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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toms Gailitis (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. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toms Gailitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailitis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nelson sprawls well initially but Gailitis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gailitis thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Gailitis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gailitis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gailitis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gailitis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gailitis fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Gailitis with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Gailitis slips under a jab from Nelson.
Gailitis swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gailitis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Gailitis lands a jab.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailitis slips under a jab from Nelson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gailitis. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Gailitis ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gailitis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nelson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gailitis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gailitis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson is trying to stand up here but Gailitis is controlling him well.
Gailitis working Nelson over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis 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 is trying to stand back up but Gailitis is controlling him
Gailitis throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Gailitis is looking for a kimura but Nelson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gailitis to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gailitis in particular looking to stall.
Nelson has hold of Gailitis's hands but Gailitis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nelson trying to control here.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gailitis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling the position for now.
Gailitis controlling the action here.
Gailitis working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing good reports from Gailitis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gailitis.
Gailitis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gailitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Gailitis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gailitis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gailitis prevents Nelson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gailitis 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gailitis is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gailitis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nelson pushes Gailitis off looking to stand but Gailitis dives back in and keeps control.
Gailitis 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 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gailitis working Nelson over with strikes.
Gailitis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson won't allow Gailitis to pass to mount.
Gailitis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toms Gailitis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gailitis.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gailitis.
Nelson tries to sprawl but Gailitis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gailitis thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Gailitis is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
Gailitis works his way into side control.
Nelson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gailitis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Toms Gailitis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gailitis is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gailitis 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.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gailitis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gailitis grinds an elbow into Nelson's temple.
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gailitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nelson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gailitis lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis working the body and head with strikes.
Gailitis lands a nice forearm strike.
Gailitis is putting a hurting on Nelson here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gailitis trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Gailitis working the ground and pound.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Gailitis wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Gailitis keeps moving and retains side control.
Gailitis is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gailitis grinds an elbow into Nelson's temple.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gailitis lands an elbow.
Nelson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nelson is trying to improve his position.
Gailitis scoring with punches from side control.
Gailitis scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gailitis is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nelson is trying to buck Gailitis off.
Gailitis working the body and head with strikes.
Nelson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nelson taking a bit of punishment here - Gailitis scoring with strikes.
Gailitis grinds an elbow into Nelson's temple.
Gailitis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gailitis scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gailitis cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nelson is rocked!
Gailitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Gailitis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Nelson.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Gailitis finish him?
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Gailitis cracks Nelson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gailitis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nelson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gailitis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toms Gailitis!
After winning the bout, Toms Gailitis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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