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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Supernatural Warning. Steven Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stevens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jeremy Stevens has been cut.
Stevens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevens wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevens scores a takedown into full mount!
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens 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.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Stevens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson taking shots to the head.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson looks gassed!
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stevens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nelson's face.
Stevens raining down shots from the mount!
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stevens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nelson is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nelson has hold of Stevens's hands but Stevens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stevens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens passes to side control.
Stevens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Stevens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stevens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nelson to see if he's OK.
Stevens cracks Nelson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stevens has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nelson!
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nelson's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens dominating with strikes here.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Stevens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jeremy Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
Nelson gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nelson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevens advances position into side control!
Stevens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nelson some visible discomfort.
Stevens lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nelson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
Stevens winds up and cracks Nelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevens stops Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson tries to kick Stevens off but Stevens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevens lands a nice short elbow.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but Nelson defending well.
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. Stevens connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Stevens in his half guard.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Stevens in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Stevens in his half guard.
Stevens is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.
Jeremy Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Stevens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevens lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson is concentrating on defense, preventing Stevens from advancing position.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stevens scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Stevens there.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stevens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stevens working Nelson over with strikes.
Stevens moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Stevens's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stevens is chipping away with strikes.
Stevens is chipping away with strikes.
Stevens is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stevens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens cracks Nelson with a big elbow.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nelson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stevens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Stevens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stevens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nelson was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stevens won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Stevens forces his way into half guard.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stevens.
Stevens thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Stevens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stevens stands up over Nelson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
Stevens frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Nelson is in trouble!
Stevens with a couple of short strikes.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Stevens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stevens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens passes to side control.
Stevens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stevens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stevens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stevens lands a nice forearm strike.
Stevens lands some shots froms side control.
Nelson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stevens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stevens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stevens working the ground and pound.
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!
Stevens advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens landing shots from mount.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stevens avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Steven Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Stevens!
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