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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arana Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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175 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arana Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macdonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macdonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Macdonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Macdonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macdonald is defending well for now.
Nguyen blocks the elbow strike.
Nguyen misses with a knee strike.
Nguyen tries to land knees in the clinch but Macdonald avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macdonald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen's brow.
Nguyen slows down the pace here.
Macdonald connects with a knee to the head.
Nguyen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonald misses with an elbow strike.
Macdonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Macdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
Macdonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Macdonald lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen prevents a body shot from Macdonald.
Nguyen blocks the elbow strike.
Nguyen with a knee to the head.
Nguyen missing with knees to the body.
Macdonald manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Macdonald counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Macdonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Macdonald as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Macdonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nguyen looks to clinch
and Macdonald counters with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
Macdonald thuds his shin into the meat of Nguyen's side.
Macdonald stuns Nguyen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macdonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macdonald throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Macdonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nguyen's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Macdonald keeps Nguyen at a distance using the push kick.
Macdonald throws a head kick that Nguyen semi-blocks.
Macdonald scores with a push kick.
Macdonald throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Macdonald.
Donk. Macdonald catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.
Macdonald delivers a nice body kick.
Macdonald circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Nguyen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Macdonald follows Nguyen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Macdonald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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