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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Nguyen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Maciel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Maciel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Maciel avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maciel, as that shot connected.
Maciel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nguyen, pushing him back against the cage.
Maciel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciel's elbow.
Nguyen tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jose Maciel has been cut.
Nguyen tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen tries to move into range but Maciel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maciel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maciel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen wants to clinch but Maciel slips to the side
and Maciel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Maciel controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen digs a right hand underneath Maciel's ribcage. Maciel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maciel is looking to break free of the clinch but Nguyen has double underhooks.
Maciel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Maciel blocks it.
Maciel misses with some punches.
Maciel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciel is looking to break free of the clinch but Nguyen has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nguyen.
Maciel looks winded!
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciel's elbow.
Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maciel's defenses.
Maciel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Nguyen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maciel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Maciel.
Nguyen rushes Maciel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maciel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maciel has a couple of punches blocked by Nguyen.
Nguyen takes a shot to the head.
Maciel breaks the clinch.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
Maciel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maciel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nguyen to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Jose Maciel's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Maciel circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen moves to clinch but Maciel breaks away
and Maciel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.
Nguyen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciel or not.
Maciel is trying to break free.
Nguyen keeps control of Maciel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nguyen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maciel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciel controls his hands.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Maciel avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Maciel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nguyen lands an elbow that stopped Maciel in his tracks for a moment.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maciel can't break the clinch.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Maciel blocks it.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maciel's efforts to push away.
Nguyen tries a knee to the head but Maciel blocks it.
Nguyen misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen pushes Maciel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nguyen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maciel's efforts to push away.
Maciel blocks an elbow strike.
Nguyen misses with a knee strike.
Maciel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nguyen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a good knee to the midsection. Maciel won't want to take too many of those.
Maciel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nguyen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nguyen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maciel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Maciel blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nguyen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maciel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Maciel controls the action.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maciel's defenses.
The cut above Jose Maciel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Nguyen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nguyen pushes Maciel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nguyen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nguyen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maciel prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen prevents Maciel from breaking the clinch.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciel controls his hands.
Maciel takes an elbow to the temple.
Jose Maciel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maciel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nguyen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Maciel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Nguyen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Maciel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Maciel throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Nguyen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maciel is trying to push Nguyen away but Nguyen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen lands an elbow just above Maciel 's eye.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Nguyen tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maciel is trying to push Nguyen away but Nguyen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maciel is trying to force a seperation but Nguyen has the dominant position.
Nguyen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciel is trying to force a seperation but Nguyen has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nguyen is keeping busy.
Maciel lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Nguyen lands a body punch.
Maciel is breathing heavily.
Nguyen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Maciel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Nguyen!
A relieved looking Michael Nguyen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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