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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stratton Hartford (ranked 1793 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Pudd Nelson (ranked 236 p4p, 264 weight class). Hartford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outshined. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartford.
Hartford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartford.
Hartford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartford 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.
Hartford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Hartford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nelson throws a body punch but Hartford moves out of range.
Nelson lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Hartford back into the cage.
Hartford breaks the clinch.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hartford thumps Nelson with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Hartford.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
Nelson tries to clinch but Hartford moves out of range.
Jab by Nelson.
Hartford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hartford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson throws a hook but Hartford blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hartford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartford swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hartford. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Hartford throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
A jab from Nelson misses.
The fighters circling - Hartford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson misses with a body punch
and Hartford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartford swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hartford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hartford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson lands a jab to Hartford's midsection.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartford.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartford connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Hartford misses
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Hartford circles away.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Hartford is avoiding it.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Hartford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartford is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Hartford circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartford tries to counter with a takedown but Nelson is quick to defend against it.
Hartford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hartford. That one must have hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hartford.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hartford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartford.
Hartford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartford circles away.
Nelson with a jab.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Hartford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Hartford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hartford lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Hartford.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Hartford misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hartford fails to land.
Hartford breaks from the clinch.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nelson rushes Hartford and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Hartford taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Hartford blocking some punches.
Hartford is trying to stall.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tries a body shot but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nelson tries to work over Hartford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartford gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hartford takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nelson is defended easily by Hartford.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartford scores with a head kick.
Hartford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Hartford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hartford lands with a right hand.
Hartford is looking to score with low kicks.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Hartford slowing the pace effectively.
Hartford has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hartford to work.
Hartford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hartford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hartford manages to break the clinch.
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Nelson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hartford regains guard.
Hartford wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Hartford is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartford breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartford cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson closes the distance but Hartford moves to the side
and Hartford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartford tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Hartford pushes him off.
Hartford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hartford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartford is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Hartford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hartford just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Stratton Hartford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hartford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Hartford avoids it with no problem.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Hartford is avoiding it.
Hartford is looking to counter punch.
Nelson darts in and clinches Hartford up against the cage.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stratton Hartford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson is looking for a takedown.
Stratton Hartford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pudd Nelson.
Nelson letting Hartford take a breather here.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
Hartford blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Hartford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to work over Hartford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartford misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Hartford keeps it at a distance.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartford tried to counter with a leg kick but Nelson avoided it.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Hartford.
Hartford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartford throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartford as he avoids it easily.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Hartford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Hartford connects with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hartford.
Hartford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Hartford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hartford slips a jab from Nelson.
Hartford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hartford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartford lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
Hartford slips a jab from Nelson.
Hartford throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Hartford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson checks a low kick from Hartford.
A nice leg kick from Hartford, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartford throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Hartford moved out of range nicely.
Hartford takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Hartford misses the shot to the body.
Nelson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Hartford tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Hartford missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartford throws a body kick that misses.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Hartford is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nelson.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
A big right from Hartford misses.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
Hartford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartford tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Hartford circles away.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartford circles away.
Hartford looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Hartford keeps it at a distance.
Hartford jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nelson jabs Hartford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stratton Hartford is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hartford's head.
Hartford throws a body kick that misses.
Hartford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Hartford is avoiding it.
Nelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Hartford pushes him off.
Stratton Hartford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Hartford is avoiding it.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Hartford circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson throws a jab when Hartford was well out of range.
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartford throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hartford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hartford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hartford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Hartford pushes him off.
Hartford connects with a jab.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson throws a hook but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson throws the left hand but Hartford avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Hartford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartford throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Hartford keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Hartford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hartford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
A lazy body kick from Hartford
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson punishes Hartford's body with a nice straight punch.
Hartford drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Hartford throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartford just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Hartford misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hartford breaks from the clinch.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Hartford.
Hartford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hartford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartford throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hartford can pounce on him.
Hartford swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Nelson tries to clinch but Hartford is having none of it.
Hartford looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Hartford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson works Hartford's body with a nice hook.
Hartford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pudd Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stratton Hartford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartford, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stratton Hartford!
An out of breath Stratton Hartford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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