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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner da Conceicao Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner da Conceicao Martins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Nelson! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nelson shoots in and bounces da Conceicao Martins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. da Conceicao Martins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nelson escapes and throws da Conceicao Martins's legs to the side, diving into side control! Nelson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Nelson lands a nice forearm strike. da Conceicao Martins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nelson off and has taken his back! Nelson turns into da Conceicao Martins and is now in his guard.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. da Conceicao Martins is looking to reverse the position. Nelson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. da Conceicao Martins is being controlled here. da Conceicao Martins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson steps back and let's da Conceicao Martins get back to his feet. da Conceicao Martins throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range. da Conceicao Martins misses with a few strikes there.
da Conceicao Martins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. da Conceicao Martins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes da Conceicao Martins back into the cage. Nelson taking a breather. da Conceicao Martins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
da Conceicao Martins is breathing heavily. Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson. A short right from Nelson. Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Conceicao Martins backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nelson stalls. Nelson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Nelson. Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Nelson misses with an attempted head punch from side control. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Nelson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but da Conceicao Martins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Nelson working away. Nelson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Let's hope that Nelson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. da Conceicao Martins is looking for a sweep. da Conceicao Martins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Nelson takes a little break here. da Conceicao Martins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nelson throwing shots but missing, from side control. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nelson has eaten all the pies!
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. Nelson working away. Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has da Conceicao Martins pinned against the cage. da Conceicao Martins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. da Conceicao Martins taking a breather. Nelson stalling.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Conceicao Martins.
da Conceicao Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson. da Conceicao Martins misses with a knee to the head. da Conceicao Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut. Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
da Conceicao Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Conceicao Martins.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Nelson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
da Conceicao Martins tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch. Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Conceicao Martins avoids it. da Conceicao Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms. A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson. A short uppercut from Nelson. Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Nelson pushes da Conceicao Martins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Conceicao Martins is defending well for now. A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right to the head. Nelson scores with a shoulder strike. A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson. Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of da Conceicao Martins backwards.
da Conceicao Martins is rocked! Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside. Oh da Conceicao Martins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Conceicao Martins takes a shot to the head. Nelson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends da Conceicao Martins's eyes rolling into the back of his head! da Conceicao Martins drops to his knees and Nelson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don 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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RATING
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