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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Perez (ranked 2993 p4p, 2576 weight class) and Chandler Nelson (ranked 341 p4p, 302 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Perez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Perez takes it in his stride.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perez.
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chandler Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson has Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez pulls guard effortlessly.
Nelson wanted to stand there but Perez had control of the position.
Nelson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Perez defends it.
Well, if Nelson 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.
Nelson is continuing to stall.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.
Perez is trying to control but can't.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perez is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nelson moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perez backs up against the cage.
Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perez, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chandler Nelson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Andrew Perez has been cut.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez attempts a counter takedown but Nelson avoids it well and moves away.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Perez. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nelson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Perez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the cage.
Perez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Perez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perez gets a takedown into half guard.
Perez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but Perez is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson pushes Perez off and gets back to his feet.
Perez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Perez in a clinch.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Perez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nelson throws Perez to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Perez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chandler Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Perez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez tries for a takedown but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Perez moves out of range.
Andrew Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perez back to the cage. Nelson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson has Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Perez fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Nelson rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson, which made it look bad.
Nelson is looking for the big counter here.
Perez tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez goes for a double leg but Nelson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nelson continues to drive forward.
Nelson throws a counter combo.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Andrew Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chandler Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chandler Nelson!
A relieved looking Chandler Nelson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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