
Nguyen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griswold with a couple of short strikes.
Nguyen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is squirming around, avoiding Griswold's attempts to control the action.
Nguyen is working to get back to half guard.
Nguyen gets back to half guard.
Griswold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Griswold in particular looking to stall.
Griswold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griswold trying to control from half guard but Nguyen is working away.
Griswold with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nguyen tries to kick Griswold off but Griswold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Griswold has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nguyen wants to hold on but Griswold pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griswold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Griswold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nguyen swings widly with a right hand
and Griswold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griswold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nguyen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nguyen misses with a low kick as Griswold jumps back.
Nguyen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griswold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nguyen counters with a nice body kick.
Nguyen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nguyen takes one to the side of the head.
Nguyen lands a nice looking body shot.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Griswold shoots in and drives through. Nguyen sprawls well.
Griswold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nguyen scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen cracks Griswold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griswold is breathing heavily.
Griswold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nguyen. Nguyen obviously looking to wear him down.
Scotty Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Nguyen lands.
Nguyen scores with a jab. Griswold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griswold circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nguyen.
Nguyen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griswold 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.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griswold is defended easily by Nguyen.
Nguyen wants to slow Griswold down by chopping away at his legs.
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Griswold does no damage.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Griswold is having none of it.
Nguyen lands a slapping body shot.
Rusty Griswold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen takes a swing at Griswold's ribcage but misses.
Griswold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griswold misses with a lunging right hand
and Nguyen counters with an outside leg kick.
Griswold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nguyen manages to avoid it.
Griswold throws a poor cross that misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen lands with a hook. Griswold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nguyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griswold doesn't seem bothered though.
Nguyen cracks Griswold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with an uppercut that bounces Griswold off the cage and back into rage.
Nguyen moves into range and clinches up with Griswold.
Griswold digs a right hand underneath Nguyen's ribcage. Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nguyen tries to work over Griswold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griswold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nguyen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griswold backwards.
Griswold tries to throw a body punch but Nguyen avoids it by throwing Griswold back against the cage.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nguyen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Nguyen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nguyen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griswold backwards.
Nguyen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griswold digs a right hand into Nguyen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nguyen's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nguyen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scotty Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Griswold.
A short right from Nguyen.
Still in the clinch, Nguyen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Nguyen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nguyen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nguyen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Griswold blocks it.
Griswold blocking some punches.
Nguyen prevents a body shot from Griswold.
Nguyen scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griswold tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Griswold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Nguyen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Griswold misses the shot to the body.
Nguyen misses with a jab to the body
and Griswold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nguyen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griswold.
Nguyen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griswold takes a step back to recover.
Nguyen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nguyen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nguyen jabs Griswold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut. Griswold saw that one coming.
Griswold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Griswold with a series of wild strikes but Griswold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nguyen lands a nice looking body shot.
Griswold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nguyen.
A jab lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griswold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nguyen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griswold.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nguyen lands a slapping body shot.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Griswold circles away.
Nguyen throws a looping overhand right but Griswold ducks down to avoid it.
Griswold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griswold thinking.
Nguyen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nguyen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen with a hook.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Griswold misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice body shot.
Griswold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griswold doesn't seem bothered though.
Nguyen throws a shot to the body.
Nguyen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nguyen clobbers Griswold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griswold misses with a left hand
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nguyen.
Scotty Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
Griswold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griswolds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nguyen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griswolds head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold.
Nguyen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griswold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nguyen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nguyen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griswold momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Griswold pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Nguyen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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