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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Biacolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Dela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Biacolo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biacolo dives in and scores a takedown into Dela's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Biacolo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dela has wrist control.
Dela controls Biacolo momentarily but Biacolo frees himself.
Dela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biacolo looking to sit in guard and control but Dela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dela looking to sit in guard and control but Biacolo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Biacolo passes into half guard.
Dela won't allow Biacolo to pass to mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Biacolo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela trying to hold on to Biacolo's head to control him but Biacolo postures up.
Biacolo is pressing down on Dela's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dela is holding on for now.
Dela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biacolo.
Dela is controlling Biacolo's trapped leg to prevent Biacolo from advancing to side control.
Dela wants to improve his position but Biacolo is controlling well.
Dela trying to hold on to Biacolo's head to control him but Biacolo postures up.
Dela is looking for a sweep. Biacolo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela is refusing to be controlled, as Biacolo sits in half guard.
Biacolo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Biacolo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Dela.
Dela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nelson Dela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biacolo takes a swing at Dela's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela looks to land a left hand but Biacolo moved out of range nicely.
Biacolo connects with the punch.
Dela wants to clinch.
Nelson Dela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dela finds it's way through Biacolo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dela moves away from the strike by Biacolo.
Biacolo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dela sprawls well initially but Biacolo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Biacolo wants to pass the guard but Dela is defending well.
Biacolo prevents Dela from improving his position.
Dela trying to hold on to Biacolo's head to control him but Biacolo postures up.
Biacolo thows a huge punch but Dela dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biacolo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biacolo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Biacolo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dela trying to control but Biacolo postures up.
Dela is pressing down on Biacolo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biacolo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dela has wrist control.
Dela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biacolo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Biacolo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biacolo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dela's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Biacolo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dela throws a sloppy head kick and Biacolo moves out of range easily.
Biacolo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dela tries to avoid it but Biacolo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dela to the ground. Dela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biacolo.
Biacolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela was well out of range. Poor timing from Biacolo.
Biacolo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dela misses with a shot to the body
and Biacolo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biacolo is defended easily by Dela.
Dela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson Dela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Biacolo.
Dela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biacolo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dela as Biacolo shoots in.
Biacolo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Biacolo.
Dela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biacolo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Dela.
Dela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Biacolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biacolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Biacolo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biacolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Biacolo is breathing heavily.
Biacolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Biacolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biacolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Biacolo throws a hook but Dela blocks it.
Dela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biacolo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dela as he avoids it easily.
Dela misses with a kick to the body.
Biacolo slips under a jab.
Biacolo misses with a wild body shot.
Biacolo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dela throws a front kick aimed at Biacolo's knee but Biacolo avoids it well.
Biacolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Biacolo scrambles back to his feet.
Dela throws a head kick but Biacolo moves out of range.
Biacolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biacolo, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela tries to work over Biacolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biacolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biacolo misses with a left hand
and Dela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dela throws a hook to the side of Biacolo's head but Biacolo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biacolo checks it well.
Dela takes a swing at Biacolo's ribcage but misses.
Biacolo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biacolo manages to avoid it.
Dela missing with a left hand there. Biacolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biacolo throws a hook but Dela avoids it easily.
Dela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela tries to clinch up.
Dela throws a leg kick but Biacolo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biacolo dives in and grabs Dela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dela pushes down on Biacolo's head and hops out.
Dela connects with an inside leg kick.
Biacolo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biacolo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Biacolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biacolo moves away from the strike by Dela.
Dela misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biacolo looks to throw the jab but Dela is out of range.
Dela clobbers Biacolo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Biacolo slips a straight right by Dela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Dela dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dela moves in looking to clinch but Biacolo pushes him off.
Dela misses with a body shot.
Dela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biacolo.
Biacolo thows a leg kick but Dela checks it
and Dela counters with a right hand to the body.
Biacolo tries to land a leg kick but Dela saw it coming and moves away.
Dela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Biacolo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biacolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela was well out of range. Poor timing from Biacolo.
Biacolo misses with an uppercut
and Dela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dela has managed to clinch.
Dela lands a shot to the body.
Biacolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biacolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dela.
Dela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biacolo blocks an uppercut.
Dela has a couple of punches blocked by Biacolo.
Dela will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Biacolo up against the cage.
Biacolo fails to pull guard.
Dela misses with a punch to the body.
Dela tries to throw a body punch but Biacolo avoids it by throwing Dela back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biacolo's elbow.
Biacolo blocking some punches.
Dela misses with a punch to the body.
Dela lands with a light punch inside.
Dela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dela - that landed with a thud.
Biacolo blocks an uppercut.
Biacolo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Biacolo is trying to pull guard but Dela has him pressed against the cage.
Biacolo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biacolo pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biacolo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biacolo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela works over Biacolo with some ground and pound from guard.
Dela postures up and lands a big shot to Biacolo's brow.
Biacolo is trying to control the position but Dela postures up.
Dela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Biacolo trying to control the position here.
Dela trying to control the position from guard on top but Biacolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biacolo is keeping the position for now.
Biacolo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dela is one step ahead there.
Dela wants to pass the guard but Biacolo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dela swings for the body but Biacolo moves out of range.
Dela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biacolo manages to avoid it.
Dela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dela connects with a solid leg kick.
Dela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Dela there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela misses with a body shot.
Biacolo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dela just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biacolo tries for a takedown but Dela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson Dela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Biacolo.
Dela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dela scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Dela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dela 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Dela!
Post fight, Nelson Dela took to the microphone: 'Thanks for a fine fight brother.Harrison we got some unfinished business...'.
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