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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes into the arena with "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
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180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sen Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruising scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruising thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruising cracks Nguyen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut.
Bruising lands with a shot to the body.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Bruising avoids nicely.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Bruising is having none of it.
Bruising is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nguyen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nguyen is fighting to break Bruising's control of his arms but Bruising is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruising's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bruising wants to stand and escape but Nguyen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nguyen is one step ahead there.
Nguyen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruising swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nguyen is working hard here to advance position.
Bruising is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nguyen dives into side control.
Bruising struggling a bit here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nguyen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nguyen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruising struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen happy to just control the position for now.
Nguyen working away.
Nguyen controls the position.
Bruising is trying to improve his position.
Nguyen working away.
Bruising might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nguyen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruising trying to remain calm as Nguyen controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexei Bruising.
Nguyen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruising tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Alexei Bruising seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruising tries to sprawl out of it but Nguyen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruising manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruising displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nguyen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sen Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Bruising cracks a nice hook into Nguyen's ribs.
Donk. Bruising catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.
Bruising rushes Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruising misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruising blocking some punches.
Nguyen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruising avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Nguyen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Bruising lands with a light punch inside.
Bruising throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Bruising misses with some punches.
Nguyen jumps guard but Bruising turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bruising lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
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!
Bruising misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nguyen blocking some punches.
Bruising swings wildly with an uppercut but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruising struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguyen controls his hands.
Bruising lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Bruising dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nguyen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruising.
Nguyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruising defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nguyen.
Bruising fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
Bruising tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruising.
Bruising lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruising, right into the meat.
Bruising comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruising. Bruising obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruising bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nguyen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nguyen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruising sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruising.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nguyen throws a one two combo.
Jab by Bruising.
Bruising tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nguyen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruising uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nguyen has time to react.
Bruising works the jab nicely.
Bruising bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nguyen's head.
Nguyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nguyen ducks right into an uppercut from Bruising.
Bruising lands a nice shot that snaps Nguyen's head back.
Bruising swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
A jab from Bruising does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruising darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bruising.
Bruising lands with a right hand.
Bruising connects with a crisp jab.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruising circles away.
Sen Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruising takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruising tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruising scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruising.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Bruising sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nguyen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruising can pounce on him.
Nguyen walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Bruising.
Bruising lands a jab to Nguyen's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising connects with a body shot that sends Nguyen's belly button to the back.
Nguyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bruising displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nguyen throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Bruising.
Nguyen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruising pinned against the cage. Bruising gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sen Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nguyen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nguyen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alexei Bruising is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruising throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Bruising moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruising avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruising stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruising.
Bruising lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bruising tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nguyen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruising lands a nice hook to Nguyen's body. Nguyen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruising scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Bruising thumps Nguyen with a low kick.
Bruising looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Bruising lands with a cross.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nguyen momentarily.
Nguyen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Bruising showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bruising throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruising lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nguyen's sensitive parts.
Nguyen looks to land a left hand but Bruising moved out of range nicely.
Bruising keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nguyen walks into a stiff left hand from Bruising.
Bruising uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nguyen.
Nguyen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bruising has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruising lands a really nice looking cross but Nguyen seems unphased.
Nguyen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruising finds it's way round the side to connect with Nguyen's head.
Bruising looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Bruising takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Bruising moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nguyen needs to keep his hands up - Bruising had a free shot at his head there.
Alexei Bruising seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Bruising scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nguyen in his tracks.
Bruising feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nguyens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruising.
Bruising throws a leg kick but Nguyen checks it.
Bruising connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruising cracks Nguyen with an open hand slap.
Nguyen moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruising lands a nice shot to the body.
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruising is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, Bruising circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruising jabs Nguyen right on the nose. Nguyen blinks but takes it well.
Bruising connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruising avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Bruising connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nguyen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bruising's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruising uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Bruising jabs at Nguyen's body.
Bruising dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen drops his hands momentarily and Bruising takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Bruising connects with the punch.
Bruising lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nguyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bruising's shoulder, as Bruising tries to avoid the shot.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruising lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bruising.
Bruising lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruising scores with a hook.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruising connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
Alexei Bruising is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bruising digs a good hook to Nguyen's body.
Nice cross by Bruising.
Nguyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Bruising keeps it at a distance.
Bruising jabs Nguyen right on the nose. Nguyen blinks but takes it well.
Bruising moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Bruising thumps Nguyen with a low kick.
Bruising throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruising dips to his left and cracks Nguyen with an uppercut!
Jab by Bruising.
Bruising chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sen Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruising lands an overhand right.
Bruising connects with a body shot that sends Nguyen's belly button to the back.
Bruising fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Bruising lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruising dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruising thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Bruising comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruising winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Bruising!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
85% |
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