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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West feat Chief Keef, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Big Sean - I Don't Like. Jean Sibelius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
39 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sibelius thows a body shot but no joy.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibelius misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Sibelius is keeping him busy.
Sibelius is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Sibelius defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson is trying to control. Sibelius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson controlling the pace.
Sibelius wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Sibelius gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
Sibelius looking for a sweep. Not yet Sibelius, not yet.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Sibelius striking off his back but it's not causing Nelson any problems.
Sibelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Nelson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've been hearing that Nelson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sibelius looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sibelius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sibelius is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sibelius is bucking up trying to escape but Nelson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sibelius is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Nelson working the ground and pound effectively.
Sibelius is working to get back to half guard.
Sibelius keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius gets back to half guard.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Sibelius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sibelius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Sibelius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sibelius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nelson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but Sibelius has a good base and remains in mount.
Nelson wants to hold on but Sibelius pushes him away.
Sibelius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding Sibelius's attempts to control the action.
Nelson is in a horrible position here. Sibelius smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sibelius with good strikes from the mount here!
Nelson wants to control but Sibelius is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Byron Nelson will probably get the nod.
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.
Sibelius misses with a jab to the body
and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sibelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sibelius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nelson is looking for a triangle but Sibelius pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson is pulling down on Sibelius's head to control his posture.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibelius postures up.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sibelius stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Sibelius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sibelius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson wants to control but Sibelius passes easily into half guard.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson has his foot on Sibelius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sibelius works his way back into a safe position though.
Byron Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sibelius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sibelius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sibelius throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sibelius working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sibelius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sibelius is looking for a kimura but Nelson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sibelius to get the leverage.
Sibelius trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson trying to control but Sibelius postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sibelius there.
Sibelius working Nelson over with strikes.
Sibelius thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Sibelius prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson is pressing down on Sibelius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sibelius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Sibelius stands up over Nelson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!
Sibelius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Sibelius postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Sibelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sibelius has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
Sibelius with a nice head shot there.
Nelson looking to control.
Sibelius throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Sibelius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sibelius is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sibelius lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
Sibelius throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Sibelius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sibelius misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sibelius wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Sibelius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Sibelius keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Sibelius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sibelius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sibelius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sibelius is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson advances position into side control!
Sibelius is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is looking for a sweep.
Nelson trying to control the action but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
Sibelius is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sibelius is looking to improve his position.
Sibelius gets back to full guard.
Sibelius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sibelius lands a couple of digs.
Sibelius throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Sibelius tries to pass.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Sibelius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sibelius?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius regains half guard.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson wants to take a breather but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sibelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sibelius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Sibelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Sibelius.
I think Sibelius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jean Sibelius!
An out of breath Jean Sibelius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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