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Event:
TOF 108
Date: Apr 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Nielson checks it.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Bayarmaa manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Nielson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayarmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bayarmaa swings for the body but Nielson moves out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses
and Nielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nielson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielson with a body shot.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bayarmaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a lazy head kick
and Bayarmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Nielson backing up. Nielson nods at Bayarmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Bayarmaa misses.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa lands a really nice looking cross but Nielson seems unphased.
#T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Nielson blocks the leg kick.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Bayarmaa wants to slow Nielson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nielson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Nielson counters with a takedown into side control.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
Nielson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Bayarmaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson is trying to ground and pound but Bayarmaa uses the momentary lack of control by Nielson to regain half guard.
Nielson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nielson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bayarmaa looks a forlorn figure.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nielson controlling from mount.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
#T3#
Nielson throwing strikes here but Bayarmaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bayarmaa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nielson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bayarmaa hang on?#SUB#
Nielson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bayarmaa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bayarmaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nielson is controlling him well.#T4#
We've been hearing that Nielson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Bayarmaa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nielson ducks right into an uppercut from Bayarmaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayarmaa. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayarmaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nielson misses with a straight left.
Nielson looks to land a body kick but Bayarmaa moved away.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Bayarmaa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nielson checks the leg kick.
Bayarmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bayarmaa.#T5#
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayarmaa throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bayarmaa.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Bayarmaa's head but Bayarmaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nielson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nielson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nielson works Bayarmaa's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Bayarmaa tenderised Nielson's leg. Nielson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nielson takes a swing at Bayarmaa's ribcage but misses.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson defending well as Bayarmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson clobbers Bayarmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T6#
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayarmaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nielson.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Bayarmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielson throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Bayarmaa avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bayarmaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bayarmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bayarmaa drops his hands momentarily and Nielson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T7#
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick.
Gan Bayarmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Bayarmaa.
Nielson missing with a left hand there. Bayarmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayarmaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielson slips a jab from Bayarmaa.
Nielson walks into a jab.
Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson is looking to counter the offense by Bayarmaa and move into the clinch.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but Nielson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T8#
Nielson throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayarmaa looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Bayarmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielson throws out the jab.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Bayarmaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nielson backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nielson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Nielson.
Bayarmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD#
Nielson feints and as Bayarmaa raises his hands in defense, Nielson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nielson postures up and lands a big shot to Bayarmaa's brow.
Nielson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T9##ES2#
Bayarmaa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Bayarmaa, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielson blocks the leg kick.
Nielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayarmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielson.
Nielson looks to land a body kick but Bayarmaa moved away.
Bayarmaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Nielson checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bayarmaa misses with a right hand #TD#
and Nielson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bayarmaa! #ES2#
Bayarmaa throws Nielson to one side and escapes!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bayarmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson looks to land a right hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Nielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayarmaa throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Bayarmaa.
Nielson tries to land a body kick
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bayarmaa takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Bayarmaa misses with a combination
and Nielson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bayarmaa's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bayarmaa.
Nielson lands a nice hook to Bayarmaa's body. Bayarmaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nielson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayarmaa should have avoided that one.
Bayarmaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nielson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bayarmaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bayarmaa lands with an overhand left.
Bayarmaa misses with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.#T2#
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Nielson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nielson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick lands for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nielson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nielson digs a good body shot into Bayarmaa's ribs.
Bayarmaa is breathing heavily.
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!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nielson counters with a three punch combo that has Bayarmaa backing up. Bayarmaa nods at Nielson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nielson lands the left hand.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nielson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
#TD#
Nielson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nielson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3##SUB#
Nielson has gone for a leg lock! Bayarmaa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nielson's guard.#REVB#
Nielson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patrick Nielson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bayarmaa wants to get up but he can't break Nielson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nielson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bayarmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Nielson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bayarmaa defends it easily.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Nielson working for a triangle but Bayarmaa defends it easily.
Bayarmaa wants to stand and escape but instead Nielson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Nielson trying to control but Bayarmaa is working from the bottom.
Nielson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bayarmaa is retaining full guard. #T5#
Bayarmaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Nielson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bayarmaa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nielson has Bayarmaa in his guard.#REVB#
Bayarmaa tries to stand but Nielson is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Nielson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nielson has Bayarmaa pulled in close to control his posture. #T6#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayarmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bayarmaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nielson holds on and takes a little breather.
Nielson working a defensive guard but Bayarmaa manages to pass into side control anyway.
I wouldn't like to be where Nielson is right now.
Nielson sneaks back into half guard.#T7#
Nielson is looking to control Bayarmaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nielson avoid being mounted?
Bayarmaa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nielson wants to get back to full guard but Bayarmaa has mounted him!#SU2#
Bayarmaa stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nielson misses with an uppercut
and Bayarmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
A jab lands there for Bayarmaa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nielson.#T8#
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bayarmaa looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nielson. That did some damage!
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nielson delivers a nice body kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T9#
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Nielson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bayarmaa swinging wildly here.
Bayarmaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nielson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bayarmaa prevents it.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gan Bayarmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bayarmaa clobbers Nielson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bayarmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Bayarmaa throws a nice head kick!
Bayarmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Nielson connects with a body shot.#CL#
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Bayarmaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bayarmaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nielson.#T1#
A left lands for Nielson.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Nielson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bayarmaa.
Nielson scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bayarmaa.
Nielson misses with a body kick.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Nielson closes the distance and clinches up with Bayarmaa, looking for a takedown. Nielson pushes Bayarmaa against the cage but Bayarmaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that half lands.
#TD#
Nielson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bayarmaa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nielson is in Bayarmaa's guard.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nielson 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.#ES2#
Bayarmaa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nielson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Bayarmaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nielson wants to pass the guard but Bayarmaa is keeping the position.
Bayarmaa wants to stand up but Nielson is controlling him. #T3#
Nielson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nielson throws an elbow that misses. Bayarmaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nielson's guard. Nice move by Bayarmaa!#REVB#
Bayarmaa wants to get up but he can't break Nielson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Nielson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bayarmaa has his hands clasped together but Nielson extends and breaks Bayarmaa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nielson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Nielson!
In his post fight interview, Patrick Nielson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
TOF 99
Date: Apr 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Jab from Blue.
Nielson looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.
Blue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.
Blue throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blue avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue lands a body shot.
Patrick Nielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue throws the left hand but Nielson avoids the punch easily.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming. #T1#
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
Nielson throws a quick counter head kick but Blue was just out of range.
Blue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blue.
Nielson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Blue.
#TD#
Nielson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blue is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
Blue wants to get back to his feet but Nielson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nielson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blue wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nielson wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Nielson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blue is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blue controls Nielson momentarily but Nielson frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Blue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson works the jab nicely.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nielson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blue blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Nielson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL#
Nielson clinches with his opponent.
Nielson takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4#
Nielson misses with an elbow over the top.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
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!
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielson.
Nielson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue leaning against his opponent.
Nielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nielson avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Nielson blocks it.
Blue lands with a short shot to the head.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue lands a left hand.
Blue's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T5#
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielson avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielson.
Nielson tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blue lands an elbow just above Nielson 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Patrick Nielson has been cut.
Nielson tries to break free but Blue pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Nielson.
Blue takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
#T6#
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nielson avoids the damage to the body.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
Nielson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blue takes a shot to the head.
Blue misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Nielson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Nielson lands a shot to the body.#T7#
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Nielson's head.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Nielson blocks the elbow strike.
Blue blocking some punches.
Blue working aggressively here.
A short right from Nielson on the inside.
Nielson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Nielson is blocking nicely.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T8#
Nielson tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike.
Nielson is working for takedown but Blue is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielson.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nielson blocks a body shot from Blue.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Nielson blocks with his arms.
Nielson lands a body punch.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Nielson blocks it.
#T9#
Blue is trying to maintain a safe position but Nielson gets an underhook and turns Blue into the cage.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Nielson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue avoids a wild elbow strike from Nielson.
Nielson misses with an elbow strike.
Blue is leaning against Nielson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson stalling in the clinch but Blue improves position.
Nielson lands a right hand.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nielson is defending well for now.#BC#
Nielson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Nielson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nielson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blue under the eye.
Nielson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Blue slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nielson tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue wants to counter with a clinch but Nielson pushes him away.
Blue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nielson throws a push kick but Blue slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.
Nielson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blue to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Blue tries to clinch but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blue misses with a hook
and Nielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Blue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blue sizes up Nielson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blue throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nielson jabs Blue right on the nose. Blue blinks but takes it well.
Blue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nielson's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Nielson misses.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Blue misses. #T2#
Blue walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson throws a chopping leg kick but Blue manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nielson tries for a takedown but Blue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blue throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blue just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNielson.
Blue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nielson under the eye.
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Blue lands a really nice looking cross but Nielson seems unphased.
Blue avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.
Nielson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T3#
Nielson cracks Blue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blue throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nielson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nielson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Blue manages to avoid it.
Nielson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.
Nielson throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Nielson lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Blue unleashes a big counter combination but Nielson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nielson shoots in and drives through. Blue sprawls well.
Lloyd Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nielson.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a leg kick
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Blue misses with a straight right.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielson with a nice calf kick.
Blue looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Blue as Nielson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T5#
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nielson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielson's head.#CL#
Nielson clinches up with Blue and pushes him back against the cage.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nielson avoids it.
Nielson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blue gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
#T6##BC#
Nielson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Blue's head back.
Blue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Nielson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nielson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue clobbers Nielson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blue's head.
Nielson throws a body kick that misses.
Blue misses with a straight left.
Nielson feinted with a counter takedown.#T7#
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue.
Nielson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue motions for Nielson to come forward. Blue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Blue.
Nielson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blue.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
#T8#
Blue slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Blue.
Blue lands a jab to the head.
Blue throws a series of punches but Nielson moves out of range.
And Nielson counters with a quick kick to the body but Blue blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue throws a low kick, looking for Nielson's leg but Nielson calmly moves out of range.
Nielson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nielson cracks Blue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blue lands with a right hand.
Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson tries a head kick but it misses.
#T9#
Nielson connects with a right hand. Blue shakes it off.
Blue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Nielson.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Nielson circles away.
Nielson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Blue.
Blue throws a series of punches but Nielson avoids them all with ease.
Nielson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nielson tries to clinch but Blue moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Nielson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nielson missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a head kick that misses
and Nielson counters with a low kick, right behind Blue 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick Nielson is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue.
Blue fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nielson's head backwards.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.#T1#
Blue defending well as Nielson loads up on a big left hand.
Blue avoids the head kick by Nielson.
A little jabbing left from Blue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nielson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Nielson coming out on top.
A jab from Blue finds it's way through Nielson's defenses.
Blue throws a solid leg kick but Nielson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Blue scores with a jab to the head.
Nielson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blue misses with a left hand
letting Nielson counter with a right hand.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
A leg kick checked by Blue.
Blue steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nielson.
Nielson throws an off balance right hand
and Blue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielson thinking.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Blue checks it.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Nielson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nielson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Nielson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
Nielson walks into a straight right hand from Blue.
Nielson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blue blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Blue checks a leg kick.
Nielson throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue wants to counter the offense by Nielson and move into the clinch position.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Blue moves out of range and Nielson only half commits.
Nielson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blue.#T4#
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Nielson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nielson checks a leg kick.
Blue scores with a nice right hand.
Blue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nielson throws a lazy head kick
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
#CL2#
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blue.
Blue is stalling here.
#T5#
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Nielson is blocking nicely.
Blue lands a shoulder strike.
Nielson avoiding damage.
Nielson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Nielson blocks with his arms.
Nielson is trying to pull guard but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
#T6#
Nielson blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nielson.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nielson stalling in the clinch.
Blue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blue lands a left hand.
#T7#
Nielson prevents a body shot from Blue.
Nielson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nielson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Nielson avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blue as Nielson tries to tie him up.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Blue prevents a body shot from Nielson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nielson. #T8#
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Blue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nielson.
Nielson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blue lands with a short shot to the head.
Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nielson is trying to maintain a safe position but Blue gets an underhook and turns Nielson into the cage.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Nielson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Blue.
#T9#
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Nielson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nielson is defending well for now.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielson is working for takedown but Blue is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nielson is leaning against Blue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blue 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Blue!
A very excited looking Lloyd Blue made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Date: Mar 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Braxton lunges at Nielson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielson's hand.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton connects with the punch.
Nielson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab.
Nielson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton throws a good cross that connects.
Nielson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Braxton.
Nielson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Nielson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Braxtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nielson cracks Braxton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Braxton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Braxton.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton. #T2#
Braxton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but Nielson breaks away and moves out of range.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton scores with a nice right hand.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nielson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braxton defending well as Nielson loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nielson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braxton.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Braxton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
Braxton moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Nielson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Nielson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.#T4#
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Nielson takes one on the button.
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Nielson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nielson - that will leave a mark!
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nielson cracks Braxton with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nielson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Braxton blocks a leg kick.#T5#
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson staying out of range there.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braxton slips a jab from Nielson.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Braxton's head back.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Braxton connects with a jab.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Braxton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Braxton lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back.
#T6#
Braxton lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Braxton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a series of strikes. Nielson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Nielson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nielson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Nielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Braxton connects with a solid leg kick.
Braxton lands a slapping body shot.
#T7#
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a left hand
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Braxton throws a head kick that Nielson semi-blocks.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Nielson with a jab.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nielson! But no joy.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Nielson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.
Braxton drops his hands momentarily and Nielson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T8#
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Nielson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Braxton counters with a two punch combo.
Nielson connects with an inside leg kick.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braxton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
Nielson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braxton pinned against the cage. Braxton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T9#
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson lands with a straight right. Braxton didn't see that one coming.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielson throws a push kick but Braxton slaps the foot to one side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nielson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Braxton has got the better of the exchanges.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Braxton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nielson eats them both and turns towards Braxton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielson counters with a body kick.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braxton.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton cracks Nielson with an open hand slap.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Braxton digs a good body shot into Nielson's ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielson lands a head shot.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nielson's sensitive parts.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Nielson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T2#
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Braxton blocks the body kick.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Braxton lands the left hand.#T3#
Nielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nielson is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Nielson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nielson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Nielson.#T4#
Braxton misses with a hook. Nielson ducked under it nicely.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braxton moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
Braxton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nielson finds it's way round the side to connect with Braxton's head.
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!
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nielson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Nielson.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton throws a lazy head kick
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.#T5#
Braxton slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
A left and a right from Braxton both land. Nice combination.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Nielson avoids it.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick from Nielson.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T6#
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton tries to move into range but Nielson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson lunges at Braxton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braxton's hand.
A clash of legs there as Braxton blocks the low kick.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick from Nielson.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton checks a low kick from Nielson.
Nielson throws an off balance right hand
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Braxton counter with a right hand. #T7#
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
As Nielson backs away, Braxton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nielson lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nielson throws a push kick but Braxton slaps the foot to one side.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a double jab
and Nielson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson jabs Braxton right on the nose. Braxton blinks but takes it well.
Braxton avoids a kick to the body.
Braxton looks to land a combination. Nielson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nielson tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nielson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Nielson's head. #T8#
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braxton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
And Nielson tries to counter it with a takedown but Braxton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Nielson does it's job there.
Nielson misses with a double jab.
#T9#
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braxton.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Braxton lands a jab.
Nielson tries to land a front kick but Braxton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braxton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson tries to counter with a clinch but Braxton shakes him off and moves away.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Braxton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton works over Nielson's head and body with a nice combination.
Braxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Nielson.
Nielson fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braxton.
Nielson throws a nice head kick!
#T1#
Nielson shoots in but no luck this time.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Nielson misses with a looping right.
Nielson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nielson throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Nielson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braxton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Braxton misses.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Nielson misses with a hook
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton misses with a hook.
Braxton jabs at Nielson's body.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Nielson throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nielson. Beautiful body shot.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Nielson misses.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton slips under a jab.#T4#
A left and a right from Nielson both land. Nice combination.
Nielson lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton throws a low kick, looking for Nielson's leg but Nielson calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Nielson lands with a nice body kick.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T5#
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Braxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braxton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nielson takes one to the side of the head.
Braxton throws a nice head kick!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Braxton looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Nielson.
Nielson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well. #T6#
Nielson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Braxton moves forwards but Nielson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielson clobbers Braxton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nielson with a hook.
Nielson misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T7#
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braxton is looking for a counter combo.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Braxton blocks it well.
Nielson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielson.
Braxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T8#
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Nielson is looking to clinch but Braxton is avoiding it.
Braxton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nielson misses the jab.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Nielson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton lunges at Nielson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielson's hand.
Nielson throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
#T9#
Nielson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Nielson looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Nielson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy body kick from Nielson
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braxton connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Braxton.
Well Braxton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TOF 77
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Coles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nielson back to the cage. Coles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nielson scores with a jab.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and Coles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT#It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.
Coles throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Coles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nielson has time to react.
Nielson tries to bum rush Coles with a series of wild strikes but Coles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Coles coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coles loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Nielson takes one to the chin there.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Nielson misses with a body punch
and Coles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson throws a poor cross that misses
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Coles.#T1#
Coles cracks Nielson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coles throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Coles has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Coles throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nielson tests Coles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coles misses with a straight left.
Nielson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Coles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coles 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.
Nielson slips a jab and a cross from Coles.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Coles misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nielson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coles walks into a left hand.
Coles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Coles.#T2#
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Coles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles misses with a hook.
Coles lands with a straight right. Nielson didn't see that one coming.
Phillip Coles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coles throws a big shot that misses.
Nielson throws a body kick that misses.
Coles slips a jab from Nielson.
Coles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nielson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nielson tries to move into range but Coles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Coles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coles looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.#T3#
Nielson slips a jab and a cross from Coles.
Coles throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coles scores with a sloppy right hand. Nielson should have avoided that one.
Nielson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Coles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nielson - the referee stops the clock and Coles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nielson. Coles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Coles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielson throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coles! But no joy.
Phillip Coles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Coles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Coles coming out on top.
Coles misses the shot to the body.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Coles moves out of range easily.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
As Coles tries to get set, Nielson tries to push him back and clinch up but Coles manages to avoid the attempt.#T4#
Coles throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
Nielson takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coles blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Nielson thumps Coles with a low kick.
Nielson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Coles misses its intended target.
Coles loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Coles lands a jab-cross combination.
Nielson connects with a solid leg kick.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Nielson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coles, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Coles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielson.
#T5#
Nielson misses with a body kick.
Coles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nielson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nielson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nielson tries to land a front kick but Coles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
Nielson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
Coles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nielson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Despite the aggression on Coles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coles throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.#T6#
Nielson connects with a body shot.
Coles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Coles checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nielson throws a push kick but Coles slaps the foot to one side.
Coles lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Coles moved out of range nicely.
Coles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles misses the jab.
Coles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nielson's hands.
Coles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nielson is looking to clinch but Coles is avoiding it.
Coles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nielson's head backwards.
Nielson throws a jab when Coles was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coles! But no joy.
A slow jab from Coles misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Nielson.#T7#
Coles's corner calls for a 1-2. Coles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
Nielson lands a jab.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Coles misses with a combination
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nielson scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Coles. Those never looked like landing.
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coles manages to avoid it.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Coles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Nielson. Those never looked like landing.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T8#
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
Coles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Coles saw it coming and moves away.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coles throws out the jab.
Coles scores with a shot to the body.
Nielson throws a lazy head kick
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nielson slips under a jab from Coles.
Coles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nielson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coles misses with an uppercut. Nielson saw that one coming.
Coles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nielson momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Coles.#T9#
Nielson misses with a two punch combination.
Coles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Coles.
Coles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coles swinging wildly here.
Nielson attempts a counter takedown but Coles avoids it well and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Nielson.
Coles lands with a shot to the body.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Coles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nielson throws a chopping leg kick but Coles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coles lands a right hook to the body.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles blocks a low kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Coles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Coles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coles lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielson's head.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coles dips to his left and cracks Nielson with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coles throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Coles lands a jab to the head.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Coles moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson staying out of range there.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coles misses with a straight left.
Coles throws out a powerful jab.#T1#
Coles looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coles scores with a jab.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Coles avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Coles throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Coles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nielson slips a jab and a cross from Coles.
Coles catches Nielson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Nielson jabs Coles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Nielson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielson with a poor takedown
and Coles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
A swing and a miss from Nielson.
Phillip Coles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nielson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Coles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nielson doesn't seem phased though.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Coles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coles misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Nielson.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Coles slips a jab and a cross from Nielson.
Coles throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Coles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nielson misses with an uppercut.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coles looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Coles lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back.
Nielson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coles missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson takes a swing at Coles's ribcage but misses.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Nielson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson defending well as Coles loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Nielson misses.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nielson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nielson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Coles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nielson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coles.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coles looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Coles.
Good shot there by Coles.#T5#
Coles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coles misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Coles coming out on top.
Nielson ducks right into an uppercut from Coles.
Nielson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coles.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielson.#CL#
Nielson clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Nielson breaks the clinch.
Coles lands with a nice combination. Nielson backs away looking to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nielson, as that shot connected.
#T6#
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!
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielson misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
Nielson scores with a punch to the head.
Nielson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coles.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
Coles swings widly with a right hand
and Nielson counters with a one-two to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nielson.#KD#
Nielson lands a big head kick that sends Coles tumbling to the mat! Nielson takes a step backwards and waves Coles back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Coles is rocked!
A big right from Nielson misses.
Coles throws a counter combo.
Coles is still on wobbly legs! Can Nielson finish him?
Coles looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nielson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Coles. Nielson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Nielson!
In his post fight interview, Patrick Nielson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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TOF 67
Date: Jan 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Nielson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanks with a poor takedown
and Nielson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nielson throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Hanks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nielson! #SUB#
Hanks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nielson, who protects the arm well.
Who's going to make the next move?#SUB#
Hanks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nielson is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Hanks goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nielson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hanks but great work by Nielson.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nielson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1#
Hanks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nielson keeps working.
Nielson keeping control of the position. #SUB2#
Nielson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hanks. Oh but Nielson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hanks goes limp - he's gone! Nielson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrick Nielson!
Patrick Nielson 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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Date: Dec 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nielson.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nielson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Nielson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson tries to work over Nielson's front leg with a kick but Nielson checks it.
Nielson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nielson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Nielson doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Nielson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nielson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Nielson is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.
Nielson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nielson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
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!
Johnson misses with a hook
and Nielson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nielson.
We've been hearing reports that Nielson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2#
Nielson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Nielson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Jameel Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Nielson slips a jab from Johnson.
Nielson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T3#
Nielson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nielson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nielson digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nielson wants to clinch.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nielson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Nielson as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Nielson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Nielson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Nielson back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nielson.
Nielson dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Nielson is blocking nicely.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Nielson. #BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nielson on the side of the head. #T5#
A big left from Nielson misses.
Nielson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jameel Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nielson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nielson.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Nielson as he checks the leg kick.
Nielson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.#T6#
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Nielson motions for Johnson to come forward. Nielson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nielson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Nielson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
Johnson tries a low kick but Nielson avoids it.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Nielson tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Nielson thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
#T7#
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nielson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Nielson.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Nielson.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Nielson. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Nielson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson tests Nielson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson avoids a kick to the body.
Nielson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T8#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nielson.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Nielson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nielson drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Nielson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nielson takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nielson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nielson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Nielson shakes it off.#T9#
Nielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Nielson counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Nielson won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Nielson controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnson takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nielson lands with a light punch inside.
Nielson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nielson prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Nielson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson is trying to push Nielson away but Nielson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Nielson has the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Nielson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Nielson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Nielson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson wants to slow Nielson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nielson tries to clinch up.
Nielson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nielson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Donk. Johnson catches Nielson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
A big left from Nielson misses.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nielson throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nielson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Nielson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD#
Nielson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Nielson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Nielson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Johnson pushes Nielson off looking to stand but Nielson dives back in and keeps control.
Nielson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ES2#
Johnson kicks Nielson off and gets back to his feet.
Nielson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nielson lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Nielson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Johnson misses. #T4#
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#T5#
Nielson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jameel Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nielson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Nielson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Nielson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
It looked like Nielson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Nielson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T6#
Johnson tries to move into range but Nielson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nielson connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Nielson's leg. Nielson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nielson.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson throws a push kick but Nielson slaps the foot to one side.
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Nielson.
#T7#
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Nielson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nielson connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nielson throws a body kick that misses.
Nielson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Nielson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nielson staying out of range there.#T8#
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nielson.
An attempted straight right counter from Nielson misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nielson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looks for the body kick but Nielson saw that one coming.
Nielson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.#T9#
Nielson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nielson throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Nielson dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nielson. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Nielson.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nielson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nielson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Nielson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nielson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielson.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Nielson. #T1#
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielson.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Nielson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Nielson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson misses with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson checks a low kick from Nielson.#T2#
Nielson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Nielson slips a straight right by Johnson.
Nielson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Nielson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Nielson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielson.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Nielson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nielson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson clobbers Nielson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Johnson throws the left hand but Nielson avoids the punch easily.
As Johnson looks to move away, Nielson throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Nielson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick. #T4#
Nielson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nielson staying out of range there.
Nielson lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nielson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Nielson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a fast counter high kick but Nielson manages to duck under it in time.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
Nielson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T5#
Johnson checks a low kick from Nielson.
Nielson punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nielson misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson cracks Nielson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick from Nielson misses.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielson with a body shot.
Nielson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T6#
Nielson misses with a hook.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nielson can pounce on him.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nielson feinted with a counter takedown.
Nielson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Nielson misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.#T7#
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Nielson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nielson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nielson stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Nielson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Johnson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nielson has cracked it and Johnson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nielson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Nielson!
After the fight, Patrick Nielson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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TOF 54
Date: Nov 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barre moves out of range of the body kick.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barre throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barre.
Barre slips a straight right by Nielson.
Barre throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
Barre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barre misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Nielson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barre's guard.
Nielson throwing strikes from guard but Barre blocks nicely.
Nielson trying to control but Barre is working from the bottom.
Barre being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Nielson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nielson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nielson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nielson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nielson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barre is keeping the position for now.
Nielson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nielson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barre keeping moving, preventing Nielson from controlling successfully.
Barre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nielson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barre swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barre slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
Barre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barre.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Barre moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Barre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barre connects with a body shot.
Barre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barre slips a straight right by Nielson.
Barre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Barre.
Barre avoids the body shot from Nielson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nielson.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Barre scores with a head kick. Nielson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T4#
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Barre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barre.
Barre is looking to slow Nielson down with leg kicks.
Nielson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Barre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nielson to score with a decent uppercut.
Barre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barre avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Nielson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barre throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
VC Barre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barre throws a nice head kick!
A clash of legs there as Nielson blocks the low kick.
Nielson loads up on a big right hand but Barre slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Nielson. #T5#
Barre scores with a three punch combo!
Barre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barre connects with a leg kick.
Nielson slips under a jab from Barre.
Barre misses with a wild combination.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson wants to counter with a clinch but Barre pushes him away.
Nielson tries to bum rush Barre with a series of wild strikes but Barre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Barre saw it coming and moves away.
Barre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Barre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barre misses with a looping left.#T6#
Nielson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nielson.
Barre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barre moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Barre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barre moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Nielson throws a leg kick
and Barre counters with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Nielson darts in and clinches Barre up against the cage.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson tries a body shot but Barre blocks it.
Barre has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Nielson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Nielson improves position.
Barre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T7#
Barre blocks a body shot from Nielson.
A short right from Nielson.
Nielson misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barre to keep the fight standing.
Barre misses with some punches.
Barre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Nielson pushes Barre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barre misses with the head strike.
Nielson tries a body shot but Barre blocks it.
Barre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2#
Nielson jumps guard and drags Barre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Nielson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nielson managing to control the position. #T8#
Nielson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barre manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Nielson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nielson content to stall in guard here.
Barre trying to control the position here.
Nielson wants to control from the top but Barre keeps moving. #T9#
Barre keeping full guard, as Nielson tries to pass.
Nielson preventing the sweep.
Nielson looking to sit in guard and control but Barre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Nielson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barre trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Barre cracks Nielson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nielson lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Nielson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barre misses with the head strike.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barre can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barre gets underhooks to prevent Nielson's takedown attempt.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barre stalls.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Barre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Nielson.
Nielson throws a one two combo.
#T1#
Barre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nielson is able to avoid easily.
Barre sets himself, and Nielson steps forward looking for the clinch! Barre avoids it this time.
Barre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nielson catches Barre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nielson punishes Barre's body with a nice straight punch.
Barre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Barre blocks the low kick.
Nielson scores with a kick to the body.
Barre tries a low kick but Nielson avoids it.
Nielson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barre throws a sloppy body shot
and Nielson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nielson - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Nielson.
Nielson misses with an uppercut
and Barre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nielson's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nielson. Nielson obviously looking to wear him down.
Barre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2#
Barre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barre jabs Nielson right on the nose. Nielson blinks but takes it well.
Nielson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barre misses with a lunging right hand
and Nielson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nielson throws a push kick but Barre slaps the foot to one side.
Barre throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Barre with a nice calf kick.
Nielson moves out of range of the leg kick from Barre.
Nielson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barre is looking to counter punch.
Nielson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nielson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barre tries to bum rush Nielson with a series of wild strikes but Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Nielson scores with a nice strike.
Barre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nielson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barre off the cage and back into range.
Nielson lands a slapping body shot.
Nielson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barre on the side of the head.
Nielson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barre throws a counter high kick but Nielson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Barre moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Barre half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nielson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Barre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barre throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Barre moves out of range of the body kick from Nielson.
Barre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Nielson lands a head kick. Barre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Nielson lands.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Barre cracks Nielson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barre throws a low kick but Nielson avoids it.
Barre misses with a head kick.
Patrick Nielson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barre throws out a leg kick but Nielson moves out of range and Barre only half commits.
Nielson tries to counter with a clinch but Barre shakes him off and moves away.
Nielson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nielson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nielson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nielson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nielson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barre if he has to take too many more of those.
Barre throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barre.
#T5#
A clash of legs there as Nielson blocks the low kick.
Barre throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Barre moves out of range as Nielson throws a body kick.
Nielson shoots in looking for a takedown but Barre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nielson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nielson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nielson throws a wild body kick that Barre sees coming a mile off.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Barre moved away.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body
and Barre counters with a one-two to the body.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nielson tries to clinch but Barre moves out of range.
Barre throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Barre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielson.
Barre misses with a straight left. #T6#
Some wild striking there from Nielson.
A quick step to the side and Barre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barre misses with a combination
and Nielson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barre swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Barre checks a leg kick nicely.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Barre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Barre.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nielson misses with a hook. Barre ducked under it nicely.
Barre half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nielson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nielson, as that shot connected.
Barre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barre throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Nielson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #T7#
Nielson trying to control but Barre is working from the bottom.
Nielson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nielson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barre's legs.
You can see the frustration on Barre's face as Nielson controls the position.
Barre prevents Nielson from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Nielson is trying to get an arm triangle but Barre is defending well. #T8#
Barre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nielson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nielson moves nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Nielson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nielson controls the position.
Nielson lands a few punches from side control.
Nielson scores with punches from side control.
Nielson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T9#
Nielson slows the pace down.
Check out the look on Nielson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#SUB2#
Nielson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nielson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barre is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Nielson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Barre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nielson with the counter takedown but Barre avoids it easily.
Barre throws a leg kick
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Barre moves out of range of the body kick.
Barre throws a leg kick
and Nielson counters with a stiff right hand.
Barre with the inside leg kick.
Barre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barre has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson misses with a two punch combination.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Barre saw that one coming.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Barre moved away.
Barre half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nielson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barre takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Nielson lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Nielson slams his shin into Barre's torso.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nielson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barre looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nielson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielson blocks the leg kick.
Nielson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL2#
Nielson closes the distance and clinches.
Nielson blocks a body shot from Barre.
Barre misses with a punch on the inside.
Barre stalls.
Barre throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielson. #T2#
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nielson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Nielson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barre uses from the top position.
Nielson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Nielson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Barre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Nielson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Barre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barre is looking to take a break and control but Nielson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielson is looking for a sweep.
Barre tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nielson's legs.
Barre working away.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee asks Barre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barre prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nielson tries to improve position but can't.
Nielson gets back to half guard.
Nielson wants to improve his position but Barre is controlling well.
Nielson is trying to control but can't.
Barre wants to pass the guard but Nielson is defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nielson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barre is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T5#
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Nielson tries to counter it with a takedown but Barre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barre throws a low kick but Nielson avoids it.
Nielson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barre. Barre obviously looking to wear him down.
Nielson connects with a body shot.#T6#
Barre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielson throws out the jab.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Barre.
Jab from Barre.
Barre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nielson.
Barre avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Nielson throws a leg kick that misses.
Barre scores with a hook to the body. Nielson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nielson.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nielson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nielson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barre with the inside leg kick. #T7#
Nielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barre counters with a leg kick.
Nielson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nielson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Barre connects with a leg kick.
Barre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barre lands a slapping body shot.
Barre checks a low kick from Nielson.
A low kick from Nielson misses
and Barre counters with a thumping low kick.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
VC Barre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T8#
Barre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nielson catches Barre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Barre misses #TD2#
and Nielson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nielson content to stall in guard here.
Nielson throwing strikes from guard but Barre blocks nicely.
Nielson controlling from the top position.
Nielson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barre's head.#T9#
Nielson stands and throws Barre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nielson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nielson looking to control but instead Barre has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#SUB2#
Nielson wants to work for an arm triangle but Barre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Nielson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Nielson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nielson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Nielson!
Patrick Nielson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
TOF 48
Date: Oct 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson throws a big shot that misses.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Yogpeeth's head back.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yogpeeth looks to throw a body kick
and Yogpeeth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yogpeeth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nielson.
Nielson throws a body punch but Yogpeeth moves out of range.
Nielson misses with an uppercut
and Yogpeeth counters with a nice leg kick.
Yogpeeth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yogpeeth thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Nielson drives through and clinches with Yogpeeth against the cage.
Yogpeeth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nielson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yogpeeth.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Nielson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yogpeeth's elbow.
Nielson avoiding damage as Yogpeeth throws knees to the body.
Yogpeeth misses with the head strike.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Nielson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yogpeeth prevents it.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Nielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yogpeeth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson misses with a punch to the body.
Yogpeeth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Yogpeeth.
#T2#
Nielson misses with some punches.
Yogpeeth takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yogpeeth.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yogpeeth.
Nielson has a couple of punches blocked by Yogpeeth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nielson is looking for a takedown.
Nielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nielson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rudra Yogpeeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Nielson.
Nielson tries a body shot but Yogpeeth blocks it.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nielson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nielson. #T3#
Nielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Yogpeeth controls the action.
#TD2#
Nielson jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Nielson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yogpeeth defends well.#SUB2#
Nielson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yogpeeth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Yogpeeth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nielson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yogpeeth has managed to get both his arms back between Nielson's legs - danger averted.
Yogpeeth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yogpeeth distracts Nielson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4##SUB2#
Nielson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yogpeeth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yogpeeth trying to control the position from guard on top but Nielson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yogpeeth scoring with some ground and pound.
Nielson keeping moving, preventing Yogpeeth from controlling successfully.
Nielson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yogpeeth trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
Nielson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T5#
Nielson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Yogpeeth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yogpeeth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nielson controls the pace.#SUB#
Yogpeeth has his foot on Nielson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nielson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nielson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yogpeeth is keeping the position for now.
Nielson is looking to work some ground and pound but Yogpeeth has wrist control.#SUB2#
Nielson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nielson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nielson is stalling in the full guard. #T6#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nielson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nielson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Nielson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yogpeeth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nielson has managed to get both his arms back between Yogpeeth's legs - danger averted.
Nielson throwing strikes but missing.
Nielson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yogpeeth is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Yogpeeth has his foot on Nielson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nielson works his way back into a safe position though.#T7#
Yogpeeth is trying to hold Nielson in close to prevent damage but Nielson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nielson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nielson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nielson uses his free foot to push down on Yogpeeth's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yogpeeth. #SUB2#
Nielson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Yogpeeth is looking to improve his position but Nielson isn't that keen on the idea.
Nielson lands a heavy elbow. #T8#
Yogpeeth is just holding on here. Nielson manages to take his back.
Nielson punishes Yogpeeth with strikes from the back mount.
Yogpeeth tries to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Nielson working for a choke but Yogpeeth is defending well.
Yogpeeth covering up well and avoiding damage.
Yogpeeth takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#T9##SUB2#
Nielson is looking for the choke from the back position but Yogpeeth is controlling his hands well.
Yogpeeth prevents Nielson from getting a body triangle.#SUB2#
Nielson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Yogpeeth wants to control his opponent's hands but Nielson gets his hands free.
Yogpeeth is really stuck here.
Yogpeeth looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nielson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Yogpeeth. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Yogpeeth is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nielson tries to get the hooks in deep but Yogpeeth pushed the leg off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Nielson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielson stuns Yogpeeth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson tries to work over Yogpeeth's front leg with a kick but Yogpeeth checks it.
Yogpeeth misses with a body kick.
Nielson scores with a nice head shot.
Yogpeeth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yogpeeth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yogpeeth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yogpeeth avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Nielson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yogpeeth throws a leg kick but Nielson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yogpeeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielson.
It looked like Yogpeeth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nielson.
Yogpeeth lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back.
Yogpeeth lands a leg kick that knocks Nielson off balance momentarily.#T1##CL2#
Nielson pushes Yogpeeth up against the cage in a clinch.
Yogpeeth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nielson.
Nielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yogpeeth.
Nielson misses with a punch to the body.
Yogpeeth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yogpeeth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yogpeeth lands with a light punch inside.
Yogpeeth misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nielson.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nielson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Yogpeeth swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rudra Yogpeeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Nielson.
Yogpeeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yogpeeth throws a head punch that misses.
Nielson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yogpeeth to keep the fight standing.
Nielson is trying to drag Yogpeeth to the mat but Yogpeeth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land. #T3#
Yogpeeth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike from Yogpeeth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nielson.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yogpeeth controls his hands.
Nielson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Yogpeeth.
Nielson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yogpeeth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2#
Nielson decides to pull guard.
Nielson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Nielson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yogpeeth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yogpeeth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nielson trying to control the position.
#T4#
Yogpeeth tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielson is retaining full guard.
Nielson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Nielson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yogpeeth defends it easily.
Nielson trying to keep a closed guard but Yogpeeth is proving a slippery customer.
Yogpeeth trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom. #T5#
Nielson trying to control the position.
Yogpeeth being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yogpeeth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nielson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nielson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yogpeeth misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Nielson clinches with his opponent.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yogpeeth fails to land.
Yogpeeth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Yogpeeth. #T6#
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yogpeeth misses with some punches.
Yogpeeth struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
Yogpeeth pushes Nielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yogpeeth swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yogpeeth working aggressively here.
Nielson tries to pull guard but Yogpeeth holds him up against the cage and eventually Nielson drops back down to his feet.
Nielson misses with a punch to the body.
Yogpeeth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth misses with a punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T7#
Nielson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yogpeeth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yogpeeth takes a shot to the head. #TD2#
Nielson successfully pulls guard.
Nielson keeping moving, preventing Yogpeeth from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Nielson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yogpeeth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yogpeeth wants to control from the top but Nielson keeps moving.
Yogpeeth is really struggling to control Nielson but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T8#
Yogpeeth chips away with some ground and pound.
Patrick Nielson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nielson has his hands on Yogpeeth's head, controlling the position.
Yogpeeth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Nielson is looking for a triangle but Yogpeeth pushes his legs off easily.
Yogpeeth tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielson is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Yogpeeth is posturing up here but Nielson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yogpeeth tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yogpeeth has to tap! Slick submission there by Nielson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Nielson!
Patrick Nielson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
TOF 40
Date: Sep 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nielson misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Nielson misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nielson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nielson avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Nielson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nielson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
#T2#
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson lands a body shot.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
#T3#
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Nielson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielson works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Nielson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Nielson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nielson.
Nielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T5#
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nielson can pounce on him.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Nielson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Nielson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.#T6#
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Nielson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Nielson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T7#
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nielson connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a head kick.
Nielson misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Nielson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is not content to let Nielson control the position.
Nielson is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it. #T8##SUB2#
Nielson wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to kick Nielson off but Nielson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nielson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nielson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson won't allow Nielson to pass to mount.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nielson on the ground.
Johnson is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Nielson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well. #T9##SUB2#
Nielson is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Nielson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Nielson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nielson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a counter combo.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Nielson shoots in.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson tries a low kick but Nielson avoids it.
A low kick from Nielson is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson catches Nielson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back.
Nielson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to work over Nielson's front leg with a kick but Nielson checks it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielson.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
Johnson cracks Nielson with an open hand slap.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nielson gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Nielson.#T2#
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Nielson's defenses.
Nielson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Nielson shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielson wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Nielson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nielson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nielson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nielson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nielson looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Johnson misses the jab.
Nielson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Nielson coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Nielson misses.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielson.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielson can do to turn this around?
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nielson lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Nielson misses with a left hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nielson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Nielson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.#T5#
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD2#
Nielson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nielson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Nielson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nielson working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Nielson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T6##ES#
Johnson throws Nielson to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Nielson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
Nielson takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Nielson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nielson backwards.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nielson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T7#
Nice body punch from Nielson - that landed with a thud.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Nielson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielson.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Nielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson. #T8#
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Nielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and 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!
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Come on Nielson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nielson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Nielson. #T9#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Patrick Nielson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nielson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nielson lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Nielson tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Nielson drops back down to his feet.
Nielson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nielson taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Johnson motions for Nielson to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Nielson.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Nielson misses with a double jab
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Johnson punishes Nielson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nielson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Nielson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Nielson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nielson.
Nielson connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nielson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nielson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Nielson seems unphased.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Nielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Nielson misses
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Nielson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nielson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nielson working aggressively here.
Nielson is trying to stall.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Nielson scores with a hook to the body.
Nielson blocking some punches.
#T5#
Nielson lands a body punch.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson working aggressively here.
Nielson cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Nielson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
#T6#
Nielson blocking some punches.
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nielson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Johnson pushes Nielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T7#
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike.
Nielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson blocking some punches.
#T8#
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nielson is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nielson backwards.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson. #T9#
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson. #BC#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nielson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nielson scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
A very excited looking Marcus Johnson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
TOF 34
Date: Sep 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez's coach down at Ragnarok's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nielson lands a head shot.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nielson swivels and escapes.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Nielson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
Patrick Nielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a low kick, looking for Rodriguez's leg but Rodriguez calmly moves out of range.
Nielson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nielson is looking to land body kicks.
Rodriguez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T1#
Nielson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Nielson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patrick Nielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nielson's guard.
Nielson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Nielson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nielson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Nielson keeps moving.
Rodriguez pushes down on Nielson's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
Nielson is positioning himself well to prevent Rodriguez advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nielson is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Rodriguez passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez looking to finish with strikes here!
#T3#
Rodriguez controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Rodriguez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rodriguez tries to control but Nielson wriggling away.
Nielson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Nielson tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nielson is looking to escape.
Nielson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Rodriguez tries to control but Nielson wriggling away.
Nielson wants to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T5#
Nielson is looking to get to half guard.
Rodriguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
Rodriguez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nielson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nielson and Rodriguez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nielson is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Rodriguez tries for a kimura but Nielson is defending well. #T6#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nielson struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez controls the position from side control.#SUB2#
Rodriguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nielson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nielson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T7##SUB#
Nielson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nielson is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but Nielson is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Nielson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patrick Nielson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Rodriguez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nielson counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nielson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nielson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Rodriguez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nielson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom. #T9#
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Nielson blocks nicely.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Nielson is keeping the position.
Nielson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Nielson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodriguez Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Nielson misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to control but Nielson is keeping him busy.
Nielson trying to control from the bottom.
Nielson tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nielson is looking to control Rodriguez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nielson avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nielson defending well though. #T1#
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Nielson is defending well.
Rodriguez lands strikes from half guard.
Nielson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez being controlled here momentarily.
Nielson looking to control.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Nielson has wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Nielson.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nielson slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Nielson stalks Rodriguez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nielson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
Nielson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Nielson moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Nielson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patrick Nielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Nielson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nielson lands a body shot.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Nielson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#T4#
Nielson feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nielson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Nielson counters with a series of strikes. Rodriguez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Nielson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez wants to slow Nielson down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Nielson as he checks the leg kick.
Nielson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.#T5#
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nielson counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nielson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nielson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rodriguez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nielson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rodriguez is looking to stall here but Nielson recovers full guard.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielson is keeping the position for now. #T6#
Nielson is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Nielson is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nielson is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Nielson from controlling successfully. #T7#
Nielson advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Nielson from controlling successfully.
Nielson postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it. #SUB2#
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nielson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielson wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Nielson misses its target.
Nielson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Nielson. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt. #TD2#
Rodriguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nielson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nielson holds on and takes a little breather.
Nielson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T9#
Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez being controlled here momentarily.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Nielson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielson misses with the combination.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
Rodriguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodriguez lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Nielson is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nielson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Nielson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez.
Nielson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nielson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nielson trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Nielson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nielson sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Nielson wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rodriguez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nielson doesn't defend quickly enough and Rodriguez has managed to lock this one up! Can Nielson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rodriguez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodriguez Rodriguez! |
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Event:
TOF 30
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nielson tries to counter with a takedown but Mendoza is quick to defend against it.#TD2#
Mendoza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nielson struggling a bit here.
Mendoza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nielson keeps working.
Nielson is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendoza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nielson keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendoza wants to control but Nielson is keeping him busy. #T1#
Nielson can't do much from the bottom here.
Mendoza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mendoza trying to control the action but Nielson is working from the bottom. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nielson wants to control but Mendoza postures up.
Nielson tries to improve position but can't.
Mendoza throwing strikes but Nielson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mendoza is looking to regain half guard here but Nielson keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendoza tries to bench press Nielson off him but Nielson keeps the position.
Mendoza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mendoza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Mendoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nielson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielson is really struggling to control Mendoza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nielson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Mendoza working for a triangle but Nielson defends it easily.
Nielson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Mendoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nielson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendoza is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Mendoza trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
Mendoza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Mendoza has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Nielson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mendoza is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Nielson pulls down on the head and he's put Mendoza to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patrick Nielson!
Patrick Nielson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
TOF 25
Date: Jul 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson misses with a left hand
and Omenankukka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Omenankukka throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omenankukka circles away quickly and effectively.
Nielson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Omenankukka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nielson takes a swing at Omenankukka's ribcage but misses.
Nielson loads up on a big right hand but Omenankukka slips the punch.
Omenankukka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Omenankukka misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nielson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Omenankukka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Omenankukka takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Nielson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Omenankukka connects with a body shot that sends Nielson's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Omenankukka moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Omenankukka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1##TD2#
Nielson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB#
Omenankukka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nielson preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Omenankukka is looking to cinch up a triangle. Nielson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Omenankukka's body to avoid the submission. Omenankukka has instead reached around Nielson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Omenankukka arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ossi Omenankukka! |
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Event:
TOF 21
Date: Jun 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson avoids the body shot from Beocca .
Beocca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beocca moves out of range of the strikes.
Beocca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nielson.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beocca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beocca . Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beocca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beocca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nielson misses with a hook. Beocca ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beocca takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Nielson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beocca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nielson throws a low kick but Beocca avoids it.
Beocca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and Beocca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beocca throws a front kick aimed at Nielson's knee but Nielson avoids it well.
Nielson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beocca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nielson swings for the body but Beocca moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Beocca misses the target.
Nielson slips a jab and a cross from Beocca .
Beocca throws the kick towards the body but Nielson avoids it.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Beocca sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nielson. #TD2#
Nielson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beocca looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nielson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Beocca will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nielson looks up at the clock and then as Beocca takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nielson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T2#
Nielson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beocca defending against the ground and pound.
Beocca avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nielson.
Nielson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nielson working the ground and pound but Beocca is defending the strikes.
Nielson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beocca is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nielson tries to advance to mount but Beocca denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beocca sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T3#
Beocca defending against the ground and pound.
Nielson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Beocca taking punishment in the form of punches.
Beocca takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beocca to see if he's OK.
Nielson lands a few punches from side control.#SUB2#
Nielson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nielson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Nielson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Beocca looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nielson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Beocca is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nielson lets go of the hold and Beocca can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Nielson!
A very excited looking Patrick Nielson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
TOF 17
Date: May 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Nielson moves forwards but Stewart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nielson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Stewart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Stewart checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nielson.
Stewart swings for the body but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stewart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nielson tries to move into range but Stewart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Nielson slips a straight right by Stewart.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Stewart saw that one coming.
Stewart misses with a straight right. #T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stewart, as that shot connected.
Stewart misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Stewart misses the target.
Stewart throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nielson is defended easily by Stewart.
Stewart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stewart scores with a punch to the head.
Stewart throws the left hand but Nielson avoids the punch easily.
Stewart cracks Nielson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson drops his hands momentarily and Stewart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Nielson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nielson is in Stewart's guard.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Stewart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nielson stopping the sweep attempt from Stewart.
Stewart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nielson 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.
Nielson being controlled here momentarily.
Stewart is trying to keep Nielson in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielson wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving. #T3#
Stewart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Nielson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stewart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stewart walks into a stiff left hand from Nielson.
Stewart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nielson counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart misses with a straight left.
Danny Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielson misses with a left hand
enabling Stewart to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nielson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stewart under the eye.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danny Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Nielson shoots in.
Stewart connects with a right hand. Nielson shakes it off.
Nielson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nielson shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nielson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stewart has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stewart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nielson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stewart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielson wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart is looking for the big counter here.
Stewart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Nielson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stewart swings widly with a right hand
and Nielson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nielson scores with a push kick.
The fighters circling - Nielson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Stewart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nielson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Nielson saw that one coming.
Nielson is looking to counter the offense by Stewart and move into the clinch.
Stewart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart throws a big shot that misses.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
Nielson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielson misses with a body kick.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Nielson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
Stewart 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.
Nielson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danny Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nielson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Nielson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stewart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nielson in his tracks.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Stewart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielson tries to land a front kick but Stewart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
A jab from Stewart finds it's way through Nielson's defenses.
Nielson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nielson feints and then cracks Stewart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stewart down.
Nielson slips under a jab from Stewart.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Nielson moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Stewart manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Stewart misses.
Nielson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Nielson.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Nielson.
A short right from Nielson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Nielson as the two fighters clinch.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3##BC#
Nielson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
A cross from Stewart lands.
A left lands for Stewart.
Nielson takes one to the chin there.
Nielson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stewart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Stewart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Nielson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Nielson.
Stewart misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Stewart misses with a hook
and Nielson counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Stewart misses with a hook
and Nielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielson defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart thuds a left hand into Nielson's body.
Stewart throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.#CL#
Nielson pushes Stewart up against the cage in a clinch.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Nielson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Stewart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Nielson shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
A little jabbing left from Stewart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stewart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nielson off to one side.
Stewart lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielson's head.
Nielson tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Nielson is looking to score with low kicks.
Stewart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielson with a body shot.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Stewart lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart checks a leg kick.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stewart.
Stewart throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
And Nielson counters with a quick kick to the body but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart slips a jab from Nielson.
Nielson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nielson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Nielson scores with a jab. Stewart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nielson shoots in for a double leg but Stewart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Stewart coming out on top.
Nielson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stewart loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Stewart throws a right hand that Nielson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielson also avoids with ease.
Nielson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nielson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nielson. That's going to slow Stewart down.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
Nielson throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Stewart's shoulder, as Stewart tries to avoid the shot.
Danny Stewart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Stewart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nielson's head.
Stewart misses with a body punch
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielson slips a jab from Stewart.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stewart.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart slips under a jab from Nielson.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Stewart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson missing with a left hand there. Stewart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Nielson shoots for a double leg takedown but Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Nielson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stewart misses with a looping right.
Stewart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nielson moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Nielson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nielson somewhat.
Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nielson under the eye.
Nielson goes for a double leg but Stewart avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stewart continues to drive forward.
Stewart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stewart.
Nielson scores with a hook to the body.
Nielson tries to work over Stewart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Nielson breaks from the clinch.
Nielson walks into a straight right hand from Stewart.
A shot to the liver by Stewart. Beautiful body shot.
Stewart scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Nielson's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stewart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Stewart!
Danny Stewart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TOF 11
Date: Apr 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Nielson.
Blue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick from Nielson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Blue was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nielson.
Blue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nielson throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blue. Blue obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
Nielson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blue.
A leg kick checked by Blue.
Nielson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nielson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielson blocks the leg kick.
Blue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nielson slips a straight right by Blue.
Nielson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nielson misses with a body kick.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Blue saw it coming and moves away.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue jabs Nielson right on the nose. Nielson blinks but takes it well.
Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blue backing away here, and Nielson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
Nielson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nielson connects with a body shot.
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
Blue fakes the leg kick and cracks Nielson in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Blue checks it.
Blue scores with a jab.
Blue blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Blue throws a leg kick but Nielson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nielson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nielson throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off.#CL2#
Nielson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blue.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson working aggressively here.
Nielson misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson misses with a punch to the body.
Blue taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson letting Blue take a breather here.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
Blue trying to stall but Nielson improves his position.
Blue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Nielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blue lands a left hand.
Blue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nielson avoids the damage to the body.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielson's elbow.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue misses with some punches.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nielson leaning against his opponent.
Blue lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lloyd Blue will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nielson! But no joy.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Blue.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nielson jabs Blue right on the nose. Blue blinks but takes it well.
Nielson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blue thumps Nielson with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Blue takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
Blue misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Blue thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nielson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming.
Blue throws a leg kick but Nielson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blue. Nielson shrugs it off though.
Blue digs a good body shot into Nielson's ribs.
Blue throws a low kick but Nielson moves out of range easily.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Nielson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming.
Nielson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T2#
Nielson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue misses with a head kick.
Blue keeps Nielson at a distance using the push kick.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.
Nielson takes one to the side of the head.
Nielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielson misses with a right hand
and Blue counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Blue moves out of range and Nielson only half commits. #T3#
Blue getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nielson connects with the punch.
Blue keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nielson misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Blue thuds a left hand into Nielson's body.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Nielson circles away.
A leg kick checked by Blue.
Nielson throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off.
Blue is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nielson.
Blue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nielson! But no joy.
Nielson checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Nielson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blue doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Blue misses with a hook to the body
and Nielson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nielson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blue swings for the body but Nielson moves out of range.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue connects with a jab.
Blue connects with a body shot that sends Nielson's belly button to the back.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielson can do to turn this around?
Blue connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nielson momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson misses with a shot to the body
and Blue counters with a leg kick.
Blue throws a low kick, looking for Nielson's leg but Nielson calmly moves out of range.
Nielson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blue is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Blue throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson throws a body kick that misses.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blue takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nielson checks the leg kick.
Nielson throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Nielson cracks Blue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lloyd Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Nielson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blue paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Blue tenderised Nielson's leg. Nielson is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Blue has closed the distance and engaged Nielson in a clinch.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
#T1#
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nielson avoids the damage to the body.
Lloyd Blue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blue tries to work over Nielson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Nielson tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blue gets through Nielson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blue.#T2#
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Nielson blocks with his arms.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielson lands a nice shot to the body.
Blue blocks a body shot from Nielson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
A short right from Nielson on the inside.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Blue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Nielson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Blue moves out of range and Nielson only half commits.
As Nielson tries to get set, Blue tries to push him back and clinch up but Nielson manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue.
Nielson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nielson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Lloyd Blue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nielson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nielson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Blue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nielson throws a front kick that sends Blue stumbling back into the cage.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Nielson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blue blocks it well.
Blue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielson.
Blue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nielson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Nielson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nielson misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Blue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Blue!
Our winner, Lloyd Blue, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
TOF 7
Date: Mar 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spooner manages to avoid it.
Nielson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spooner.
Spooner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spooner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spooner duly obliges.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Spooner.
Nielson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spooner connects with a crisp jab.
Spooner throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nielson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spooner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spooner misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Spooner misses with a hook.
Spooner throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Spooner misses with a looping left.#T1#
Spooner throws a right hand that Nielson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielson also avoids with ease.
Nielson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spooner. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nielson. #CL2#
Nielson clinches.
Spooner is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Nielson.
A body shot lands from Nielson.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson pushes Spooner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spooner is trying to break the clinch but Nielson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nielson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nielson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spooner tries to circle away but Nielson has him pinned against the cage.
Spooner wants to break free but Nielson has control.
#T2#
Nielson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nielson gets through Spooner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Nielson.
Spooner is breathing heavily.
Nielson lands a shot to the body.
Spooner looking to slow down the pace here.
Nielson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nielson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spooners head.
Spooner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nielson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nielson lands a body punch.
Nielson has Spooner pressed against the cage.
Spooner is trying to force a seperation but Nielson has the dominant position.#T3#
Nielson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nielson digs a right hand underneath Spooner's ribcage. Spooner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spooner.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nielson.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spooner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nielson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Nielson is pushing Spooner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Nielson.
Nielson lands a right hand. #T4#
Nielson lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#Spooner is rocked!
Nielson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spooner or not.
Oh Spooner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Spooner! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nielson is unloading with more strikes now! Spooner drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Nielson!
Patrick Nielson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
TOF 4
Date: Feb 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Strnad with a poor takedown
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strnad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nielson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strnad will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Nielson tenderised Strnad's leg. Strnad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nielson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strnad with a poor takedown
letting Nielson counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Augustyn Strnad has been cut.
Patrick Nielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustyn Strnad.#KD#
Nielson lands a big right hand that sends Strnad crashing to the mat! Nielson stays standing though and waves Strnad back to his feet!#ROC#Strnad is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strnad wants to stay close but Nielson steps back to make room for something. Strnad seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Nielson and Strnad drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patrick Nielson!
Post fight, an emotional Patrick Nielson said 'I am very impressed with myself! Braxton is a tough competitor, we've trained and sparred together and I knew what I was in for!'. |
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Event:
TOF 1
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Nielson shoots in looking for a takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl out of it but Nielson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braxton connects with a leg kick.
Nielson thows a leg kick but Braxton checks it
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
Nielson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Braxton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Braxton!
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Braxton scores with a punch to the head.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a leg kick which misses Nielson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nielson tries to avoid it.
Nielson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braxton lands a head kick!
Braxton lands a head shot.#CL#
Braxton drives through and clinches with Nielson against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Nielson tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Nielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson tries to pull guard but Braxton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braxton lands a left hand.
A short left from Nielson.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Nielson back against the cage.
Braxton pushes Nielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T3#
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Braxton tries to work over Nielson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Nielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Braxton is stalling here.
#T4#
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Nielson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Braxton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielson is keeping the position for now.
Braxton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Nielson working for a triangle but Braxton defends it easily.
Braxton's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Nielson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Braxton uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Nielson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielson.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Braxton moves out of range and Nielson only half commits.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nielson.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton throws a front kick that sends Nielson stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Some wild striking there from Nielson.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Braxton.
#T1#
Nielson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nielson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braxton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielson counters with a left to the body.
Braxton lands with a kick to the temple. Nielson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T2#
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Braxton throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Braxton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nielson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielson can do to turn this around?
Braxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Braxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielson's elbow.
Nielson lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Braxton. #T3#
Braxton working aggressively here.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Braxton.
Nielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nielson lands a right hand.
Nielson digs a right hand underneath Braxton's ribcage. Braxton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielson digs a right hand into Braxton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braxton's gas tank.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Braxton tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
#T4#
Nielson misses with an elbow strike.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton avoiding damage as Nielson throws knees to the body.
Come on Nielson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Braxton throws an elbow that misses.
#BC2#
Nielson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton checks a low kick from Nielson.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that second round.
That's time! Braxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Nielson checks the leg kick.
Braxton misses with a straight left. #CL#
Braxton closes the distance and pushes Nielson back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nielson's brow. #TD2#
Nielson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Braxton can't fight it off and eventually Nielson manages to take the fight to the floor. Braxton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Braxton has his feet on Nielson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Nielson misses
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nielson checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton is looking to slow Nielson down with leg kicks. #T1#
Braxton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton connects with a body shot that sends Nielson's belly button to the back.
Braxton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Nielson.
Nielson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nielson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Nielson moves out of range. #T2#
Nielson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton scores with a body shot.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nielson eats them both and turns towards Braxton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nielson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Braxton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braxton takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Braxton tries to clinch but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson defending well as Braxton loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Nielson.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Nielson throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton throws a good cross that connects.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Nielson motions for Braxton to come forward. Nielson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Nielson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Braxton misses with a leg kick.
Nielson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Braxton dodges the punch combination from Nielson.
#T4#
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton feints and then cracks Nielson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nielson down.
A jab lands there for Braxton.
Braxton throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
Braxton lands a right hook to the body.
Braxton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nielson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nielson is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson misses with a hook
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braxton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
In defeat, Patrick Nielson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Braxton is a tough opponent, we've trained together in the past and I knew what I was in for. I'll do better next time, and get off this losing streak'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Nielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines throws a right and a left that Nielson avoids nicely.
Nielson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gaines. Gaines circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gaines throws a right and a left that Nielson avoids nicely.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Gaines sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaines. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Nielson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaines.
Gaines lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gaines checks the leg kick.
Nielson lands with a kick to the temple. Gaines shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaines looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaines. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gaines stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Gaines throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Gaines throws a good cross that connects.
#T1#
Gaines misses the body punch
and Nielson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaines loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Gaines lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaines connects with a single shot there.
Nielson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gaines ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaines throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Gaines fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nielson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gaines scores with a hook to the body. Nielson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Gaines blocks a low kick nicely.
Gaines misses with a hook. Nielson ducked under it nicely.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaines looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Gaines throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nielson tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaines avoided it.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson throws a head kick but Gaines moves out of range.
Nielson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaines misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gaines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaines looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Gaines throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielson circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Nielson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gaines in his tracks.
Gaines misses with an uppercut.
Nielson lands a leg kick that knocks Gaines off balance momentarily.
Gaines looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaines misses with a lunging right hand
and Nielson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Nielson is looking to clinch.
Nielson swinging wildly here.
Gaines defending well as Nielson loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body
and Gaines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Gaines finds it's target.#T4#
Nielson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaines misses with an uppercut. Nielson saw that one coming.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaines.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gaines checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Gaines does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaines blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Gaines.
Nielson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Gaines lands a jab-cross combination.
Gaines misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nielson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gaines really felt that one!
Nielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaines takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Gaines will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nielson thumps Gaines with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Gaines lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nielson doesn't seem phased though.
Gaines tests Nielson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nielson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaines checks it well.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick by Nielson misses
and Gaines counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielson thinking.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Nielson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaines.
Gaines throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Gaines manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaines throws out the jab.
Gaines throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Gaines connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.#T1#
Gaines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaines tries to bum rush Nielson with a series of wild strikes but Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaines misses with an uppercut. Nielson saw that one coming.
Gaines cracks Nielson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaines misses with a body shot.
A big right from Gaines misses.
A quick step to the side and Nielson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nielson misses with a hook to the body
and Gaines counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson misses with a left hand
enabling Gaines to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielson slips a jab and a cross from Gaines.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nielson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nielson slips a jab from Gaines.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nielson.
Gaines misses with an uppercut. Nielson saw that one coming.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaines.#T2#
Gaines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaines takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaines lands a jab to the nose.
Nielson slips a jab and a cross from Gaines.
Gaines wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaines looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nielson. Gaines shrugs it off though.
Nielson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaines connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nielson scrambles back to his feet.
Gaines throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nielson wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaines misses.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Gaines moves out of range easily. #T3#
Gaines throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Nielson was looking to counter with a kick there.
A punch combination from Gaines misses.
Gaines uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Gaines has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaines throws out the jab.
A big left from Nielson misses.
Nice body kick there by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
Gaines checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaines scores with a four punch combination!
Gaines misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Gaines was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Nielson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
As Nielson backs off Gaines throws a huge counter combo but Nielson manages to avoid it all.
Gaines has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nielson.
Gaines misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaines misses with a lunging right hand
and Nielson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Gaines's knee but Gaines avoids it well.
Gaines blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nielson.
Gaines's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaines cracks Nielson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nielson misses with a leg kick
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson is looking to wear down Gaines with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaines misses the shot to the body.
As Gaines tries to get set, Nielson tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaines manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gaines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Gaines throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Gaines sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaines throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Gaines looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nielson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Gaines sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
It looked like Nielson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gaines crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nielson - the referee stops the clock and Gaines gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nielson. Gaines manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gaines ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nielson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gaines is able to avoid easily.
Gaines lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dean Gaines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.#T1#
Gaines ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson slips a straight right by Gaines.
And Nielson counters with a quick kick to the body but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaines throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaines avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Gaines looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaines misses with a body shot.
Nielson staying out of range there.
Nielson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gaines misses the jab.
Gaines ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaines throws the left hand but Nielson avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
Gaines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaines.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Gaines avoids nicely.
Gaines throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Gaines stuffs the takedown attempt from Nielson. Nielson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaines is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielson with a body shot.
Nielson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Gaines.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nielson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Gaines blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Gaines lands with a nice body punch.
Nielson misses with a straight left.
Gaines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielson.
Nielson throws a chopping leg kick but Gaines manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gaines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nielson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaines checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nielson throws a hook but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a wild body kick that Gaines sees coming a mile off.
Gaines blocks the body kick.
Gaines doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nielson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nielson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gaines is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielson with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gaines.
Nielson swings for the body but Gaines moves out of range.
#T4#
Gaines takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nielson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nielson throws a push kick but Gaines slaps the foot to one side.
Nielson slips a jab from Gaines.
Nielson scores with the left hand. Gaines knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaines lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Gaines is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaines.
Gaines moves out of range of the body kick from Nielson.
Gaines just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Gaines.
Dean Gaines is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nielson tries to clinch but Gaines is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gaines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaines has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Gaines!
Patrick Nielson was interviewed post fight and said 'Mr. Gaines did a good job... i'm upset I couldn't win, but I promise better for my future fans!'. |
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