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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nelson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home Grown!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Grown's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grown's head.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grown trying to control the position here.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Grown keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Grown keeps moving.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grown.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Grown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Grown's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Grown keeps moving.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson controlling from the top position.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grown has wrist control.
Grown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grown keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Grown has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grown prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
Nelson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grown.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson working for submissions but it's allowed Grown to get to half guard.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
Nelson is trying to control but can't.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson trying to control the 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!
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grown trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Grown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grown pinned against the cage. Grown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grown throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grown dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Grown moved out of range.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into Grown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grown wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelsonis looking to pass into half guard but Grown pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grown is in guard.
Nelson throws a couple of heel strikes.
Grown throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Grown postures up.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grown's guard.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson trying to control but Grown is working from the bottom.
Grown is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson trying to control but Grown is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grown is keeping the position for now.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grown pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
Nelson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grown backs up against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Grown slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nelson eats them both and turns towards Grown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grown misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grown's guard.
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.
Grown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson postures up in Grown's guard and throws a big left but Grown blocks it.
Grown keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Grown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grown manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson won't allow Grown to get back to his feet.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grown misses with a double jab.
Nelson slips a jab from Grown.
Grown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws a hook but Grown blocks it.
Nice shot by Grown.
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grown eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Home Grown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Grown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Grown misses.
Some wild striking there from Grown.
Grown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nelson gets a takedown into half guard.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nelson.
Nelson trying to control but Grown is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Grown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson in side control, throwing shots but Grown defends.
An elbow from Nelson crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson taking a break here but Grown is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nelson is keen to just control but Grown is a slippery customer.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grown keeps working.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots but Grown is blocking nicely.
Grown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grown's head.
Nelson throws a strike but Grown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Grown postures up.
Home Grown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grown!
Nelson is landing with some decent strikes but Grown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
An out of breath Roy Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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