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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Victor Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Stevens.
Stevens throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nelson's head.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Stevens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nelson is rocked!
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Nelson tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nelson if he has to take too many more of those.
Stevens lands a head kick!
Good shot there by Stevens.
Stevens is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Stevens misses
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson gets through Stevens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens is pushing Nelson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevens momentarily.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Nelson throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevens looking to stall.
Stevens prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Stevens prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Stevens lands.
Nelson misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Stevens - just one landing.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Stevens.
Nelson tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stevens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevens fails with the takedown.
Stevens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson tries to clinch up
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Stevens tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Victor Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Stevens slips a straight right by Nelson.
Stevens slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Stevens throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Stevens lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stevens is working Nelson over against the cage.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelson avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Stevens has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rogers Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stevens.
Nelson pushes Stevens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson has Stevens pressed against the cage, preventing Stevens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Nelson tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Nelson.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevens blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens breaks the clinch.
Rogers Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
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 throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Stevens moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Stevens coming out on top.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nelson misses the jab.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victor Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Stevens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
Stevens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stevens connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens misses the jab.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson with a jab.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson misses the jab.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes one on the button.
Stevens with a jab.
Stevens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stevens.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into Nelson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is striking but Stevens is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is pressing down on Stevens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens throws out a powerful jab.
Victor Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Stevens.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Stevens!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Stevens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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