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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson 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.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Sanchez tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes Nelson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Nelson is in trouble.
Sanchez doesn't have the hooks in and Nelson manages to turn into his guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez 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.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson wants the takedown. Sanchez is fighting it off but Nelson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sanchez's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nelson trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nelson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nelson, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
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.
Sanchez won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Nelson!
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hype
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RATING
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