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Event:
KFC 27: Leary vs Hill
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Paine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
A big right from Paine misses.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paine.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Nelson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Paine is looking to clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook. Paine ducked under it nicely.
Paine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paine misses with a straight right.
Paine lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.#CL#
Paine takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paines head.
Paine blocks an uppercut.
Paine blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paine as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Paine has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paine.
Nelson trying to stall but Paine improves his position.
Paine misses with a body punch.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Paine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Paine.
Paine working aggressively here.
Paine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Paine.
Paine misses with the head strike.
Paine struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
#T3#
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paine backwards. #BC#
Paine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Paine just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michael Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paine missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Paine is looking to counter the offense by Nelson and move into the clinch.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Paine slips the punch.
Paine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Paine throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
letting Paine counter with a right hand.
Nelson misses with a looping left.#CL#
Paine takes the fight into the clinch.
Paine misses with the head strike.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Paine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Paine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Paine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nelson blocks a jab.
Michael Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Paine gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paine.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Paine scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paine loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paine takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Decent striking displayed by Paine there.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Paine avoids them all with ease.
Nelson 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.
Nelson lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Paine moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Paine catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Paine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paine missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Paine moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paine.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paine circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paine is looking to clinch.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#KD#
Paine drops Nelson with a beautiful combination! Nelson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paine is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Nelson is rocked!
Paine missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Nelson misses.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Paine finish him?
Nelson tests Paine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Paine throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson slips a straight right by Paine.
Paine throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Paine misses with a straight left.
Paine ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Paine throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson. #CL#
Paine clinches.
Paine lands with a light punch inside.
Paine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Paine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Paine.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson stalling the fight.
#BC#
Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nelson walks into a jab.#T4#
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
A big left from Nelson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Paine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Paine misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Paine.
Nelson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Paine moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Paine!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Paine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Jutsu Loser Bracket III
Date: Jun 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Penn takes one on the button.#CL2#
Penn gets a clinch.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson looking to stall.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson misses with some punches.
#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Good body shot from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson lands with a left to the head. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
I was talking to Nelson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
#T3#
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body punch.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Nelson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Penn. #BC#
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Penn moves into the clinch.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Nelson working aggressively here.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes. #BC#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Nelson with a hook.#T5#
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
#CL2#
Penn drives through and clinches with Nelson against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn presses Nelson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Nelson lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T6#
Penn digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
#T7#
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Penn moves into the clinch.#T8#
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nelson.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
#T9#
Penn working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn being controlled against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R2##CL2#
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
BJ Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Penn.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
#T1#
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A short right from Nelson on the inside. #T2#
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.#T3#
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T5#
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Penn clinches with his opponent.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.#T6#
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Liam Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T8#
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land. #T9#
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Nelson working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 18:20
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Jutsu Loser Bracket 2
Date: May 26, 2017 |
#R1#
A low kick from Nagasaki is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagasaki throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Nagasaki is looking to counter punch.
Nagasaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagasaki should have avoided that one.
Nagasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Nagasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasaki throws a body kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Nagasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nagasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liam Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nelson.
Nagasaki misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Nagasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Nelson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nelson throws a jab when Nagasaki was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nagasaki misses its target.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson thuds his right hand into Nagasaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nagasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Nagasaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T3#
Nagasaki wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nagasaki's best efforts.
Nagasaki prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Nagasaki thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nelson is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nagasaki stalling. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nagasaki thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nagasaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Nagasaki prevents Nelson from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nagasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki trying to control from Nelson's half guard. Nelson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nelson is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T5#
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nagasaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nagasaki keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson looking to pass the guard. #T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nagasaki wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nagasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Nelson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
Nagasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagasaki connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T7#
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagasaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Nelson.
A jab from Nagasaki misses.
Nelson scores with a jab. Nagasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagasaki.
Nelson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nagasaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nagasaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T8#
Nelson catches Nagasaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagasaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nagasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Nagasaki is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Nagasaki is rocked!
Nagasaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh Nagasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.#T9##KD2#
Nelson lands a left and a right that send Nagasaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Nelson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Liam Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws a monster overhand right that drops Nagasaki! Nelson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Nelson!
Liam Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Jutsu Tournament Wars
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Kaguya tries for a takedown but Nelson circles away easily
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaguya at a distance.
Nelson cracks Kaguya with an open hand slap.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Kaguya's shoulder, as Kaguya tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kaguya is defended easily by Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaguya dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Kaguya dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Kaguya's head and hops out.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Kaguya avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neji Kaguya. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Nelson throws the left hand but Kaguya avoids the punch easily.
Kaguya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaguya walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaguya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaguya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaguya dives in for a single leg takedown but Nelson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Nelson jabs Kaguya right on the nose. Kaguya blinks but takes it well.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nelson gets in close and tags Kaguya with a short punch that almost sends Kaguya to the mat! Oh Kaguya is in big trouble! He turns his back on Nelson, trying to create some distance but Nelson rushes him, striking wildly and Kaguya goes down! The referee tackles Nelson into the ropes to end the fight! Nelson is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Nelson!
Liam Nelson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Jutsu Tournament Round 3
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ke doesn't seem bothered though.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ke throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Shita Ke has been cut.#CL#
Ke clinches.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Nelson tries to stall but Ke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ke has denied him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ke.
Nelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Come on Ke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson is trying to stall.
Ke digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ke stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson stalling the fight.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Ke fails to land.
Ke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Ke.
Ke misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Ke clinches up against the ropes.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Ke's ribcage. Ke let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ke has Nelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ke as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ke.
Ke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Ke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ke is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Ke into the ropes.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ke.
Ke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ke lands an uppercut.
Ke scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Ke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Ke slows down the pace here.
Ke misses with the head strike.
Ke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ke misses with a punch on the inside.
Ke lands with a short shot to the head.
Ke struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ke.
Ke has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
#BC2#
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ke moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ke won't allow it.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Ke is controlling the position.
Ke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ke lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
A short right from Ke.
Ke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ke scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!#BC2#
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ke has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Ke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Ke lands with a short shot to the head.
Ke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ke trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ke into the ropes.
Ke wants to stall.
Maybe Ke would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ke working aggressively here.
Ke swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Ke misses with a punch on the inside.
#T5#
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Ke lands an uppercut.
Nelson just leaning against Ke, taking a breather.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards. #BC2#
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Ke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Ke forces Nelson back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson wants to stall.
Ke throws a head punch that misses. #T6#
Nelson is trying to stall.
Ke lands with a right to the head.
Ke leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Ke has him pressed against the ropes.
Ke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Ke has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Ke wants to clinch.#T7#
Ke lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ke fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Ke closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ke tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson wants to stall.
Ke misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.#CL#
Ke closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the ropes.#T8##BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ke was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Ke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nelson cracks Ke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nelson throws the left hand but Ke avoids the punch easily.
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ke doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Ke clinches with his opponent.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ke working aggressively here.
Ke throws a head punch that misses.
Ke taking a breather. #T9#
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ke backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ke as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ke looking to stall.
Ke is trying to stall.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Ke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson wants to stall.
Ke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shita Ke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shita Ke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R2#
Ke tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Ke is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson clobbers Ke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Ke has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Ke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ke fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Ke on the inside.
Ke working aggressively here.
Ke slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Ke working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ke tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Ke wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nelson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nelson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ke's head backwards.
Nelson with a nice cross.#CL#
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Ke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ke scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Ke has the dominant position.
Ke misses with the head strike.
Ke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Ke looking to stall.
Ke lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ke is pushing Nelson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Ke fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson tries to break free but Ke pushes him back against the ropes.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ke wants to stall.
Ke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Ke.
Ke has Nelson pushed against the ropes.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson being controlled against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Ke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson cracks Ke with a good jab.
Ke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson cracks Ke with an open hand slap.#ROC2#
Ke is rocked!
Nelson thuds his right hand into Ke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Ke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson slips under a jab from Ke.#T4#
Ke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ke momentarily.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Nelson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Ke's head but Ke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Ke misses its intended target.
Ke darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
BOOM! Nelson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ke. Ke tries to recover but Nelson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ke lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Nelson!
Liam Nelson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Jutsu Genin Tourney Rd II
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is working Cruz over against the ropes.#BC2#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.#CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson is working Cruz over against the ropes.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
#T1#
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Nelson lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz slips a jab from Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT2#
It looks like Liam Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz unleashes a big counter combination but Nelson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Nelson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nelson misses the jab.
Nelson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Cruz has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body
#KD2#
and Cruz counters with a crisp one two that drops Nelson! Cruz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nelson to his feet! Nelson is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Nelson is rocked!#T4#
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liam Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Cruz slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T5#
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson misses with a shot to the body
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
#T6#
Cruz throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.#ROC#
Cruz is rocked!
Nelson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Cruz - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Nelson!
In his post fight interview, Liam Nelson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Genin Tourney Rnd 1
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Penn rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson looking to stall.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.#T1#
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Nelson is pushing Penn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn. #T3#
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson looking to stall.
#T4#
A short uppercut from Penn.
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!
Nelson tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses. #T5#
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land. #T6#
Penn gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Nelson tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T7#
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn lands a left hand.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn working aggressively here.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T8#
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Nelson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Penn. #T9#
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Nelson.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range. #CL#
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nelson misses with a straight left. #CL#
Penn gets a clinch.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the ropes.#T1#
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn blocking some punches.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
BJ Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Penn pushes Nelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson working aggressively here.
#T3#
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Nelson working aggressively here.
#T4#
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T5#
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.#ROC#
Nelson is rocked!
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn lands a body punch. #T6#
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards. #T7#
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T8#
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.#T9#
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but Penn pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and Penn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). BJ Penn!
After winning the bout, BJ Penn 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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