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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Armani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Armani!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Armani on that attempt.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nelson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nelson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Armani is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nelson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Armani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armani gets back to half guard.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
Armani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
Armani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson won't allow Armani to sweep him here.
Nelson stops Armani from standing up.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Nelson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Armani for as long as he can get away with.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Armani keeps moving.
Nelson 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.
Armani is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Don Nelson.
Armani shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown. Armani fights it but they end up in guard.
Armani looks gassed!
Nelson wants to control from the top but Armani keeps moving.
Armani trying to control the position.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Armani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Armani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don 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.
Armani gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson trying to control but Armani is working from the bottom.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armani wants to hit a switch here but Nelson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Armani there!
The referee warns Armani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armani is looking to escape.
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 has hold of Armani's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Armani manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Armani to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nelson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Armani because Nelson loaded up on that one.
Armani blocking the ground and pound.
Armani wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Armani has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nelson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Armani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armani is looking to escape.
Nelson is really struggling to control Armani but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Don Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armani.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson works on Armani's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Armani. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Nelson has his takedown stuffed
and Armani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Don Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armani is trying to break free.
Armani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armani being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armani managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Armani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Nelson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armani 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.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson works on Armani's body with a couple of short punches.
Armani changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Don Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dives in and grabs Armani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Armani pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armani is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Don Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armani is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Nelson!
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