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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Trogdor as his entrance music. Johnny Nelson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Durden back into the cage.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Durden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Johnny Nelson has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden lands a knee to the body.
Durden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden lands a knee to the head.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Durden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nelson up against the cage.
Durden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Durden - that landed with a thud.
Durden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Durden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Durden.
Durden cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Durden lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden works over Nelson with some ground and pound from guard.
Durden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durden throws a big right hand that misses.
Durden is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Durden throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Durden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Durden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durden postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durden throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Durden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durden lands a couple of digs.
Durden postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Durden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Durden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durden defends well.
Durden postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Nelson working for a triangle but Durden defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Durden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Durden distracts Nelson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Durden connects with a couple of short punches.
Durden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Durden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durden thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durden pulls his head out easily.
Durden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Durden has control of the leg.
Durden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Durden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Durden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Durden thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Durden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Durden lands with a punch from half guard.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Durden connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
Nelson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Durden.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson has hold of Durden's hands but Durden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Durden lands a nice short elbow.
Durden wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but Durden is controlling him
Durden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Durden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durden thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durden throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Durden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Durden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durden is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Durden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Durden there.
Durden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nelson is not content to let Durden control the position.
Durden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nelson missing with punches from the bottom.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Durden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Durden thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Jeremy Durden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson tries to roll over but Durden keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durden.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durden working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Durden.
Durden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Durden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden landing with the ground and pound.
Durden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Durden postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Durden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Nelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Durden shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durden tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Durden doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Johnny Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Durden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Durden doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Durden has control.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Durden.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jeremy Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Nelson.
Durden digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Durden.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Durden.
Durden has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden connects with a knee to the head.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Durden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson blocks a body shot from Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durden obliges.
Durden lands a right hand.
Durden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Durden lands a left hand.
Jeremy Durden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durden prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Durden works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Durden.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Jeremy Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden clinches up against the cage.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durden landing knees to the head.
Nelson wants to take the fight to the mat but Durden manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Durden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Durden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Durden working Nelson over with strikes here.
Nelson working to try and regain half guard.
Durden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nelson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Durden working Nelson over with strikes here.
Durden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnny Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
Durden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jeremy Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson landing a few short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson moves into full guard.
Durden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Durden postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Durden!
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