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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dj Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steel Maguire was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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171 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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28
171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dj Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Maguire sprawls well.
Maguire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maguire's guard.
Maguire pushes Nelson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Maguire. Maguire maintains the clinch.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Maguire.
Maguire has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maguire wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Maguire's guard.
Nelson won't allow Maguire to sweep him here.
Maguire uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Maguire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maguire.
Maguire ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maguire no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maguire holds on and takes a little breather.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maguire looking for a sweep. Not yet Maguire, not yet.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Maguire is keeping the position.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Maguire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dj Nelson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
Maguire moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Maguire.
Maguire blocks the body kick.
Maguire clinches up against the cage.
Maguire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maguire tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson avoiding damage as Maguire throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire jumps guard.
Nelson prevents Maguire from getting back to his feet.
Nelson trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maguire is retaining full guard.
Nelson gets to his feet - Maguire follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dj Nelson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Nelson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maguire throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Nelson slips a straight right by Maguire.
Maguire is looking to clinch.
Maguire misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Maguire motions for Nelson to come forward. Maguire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maguire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maguire throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Maguire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side
and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Maguire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maguire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nelson or not.
Maguire wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson avoiding damage as Maguire throws knees to the body.
Maguire working aggressively here.
Maguire lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maguire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maguire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nelson up against the cage.
Maguire missing with knees to the body.
Maguire tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson tries to circle away but Maguire has him pinned against the cage.
Maguire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson avoiding damage as Maguire throws knees to the body.
Maguire trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Maguire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Maguire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Maguire won't allow it.
Maguire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson is trying to push Maguire away but Maguire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maguire tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Maguire looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maguire tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Maguire back against the cage.
Steel Maguire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maguire tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson avoiding damage as Maguire throws knees to the body.
Nelson pulls Maguire into guard.
Maguire would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maguire passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maguire takes a little break here. Nelson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Maguire goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nelson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maguire's guard! Nice work there by Nelson!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Maguire 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. This is the final round!
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Maguire.
Maguire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maguire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
Maguire is trying to get back to half guard.
Maguire is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nelson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire struggling a bit here.
Maguire manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nelson's best efforts.
Nelson is pressing down on Maguire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maguire is holding on for now.
Dj Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maguire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maguire is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Maguire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maguire looking to control.
Nelson trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Maguire is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maguire leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steel Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Maguire.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maguire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nelson stalls.
Maguire can't get the takedown.
Maguire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
Maguire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Maguire controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nelson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dj Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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