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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nelson (ranked 8158 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Shikar (ranked 25292 p4p, 681 weight class). Willy Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Shikar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Willy Nelson has been cut.
Shikar misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shikar is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shikar wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nelson distracts Shikar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shikar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Shikar's brow.
Shikar is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.
Shikar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson controlling from the top position.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shikar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson is in close to Shikar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson 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 controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Shikar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson is in close to Shikar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shikar has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Shikar being controlled here, momentarily.
Nelson stands up over Shikar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shikar controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson distracts Shikar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Nelson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shikar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shikar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson has clasped his hands together around Shikar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nelson is chipping away with strikes.
Nelson cracks Shikar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nelson scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shikar wants to get back to his feet but Nelson drags him back down.
Shikar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Shikar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nelson is controlling him well.
Nelson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shikar some visible discomfort.
Nelson is staying tight to Shikar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nelson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shikar for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikar tries to buck Nelson off but Nelson is having none of it.
Shikar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Nelson lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Shikar's face as Nelson controls the position.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shikar can do to turn this around?
Shikar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nelson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nelson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nelson cracks Shikar with a big right hand but Shikar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nelson scoring with punches and elbows.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shikar down.
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.
Shikar is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson scoring with punches from side control.
Shikar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nelson is controlling him well.
Shikar trying to remain calm as Nelson controls from the top position.
Shikar taking a bit of punishment here - Nelson scoring with strikes.
Nelson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shikar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nelson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nelson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shikar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nelson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nelson prevents Shikar from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Nelson cracks Shikar with a big elbow.
Nelson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shikar pushes Nelson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nelson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shikar is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Nelson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nelson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nelson decides to stand back up.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson is working Shikar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willy Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shikar has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson cracks Shikar with a solid left hand.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willy Nelson's cut.
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!
Shikar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shikar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nelson did well to prevent Shikar getting side control.
Nelson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shikar lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shikar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shikar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shikar works over Nelson's head and body with a nice combination.
Shikar misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Shikar.
Shikar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shikar's guard.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shikar has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
Shikar wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nelson cracks Shikar with a solid left hand.
Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson is in close to Shikar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nelson stands up over Shikar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shikar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shikar's head.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shikar tries to strike from the bottom.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manu Shikar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson stands up over Shikar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shikar's head.
Shikar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson stands up over Shikar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson is working Shikar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shikar has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson is working Shikar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Willy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Nelson!
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