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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wat Kyk Jy?. Nelson has chosen Young Jeezy - Go Hard as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 cm
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138 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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176 cm
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dengel misses with a body kick. Dengel throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away. Dengel wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance. Dengel throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely. Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nelson looks to land a right hand but Dengel moved out of range. Dengel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nelson throws out a loose jab but Dengel uses good head movement to avoid it. Nelson moves out of range of the strikes. Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dengel. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice defenses there by Dengel. Dengel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dengel throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Dengel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dengel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nelson checks a leg kick nicely. Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dengel can pounce on him.
Dengel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson staying out of range there. Nelson tries to clinch but Dengel is having none of it. Dengel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range. Dengel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson misses with a looping right. Dengel connects with an inside leg kick. Dengel motions for Nelson to come forward. Dengel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dengel with a hook. Dengel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
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. Dengel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson. Nelson misses the jab. Dengel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Dengel looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A chopping leg kick lands by Dengel. Dengel tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it. Dengel scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick. Dengel misses with a wild body shot. Dengel moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nelson slips under a jab from Dengel. Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dengel is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Dengel scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one. Dengel throws a hook but Nelson blocks it. Dengel throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side. Dengel throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away. Dengel is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks. Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Dengel.
Dengel moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off. Dengel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nelson slips under a jab. Dengel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dengel misses with a hook. Dengel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson. Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dengel getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Dengel tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dengel throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dengel misses with a low kick. Dengel moves out of range as Nelson strikes. Nelson with a nice cross. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gus Dengel will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dengel looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range. Dengel defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand. Nelson throws a big shot that misses. Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big left from Nelson misses. Nelson misses with an uppercut. A swing and a miss from Nelson. A swing and a miss from Nelson. Dengel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss! Dengel connects with a solid leg kick. Nelson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Dengel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Dengel slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Dengel misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Dengel. Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dengel. Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dengel.
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Dengel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts. Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Dengel slips the punch. Dengel with a nice cross. Dengel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nelson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dengel wants to slow Nelson down by chopping away at his legs. Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Dengel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dengel sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dengel is looking to clinch. Dengel throws a leg kick that misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick. Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dengel. Dengel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dengel. A shot to the liver by Dengel. Beautiful body shot. Nelson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Dengel ducks down to avoid it. Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Nelson throws a hook but Dengel blocks it. Gus Dengel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Dengel ducks down to avoid it. Dengel slips under a jab. Dengel looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well. Dengel dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut! Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dengel. Dengel throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it. Nelson checks a leg kick nicely. Dengel tried to score with a low kick but Nelson checks it. Dengel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Dengel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four 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. Dengel tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it. Dengel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson. Dengel throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Dengel fails in his attempt to clinch. Nelson checks a low kick from Dengel. Dengel misses with a low kick. A telegraphed right hand from Dengel misses the target. Dengel throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dengel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dengel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dengel connects with an inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gus Dengel will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dengel misses with a looping left. Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Dengel's shoulder, as Dengel tries to avoid the shot. Dengel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dengel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson darts in trying to clinch and Dengel counters by moving into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dengel lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye. Nelson working aggressively here.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dengel backwards. Dengel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dengel. Nelson lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Nelson on the inside. Dengel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms. Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Dengel misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dengel pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dengel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike. A short left from Nelson. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson. Dengel blocks an uppercut.
Dengel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms. Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Dengel throws a half hearted mid kick. Dengel wants to clinch. Nelson avoids the head kick by Dengel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dengel, right into the meat.
Dengel throws a nice outside leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dengel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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 misses with a straight left. Dengel tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it. Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dengel's head. Dengel throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dengel misses with a low kick.
Nelson misses with a straight right. Dengel tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it. Nelson lands a head shot. Nelson misses with a looping left. Nelson looks to land a right hand but Dengel moved out of range. Nelson moves forwards but Dengel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dengel looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range. Dengel tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance. Dengel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively. Dengel walks into a left hand. Dengel connects with a nice looking jab.
Dengel is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Dengel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Dengel. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet. Nelson staying out of range there. Dengel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dengel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gus Dengel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dengel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Dengel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Dengel blocks a jab. Dengel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away. Nelson misses with a hook. Dengel ducked under it nicely. Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nelson throws a hook to the side of Dengel's head but Dengel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A decent looking cross lands there for Nelson. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dengel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nelson avoids the body shot from Dengel.
Dengel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Byron Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dengel moves away from the strike by Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight! Byron Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Dengel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gus Dengel!
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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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