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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pozsgai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozsgai comes to the cage accompanied by Face in the Sand. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Step into a world - KRS One. Stefan Pozsgai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stefan Pozsgai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozsgai throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pozsgai thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pozsgai throws a good cross that connects.
Pozsgai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pozsgai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pozsgai wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pozsgai controls the pace.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Pozsgai controlling him for the moment.
Nelson looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pozsgai scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pozsgai.
Pozsgai throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pozsgai throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson cracks Pozsgai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pozsgai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pozsgai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pozsgai tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pozsgai. Pozsgai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pozsgai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozsgai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Pozsgai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pozsgai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pozsgai throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Stefan Pozsgai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws a leg kick that misses.
Pozsgai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Pozsgai moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pozsgai throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Pozsgai misses.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Pozsgai on that attempt.
Nelson works Pozsgai's body with a nice hook.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Pozsgai misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Pozsgai's body. Pozsgai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pozsgai misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Pozsgai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Pozsgai misses.
Nelson lands with a hook. Pozsgai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Pozsgai tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pozsgai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pozsgai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Pozsgai throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson has Pozsgai pressed against the cage.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozsgai blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai blocks an uppercut.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozsgai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pozsgai avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozsgai's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai lands a takedown into guard.
Nelson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson controlling Pozsgai's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pozsgai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stefan Pozsgai will probably get the nod.
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.
Pozsgai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pozsgai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pozsgai gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pozsgai lands a nice uppercut.
Pozsgai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pozsgai controls his hands.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Pozsgai avoids it well.
Pozsgai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pozsgai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pozsgai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pozsgai just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch but Pozsgai is having none of it.
Pozsgai misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pozsgai.
Nelson punishes Pozsgai's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Pozsgai checks it.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Pozsgai's head back.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pozsgai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pozsgai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pozsgai moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Pozsgai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pozsgai tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pozsgai tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Pozsgai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Pozsgai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pozsgai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pozsgai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pozsgai jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Kimbo Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson rushes Pozsgai and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson has Pozsgai pushed against the cage.
Pozsgai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pozsgai misses with the head strike.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pozsgai's brow.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Pozsgai's takedown attempt.
Nelson pushes Pozsgai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pozsgai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pozsgai lands with a light punch inside.
Pozsgai managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pozsgai misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pozsgai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson tries to clinch but Pozsgai moves out of range.
Pozsgai blocks a head kick by Nelson.
That kick from Pozsgai tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai misses with an uppercut.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pozsgai misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pozsgai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Pozsgai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pozsgai shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pozsgai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Pozsgai's leg. Pozsgai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pozsgai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pozsgai wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Nelson is pulling down on Pozsgai's head. It's preventing any offense from Pozsgai, at least for the moment.
Pozsgai wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Pozsgai postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pozsgai preventing the sweep.
Nelson managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kimbo Nelson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pozsgai throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Pozsgai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Pozsgai tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Pozsgai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pozsgai avoids a kick to the body.
Pozsgai throws a solid leg kick but Nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pozsgai.
Pozsgai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pozsgai misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Pozsgai 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pozsgais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pozsgai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nelson defends it nicely.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pozsgai.
Pozsgai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pozsgai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pozsgai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai lands with a right hand.
Pozsgai lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Pozsgai ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Pozsgai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pozsgai shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pozsgai scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pozsgai.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pozsgai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pozsgai misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Pozsgai misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Pozsgai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pozsgai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pozsgai tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pozsgai throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Pozsgai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pozsgai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pozsgai lands in his opponent's guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Pozsgai from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stefan Pozsgai.
I think Pozsgai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Pozsgai!
Post fight, Stefan Pozsgai took to the microphone: 'Over 9000'.
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