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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Bjorkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Rogers Nelson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Bjorkson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rogers Nelson clinches.
Rogers Nelson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rogers Nelson misses with the head strike.
Rogers Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Bjorkson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogers Nelson backwards.
Bjorkson lands a right hand.
Bjorkson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Rogers Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjorkson controls his hands.
Rogers Nelson tries a body shot but Bjorkson blocks it.
Bjorkson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers Nelson misses with some punches.
Bjorkson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bjorkson lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogers Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjorkson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorkson scores with a shot to the side of Rogers Nelson's head.
A short right from Rogers Nelson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bjorkson fails to land.
Rogers Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjorkson blocks an uppercut.
Bjorkson working aggressively here.
Rogers Nelson blocking some punches.
Bjorkson scores with a shoulder strike.
Rogers Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjorkson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjorkson backwards.
Rogers Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjorkson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers Nelson misses with some punches.
Rogers Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Bjorkson avoids it by throwing Rogers Nelson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjorkson.
Bjorkson tries a body shot but Rogers Nelson blocks it.
Rogers Nelson misses with some punches.
A short left from Rogers Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjorkson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjorkson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rogers Nelson fails to land.
Rogers Nelson misses with the head strike.
Bjorkson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bjorkson has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson lands with a light punch inside.
Bjorkson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bjorkson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Bjorkson.
Bjorkson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rogers Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bjorkson.
Rogers Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjorkson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bjorkson blocks a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjorkson.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers Nelson is leaning against Bjorkson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjorkson.
Rogers Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjorkson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogers Nelson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkson blocks a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rogers Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Bjorkson controls the action.
Bjorkson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogers Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers Nelson's elbow.
A short left from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers Nelson works on Bjorkson's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjorkson stalls.
Rogers Nelson digs a right hand into Bjorkson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjorkson's gas tank.
Bjorkson looks winded!
Bjorkson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers Nelson misses with the head strike.
Rogers Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Rogers Nelson 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.
Bjorkson throws a looping overhand right but Rogers Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Rogers Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bjorkson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers Nelson throws out a loose jab but Bjorkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers Nelson misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bjorkson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bjorkson lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Bjorkson controls the action.
Bjorkson blocks a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson misses with a body punch.
Bjorkson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogers Nelson backwards.
Rogers Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorkson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers Nelson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rogers Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Bjorkson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjorkson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjorkson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjorkson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers Nelson tries a body shot but Bjorkson blocks it.
Rogers Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Bjorkson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers Nelson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjorkson.
Rogers Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjorkson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers Nelson's elbow.
Rogers Nelson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjorkson working aggressively here.
Rogers Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogers Nelson misses with some punches.
Bjorkson lands a shot to the body.
Rogers Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjorkson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjorkson blocking some punches.
Rogers Nelson tries to work over Bjorkson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rogers Nelson pushes Bjorkson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjorkson tries to throw a body punch but Rogers Nelson avoids it by throwing Bjorkson back against the cage.
Bjorkson blocks an uppercut.
Rogers Nelson lands a right hand.
Rogers Nelson working aggressively here.
Rogers Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjorkson.
Bjorkson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjorkson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjorkson backwards.
Rogers Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorkson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjorkson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers Nelson backwards.
Rogers Nelson lands a right hand.
Prince Rogers Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bjorkson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjorkson throws a head punch that misses.
Rogers Nelson digs a right hand underneath Bjorkson's ribcage. Bjorkson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rogers Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson takes a shot to the head.
Bjorkson working aggressively here.
Bjorkson blocks a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjorkson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkson has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers Nelson.
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!
Rogers Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjorkson working aggressively here.
Rogers Nelson presses Bjorkson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rogers Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjorkson blocks a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
A head punch on the inside from Rogers Nelson fails to land.
Bjorkson prevents a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson blocking some punches.
Bjorkson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogers Nelson pushes Bjorkson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjorkson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjorkson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers Nelson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Rogers Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Rogers Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers Nelson slips under a jab from Bjorkson.
Bjorkson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers Nelson at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjorkson.
Rogers Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjorkson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bjorkson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogers Nelson gets through Bjorkson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Bjorkson.
A head punch on the inside from Bjorkson fails to land.
Rogers Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bjorkson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rogers Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjorkson backwards.
Rogers Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rogers Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Bjorkson avoids it by throwing Rogers Nelson back against the cage.
Rogers Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjorkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjorkson misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Bjorkson controls the action.
Bjorkson gets through Rogers Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogers Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Rogers Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjorkson can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjorkson.
Good body shot from Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson misses with some punches.
Rogers Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogers Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers Nelson works on Bjorkson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bjorkson.
Rogers Nelson misses with some punches.
A short left from Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Rogers Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Bjorkson misses with some punches.
Bjorkson blocks a body shot from Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjorkson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjorkson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers Nelson.
Bjorkson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bjorkson misses with the head strike.
Rogers Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjorkson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkson misses with the head strike.
Bjorkson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bjorkson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers Nelson.
Rogers Nelson tries to work over Bjorkson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjorkson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorkson is working Rogers Nelson over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bjorkson fails to land.
Rogers Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Martin Bjorkson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorkson has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers Nelson.
Prince Rogers Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjorkson.
Bjorkson working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Bjorkson.
Bjorkson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorkson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bjorkson avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkson misses with a punch to the body.
Bjorkson is trying to break the clinch but Rogers Nelson is controlling him.
Bjorkson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers Nelson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjorkson.
Bjorkson taking a breather.
Rogers Nelson blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Rogers Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Prince Rogers Nelson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers Nelson, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Rogers Nelson!
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