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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xocoyotzin comes into the arena with Leverage - Sentenced blaring out of the sound system. Nguyen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tunak Tunak Tun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scotty Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen lands with an overhand left.
Xocoyotzin misses with a few strikes there.
Xocoyotzin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xocoyotzin throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Xocoyotzin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nguyen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xocoyotzin throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xocoyotzin is looking to land body kicks.
Xocoyotzin misses with the combination.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen throws a solid leg kick but Xocoyotzin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nguyen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin misses with a body kick.
Xocoyotzin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Nguyen is predictable there
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen blocks a leg kick.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xocoyotzin misses with a head kick.
Xocoyotzin throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nguyen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xocoyotzin misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Xocoyotzin moves out of range.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Nguyen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xocoyotzin avoids the head kick by Nguyen.
Xocoyotzin is looking to clinch but Nguyen is avoiding it.
Xocoyotzin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nguyen throws a good cross that connects.
Xocoyotzin scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Xocoyotzin misses
and Nguyen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Nguyen misses
and Xocoyotzin counters with a good low kick that Nguyen was not able to check.
Xocoyotzin missing with a left hand there. Nguyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nguyen cracks the inside of Xocoyotzin's front leg.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xocoyotzin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nguyen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xocoyotzin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nguyen.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Xocoyotzin circles away and keeps his distance.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin gets a double leg takedown into Nguyen's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nguyen controlling Xocoyotzin's posture.
Xocoyotzin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nguyen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xocoyotzin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nguyen is keeping the position for now.
Xocoyotzin won't allow Nguyen to sweep him here.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Xocoyotzin tries to pass.
Xocoyotzin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nguyen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nguyen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen with a nice cross.
Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Nguyen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen moves out of range as Xocoyotzin throws a body kick.
Xocoyotzin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen throws a chopping leg kick but Xocoyotzin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nguyen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xocoyotzin. Xocoyotzin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xocoyotzin throws a leg kick but Nguyen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xocoyotzin fails to land with a series of punches.
Scotty Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen throws a jab but it's blocked by Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen misses with a leg kick
and Xocoyotzin counters with a thumping low kick.
Xocoyotzin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xocoyotzin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xocoyotzin throws a low kick but Nguyen moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scotty Nguyen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Xocoyotzin circles away.
Nguyen throws a hook but Xocoyotzin avoids it easily.
Nguyen throws out a leg kick but Xocoyotzin moves out of range and Nguyen only half commits.
Xocoyotzin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Xocoyotzin blocks the leg kick.
Xocoyotzin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xocoyotzin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nguyen is fending him off so far but Xocoyotzin persists. Nope, Nguyen circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xocoyotzin. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xocoyotzin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Xocoyotzin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xocoyotzin misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen wants to slow Xocoyotzin down by chopping away at his legs.
Xocoyotzin swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Xocoyotzin lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen throws a wild body kick that Xocoyotzin sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xocoyotzin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Xocoyotzin connects with a jab.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xocoyotzin lands with a shot to the body.
Xocoyotzin looks to land a body kick but Nguyen moved away.
Nguyen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xocoyotzin tries to score with a low kick but Nguyen moves his leg out of the way.
Xocoyotzin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xocoyotzin throws a leg kick but Nguyen moved away.
Nguyen staying out of range there.
Xocoyotzin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nguyen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xocoyotzin. Xocoyotzin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xocoyotzin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nguyen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nguyen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Xocoyotzin throws a low kick but Nguyen avoids it.
A head kick misses from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xocoyotzin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xocoyotzin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nguyen is out of range and Xocoyotzin settles back down.
Xocoyotzin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nguyen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xocoyotzin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xocoyotzin. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen wants to land a leg kick but Xocoyotzin is out of range.
Xocoyotzin misses with a body shot.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xocoyotzin throws a right hand that misses
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nguyen stuns Xocoyotzin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nguyen cracks Xocoyotzin with an open hand slap.
Xocoyotzin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nguyen defends it nicely.
Nguyen avoids a kick to the body.
Xocoyotzin throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen scores with the left hand. Xocoyotzin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nguyen lands a glancing blow to the side of Xocoyotzin's head.
Xocoyotzin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Xocoyotzin throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nguyen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nguyen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xocoyotzin has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen scores with a one two! Xocoyotzin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nguyen scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xocoyotzin misses with a head kick.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Xocoyotzin pushes him off.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Xocoyotzin moves out of range.
Nguyen misses with a body kick.
Xocoyotzin scoring well with a low kick there.
Nguyen thuds his right hand into Xocoyotzin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xocoyotzin misses with a double jab.
Nguyen wants to slow Xocoyotzin down by chopping away at his legs.
Nguyen thuds his right hand into Xocoyotzin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xocoyotzin tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen is looking to score with low kicks.
Xocoyotzin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Xocoyotzin misses
and Nguyen counters by clinching up.
Xocoyotzin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.
Xocoyotzin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xocoyotzin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Xocoyotzin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xocoyotzin swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xocoyotzin checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xocoyotzin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xocoyotzin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xocoyotzin thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Xocoyotzin.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xocoyotzin. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nguyen scores with a head kick.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen has closed the distance and engaged Xocoyotzin in a clinch.
Xocoyotzin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nguyen as Xocoyotzin tries to tie him up.
Nguyen pushes Xocoyotzin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xocoyotzin is looking to break free of the clinch but Nguyen has double underhooks.
Xocoyotzin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xocoyotzin throws a push kick but Nguyen slaps the foot to one side.
Xocoyotzin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xocoyotzin throws a leg kick which misses Nguyen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nguyen tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xocoyotzin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Xocoyotzin circles away.
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xocoyotzin walks into a jab.
A low kick from Xocoyotzin misses
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xocoyotzin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nguyen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nguyen connects with a solid leg kick.
Xocoyotzin misses the shot to the body.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xocoyotzin. That's going to slow Nguyen down.
Nice jab there from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scotty Nguyen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nguyen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xocoyotzin misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Nguyen thumps Xocoyotzin with a low kick.
Xocoyotzin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nguyen sizes up Xocoyotzin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xocoyotzin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Xocoyotzin.
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xocoyotzin throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Nguyen has Xocoyotzin up against the cage in a clinch.
Xocoyotzin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nguyen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xocoyotzin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xocoyotzin lands a knee to the head.
Nguyen breaks the clinch.
Xocoyotzin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Xocoyotzin circles away.
Xocoyotzin takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen connects with a solid leg kick.
Xocoyotzin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xocoyotzin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen moves into the clinch successfully.
Xocoyotzin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xocoyotzin has a couple of punches blocked by Nguyen.
Xocoyotzin tries to break the clinch but Nguyen is controlling the position.
Xocoyotzin missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nguyen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Nguyen!
During a confident post fight interview, Scotty Nguyen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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