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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Step into a world - KRS One. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sting fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sting scores with a leg kick.
Sting tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sting misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sting scores with a nice body kick.
Sting throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sting throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Sting backs away looking to recover.
Sting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sting moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is looking to score with low kicks.
Sting lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sting scores with a leg kick.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Sting saw that one coming.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Sting throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sting lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sting avoids a kick to the body.
Sting moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sting missing with knees to the body.
Sting struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Sting on the inside.
Sting wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sting.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sting misses with some punches.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sting avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sting.
Sting blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A short body shot lands from Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Sting scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Sting controls the action.
Sting lands a right hand.
Sting blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Sting misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sting.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sting misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sting missing with knees to the body.
Sting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson is looking to slow Sting down with leg kicks.
Sting throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Sting.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a push kick but Sting slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Sting sees coming a mile off.
Nelson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sting motions for Nelson to come forward. Sting throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sting checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sting takes one to the chin there.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sting tries for a takedown but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sting thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sting can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Sting tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sting throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Sting only half commits.
Sting shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sting was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steinar Sting will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sting looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but Sting moves out of range.
Sting throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Sting throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
That kick from Sting tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sting throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Sting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sting checks a leg kick.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Sting looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Sting chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sting lands a body shot.
Sting fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Sting.
Sting lands a head kick!
Sting scores with a jab.
Sting is looking to clinch.
Sting with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sting misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sting.
Sting drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Sting from controlling successfully.
Nelson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sting fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Sting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.
Sting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson slips a straight right by Sting.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sting.
Sting lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sting. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Sting misses with a head kick.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sting chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson checks a low kick from Sting.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson stalks Sting and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sting's face. Sting staggers backwards, shaken.
Sting 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.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Sting sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Sting circles away.
Nelson tries to work over Sting's front leg with a kick but Sting checks it.
Steinar Sting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Sting misses the shot to the body.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sting under the eye.
Sting takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sting.
Sting swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sting looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson lands with a hook. Sting tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steinar Sting will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 gets tackled into the cage by Sting. Sting maintains the clinch.
Nelson tries to circle away but Sting has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Sting avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Sting tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Sting has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Sting.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson tries to work over Sting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sting controls his hands.
Sting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sting as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Sting.
A head punch on the inside from Sting fails to land.
Sting scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting misses with some punches.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sting is looking to score with low kicks.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sting digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sting counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sting at a distance.
Sting is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Sting checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Sting's body. Sting takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson wants to clinch but Sting slips to the side
and Sting counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steinar Sting is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Sting coming out on top.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Sting keeps it at a distance.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sting counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nelson.
Kimbo Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sting tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sting tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Sting fails with a takedown attempt.
Sting will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Sting only half commits.
Sting misses with a body shot.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sting lands with a kick to the temple. Nelson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sting. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Sting throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Sting counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sting thows a body kick. Nelson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Sting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Sting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sting throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
Nelson throws a jab when Sting was well out of range.
Sting fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses
and Sting counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sting.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Sting is controlling him.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Sting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Sting takes a shot to the head.
Sting avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Sting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Kimbo Nelson.
I think Sting 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steinar Sting!
Steinar Sting seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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