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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandwasi Nsumba (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roy Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandwasi Nsumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nsumba.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson rushes Nsumba and presses him up against the ropes.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nsumba's efforts to push away.
Nsumba can't break the clinch.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nsumba.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nsumba up against the ropes.
Nelson tries to stall but Nsumba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook
letting Nsumba counter with a right hand.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Nelson takes a swing at Nsumba's ribcage but misses.
Nsumba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Nsumba has control.
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has Nsumba pressed against the ropes, preventing Nsumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Nsumba avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson has Nsumba pressed against the ropes, preventing Nsumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nsumba is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nsumba controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson just leaning against Nsumba, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Nelson.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Nsumba is avoiding it.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Nsumba is out of range.
Nsumba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stalks Nsumba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nsumba's face. Nsumba staggers backwards, shaken.
Nsumba connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Nsumba misses.
Nsumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
A slow jab from Nsumba misses its intended target.
Nsumba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nsumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nsumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nsumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nsumba lands an overhand right.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Nsumba counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Nsumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nsumba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Nsumba.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nsumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nsumba manages to avoid it.
Nsumba defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nsumba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nsumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nsumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nsumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nsumba avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nsumba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nsumba moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Nsumba is avoiding it.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Nsumba's body. Nsumba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nsumba staying out of range there.
Nelson throws the left hand but Nsumba avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Nsumba gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nsumba's efforts to push away.
Nsumba has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nelson wants to break free but Nsumba has control.
Nsumba blocks a body shot from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nsumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nsumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Nsumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nsumba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nelson.
Nsumba moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Nsumba saw that one coming.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nsumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Nsumba circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba lands with a shot to the body.
Nsumba misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Nsumba does no damage.
Nsumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nsumba jabs at Nelson's body.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nsumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nsumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Nsumba slips the punch.
Nsumba slips under a jab.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Nsumba moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Nsumba is avoiding it.
Nsumba scores with a nice strike.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Nsumba pushes him off.
Nsumba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nsumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nsumba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson tries to clinch but Nsumba is having none of it.
Nelson jabs Nsumba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nsumba.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nsumba tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Nelson tries to clinch but Nsumba is having none of it.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson cracks Nsumba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nsumba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson drives through and clinches with Nsumba against the ropes.
Nsumba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Nsumba avoids them all with ease.
Nsumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson misses with a left hand
letting Nsumba counter with a right hand.
Nsumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nsumba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nsumba takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Nsumba saw that one coming.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nsumba. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson tries to stall but Nsumba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nsumba misses with a looping right.
Nelson looks to clinch
enabling Nsumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Nsumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Wandwasi Nsumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Nsumba's head but Nsumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nsumba connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nsumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nsumba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Nsumba to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nsumba.
Nsumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Nsumba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nsumba drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nsumba moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nsumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson tries to clinch but Nsumba moves away
and Nsumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nsumba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Nsumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Nsumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Nsumba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Nsumba slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body punch but Nsumba moves 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!
Nsumba scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson throws a hook but Nsumba avoids it easily.
Nsumba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nsumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nsumba cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Nsumba. Those never looked like landing.
Nsumba lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson throws a hook but Nsumba blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nsumba scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nsumba misses the target.
Nsumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
An out of breath Roy Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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