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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Dama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson tries to bum rush Dama with a series of wild strikes but Dama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dama circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Dama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dama tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson throws a push kick but Dama slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Dama scores with a head kick.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Dama.
Dama moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters by clinching up.
Dama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nelson jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dama stands up and waves to Nelson to follow him.
Dama fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Dama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dama misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dama tries a head kick but it misses.
Dama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Dama avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Dama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dama throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dama throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson clinches.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson feints and then cracks Dama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dama down.
Nelson forces Dama back against the cage and clinches.
Dama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson keeps Dama at a distance using the push kick.
Nelson takes a swing at Dama's ribcage but misses.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Dama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has Dama up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dama throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Ryan Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Dama.
Nelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Dama backs away looking to recover.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson throws a right hand that Dama ducks under and follows up with a left that Dama also avoids with ease.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Dama avoids it.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Dama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nelson dominated that round.
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 throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dama.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Dama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson gets a clinch.
Dama breaks from the clinch.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dama avoids it.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Dama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Dama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nelson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Dama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dama gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Dama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Dama avoids it well.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson has Dama up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dama throws a head kick that Nelson semi-blocks.
Nelson rushes Dama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama breaks from the clinch.
Nelson clinches up with Dama and pushes him back against the cage.
Dama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Dama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Dama.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dama.
Dama throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Ryan Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Dama back into the cage.
Dama breaks the clinch.
Dama moves out of range of the body kick.
Dama throws a head kick that Nelson semi-blocks.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dama, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama breaks from the clinch.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dama avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dama connects with a high kick.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Dama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dama throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. Dama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dama dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson takes a swing at Dama's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson clinches up with Dama and pushes him back against the cage.
Dama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Dama.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dama avoids it.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nelson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dama.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dama circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Dama.
Nelson throws a push kick but Dama slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dama wants to clinch.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Dama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson cracks the inside of Dama's front leg.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dama missing with knees to the body.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Dama's takedown attempt.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson forces Dama back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nelson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Dama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dama is really struggling to control Nelson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ken Dama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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