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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Don't Mean A Thing as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson gets a clinch.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
Miller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Miller gets tackled into the ropes by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Miller moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Miller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Nelson lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nelson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson slips a straight right by Miller.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Nelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Miller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Dave Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Nelson tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Nelson misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nelson clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Roy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Nelson tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
Nelson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Nelson just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
Miller working aggressively here.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the ropes.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Miller stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller scores with a one two! Nelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Miller gets tackled into the ropes by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nelson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Miller throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson looking to stall.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Dave Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson blocks a jab.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson jabs at Miller's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Nelson cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nelson moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Nelson.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
Our winner, Roy Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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