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Ben Nguyen on Finishing Tim Elliott: ‘I Was Really Nervous For This Fight’

Before perhaps the biggest win of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Ben Nguyen was feeling the nerves. Last night (June 10), Nguyen stunned the MMA world when he submitted Tim Elliott in just 49 seconds. Elliott had given Demetrious Johnson a run for his money in their title bout back in Dec. 2016. […]

Before perhaps the biggest win of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Ben Nguyen was feeling the nerves. Last night (June 10), Nguyen stunned the MMA world when he submitted Tim Elliott in just 49 seconds. Elliott had given Demetrious Johnson a run for his money in their title bout back in Dec. 2016. […]

UFC Fight Night 110 Bonuses: Heavyweight Slugfest Earns ‘Fight Of The Night’

UFC Fight Night 110 emanated from Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand tonight (Saturday, June 10, 2017) and was headlined by a heavyweight collision between Derrick Lewis and Mark Hunt. That heavyweight slugfest took home Fight of the Night honors, with both contestants leaving $50,000 richer for their efforts. Hunt seemed to have Lewis’ number […]

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UFC Fight Night 110 emanated from Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand tonight (Saturday, June 10, 2017) and was headlined by a heavyweight collision between Derrick Lewis and Mark Hunt. That heavyweight slugfest took home Fight of the Night honors, with both contestants leaving $50,000 richer for their efforts.

Hunt seemed to have Lewis’ number from the jump. He backed “The Black Beast” into the cage for the better part of four rounds, landing the cleaner strikes upstairs before beginning his body attack in the third. Lewis hung tough and swung back, but his haymaker and big kick-heavy attack depleted his gas tank. By the fourth round, Lewis was a spent force. Hunt closed Lewis down and teed off on the exhausted Lewis until referee Marc Goddard was forced to intervene in round four.

In other main card action, Dan Hooker’s spectacular knockout of wily veteran Ross Pearson netted him one of two $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses. A competitive standup fight ended in sudden and vicious fashion in the second. Pearson threw a lunging left hook to reach the longer Hooker. His mistake came immediately after, as he ducked his head following the punch. Hooker’s knee met Pearson’s ducking jaw, sending the Brit crashing to the canvas, relieved of his senses.

The second Performance of the Night bonus went to Ben Nguyen, who sprang the surprising first-round submission upset of Tim Elliott. Ben “10” aggressively put it on the former title challenger from the get-go, firing kicks and punches. A sloppy takedown attempt from Elliott allowed Nguyen to swing around to the back and sink in his hooks. Elliott tried to stand and fought the hooks to free himself, but as he did so, Nguyen sunk in the choke. Ben “10” left $50,000 richer for his efforts.

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Ben Nguyen Stuns Tim Elliott With 49-Second Submission Victory

Tim Elliott (14-8-1) couldn’t last one minute against Ben Nguyen (18-6). Flyweight action was seen in the second bout on the UFC Fight Night 110 main card. Elliott and Nguyen met inside the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Immediately, Nguyen threw some knees and kicks. They scrambled on the ground and Nguyen took the […]

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Tim Elliott (14-8-1) couldn’t last one minute against Ben Nguyen (18-6).

Flyweight action was seen in the second bout on the UFC Fight Night 110 main card. Elliott and Nguyen met inside the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediately, Nguyen threw some knees and kicks. They scrambled on the ground and Nguyen took the back of Elliott. He held onto his opponent and got his arm under the chin. He locked in the choke and forced the tap. A stunning win for Nguyen.

Final Result: Ben Nguyen def. Tim Elliott via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1, 0:49

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Ben Nguyen Makes Quick Work of Tim Elliott With First Round Submission Win

Up next on the main card of UFC Fight Night 110 is a flyweight bout between top-ranked contenders Tim Elliot and Ben Nguyen. Here’s the play-by-play: Round 1: Nguyen lands some nice shots early and immediately gets Elliott down and takes the back. Elliott stands up but Nguyen locks in the rear-naked choke and makes Elliott […]

Up next on the main card of UFC Fight Night 110 is a flyweight bout between top-ranked contenders Tim Elliot and Ben Nguyen. Here’s the play-by-play: Round 1: Nguyen lands some nice shots early and immediately gets Elliott down and takes the back. Elliott stands up but Nguyen locks in the rear-naked choke and makes Elliott […]

UFC Fight Night 110 – Tim Elliott Vs. Ben Nguyen

  Tim Elliot really has turned the tables around since his re-introduction into the UFC by way of The Ultimate Fighter. Elliot has really proved his mettle and it is visibly evident that he has been getting better and better with every fight. His confidence is growing and so is his sheer ability and skills […]

 

Tim Elliot really has turned the tables around since his re-introduction into the UFC by way of The Ultimate Fighter. Elliot has really proved his mettle and it is visibly evident that he has been getting better and better with every fight. His confidence is growing and so is his sheer ability and skills in the octagon. Elliot has not really had a long time to prepare for Ben Nguyen specifically, because he took up the opportunity on such short notice, but he is still the favorite to win this fight by a rather substantial margin. Furthermore, neither has Ben Nguyen been able to train particularly knowing that he will be fighting Elliot.

Elliot really does not mess about in the ring, from the moment the bell rings till the fight ends, he is always going in for the attack relentlessly, one after the other. Nguyen has powerful striking force and does have the capacity to take Elliot out with one good blow. However, getting that one good blow is not going to be a cake walk by any extent of the imagination. If the fight goes to the floor, Elliot is still well equipped to deal with it because his scrambling and grappling abilities are really second to none in his weight division. Elliot only has his sights set on climbing up the ladder and into one of the top five rankings in the weight division and a win against Nguyen will really get the ball rolling on that ambition.

Nguyen really has to be on point if he wants to cause an upset here. His best strategy going in will be to stay sharp, dodge attacks. stay on the back foot, defend take downs and strike with one of his deadly blows the moment Elliot lets his guard down.

Prediction – Elliot to win by submission

 

Ben Nguyen Says he Sees Holes in Joseph Benavidez’s Game

Ben Nguyen still wants a fight with Joseph Benavidez, who he feels is beatable. Nguyen was supposed to meet Benavidez on this Sunday night (June 11) at UFC Fight Night 110. Benavidez went down with a knee injury. Instead, Nguyen will take on Tim Elliott. “Ben 10” described his reaction when he first heard Benavidez […]

Ben Nguyen still wants a fight with Joseph Benavidez, who he feels is beatable. Nguyen was supposed to meet Benavidez on this Sunday night (June 11) at UFC Fight Night 110. Benavidez went down with a knee injury. Instead, Nguyen will take on Tim Elliott. “Ben 10” described his reaction when he first heard Benavidez […]