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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isidro Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isidro Nielsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Isidro Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Cook!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen lands a two punch combo.
Nielsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nielsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nielsen 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.
Cook is trying to keep Nielsen in close.
Cook working for a triangle but Nielsen defends it easily.
Cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nielsen throwing strikes but missing.
Cook is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nielsen prevents Cook from getting back to his feet.
Nielsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cook pulls Nielsen in close to prevent any damage.
Cook looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Cook has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nielsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cook.
Cook throws a right hand that Nielsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielsen also avoids with ease.
Cook closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nielsen circles away.
Cook shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cook's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cook shoots in looking for a takedown. Nielsen tries to sprawl out of it but Cook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nielsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Isidro Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Cook.
Cook throws a lazy head kick
so Nielsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen postures up and lands a big shot to Cook's brow.
Cook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nielsen works over Cook with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nielsen wants to stand and escape but instead Cook has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nielsen looking to control.
Nielsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nielsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nielsen.
Cook wants to sweep but Nielsen has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Nielsen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cook tries to control but Nielsen manages to take his back.
Cook trying to control the hands but Nielsen breaks the grip.
Cook tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cook holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nielsen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nielsen cracks Cook with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isidro Nielsen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nielsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nielsen wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Cook does no damage.
Nielsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cook tries to clinch up but Nielsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nielsen clinches up against the cage.
Cook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nielsen has him pressed against the cage.
Cook jumps guard but Nielsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Isidro Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Cook.
Nielsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to circle away but Cook has him pinned against the cage.
Cook fails to pull guard.
Cook tries to pull guard but Nielsen won't allow it.
Cook is trying to force a seperation but Nielsen has the dominant position.
Cook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nielsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cook's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cook with a poor takedown
and Nielsen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cook is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cook or perhaps it was just good defense by Nielsen, which made it look bad.
Nielsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nielsen defends well and Cook ends up having to push Nielsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nielsen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cook looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Nielsen fails to land.
Cook has Nielsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nielsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nielsen has Cook pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cook manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nielsen is trying to push Cook away but Cook has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nielsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nielsen scores with a head kick. Cook tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cook postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cook must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cook throwing strikes from guard but Nielsen blocks nicely.
Nielsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nielsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nielsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cook is one step ahead there.
Nielsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielsen is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Nielsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isidro Nielsen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cook throws a body kick that misses.
Nielsen lands a high kick!
Nielsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nielsen defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nielsen counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Isidro Nielsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cook fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nielsen avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cook.
Nielsen keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook throws a right hand that Nielsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielsen also avoids with ease.
Cook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nielsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Isidro Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Cook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nielsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nielsen is fending him off so far but Cook persists. Nope, Nielsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nielsen jabs at Cook's body.
Nielsen instigates a clinch.
Nielsen can't break the clinch.
Cook is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nielsen can't fight it off and eventually Cook manages to take the fight to the floor. Nielsen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nielsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looking to control but Cook passes into half guard.
Cook throwing shots but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Nielsen trying to control from the bottom.
Cook trying to control the action but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
Nielsen is looking to control Cook's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nielsen avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cook is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Isidro Nielsen.
Cook fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cook scores with a takedown into Nielsen's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nielsen is on top in guard.
Cook trying to control the position.
Cook is looking for a triangle but Nielsen pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nielsen throwing strikes from guard but Cook blocks nicely.
Cook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nielsen breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Cook.
Well Nielsen 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isidro Nielsen!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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