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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isheet mipantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Nelson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Isheet mipantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mipantz swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
mipantz shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
mipantz looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged mipantz in a clinch.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to mipantz's face.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
mipantz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isheet mipantz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but mipantz pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mipantz swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mipantz.
Nelson scores with a takedown into mipantz's guard.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
mipantz has an active guard here but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
mipantz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
mipantz is breathing heavily.
Nelson tries to stand but can't do so whilst mipantz controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but mipantz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but mipantz is defending well.
mipantz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nelson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for mipantz!
mipantz gets back to half guard.
mipantz looking for subs from the bottom but Nelson mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mipantz hang on?
mipantz working to try and regain half guard.
mipantz wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
mipantz is wriggling around trying to escape.
mipantz tries to improve his position but instead Nelson has taken his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
mipantz is in bad spot here.
Nelson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Nelson controlling well, preventing mipantz from escaping the position.
mipantz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nelson's guard. Nice work there by mipantz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in mipantz's guard.
mipantz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson stands up over mipantz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.
Nelson postures up.
mipantz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mipantz is striking off his back. Nelson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but mipantz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
mipantz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
mipantz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
mipantz tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mipantz is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
Nelson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
mipantz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nelson manages to pass to mount!
Nelson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nelson tries to clinch there but mipantz circles away.
Nelson darts in and clinches mipantz up against the ropes.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
mipantz has Nelson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by mipantz.
mipantz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
mipantz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but mipantz blocks it.
mipantz manages to pull guard.
mipantz working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
mipantz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nelson uses it to pass to side control.
mipantz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
mipantz actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. mipantz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
mipantz looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
mipantz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
mipantz tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
mipantz manages to get to full guard.
mipantz has an active guard here but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson is thwarting mipantz's attempts to control the position.
mipantz moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Nelson dominated that round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
mipantz misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
mipantz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a single leg into guard. mipantz didn't expect that.
mipantz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mipantz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nelson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for mipantz.
mipantz is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson stands up and beckons mipantz to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. mipantz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nelson moves into range and clinches up with mipantz.
mipantz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isheet mipantz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson has mipantz pushed against the ropes.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson avoiding damage.
mipantz takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
mipantz tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
mipantz ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. mipantz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mipantz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mipantz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
mipantz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nelson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. mipantz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nelson's back instead.
Nelson is in a bad position with mipantz working for a choke. Nelson manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
mipantz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but mipantz keeps moving.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mipantz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mipantz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but mipantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mipantz working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
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.
mipantz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
mipantz controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
mipantz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
mipantz breaks from Nelson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
mipantz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nelson is rocked!
mipantz with a couple of short strikes.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can mipantz finish him?
Nelson is working to get back to half guard.
mipantz working for a guillotine from mount but Nelson is in no mood to give up.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson can't escape the position.
Roger Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
mipantz wants to take Nelson's back but he can't do it this time.
mipantz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
mipantz is trying to take his opponent's back.
mipantz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nelson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nelson and mipantz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on mipantz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nelson trying to control but mipantz postures up.
Nelson is holding on to half guard well.
mipantz misses with a head shot. Nelson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nelson controlling mipantz's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a triangle but mipantz pushes his legs off easily.
mipantz won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.
mipantz stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
mipantz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mipantz tries to stand but Nelson is controlling from the bottom.
mipantz trying to move into half guard but instead Nelson has managed to sweep!
That's eight 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.
mipantz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
mipantz 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.
mipantz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mipantz is on top in guard.
mipantz wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
mipantzis looking to pass into half guard but Nelson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nelson is in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from mipantz.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as mipantz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
mipantz wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
mipantz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nelson stacks mipantz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nelson!
mipantz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nelson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
mipantz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nelson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Isheet mipantz.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Roger Nelson wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
RATING
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