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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eric buto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). buto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Little Wonder. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eric buto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
buto drops Nguyen with a left and a right! Oh, Nguyen is hurt - buto dives into side control looking to finish!
Nguyen is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Nguyen has been cut.
Nguyen is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Nguyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
buto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nguyen seems to have got his legs back now.
buto stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
buto closes the distance and clinches up with Nguyen, looking for a takedown. buto pushes Nguyen against the cage but Nguyen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
buto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nguyen is fending him off so far but buto persists. Nope, Nguyen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eric buto.
buto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nguyen tries to avoid it but buto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nguyen to the ground. Nguyen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
buto defending well as Nguyen loads up on a big left hand.
buto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
buto looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of buto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nguyen throws a hook but buto avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
buto slips under a jab.
buto walks into a straight right hand from Nguyen.
Nguyen cracks buto with a good jab.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut. buto saw that one coming.
No luck for buto with that takedown attempt.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with a cross.
Nguyen stuffs the takedown attempt from buto. buto gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Nguyen does it's job there.
Nguyen loads up on a big right hand but buto slips the punch.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nguyen tries to bum rush buto with a series of wild strikes but buto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
buto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
buto defending well as Nguyen loads up on a big left hand.
buto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
buto blocks a jab.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nguyen swings for the body but buto moves out of range.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by buto.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
buto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nguyen swivels and escapes.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
buto takes one to the chin there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for buto.
Nguyen scores with a nice strike.
Nguyen lands with a shot to the body.
buto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nguyen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
buto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
buto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - buto lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
buto prevents Nguyen from getting back to his feet.
Nguyen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
buto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nguyen, up you get!
buto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
eric buto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen throws a hook but buto avoids it easily.
Tommy Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
buto fails with the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
buto has a takedown stuffed.
Nguyen dodges the punch combination from buto.
buto scores with a head kick.
Nguyen lands with a straight right. buto didn't see that one coming.
Nguyen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nguyen digs a good body shot into buto's ribs.
buto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nguyen catches buto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
buto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
buto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen connects with a good right hand that stumbles buto. buto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
buto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen stuffs the takedown.
Nguyen lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
Nguyen dips to his left and cracks buto with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by buto or perhaps it was just good defense by Nguyen which made him look bad.
Nguyen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between buto's hands.
Nguyen missing with a left hand there. buto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
buto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
buto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nguyen to his feet.
buto slips a jab from Nguyen.
buto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nguyen counters with a nice body shot.
buto takes a jab right on the kisser.
buto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
buto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nguyen throws out the jab.
buto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
buto ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Nguyen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
buto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen throws an overhand right that lands on buto's shoulder, as buto tries to avoid the shot.
Nguyen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
buto fails with the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
buto fails with the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a left to the body.
Tommy Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eric buto.
The fighters circling - Nguyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
buto shoots and misses
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
buto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
buto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen loads up on a big right hand but buto slips the punch.
buto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing buto off to one side.
buto misses with a takedown attempt - Nguyen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
buto walks into a straight right hand from Nguyen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
buto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing buto off to one side.
buto ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
buto fails with a takedown attempt.
buto slips under a jab from Nguyen.
buto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps buto thinking.
buto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
buto has his takedown stuffed
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
buto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from buto.
Nguyen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
buto feints and then cracks Nguyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguyen down.
buto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nguyen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nguyen missing with a left hand there. buto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
buto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing buto off to one side.
Nguyen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nguyen throws the left hand but buto avoids the punch easily.
buto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nguyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
buto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nguyen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
buto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Nguyen.
buto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nguyen takes a step back to recover.
buto slips a jab from Nguyen.
buto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
buto tries for a takedown but Nguyen circles away easily
and Nguyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
buto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
buto lands with a kick to the temple. Nguyen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
buto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a shot to the body.
Nguyen throws out a loose jab but buto uses good head movement to avoid it.
buto lands with a slapping head kick.
Nguyen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
buto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
buto has his takedown stuffed
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for buto with that takedown attempt.
Nguyen connects with the punch.
Nguyen throws out a loose jab but buto uses good head movement to avoid it.
buto misses with a takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
buto shoots and misses
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
buto shoots and misses
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
eric buto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
buto slips under a jab from Nguyen.
buto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
buto tries for a takedown but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nguyen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
buto misses with a takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
buto tries for a takedown but Nguyen circles away easily
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
buto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
buto throws a head kick that half lands.
Nguyen lands a with a good body shot.
buto has his takedown stuffed
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
buto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
buto has his takedown stuffed
and buto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
buto has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nguyen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
buto shoots for a double leg takedown but Nguyen sprawls well. He's pushed buto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by buto.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but buto manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Nguyen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Nguyen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
buto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nguyen counters with a three punch combo that has buto backing up. buto nods at Nguyen to acknowledge the strikes.
Nguyen takes a swing at buto's ribcage but misses.
buto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nguyen!
buto stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
buto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
buto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tommy Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eric buto.
Nguyen lands a head shot.
buto misses with a takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a nice body shot.
buto fails with the takedown
and buto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen throws a jab but it's blocked by buto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
buto tries for a takedown but Nguyen circles away easily
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
buto shoots in and drives through. Nguyen sprawls well.
Nguyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
buto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
buto drives through and clinches with Nguyen against the cage.
buto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
buto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
buto tries for a takedown but Nguyen circles away easily
letting Nguyen counter with a right hand.
buto fails with the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
Tommy Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
buto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice combination there by Nguyen.
buto slips under a jab from Nguyen.
buto has his takedown stuffed
and Nguyen counters with a left to the body.
buto slips a straight right by Nguyen.
buto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nguyen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
buto fails to land the takedown.
Nguyen looks to land a right hand but buto moved out of range.
Nguyen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
buto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
buto misses with a takedown
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
buto shoots and misses
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen swinging wilding here.
buto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and buto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
buto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nguyen swivels and escapes.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Nguyen. No joy for buto on that attempt.
Nguyen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
buto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to get back to half guard.
buto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
buto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps buto thinking.
buto misses with a takedown
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
buto closes the distance and clinches up with Nguyen, looking for a takedown. buto pushes Nguyen against the cage but Nguyen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen misses with a looping left.
buto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nguyen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nguyen throws a hook to the side of buto's head but buto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
buto shoots and misses
and Nguyen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from buto.
buto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
buto shoots in but no luck this time.
buto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
buto shoots in for a takedown but Nguyen shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a nice strike.
buto slips under a jab.
Nguyen throws a big shot that misses.
buto misses with a takedown
and Nguyen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
buto fails with the takedown
and Nguyen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nguyen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
buto tries for a takedown but Nguyen circles away easily
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
buto with a poor takedown
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen stuffs the takedown attempt from buto. buto gets slowly back to his feet.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but buto moves away.
eric buto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Nguyen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
buto with a poor takedown
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
buto with a poor takedown
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to eric buto.
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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Nguyen!
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hype
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