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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donny Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manit Gabryel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gabryel's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donny Nelson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manit Gabryel! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Gabryel's guard. Gabryel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Gabryel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Gabryel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Gabryel has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle. Gabryel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson! Nelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nelson tries to get out of the position. Gabryel throwing strikes here but Nelson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position. Nelson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gabryel.
Gabryel looking to finish with strikes here!
Gabryel moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nelson has worked his arm free - good work by Nelson!
That's one minute gone in the round. Gabryel misses with the ground and pound. Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Gabryel throws an elbow but Nelson slips to the side and avoids it well. Gabryel decides to stand back up. Gabryel sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Nelson to the ground! Gabryel dives into full mount looking to finish!
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Donny Nelson has been cut. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This has been an exciting period of action! Gabryel looking to ground and pound but Nelson is blocking nicely. Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Nelson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gabryel looking to ground and pound but Nelson is blocking nicely. Nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but Gabryel has a good base and remains in mount. Nelson tries to lock up and control but Gabryel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Gabryel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gabryel looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nelson tries to buck Gabryel off but he can't manage it. Nelson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gabryel.
Gabryel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gabryel working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Nelson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gabryel on the ground. Nelson is trying to control but can't.
Nelson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Nelson seems to have got his legs back now. Nelson is controlling Gabryel's trapped leg to prevent Gabryel from advancing to side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gabryel thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nelson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gabryel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nelson to regain full guard. Gabryel stops Nelson from standing up. Nelson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Gabryel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gabryel with a flurry of punches that miss. Gabryel throws a big elbow that misses. Nelson kicks Gabryel off and gets to his feet. Nelson throws a hook but Gabryel blocks it. Gabryel tries to clinch up and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Nelson scoring with strikes to the body and head. Gabryel tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control. Gabryel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gabryel keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gabryel defends it well. Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Nelson is looking for a kimura but Gabryel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nelson to get the leverage. Nelson working over Gabryel with some ground and pound. Gabryel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Nelson moves nicely into side control. Nelson working the ground and pound. Nelson is putting a hurting on Gabryel here, landing some big shots from side control. Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gabryel is not content to let Nelson control the position. Nelson tries for a kimura but Gabryel is defending well. Nelson grinds an elbow into Gabryel's temple. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manit Gabryel will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Donny Nelson's cut. 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 feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Gabryel is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea. Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Nelson working some strikes from top position. Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Nelson lands a couple of elbows. Nelson stands up over Gabryel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Nelson scoring with some ground and pound. Nelson chips away with some ground and pound. Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Gabryel keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully. Gabryel looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabryel, not yet. Nelson is working Gabryel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Gabryel has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle. Nelson stands up over Gabryel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Nelson chips away with some ground and pound. Nelson with a nice head shot there. Nelson prevents Gabryel from getting back to his feet. Nelson distracts Gabryel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Gabryel tries to land a sweep but no joy. Nelson wants to pass the guard but Gabryel is keeping the position. Gabryel has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle. Nelson is working Gabryel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Nelson stands up over Gabryel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Nelson with a nice head shot there. Nelson with a nice head shot there. Gabryel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gabryel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Nelson is looking to stand up but Gabryel isn't so interested in that idea. Gabryel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gabryel is breathing heavily. Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gabryel gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Gabryel moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off. Gabryel is looking to clinch. Gabryel tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A momentary lapse in concentration from Gabryel enables Nelson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gabryel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Nelson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Nelson stands up over Gabryel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Nelson lands a couple of digs. Gabryel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Gabryel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body. Nelson working some strikes from top position. Gabryel is looking to stand back up but Nelson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gabryel. Nelson 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. Nelson working Gabryel over with strikes. Gabryel taking some punishment here, with Nelson in his half guard. Nelson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Gabryel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Nelson slips a nice elbow through Gabryel's hands, connecting with Gabryel's forehead. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nelson slips a nice elbow through Gabryel's hands, connecting with Gabryel's forehead.
Gabryel is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Gabryel is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him? Nelson is nestled in close to Gabryel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Nelson lands with a punch from half guard. Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nelson lands a nice short elbow. Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gabryel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Nelson drops an elbow to the side of Gabryel's head. Nelson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gabryel is hurt! He's hurt bad - Nelson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gabryel from any more punishment! Congratulations to Nelson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Nelson! Donny Nelson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
81% |
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