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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Etimoni Okelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Van Alden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Etimoni Okelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Van Alden!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okelani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okelani gets tackled into the cage by Van Alden. Van Alden maintains the clinch.
Van Alden trying to land knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden looking to stall.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okelani blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okelani is breathing heavily.
Okelani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Alden with a knee to the head.
It looks like Etimoni Okelani has been cut.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okelani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okelani.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okelani.
Van Alden slows down the pace here.
Van Alden lands a good knee to the midsection. Okelani won't want to take too many of those.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Okelani blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okelani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okelani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Alden wants to stall.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Van Alden.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okelani managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Okelani misses with a body punch.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okelani.
Okelani managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Okelani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Alden's elbow.
Van Alden leaning against his opponent.
Okelani misses with a body punch.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okelani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okelani managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Okelani tries to work over Van Alden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okelani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okelani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Okelani blocks it.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Okelani is blocking nicely.
Okelani lands a nice shot to the body.
Okelani lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Okelani as the two fighters clinch.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okelani avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Alden taking a breather.
Okelani swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Alden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden scores with a knee to the head.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Okelani is blocking nicely.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okelani blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Okelani is blocking nicely.
Okelani misses with the head strike.
Okelani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okelani avoiding damage as Van Alden throws knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Okelani blocks with his arms.
Okelani misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okelani misses with the head strike.
Okelani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Alden's elbow.
Van Alden missing with knees to the body.
Van Alden prevents a body shot from Okelani.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Okelani on the inside.
Van Alden looking to stall.
Van Alden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okelani is defending well for now.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okelani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Okelani blocks it.
Okelani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Alden backwards.
Van Alden blocks an uppercut.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okelani lands with a light punch inside.
Okelani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Van Alden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Etimoni Okelani's cut.
That's time! Okelani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Alden tries to clinch but Okelani moves out of range.
Van Alden moves into range and clinches up with Okelani.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okelani wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Alden won't allow it.
Okelani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Okelani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Alden blocks a body shot from Okelani.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Okelani blocks it.
Okelani misses with the head strike.
Okelani misses with a body punch.
Okelani throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Alden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okelani struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Okelani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Alden scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Alden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okelani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Okelani struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Van Alden missing with knees to the body.
Okelani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Okelani.
Van Alden is breathing heavily.
Okelani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okelani working aggressively here.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Okelani blocks it.
Van Alden trying to land knees to the body.
Okelani throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Alden.
Van Alden connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Okelani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Okelani blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Okelani lands with a light punch inside.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Okelani is blocking nicely.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Okelani controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okelani lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okelani.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okelani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Alden backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okelani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Okelani.
Okelani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Okelani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okelani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okelani.
Okelani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Alden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Alden tries a low kick but Okelani avoids it.
Van Alden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Alden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Alden throws a leg kick
and Okelani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Alden instigates a clinch.
Van Alden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Okelani blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Okelani.
Okelani lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Alden backwards.
Okelani can't find room to land a body shot as Van Alden controls the action.
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Okelani's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okelani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Alden is rocked!
It looks like Nelson Van Alden has been cut.
Okelani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Alden is still on wobbly legs! Can Okelani finish him?
Van Alden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okelani.
Okelani closes the distance and clinches.
Okelani lands a big right hand that drops Van Alden! The killer instinct kicks in and Okelani finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Okelani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Etimoni Okelani!
Etimoni Okelani gave a mention to Mohito Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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