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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher lands with an overhand left.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crusher throws a big counter combination but Nelson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crusher stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Crusher swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson with the counter takedown but Crusher avoids it easily.
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crusher swivels and escapes.
The Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Nelson.
Crusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crusher connects with a jab.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crusher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Crusher.
Crusher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson feints the counter takedown.
Crusher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crusher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Crusher.
Nice sprawl there from Crusher as Nelson shoots in.
Crusher catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
And Nelson tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crusher is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Crusher circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusher. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crusher misses with a body shot.
Crusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusher swinging wildly here.
And Nelson tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Crusher sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Crusher tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crusher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Some wild striking there from Crusher.
Nelson with the counter takedown but Crusher avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
As Nelson looks to move away, Crusher throws a big counter combo but Nelson just gets out of the way.
A jab from Crusher does it's job there.
Crusher lands with a nice body punch.
Crusher misses the shot to the body.
Crusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson feints the counter takedown.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
The Crusher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crusher swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Crusher throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crusher connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
Nelson shoots and misses
letting Crusher counter with a right hand.
Crusher looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Crusher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nelson slips under a jab from Crusher.
And Nelson tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crusher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nelson eats them both and turns towards Crusher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Crusher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crusher tries to avoid it but Nelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crusher to the ground. Crusher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crusher scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Crusher misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crusher.
It looks like Rock Nelson has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crusher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Crusher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rock Nelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crusher misses the shot to the body.
Crusher scores with a three punch combo!
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson with the counter takedown but Crusher avoids it easily.
Crusher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Crusher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nelson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crusher digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
Jab, jab by Crusher - just one landing.
Nelson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crusher tries to avoid it but Nelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crusher to the ground. Crusher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusher finish him?
Nelson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crusher was covering up waiting for the punch and Nelson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Crusher wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Crusher is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Crusher pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crusher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crusher tries to get out of the position.
Nelson trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crusher 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crusher holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nelson dives in and grabs Crusher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crusher pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
Crusher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusher swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
The Crusher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Crusher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Nelson.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Crusher.
Crusher lands a nice looking body shot.
Crusher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crusher counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Crusher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crusher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Crusher misses with a hook to the body
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Crusher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crusher manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Crusher's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crusher is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stands and throws Crusher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crusher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nelson tries to advance to mount but Crusher denies him.
Nelson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Crusher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rock Nelson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Crusher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crusher is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crusher.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Crusher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crusher.
Crusher lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Crusher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nelson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Crusher. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
The Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Nelson.
Crusher throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Crusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab from Crusher.
Crusher feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Crusher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crusher throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
The Crusher is winning the standup battle so far.
Crusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Crusher.
Crusher punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rock Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crusher defends well and Nelson ends up having to push Crusher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crusher misses with a wild combination.
Nelson with the counter takedown but Crusher avoids it easily.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Crusher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crusher lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
Some wild striking there from Crusher.
Crusher lands a nice looking body shot.
Crusher scores with a punch to the head.
Crusher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crusher. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Crusher cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crusher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusher throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Crusher misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and Crusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crusher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crusher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crusher wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crusher works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crusher lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
No luck for Nelson with that takedown attempt.
Crusher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Nelson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusher defends it well.
Crusher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crusher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
As Nelson looks to move away, Crusher throws a big counter combo but Nelson just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Crusher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crusher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Crusher!
During a confident post fight interview, The Crusher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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