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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shayaun Saee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Trivium - Like Light to the Flies blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shayaun Saee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
Saee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Saee counters with a shoot takedown. Nelson fights it but they end up in guard.
Saee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Saee from controlling successfully.
Nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saee tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Saee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saee throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
Saee trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson is trying to keep Saee in close.
Saee throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Saee.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson drives through and clinches with Saee against the cage.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saee wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Saee's takedown attempt.
Troy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shayaun Saee.
Nelson jumps guard.
Saee wanted to stand there but Nelson had control of the position.
Saee connects with a couple of short punches.
Saee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson is pulling down on Saee's head. It's preventing any offense from Saee, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Saee from controlling successfully.
Nelson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson is pulling down on Saee's head. It's preventing any offense from Saee, at least for the moment.
Nelson is looking for a triangle but Saee pushes his legs off easily.
Saee preventing the sweep.
Saee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Saee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saee won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Saee stops Nelson from standing up.
Saee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saee controls the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saee staying out of range there.
Saee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saee takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson rushes Saee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Saee keeps him there for the moment.
Saee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nelson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nelson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saee has Nelson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nelson sprawls well initially but Saee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson is rocked!
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. Saee connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson has hold of Saee's hands but Saee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saee is thwarting Nelson's attempts to control the position.
Saee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayaun Saee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Saee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saee's guard.
Saee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Saee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saee wants to sweep but no luck.
Saee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson passes into half guard.
Saee wants to get back to full guard but Nelson has mounted him!
Saee tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saee tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saee wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saee looks a forlorn figure.
Shayaun Saee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saee tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
Nelson thowing shots but they're missing.
Saee is looking to get to half guard.
Saee tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson looking for a guillotine from mount but Saee is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saee can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Saee to control.
Nelson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Saee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Saee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saee tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson tries to control but Saee wriggling away.
Saee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson prevents Saee from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to control but Saee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Saee is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saee.
Saee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saee stands up from Nelson's guard - Saee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saee closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saee wants to improve his position but instead Nelson has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Saee is controlling Nelson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nelson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Saee.
Saee is looking to escape.
Saee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saee.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Saee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saee pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saee looking for a sweep. Not yet Saee, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Saee. Saee gets slowly back to his feet.
Saee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saee fails to land the takedown.
Troy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Troy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shayaun Saee.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Saee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saee gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saee is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saee working the head and body with strikes.
Nelson wants to control but Saee is keeping busy.
Saee wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Saee drops an elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Saee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saee is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson moves into full guard.
Saee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saee is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nelson is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nelson prevents Saee from getting back to his feet.
Nelson pushing down on Saee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saee is in trouble now - Nelson has advanced to mount!
Saee working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Saee is in trouble!
Nelson prevents Saee from getting the reversal.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Saee to control.
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saee is trying to stand.
Saee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Saee is in trouble!
Saee is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Saee is working to get back to half guard.
Saee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nelson. What's that going to do exactly?
Saee is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saee can't escape the position.
Saee wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Saee can't escape the position.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Saee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nelson. What's that going to do exactly?
Nelson throws some wild stikes that Saee manages to avoid easily.
Nelson tries to control but Saee wriggling away.
Saee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nelson.
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 Troy Nelson.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Troy Nelson!
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energy
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