LIA 26: Parlance Of Our Times PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chavez
vs
Bandicoot

166 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crash Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Bandicoot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bandicoot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bandicoot.
Chavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Bandicoot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bandicoot connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like BJ Chavez has been cut.
Bandicoot with a knee to the head.
Bandicoot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bandicoot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chavez's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez wants a takedown.
Bandicoot with a knee to the head.

Chavez is rocked!
Bandicoot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandicoot lands a big knee to the head and Chavez goes down! Bandicoot pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crash Bandicoot!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Portman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Portman
vs
Gordon

170 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamie Portman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenny Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon instigates a clinch.
Portman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gordon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gordon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Portman.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Gordon.

It looks like Jamie Portman has been cut.
Portman is breathing heavily.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Portman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gordon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Portman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Portman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gordon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gordon punishes Portman's body with a nice straight punch.
Gordon scores with the left hand. Portman knows he should have avoided that one.
Gordon lands a glancing blow to the side of Portman's head.
We've been hearing reports that Portman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Portman shrugs off.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Portman 's eye.
Portman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon cracks Portman with a nice body shot.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Portman is rocked!
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Portman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon presses Portman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Portman is pressed against the cage. Gordon pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Portman! Two more big strikes from Gordon and Portman crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lenny Gordon!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Nico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Nico will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Denderson
vs
Nico

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Han Denderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Nico!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denderson.
Nico takes a swing at Denderson's ribcage but misses.
Denderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Denderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nico on the side of the head.
Denderson misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Nico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nico connects with a right hand. Denderson shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Denderson digs a good body shot into Nico's ribs.
Denderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson misses with a looping left.
Denderson throws out a loose jab but Nico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Denderson. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Nico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Denderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denderson throws a hook but Nico avoids it easily.
A big left from Denderson misses.
Nico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denderson misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Nico misses its intended target.
Denderson slips under a jab from Nico.
Denderson misses the jab.
Nico moves out of range of the strikes.
Denderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nico throws out a loose jab but Denderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Denderson throws a nice looking combination but Nico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Nico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Denderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Denderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nico connects with a right hand. Denderson shakes it off.
Denderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nico moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nico.
Nico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nico throws a lazy right hand but Denderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nico moves out of range as Denderson strikes.
Nico moves away from the strike by Denderson.
Nico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Denderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nico moves away.
Nico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Denderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denderson looks to land a combination but Nico avoids it well.
Denderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nico is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Denderson dominated that round.
That's time! Denderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut there from Nico.
Nico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Denderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nico.
Nico looks to land a right hand but Denderson moved out of range.
Nico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nico swings for the body but Denderson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson misses with an uppercut
and Denderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Nico.
Nico lands with a straight right. Denderson didn't see that one coming.
Denderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nico cracks Denderson with a right hand to the side of the head.

Denderson is rocked!
Nico pounces like a tiger and cracks Denderson with a vicious hook! Denderson is down but not out! Nico follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nicolas Nico!
Our winner, Nicolas Nico, 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiwei Neo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neo
vs
Ho

190 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nam Ho !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho .
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Neo rushes Ho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neo keeps control of Ho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Neo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho lands a right hand.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Neo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho lands with a left to the head.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo trying to stall but Ho improves his position.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neo wants to clinch.
Ho scores with a body shot.
Neo moves to clinch but Ho breaks away
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neo ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Nice defenses there by Neo.
Neo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Neo has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Neo fails to land.
Neo misses with a punch on the inside.
Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Neo backwards.

Ho breaks from the clinch.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Neo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Neo's head but Neo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neo wants to clinch up but Ho keeps it at a distance.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neo moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Ho has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
A jab from Ho misses.
Neo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho .
Neo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Neo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho .
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neo is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
Ho misses with a hook. Neo ducked under it nicely.
Neo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Neo is looking to clinch.
Ho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Ho .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nam Ho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo is looking to counter the offense by Ho and move into the clinch.
Neo tries to clinch there but Ho circles away.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neo tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.

Neo closes the distance and clinches.
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho prevents a body shot from Neo.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neo has a couple of punches blocked by Ho .
Ho effectively controlling the action here.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho stalls.
Neo throws a head punch that misses.
Neo looking to stall.
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neo blocks a body shot from Ho .
Nam Ho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Ho .
Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho tries to break the clinch but Neo is controlling the position.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho .
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho .
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neo tries to work over Ho 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neo backwards.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Neo misses with some punches.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neo looking to stall.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neo's elbow.
Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Ho .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho tries a body shot but Neo blocks it.
Ho prevents a body shot from Neo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho .
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Ho .

Neo is rocked!
Ho creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Neo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Neo drops to his knees and Ho pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nam Ho !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Weitzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Souza
vs
Weitzman

184 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Weitzman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weitzman swivels and escapes.

Weitzman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Weitzman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Souza 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 Weitzman. Oh but Souza has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Weitzman goes limp - he's gone! Souza jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Souza!
Ronaldo Souza 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Bombs Away by Whole Wheat Bread as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shelton
vs
Nelson

190 cm
26
235 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Shelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nelson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shelton eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Marc Shelton has been cut.
Shelton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelton moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Shelton scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelton lands with an overhand left.
Nelson throws a body punch but Shelton moves out of range.
Shelton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Shelton cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shelton 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.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Shelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nelson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelton is just out of range.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Shelton avoids them all with ease.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Shelton moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Shelton is controlling the position.
Shelton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shelton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shelton has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shelton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shelton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Shelton is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nelson looks winded!
Shelton lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shelton lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shelton.
Shelton works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Shelton.
Shelton gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shelton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Shelton drops Nelson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nelson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Nelson is rocked!
Shelton lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Nelson senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marc Shelton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz McGillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Watanabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGillicutty
vs
Watanabe

182 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz McGillicutty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - McGillicutty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGillicutty's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGillicutty duly obliges.

McGillicutty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watanabe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Watanabe is in close to McGillicutty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGillicutty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanabe works over McGillicutty with some ground and pound from guard.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watanabe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watanabe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throwing strikes from guard but McGillicutty blocks nicely.
Watanabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGillicutty wants to stand but Watanabe is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanabe with a nice head shot there.
Watanabe trying to control but McGillicutty is working from the bottom.
Watanabe with a nice head shot there.
Watanabe is working McGillicutty over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

McGillicutty is rocked!
Watanabe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh McGillicutty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watanabe postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! McGillicutty covers up, he's hurt! Watanabe keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Watanabe and the ref steps in to end the fight! Watanabe can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe is the new welterweight champion!

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