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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenko Tiempo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenko Tiempo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenko Tiempo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiempo did well to prevent Nelson getting side control.
Nelson stalling.
Tiempo tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but Tiempo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nelson to get the leverage.
Tiempo is in trouble now - Nelson has advanced to mount!
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nelson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Tiempo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
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 controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nelson controlling from mount.
Tiempo tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Tiempo is trying to stand up.
Nelson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tiempo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nelson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tiempo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thowing shots but they're missing.
Nelson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tiempo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiempo is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Nelson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Tiempo is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tiempo wants to clinch.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Tiempo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiempo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Tiempo scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiempo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tiempo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiempo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiempo looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiempo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiempo lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Tiempo misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiempo.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tiempo fails to land.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiempo blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson works on Tiempo's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiempo working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiempo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiempo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiempo tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson gets through Tiempo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson is stalling here.
Tiempo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tiempo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Tiempo's ribcage. Tiempo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiempo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Tiempo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiempo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Tiempo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Tiempo manages to get underhooks.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiempo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiempo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Tiempo manages to get underhooks.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiempo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tiempo.
A body shot lands from Tiempo.
Tiempo lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Tiempo.
Tiempo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Tiempo avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiempo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiempo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Tiempo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nelson is keeping busy.
Tiempo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Tiempo misses with a punch to the body.
Tiempo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiempo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiempo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiempo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiempo up against the cage.
Tiempo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiempo looking to stall.
Tiempo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiempo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Tiempo trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tiempo into the cage.
Tiempo working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Tiempo tries to tie him up.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiempo throws a head punch that misses.
Tiempo gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiempo takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiempo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Don Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiempo or not.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tiempo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). 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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FIGHT
RATING
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