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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nguyen (ranked 183 p4p, 704 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 21 p4p, 62 weight class). Nguyen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In One Ear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen sizes up Murray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray connects with a right hand. Nguyen shakes it off.
Nguyen takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Murray pushes Nguyen away with a front kick.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Nguyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Murray follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nguyen at a distance.
Murray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nguyen, as that shot connected.
Murray misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray.
Nguyen cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Matthew Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Nguyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Nguyen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Nguyen moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Murray flicks out a counter leg kick but Nguyen steps away.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Nguyen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nguyen is looking to counter punch.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nguyen throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Murray throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Nguyen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Nguyen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Nguyen misses.
A jab from Murray misses.
Nguyen throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nguyen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a low kick but Nguyen avoids it.
Nguyen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Nguyen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Murray is looking for the big counter here.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Nguyen throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray sizes up Nguyen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murray wants to clinch.
Nguyen moves out of range of the body kick.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Nguyen.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Murray.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
Murray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nguyen.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Murray throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Murray.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Nguyen jabs at Murray's body.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray thuds his shin into the meat of Nguyen's side.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Nguyen's leg but Nguyen calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there
and Nguyen counters with a shoot takedown. Murray fights it but they end up in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Nguyen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nguyen tries to avoid it.
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nguyen's sensitive parts.
Nguyen throws out a powerful jab.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick lands for Murray.
Nguyen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nguyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen gets a double leg takedown into Murray's guard.
Nguyen stops Murray from standing up.
Murray has his feet on Nguyen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Nguyen backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nguyen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray. Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Nguyen moves his leg out of the way.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Murray.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Murray catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murray wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to stand up but Nguyen isn't so interested in that idea.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him.
Nguyen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Murray throws a leg kick that misses.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
Nguyen swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murray misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is trying to stand up here but Nguyen is controlling him well.
Nguyen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nguyen stops Murray from getting back to his feet.
Nguyen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Murray defend it? Nguyen steps over the head and cranks it - Murray is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nguyen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Nguyen!
A very excited looking Jimmy Nguyen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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