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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Nelson (ranked 2753 p4p, 297 weight class) and Brandon McCartney (ranked 3075 p4p, 320 weight class). McCartney has chosen Suck My D*&* Ho as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chandler Nelson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon McCartney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from McCartney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
McCartney misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson rushes McCartney and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCartney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson tries to break free but McCartney pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson with a knee to the head.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCartney is defending well for now.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
McCartney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
McCartney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chandler Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon McCartney.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but McCartney is blocking nicely.
Nelson tries to stall but McCartney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCartney looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
McCartney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCartney managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
McCartney blocks an uppercut.
Nelson with a knee to the head.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCartney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCartney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCartney wants to stall.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but McCartney improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCartney backwards.
Nelson has McCartney pushed against the cage.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCartney's efforts to push away.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon McCartney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCartney misses with a double jab.
Nelson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McCartney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from McCartney misses its intended target.
McCartney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
McCartney misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCartney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
McCartney is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nelson is pushing McCartney's head away, looking to escape. McCartney manages to hold on to the position though.
McCartney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've been informed that McCartney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McCartney in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chandler Nelson dominated that round.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from McCartney misses the target.
McCartney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson tries to clinch but McCartney is having none of it.
McCartney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has McCartney backing up. McCartney nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
McCartney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCartney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCartney is defending well for now.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. McCartney won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson tries to stall but McCartney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chandler Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCartney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to push McCartney away but McCartney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCartney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCartney can do to turn this around?
Nelson swinging wildly here.
McCartney takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
McCartney on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCartney missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCartney looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but McCartney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCartney darts in looking for a takedown but Nelson gets double underhooks and turns McCartney into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson clinches.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson tries to clinch but McCartney is having none of it.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is looking to stand up but McCartney isn't so interested in that idea.
McCartney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson wants to stand but McCartney is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but McCartney avoids it.
Nelson wants to clinch up but McCartney keeps it at a distance.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but McCartney pushes him off.
As Nelson backs off McCartney throws a huge counter combo but Nelson manages to avoid it all.
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McCartney misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. McCartney will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCartney throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCartney shoots in and drives through. Nelson sprawls well.
McCartney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. McCartney will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chandler Nelson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nelson rushes McCartney and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
McCartney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings McCartney.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCartney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCartney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and McCartney moves out of range easily.
McCartney is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson avoids the body shot from McCartney.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McCartney misses with a wild combination.
Nelson is looking to slow McCartney down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney misses with a body punch
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from McCartney.
Nelson appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCartney with a poor takedown
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has McCartney backing up. McCartney nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCartney.
Nelson moves out of range as McCartney strikes.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from McCartney misses.
McCartney is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McCartney misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
McCartney misses with a body shot.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCartney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson rushes McCartney and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
McCartney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nelson after a bit of a struggle.
Chandler Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon McCartney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
McCartney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
McCartney misses the shot to the body.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCartney is rocked!
McCartney looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nelson lands a right hand from hell, dropping McCartney. Nelson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chandler Nelson!
A relieved looking Chandler Nelson 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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RATING
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