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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Resso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resso has chosen Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glen Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Resso!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Resso avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Resso gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Resso keeps moving.
Resso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Resso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Resso is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Glen Nelson.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Resso circles away easily
enabling Resso to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Resso, as that shot connected.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Resso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glen Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Resso is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Resso circles away and we're back to standing.
Resso digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Resso sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Resso scores with a decent looking hook.
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Resso counters with a leg kick.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Resso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Resso sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Resso. Beautiful body shot.
Resso stuffs the takedown.
Resso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Resso sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Adam Resso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Resso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nelson will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resso moves into the clinch.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Resso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nelson pulls guard successfully.
Resso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Resso drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nelson dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson trying to control but Resso is working from the bottom.
Resso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson trying to move into half guard but instead Resso has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resso drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Resso off! Resso jumps back into Nelson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson working for a triangle but Resso defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson working for a triangle but Resso defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Resso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Glen Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Resso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Resso!
Resso wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nelson throws some wild stikes that Resso manages to avoid easily.
Resso wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nelson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Resso is bucking up trying to escape but Nelson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Nelson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nelson wants to control but Resso has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Resso won't allow it.
Nelson seems to be working for a kimura but Resso defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Resso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Resso keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Resso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Resso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nelson trying to control but Resso is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Glen Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Resso as he avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with a takedown
and Resso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resso throws a shot to the body.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Resso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Resso moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Resso. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Resso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adam Resso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Resso both land. Nice combination.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Resso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson scores a takedown into full mount!
Resso is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Resso is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resso is looking to improve his position but Nelson isn't that keen on the idea.
Resso wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Resso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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!
The referee warns Resso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nelson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Nelson tries to control but Resso wriggling away.
Nelson wants to finish this one by submission but Resso is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Resso looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Resso tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Resso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Resso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Resso misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Resso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson jumps guard but Resso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Resso.
Resso lands a left hand.
Resso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Resso looking to stall.
Resso crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Resso.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Resso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Resso lands an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Resso to keep the fight standing.
Resso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Resso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Resso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson jumps guard but Resso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Resso pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Resso tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Resso has him pressed against the cage.
Resso pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Resso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Resso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A short uppercut from Resso.
Resso crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Resso.
A hook to the body from Resso.
Resso is trying to stall.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Resso holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Resso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adam Resso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Resso working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Resso scores a nice knee to the body.
Resso digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Resso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Resso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is working for takedown but Resso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Resso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nelson or not.
Resso lands a left hand.
Resso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Glen Nelson has been cut.
Resso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Resso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Resso scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Resso.
Resso lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Resso scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resso scores a nice knee to the body.
Resso landing knees to the head.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Resso lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Resso.
Adam Resso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Resso.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Resso.
Resso works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Resso.
Resso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Resso scores with a knee to the head.
Resso lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Resso.
Resso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Resso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Resso pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Resso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resso scores with a hook to the body.
Resso with a knee to the head.
Resso lands with a left to the head.
Resso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Resso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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