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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Parklife- Blur. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen has his takedown stuffed
and Joshua counters with a thumping low kick.
Nilsen slips a jab and a cross from Joshua.
Nilsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshua misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nilsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Nilsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Nilsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nilsen has his takedown stuffed
and Joshua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Nilsen checks it.
Nilsen walks into a jab.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Joshua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nilsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nilsen prevents Joshua from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joshua wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nilsen is pressing down on Joshua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joshua is holding on for now.
Joshua missing with punches from the bottom.
Nilsen controlling the action here.
Joshua wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen tries to pass to full mount but Joshua defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Nilsen seems content to control.
Nilsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Nilsen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen is stalling here. Joshua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nilsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joshua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nilsen tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Joshua easily slips into full mount!
Nilsen can't escape the position.
Joshua controlling the position easily from mount.
Nilsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Joshua has a good base and remains in mount.
Nilsen is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
Nilsen tries to reverse the position but Joshua maintains control.
Joshua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joshua avoids the attempt from Nilsen to control.
Nilsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nilsen wants to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Joshua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joshua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joshua gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nilsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nilsen not doing much here.
Daniel Joshua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nilsen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Joshua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joshua keeping moving, preventing Nilsen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen is fighting to break Joshua's control of his arms but Joshua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nilsen preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nilsen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joshua was covering up waiting for the punch and Nilsen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joshua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Joshua keeps moving.
Nilsen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen advances position into side control!
Nilsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joshua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joshua tries to get out of the position.
Joshua is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
You can see the frustration on Joshua's face as Nilsen controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua regains half guard.
Joshua is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nilsen jumps into side control!
Nilsen taking a breather here.
Nilsen trying to control the position but Joshua is working away.
Nilsen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joshua is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nilsen tries for a kimura but Joshua is defending well.
Nilsen is staying tight to Joshua's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nilsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joshua is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nilsen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Nilsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nilsen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nilsen advances to half guard.
Nilsen is controlling the pace.
Nilsen is stalling here. Joshua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nilsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joshua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nilsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joshua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen wants to control but Joshua postures up.
Nilsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Joshua's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nilsen is trying to control but Joshua manages to pass to mount!
Joshua tries to control but Nilsen wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joshua avoids the attempt from Nilsen to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nilsen wants to control but Joshua is having none of it.
Joshua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsen on the ground.
Nilsen is trying to escape the mount.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
Nilsen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nilsen gets back to half guard.
Joshua wants to stand but Nilsen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nilsen wants to control but Joshua is keeping busy.
Nilsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joshua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nilsen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joshua pulls his head out easily.
Nilsen wants to improve his position but Joshua is controlling well.
Nilsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nilsen controlling Joshua's posture.
Joshua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nilsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joshua has managed to get both his arms back between Nilsen's legs - danger averted.
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 Daniel Joshua.
I think Joshua 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Joshua!
A very excited looking Daniel Joshua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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