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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Md Erwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Md Erwan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Md Erwan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nelson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Erwan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Erwan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Erwan looks gassed!
Nelson gets to his feet - Erwan follows without any prompting.
Erwan misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown. Erwan fights it but they end up in guard.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Erwan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is keen to just control but Erwan is a slippery customer.
Erwan is looking to improve his position.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Erwan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Erwan won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson prevents Erwan from improving his position.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Erwan is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Erwan leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erwan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Md Erwan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Erwan is on top in guard.
Erwan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Erwan tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Erwan preventing the sweep.
Erwan tries to stand but Nelson is controlling from the bottom.
Erwan throws a strike but Nelson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Erwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Erwan keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Erwan with a poor takedown
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Erwan is trying to get back to full guard.
Erwan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erwan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwan wants to control but Nelson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Nelson is trying to stand up here but Erwan is controlling him well.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Erwan has control of the leg.
Erwan decides to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwan has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erwan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nelson controls the pace.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Erwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Erwan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Erwan backing up. Erwan nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson gets the takedown into side control.
Nelson decides to stand back up.
Nelson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Erwan's half guard.
Nelson passes into side control, despite Erwan's attempt to control the position.
Nelson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Erwan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Erwan is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson won't allow Erwan to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Erwan is keeping the position.
Erwan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nelson moves into full guard.
Erwan wants to stand but Nelson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Erwan looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Erwan keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Erwan strikes from his own guard.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erwan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Erwan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
Erwan tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to hold on but Erwan postures up.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding Erwan's attempts to control the action.
Erwan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nelson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Erwan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Nelson tries to lock up and control but Erwan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding Erwan's attempts to control the action.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Erwan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Erwan is trying to control here but Nelson has managed to regain half guard.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Erwan has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Erwan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erwan won't be happy with that.
Nelson wants to control but Erwan is keeping him busy.
Nelson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Erwan.
Nelson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Erwan!
Roy Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Erwan is trying desperately to improve position.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Erwan working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwan is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Erwan tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Erwan is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Erwan is squirming around nicely.
Erwan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson trying to control but Erwan is having none of it.
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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Erwan can't escape the position.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Erwan wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Erwan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Erwan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Erwan won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
Nelson not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Erwan from improving his position.
Erwan is looking to escape.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Erwan won't allow it.
Erwan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Erwan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Erwan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson passes Erwan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Erwan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nelson manages to pass to mount!
Nelson cracks Erwan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Erwan is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson trying to control but Erwan is having none of it.
Erwan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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