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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Tims!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tims instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Tims content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tims looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Nelson drives through and clinches with Tims against the cage.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tims pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tims manages to pull guard.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tims wants to get back to his feet but Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson drops an elbow to the side of Tims's head.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Tims defends it.
Nelson stalling.
Tims 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.
Tims moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tims looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nelson stops Tims from getting back to his feet.
Tims looks gassed!
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nelson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tims for as long as he can get away with.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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 has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Tims.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tims wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson rushes Tims and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tims's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Tims darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tims misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Tims thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tims takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nelson scoring with punches and elbows.
Tims on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nelson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nelson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tims tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Tims's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tims.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tims hang on?
Nelson landing punches.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tims is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tims tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
Tims can't escape the position.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tims?
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson prevents Tims from getting the reversal.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nelson cracks Tims with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Tims is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson lands a big shot there that rocks Tims but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Nelson raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
Nelson lands with some strikes.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tims tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Nelson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson working Tims over with strikes here.
Tims keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Tims shoots for a takedown but Nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Tims shrugs off.
Tims looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tims's head.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a head kick that Tims semi-blocks.
Tims takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tims will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson throws a head kick that Tims semi-blocks.
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tims is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tims is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nelson connects with a decent elbow.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
Tims is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nelson lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson cracks Tims with a big elbow.
Tims is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nelson connects with a decent elbow.
Tims takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tims tries to improve position but can't.
Nelson stands up.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nelson manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tims tries to escape but Nelson is in control.
Nelson takes a little break here. Tims wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tims wants to control but Nelson postures up.
Tims is looking for a sweep.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Ryan Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tims is trying to improve his position.
Tims is letting Nelson control him for a moment.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
Ryan Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is staying tight to Tims's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tims is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Nelson!
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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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