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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Nelson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Harrison's chin.
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170 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Harrison is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Harrison tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Harrison wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Harrison holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nelson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Nelson tries to control but Harrison wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nelson misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Harrison working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Harrison to control.
Nelson looking for a guillotine from mount but Harrison is having none of it.
Nelson is landing with some decent strikes but Harrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nelson working for a submission but Harrison is keeping him at bay.
Nelson scoring with strikes but Harrison is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Nelson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Harrison wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Harrison is trying to stand but he's just given Nelson his back.
Nelson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Harrison is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrison looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Harrison misses with a takedown
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harrison's guard.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harrison is controlling Nelson's posture.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harrison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nelson stops Harrison from standing up.
Harrison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nelson controls the pace.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nelson gets to his feet. Harrison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two 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.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harrison!
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Harrison has worked his arm free - good work by Harrison!
Nelson wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Harrison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Nelson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harrison to his feet.
Harrison misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
DJ Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Harrison.
Nelson trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrison has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nelson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nelson controlling the action here.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Harrison is defending well.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
DJ Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison is in trouble now - Nelson has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Harrison struggling a bit here.
Nelson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harrison to his feet.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Nelson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Nelson stands up from half guard.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
Nelson prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
The referee stands the fighters back up. DJ Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harrison with a poor takedown
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown. Harrison fights it but they end up in guard.
Harrison is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.
Nelson pushing down on Harrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nelson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
DJ Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harrison is trying to hold Nelson in close to prevent damage but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nelson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Billy Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nelson stands up out of the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Nelson!
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