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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Housequake as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Uolevi Gepardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson rushes Gepardi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Gepardi.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gepardi's elbow.
Gepardi tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gepardi tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Gepardi's head.
Nelson pushes Gepardi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
Gepardi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gepardi tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Gepardi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gepardi looking to slow down the pace here.
Gepardi tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gepardi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nelson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gepardi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gepardi cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Gepardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Gepardi scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson defending well as Gepardi loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Gepardi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gepardi.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Gepardi moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Nelson clinches up with Gepardi and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson pushes Gepardi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Gepardi's takedown attempt.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gepardi backwards.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Gepardi trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Gepardi misses with a body punch.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gepardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gepardi is rocked!
Gepardi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oh Gepardi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson jabs Gepardi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gepardi seems to have got his legs back now.
Gepardi is breathing heavily.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Gepardi off balance momentarily.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson cracks Gepardi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Gepardi.
Rogers Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gepardi throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gepardi off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gepardi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nelson on his heels. He'll look to pass Nelson's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson looking to control.
Gepardi tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Gepardi wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson is trying to keep Gepardi in close.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gepardi moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson jabs Gepardi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gepardi misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson 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.
Gepardi closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Gepardi pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Gepardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson slips under a jab from Gepardi.
Gepardi looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Gepardi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Gepardi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gepardi tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi connects with a looping right hand.
Gepardi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson is looking to slow Gepardi down with leg kicks.
Gepardi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogers Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gepardi misses with a straight left.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson slips a straight right by Gepardi.
Gepardi shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson motions for Gepardi to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gepardi.
Gepardi throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nelson tries to clinch but Gepardi is having none of it.
Gepardi tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Gepardi tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson is leaning against Gepardi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gepardi trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gepardi jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Gepardi around his waist. Gepardi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gepardi.
A short body shot lands from Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gepardi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Rogers Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nelson.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Gepardi in his tracks for a moment.
Gepardi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Gepardi.
Nelson pushes Gepardi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson stalls.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gepardi's elbow.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson working Gepardi over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gepardi throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Gepardi shoots in.
Nelson cracks the inside of Gepardi's front leg.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Gepardi takes it in his stride.
Gepardi cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nelson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gepardi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Gepardi keeps it at a distance.
Gepardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Gepardi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gepardi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nelson on his heels. He'll look to pass Nelson's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Gepardi defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Gepardi is having none of it.
Gepardi trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gepardi is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson trying to control but Gepardi is having none of it.
Gepardi tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uolevi Gepardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gepardi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gepardi?
Gepardi working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Gepardi working to try and regain half guard.
Gepardi tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson misses with a head shot.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with shots to the head and body - Gepardi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Gepardi is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Rogers Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gepardi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gepardi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson looking to control but Gepardi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gepardi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogers Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogers Nelson!
Rogers Nelson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that -OVERDOSE Factory- logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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