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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kumar (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Kumar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen lands a with a good body shot.
Kumar is looking to clinch.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Kumar ducks under and follows up with a left that Kumar also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kumar tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kumar. That one must have hurt.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kumar tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kumar.
Kumar clinches up with Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kumar lands an elbow just above Nguyen 's eye.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kumar lands an elbow inside that Nguyen shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Kumar.
Kumar lands a knee to the head.
Kumar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kumar misses with a knee strike.
Kumar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumar looks gassed!
Kumar scores a nice knee to the body.
Kumar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumar won't allow it.
Kumar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Nguyen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nguyen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Nguyen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Nguyen tries to break the clinch but Kumar is controlling the position.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Kumar.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Kumar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumar won't allow it.
Nguyen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kumar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumar won't allow it.
Nguyen tries to break the clinch but Kumar is controlling the position.
Kumar misses with a knee strike.
Nguyen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Kumar lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A knee to the head by Kumar.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Kumar keeps him there for the moment.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumar misses with a knee strike.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kumar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Kumar.
Kumar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumar landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Kumar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumar lands with a light punch inside.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kumar crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Kumar.
Kumar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Kumar misses with a knee strike.
Nguyen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumar won't allow it.
Kumar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kumar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar lands an elbow inside.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumar connects with a knee to the head.
Kumar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Kumar.
Nguyen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kumar lands a knee to the body.
Kumar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kumar with a knee to the head.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kumar misses with a knee strike.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Kumar with a knee to the head.
Kumar scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Kumar scores a nice knee to the body.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nguyen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar scores a nice knee to the body.
Kumar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kumar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Kumar landing knees to the head.
Kumar lands an elbow just above Nguyen 's eye.
Kumar tries a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks it.
Kumar lands an elbow inside that Nguyen shrugs off.
Kumar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kumar tries a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks it.
Nice elbow from Kumar.
Kumar landing knees to the head.
Kumar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kumar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kumar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kumar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nguyen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kumar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kumar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nguyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kumar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kumar backs up against the cage.
Nguyen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nguyen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nguyen misses with a double jab.
Kumar tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nguyen moves out of range of the body kick from Kumar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nguyen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kumar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nguyen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nguyen duly obliges.
Nguyen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kumar is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Nguyen.
Kumar is still on wobbly legs! Can Nguyen finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumar tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
Kumar slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Kumar seems to have recovered his senses.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Kumar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nguyen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nguyen.
Kumar clinches with his opponent.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Kumar keeps him there for the moment.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Kumar.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Kumar looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar landing knees to the head.
Kumar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Kumar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nguyen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kumar has him pressed against the cage.
Nguyen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumar lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Kumar lands an elbow inside that Nguyen shrugs off.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Kumar keeps him there for the moment.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Kumar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nguyen tries to break the clinch but Kumar is controlling the position.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Kumar keeps him there for the moment.
Kumar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kumar lands an elbow inside that Nguyen shrugs off.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
A knee to the head by Kumar.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Nguyen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Kumar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nguyen avoids the damage to the body.
Kumar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Kumar trying to land knees to the body.
Nguyen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kumar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Kumar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumar lands a knee to the body.
Kumar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Kumar with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar trying to land knees to the body.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nguyen tries to break the clinch but Kumar is controlling the position.
Kumar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar lands a damaging elbow.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Nguyen is rocked!
Kumar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kumar crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Kumar scores a nice knee to the body.
Paul Kumar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kumar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Nguyen wants to break free but Kumar has control.
Nice elbow from Kumar.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Kumar prevents Nguyen from breaking the clinch.
Kumar tries a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks it.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Kumar lands an elbow just above Nguyen 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kumar landing knees to the body.
Kumar crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Nguyen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kumar with a knee to the head.
Kumar lands a knee to the head.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumar connects with a knee to the head.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.
Kumar prevents Nguyen from breaking the clinch.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Kumar has him pressed against the cage.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kumar.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Kumar keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumar.
Kumar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Kumar.
Kumar keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kumar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kumar scores with a knee to the head.
Kumar landing knees to the head.
Kumar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kumar connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Kumar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Kumar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nguyen swinging wilding here.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumar.
Nguyen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kumar dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kumar wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nguyen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Kumar with a series of wild strikes but Kumar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kumar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nguyen scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kumar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nguyen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a double jab.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Kumar dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Kumar moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Kumar tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kumar slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nguyen.
Kumar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kumar doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nguyen!
Nguyen tries to bum rush Kumar with a series of wild strikes but Kumar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen lands a slapping body shot.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Kumar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nguyen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kumar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kumar tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kumar.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumar.
Nguyen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kumar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kumar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nguyen connects with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Nguyen scores with a four punch combination!
Nguyen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nguyen.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kumar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kumar tries to clinch up.
Nguyen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Kumar is looking to clinch but Nguyen is avoiding it.
Kumar dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
Nguyen scores with a one two! Kumar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nguyen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nguyen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tommy Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nguyen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kumar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Kumar.
Kumar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kumar wants to clinch.
Nguyen is looking to wear down Kumar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nguyen lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumar.
Nguyen lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen scores with a one two! Kumar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nguyen scores with a body shot.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar is looking to clinch but Nguyen is avoiding it.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumar tries a head kick but it misses.
Nguyen lands with a nice combination. Kumar backs away looking to recover.
Nguyen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Kumar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Kumar avoids nicely.
Nguyen scores with the left hand. Kumar knows he should have avoided that one.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kumar tries to clinch up but Nguyen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kumar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kumar doesn't seem bothered though.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tommy Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kumar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Kumar!
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energy
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hype
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