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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limpy Rotherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limpy Rotherford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Limpy Rotherford!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rotherford misses.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Rotherford.
Nelson tries to clinch but Rotherford is having none of it.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rotherford circles away.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nelson rushes Rotherford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rotherford is trying to drag Nelson to the mat but Nelson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rotherford jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Rotherford around his waist. Rotherford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks it.
Rotherford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Rotherford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Limpy Rotherford.
Rotherford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
Nelson tries to bum rush Rotherford with a series of wild strikes but Rotherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rotherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Rotherford misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rotherford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson pushes Rotherford up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotherford looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rotherford's brow.
Nelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Limpy Rotherford has been cut.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rotherford has Nelson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rotherford is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.
Nelson pushes Rotherford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rotherford tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Rotherford tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Rotherford looks gassed!
Nelson stalling.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rotherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nice elbow from Nelson.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Rotherford is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotherford avoids it.
Rotherford jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Rotherford around his waist. Rotherford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rotherford avoids a wild elbow strike from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rotherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks it.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks with his arms.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotherford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotherford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rotherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelson has Rotherford pressed against the cage.
Rotherford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rotherford can't get the takedown.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Rotherford can't break the clinch.
Rotherford tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotherford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotherford working hard to break the clinch.
Rotherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rotherford shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rotherford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Rotherford avoids them all with ease.
Rotherford misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rotherford circles away.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Rotherford didn't see that one coming.
Rotherford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson wants to control but Rotherford postures up.
Rotherford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rotherford tries to score with some ground and pound. Nelson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rotherford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rotherford is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rotherford prevents Nelson from escaping the position.
Nelson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rotherford.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson wants to control but Rotherford postures up.
Rotherford misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nelson wants to control but Rotherford postures up.
Rotherford works to advance to full mount. Nelson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nelson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rotherford jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nelson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rotherford's best efforts.
Nelson wants to control but Rotherford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Limpy Rotherford's cut.
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.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Rotherford saw that one coming.
No luck for Rotherford with that takedown attempt.
Rotherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson stalks Rotherford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rotherford's face. Rotherford staggers backwards, shaken.
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Rotherford backpedaling.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rotherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Rotherford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Rotherford shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Rotherford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Limpy Rotherford.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson stalling.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rotherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks with his arms.
Rotherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is pressed up against the cage. Rotherford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nelson down to the mat. Nelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rotherford is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rotherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Rotherford blocks an elbow strike.
Rotherford can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Rotherford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rotherford wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rotherford's efforts to push away.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Rotherford blocks the elbow strike.
Rotherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rotherford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Rotherford avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Rotherford is avoiding it.
Rotherford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Rotherford in a clinch.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Rotherford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Rotherford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rotherford with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson scores with a jab. Rotherford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Rotherford can't get the takedown.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotherford.
Rotherford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Rotherford is blocking nicely.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks with his arms.
Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rotherford breaks from the clinch.
Rotherford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rotherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rotherford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rotherford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nelson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nelson parries the strikes from Rotherford easily there. Rotherford is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nelson to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Rotherford drags him back down.
Rotherford works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rotherford landing strikes.
An elbow from Rotherford crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Rotherford seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rotherford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Rotherford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rotherford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nelson darts in and clinches Rotherford up against the cage.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rotherford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rotherford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson lands an elbow inside.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Limpy Rotherford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rotherford lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rotherford thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson defending well as Rotherford loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson darts in and clinches Rotherford up against the cage.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson has Rotherford pushed against the cage.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Rotherford's takedown attempt.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks with his arms.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotherford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotherford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotherford jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Rotherford around his waist. Rotherford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Limpy Rotherford.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rotherford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nelson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rotherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rotherford.
Rotherford misses with a body shot.
Nelson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nelson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nelson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rotherford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotherford tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Rotherford can't get the takedown.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Rotherford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelson is pressed up against the cage. Rotherford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nelson down to the mat. Nelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rotherford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotherford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rotherford is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotherford tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Rotherford drops back down to his feet.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Rotherford looking for a takedown.
Rotherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Rotherford blocks it.
Rotherford fails to pull guard.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Rotherford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rotherford has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nelson regains guard immediately.
Rotherford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rotherford 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.
Rotherford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Rotherford is having none of it.
Rotherford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rotherford wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Rotherford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rotherford tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Rotherford throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Rotherford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Limpy Rotherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotherford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rotherford looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Limpy Rotherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nelson connects with a jab.
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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton 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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