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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Nelson (ranked 6862 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Solid (ranked 4698 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasquale Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Solid!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Solid goes for a double leg but Nelson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nelson continues to drive forward.
Solid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Solid trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
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.
Solid pulls guard successfully.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Solid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nelson has managed to get both his arms back between Solid's legs - danger averted.
Solid has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson cracks Solid with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Solid is striking but Nelson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson throwing shots but Solid is blocking nicely.
Solid tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Solid dodges it nicely.
Solid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Solid's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
Nelson 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.
Solid is looking to escape.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson throwing shots but Solid is blocking nicely.
Solid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Solid gets full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Solid manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solid breaks the clinch.
Solid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Solid rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Solid misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Solid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solid lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Solid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solid fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Solid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solid shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Solid was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solid tries to advance to mount but Nelson instead regains half guard.
Solid looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solid stalling away here and it's allowed Nelson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nelson pushes Solid off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Solid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Solid throws a big shot that misses.
Solid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Solid has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Pasquale Nelson will probably get the nod.
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.
Nelson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Solid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is in close to Solid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Solid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pasquale Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solid is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Solid is striking off his back. Nelson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Solid is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solid wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Nelson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Solid wants to get back to full guard but Nelson has passed into side control.
Solid looks to move to half guard but instead Nelson has passed into mount! Damn!
Solid tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solid taking shots to the head.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Solid to control.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nelson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Solid working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solid tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Solid?
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Solid tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Solid?
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Solid can't escape the position.
Solid is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solid wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Solid's face.
Nelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson is landing with some decent strikes but Solid is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Solid can't escape the position.
Solid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasquale Nelson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Solid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Solid has managed to clinch.
Solid breaks the clinch.
Solid tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nelson defends well and Solid ends up having to push Nelson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Solid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Solid shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Solid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Solid.
Pasquale Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Solid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Solid regains guard.
Solid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.
Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Solid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Solid's brow.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solid is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solid looking for a sweep. Not yet Solid, not yet.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Solid's head.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solid can do to turn this around?
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Solid blocks nicely.
Solid is looking to stand back up but Nelson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Solid.
Solid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nelson slips a nice elbow through Solid's hands, connecting with Solid's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Solid pushes Nelson off looking to stand but Nelson dives back in and keeps control.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Solid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Solid has hold of Nelson's hands but Nelson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is nestled in close to Solid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson working over Solid with some ground and pound. Solid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nelson is thwarting Solid's attempts to control the position.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Solid is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Solid avoid being mounted?
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mike Solid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasquale Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Nelson there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasquale Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasquale Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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