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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Mean A Thing. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 26 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lemieux checks a leg kick.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemieux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson drops Lemieux with a nice combination! Nelson dives into Lemieux's guard, looking to finish!
Lemieux is rocked!
It looks like David Lemieux has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux kicks Nelson off and gets to his feet.
Lemieux is still on wobbly legs! Can Nelson finish him?
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemieux seems to have recovered his senses.
Lemieux avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lemieux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lemieux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lemieux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Lemieux counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lemieux! But no joy.
Lemieux has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Lemieux dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lemieux! But no joy.
David Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux checks a leg kick.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Lemieux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nelson duly obliges.
Lemieux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemieux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemieux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Lemieux avoids them all with ease.
Lemieux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson cracks Lemieux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Lemieux avoids it well.
Nelson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nelson misses with a hook. Lemieux ducked under it nicely.
Lemieux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Lemieux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lemieux! But no joy.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Lemieux moved away.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemieux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Lemieux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemieux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Lemieux moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lemieux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Lemieux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lemieux in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Lemieux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Lemieux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lemieux! But no joy.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemieux can do to turn this around?
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Lemieux should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemieux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemieux.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Lemieux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemieux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
It seemed like Lemieux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemieux counters with a stiff right hand.
Roy Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemieux counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson darts in looking for a takedown but Lemieux gets double underhooks and turns Nelson into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lemieux counters with a nice right hand that sends Nelson toppling to the canvas! Nelson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lemieux finish him?!
Nelson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemieux counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nelson out cold! What a finish! Lemieux is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Lemieux!
A victorious David Lemieux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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