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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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 Amsterdam, Ryan Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chandler somewhat.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
A big left from Chandler misses.
Chandler throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chandler's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chandler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Chandler has wrist control.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chandler keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Chandler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chandler controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chandler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chandler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chandler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
Chandler goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nelson turns into him and now he's in Chandler's guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler looking to control.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chandler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nelson has eaten all the pies!
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Chandler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chandler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chandler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chandler's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chandler is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Theo Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chandler tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson dives in for a single leg takedown but Chandler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nelson is looking for a takedown.
Chandler is looking for a takedown.
Nelson is looking for a takedown.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson prevents Chandler from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chandler is keeping the position for now.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Chandler blocks nicely.
Nelson is fighting to break Chandler's control of his arms but Chandler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chandler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Nelson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chandler dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Chandler's head and hops out.
Chandler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chandler shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson landing strikes.
Chandler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chandler tries to get out of the position.
Chandler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson working Chandler over with strikes.
Chandler trying to control here.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Chandler is defending the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control the action but Chandler is working from the bottom.
Theo Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nelson prevents Chandler from improving his position.
Chandler is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson is trying to work for a kimura but Chandler is defending well.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson is trying to control. Chandler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson is working for a kimura but Chandler is defending it quite comfortably.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chandler is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson is thwarting Chandler's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler gets full guard.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Chandler is keeping the position.
Chandler trying to control the position here.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chandler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nelson passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chandler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson working Chandler over with strikes.
Chandler wants to get back to full guard but Nelson has mounted him!
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Chandler working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Chandler tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
Chandler tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
Chandler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chandler is one step ahead there.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Chandler wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Chandler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chandler's guard.
Chandler is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson works over Chandler with some ground and pound from guard.
Chandler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Chandler is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theo Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Chandler tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chandler tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson is trying to trip Chandler. He has hold of a leg but Chandler is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nelson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chandler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chandler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Chandler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson distracts Chandler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
Nelson advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nelson lands a nice short elbow.
Nelson drops an elbow to the side of Chandler's head.
Chandler won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
Chandler tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Nelson there.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chandler defends it well.
Chandler trying to hold on to Nelson's head to control him but Nelson postures up.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Ryan Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chandler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chandler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson passes Chandler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chandler trying to control here.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson looking to control but Chandler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Chandler to control.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chandler won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Chandler is fighting to break Nelson's control of his arms but Nelson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chandler's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Nelson cracks Chandler with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nelson forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chandler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Chandler is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chandler wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theo Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Nelson!
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