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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Van Alden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Worry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nelson Van Alden has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Van Alden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Worry!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Alden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Alden clinches up against the cage.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden is stalling here.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Worry blocks it.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Alden.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Worry blocks it.
Worry wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Alden manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Alden 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.
Van Alden slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worry managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van Alden connects with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Worry blocks it.
Van Alden wants to stall.
Van Alden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Worry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Worry is trying to push Van Alden away but Van Alden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden landing knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worry avoids it.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Diego Worry has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden stalling the fight.
Worry can't get the takedown.
Nelson Van Alden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Worry.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Worry blocks it with crossed arms.
Worry has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Alden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Worry can turn it around.
Van Alden connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Worry blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden landing knees to the head.
Van Alden taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden stalling in the clinch but Worry improves position.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Worry looking for a takedown.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Alden missing with knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Worry blocks with his arms.
Worry can't get the takedown.
Worry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Alden landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worry's face.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Worry blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Worry.
A bit of stalling here from Van Alden.
Van Alden missing with knees to the body.
Worry throws an elbow that misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Worry blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Alden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Worry looks winded!
Van Alden landing knees to the head.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Van Alden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Worry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Worry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Worry closes the distance and pushes Van Alden back into the cage.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Alden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Worry blocks it.
Worry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Alden landing knees to the head.
Van Alden controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Worry is breathing heavily.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Worry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Alden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worry can do to turn this around?
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worry's face.
Van Alden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Van Alden.
Van Alden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Worry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Alden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Alden scores with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Worry fails to pull guard.
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worry's face.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Worry blocks with his arms.
Van Alden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Worry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Alden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worry's face.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worry's face.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Worry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Alden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Worry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Alden is defending well.
Nelson Van Alden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Worry.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Worry is keeping busy.
Van Alden working Worry over with knees to the body.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Alden is pressed up against the cage. Worry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Alden down to the mat. Van Alden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Alden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worry.
Van Alden tries to clinch but Worry is having none of it.
Worry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Alden wants to slow Worry down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Alden instigates a clinch.
Worry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Worry blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Worry blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Van Alden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Worry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Alden connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Worry.
Worry clinches up against the cage.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden stalling in the clinch.
Worry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Alden with a knee to the head.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Worry blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Worry blocks with his arms.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Worry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Alden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Worry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Alden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson Van Alden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Alden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nelson Van Alden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Worry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worry scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Alden should have avoided that one.
Van Alden tries to clinch there but Worry circles away.
Worry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Worry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Worry lands with a right hand.
Nelson Van Alden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worry looks for the body kick but Van Alden saw that one coming.
Van Alden has closed the distance and engaged Worry in a clinch.
Van Alden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Worry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worry's face.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Worry is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Alden obliges.
Worry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden crunches a lovely knee into Worry's ribcage.
Van Alden lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Alden lands a good knee to the midsection. Worry won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Alden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Worry is blocking nicely.
Van Alden connects with a knee to the head.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Worry is blocking nicely.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Alden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Van Alden.
Van Alden landing knees to the head.
Van Alden slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worry is trying to drag Van Alden to the mat but Van Alden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Alden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Worry is defending well for now.
Van Alden tries to land knees in the clinch but Worry avoids the damage to the body.
Diego Worry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Alden looking to stall.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Worry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Alden's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Van Alden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Alden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Van Alden!
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energy
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