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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Vega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nelson tries to clinch but Vega moves out of range.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nelson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nelson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson lands a two punch combo.
Nelson cracks Vega with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Vega shoots in.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vega 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Vega.
Vega misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Vega is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vega has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega passes Nelson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega stalling.
Vega wants to free his trapped foot but Nelson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vega is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vega seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ground and pound from Vega.
Vega wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vega in particular looking to stall.
Vega seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vega drops an elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vega 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.
Ground and pound from Vega.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Vega dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vega closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vega is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vega landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vega working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chad Vega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vega is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vega scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega slows the pace down in half guard.
Vega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vega keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vega working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vega lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vega.
Vega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nelson trying to hold on to Vega's head to control him but Vega postures up.
Vega perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vega landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vega is landing with some decent strikes but Nelson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Vega.
Vega controlling the pace for now.
Vega unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega controlling his opponent.
Vega unloading with bombs!
Vega lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Vega is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nelson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vega unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nelson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vega celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Vega!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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