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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Step into a world - KRS One blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Plo's choice of entrance music: ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Plo slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
A jab from Plo finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
A jab from Plo misses.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plo lands with a straight right. Nelson didn't see that one coming.
Kimbo Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Plo throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Plo.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Plo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson slips a jab from Plo.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plo staying out of range there.
Plo misses with a body shot.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Plo throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Plo ducks down to avoid it.
Plo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Plo as he checks the leg kick.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Plo is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Plo wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Plo controlling from the top position.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Plo is proving a slippery customer.
Plo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plo controls the pace.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Plo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Plo was not able to check.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Plo works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Plo moved out of range.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Plo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Plo.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plo avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Plo.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Plo thows a body shot but no joy.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Plo avoids it.
Plo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Plo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plo moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Plo moves out of range easily.
Plo scores with a nice head shot.
Plo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Plo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson tries to roll over but Plo keeps him under control.
Plo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plo misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson moves out of range as Plo strikes.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson wants to slow Plo down by chopping away at his legs.
Plo slips a straight right by Nelson.
Plo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Plo.
Plo throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Plo is working Nelson over against the cage.
Nelson tries to work over Plo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plo jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Plo around his waist. Plo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Plo tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plo is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Plo tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Good body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plo backwards.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plo.
Plo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Plo misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Plo lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
Plo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Kimbo Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Plo.
Plo lands with a good body shot.
Plo dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Plo 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 walks into a jab.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Plo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Plo.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Plo misses with a straight left.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plo checks a leg kick.
Plo checks a low kick from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Plo moved out of range.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Plo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Plo lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Plo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kimbo Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws a head kick but Plo moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson jabs at Plo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Plo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson defending well as Plo loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson lands a really nice looking cross but Plo seems unphased.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Plo saw that one coming.
Plo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
Plo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plo throws out the jab.
Plo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Plo swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Plo misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nelson slips a straight right by Plo.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
Plo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Plo scores a takedown into full mount!
Plo avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Plo landing punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Plo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Plo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Nelson working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson wants to hold on but Plo pushes him away.
Plo scoring with strikes but Nelson is staying in there.
Plo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Plo controlling the position easily from mount.
Plo landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo with a couple of short strikes.
Nelson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Patrick Plo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson is looking to get to half guard.
Plo with a couple of short strikes.
Plo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nelson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plo on the ground.
Plo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson is looking to improve his position but Plo isn't that keen on the idea.
Nelson tries to hold on but Plo postures up.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Plo sits in half guard.
Plo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Plo is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Plo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Plo slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson is looking to control Plo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nelson!
Plo looking to finish Nelson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nelson!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Plo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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