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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azumah Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azumah Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dimagiba somewhat.
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dimagiba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dimagiba tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dimagiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dimagiba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nelson postures up in Dimagiba's guard and throws a big left but Dimagiba blocks it.
Dimagiba pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
Dimagiba wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dimagiba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dimagiba pulls Nelson in close to his closed guard and prevents Nelson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dimagiba'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.
We're going to have a standup here because Juan Dimagiba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dimagiba has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dimagiba's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimagiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimagiba is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
Dimagiba wants to control but Nelson passes easily into half guard.
Dimagiba is trying to control but can't.
Nelson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is thwarting Dimagiba's attempts to control the position.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Dimagiba is defending the position.
Dimagiba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dimagiba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dimagiba regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nelson.
Dimagiba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dimagiba trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Dimagiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Dimagiba!
Dimagiba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dimagiba is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba 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.
Azumah Nelson dominated that round.
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.
Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dimagiba!
Dimagiba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dimagiba's face.
Nelson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Dimagiba slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Dimagiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dimagiba tries to get out of the position.
Dimagiba trying to control from the bottom.
Dimagiba won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
Nelson is nestled in close to Dimagiba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dimagiba regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Dimagiba to get back to his feet.
Nelson trying to control but Dimagiba is working from the bottom.
Nelson tries to stand but Dimagiba is controlling from the bottom.
Dimagiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Dimagiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dimagiba throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dimagiba is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Dimagiba is trying to hold Nelson in close to prevent damage but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson wants to work for an arm triangle but Dimagiba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dimagiba tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nelson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nelson working Dimagiba over with strikes here.
Nelson wants to control the action but instead Dimagiba gets a body lock and reverses into Nelson's guard! Nice work!
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Dimagiba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Dimagiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Azumah Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dimagiba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Dimagiba is looking to advance position but Nelson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working the ground and pound effectively.
Dimagiba gets back to half guard.
Dimagiba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba is not content to let Nelson control the position.
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. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Dimagiba's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson is nestled in close to Dimagiba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azumah 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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Dimagiba goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Dimagiba on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dimagiba as Nelson shoots in.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Dimagiba saw that one coming.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Nelson gets to his feet - Dimagiba follows without any prompting.
Dimagiba shoots in and gets a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson is looking to stand back up but Dimagiba counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nelson.
Nelson gets back to full guard.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimagiba trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Juan Dimagiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dimagiba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dimagiba's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dimagiba keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Dimagiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Dimagiba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Dimagiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Dimagiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Dimagiba!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dimagiba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dimagiba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dimagiba postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Dimagiba trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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 Juan Dimagiba.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azumah Nelson!
After the fight, Azumah Nelson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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