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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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170 cm
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rose tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson scores with a takedown into Rose's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose pushes Nelson off and gets back to his feet.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rose napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rose tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rose is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nelson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nelson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rose to the mat! Rose manages to get full guard.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rose's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.
Rose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rose misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson postures up.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nelson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose tries to kick Nelson off but Nelson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Rose trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson fails with the takedown.
Nelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rose tries to avoid it but Nelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rose to the ground. Rose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Nelson shoots in and bounces Rose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Rose throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rose tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Rose is having none of it.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rose doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Rose is defending the position.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose moves into full guard.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nelson trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Rose is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Rose looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nelson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rose looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rose looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Rose. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Rose throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rose as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Derrick Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson shoots in and bounces Rose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Nelson is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Nelson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rose is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson looks to clinch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson with a poor takedown
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nelson fails with the takedown
and Rose counters with a one-two to the body.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
A nice combination there by Rose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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