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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Abiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Van Alden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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284 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Abiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Van Alden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abiva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abiva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
Van Alden controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Alden avoids it.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abiva lands a right hand.
Abiva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Abiva blocks it.
Van Alden trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Abiva looking to throw knees to the head but Van Alden is blocking nicely.
Abiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Alden backwards.
Abiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Marc Abiva has been cut.
Abiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abiva lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Abiva.
Abiva misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Alden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Abiva tries to land a knee to the head but Van Alden blocks with his arms.
Abiva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Alden.
Abiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Alden lands a knee to the body.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Van Alden blocks an elbow strike from Abiva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abiva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden looks winded!
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva misses with the head strike.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Abiva avoiding damage as Van Alden throws knees to the body.
Abiva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abiva missing with knees to the body.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Alden trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abiva throws an elbow but misses.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden managing to block the knees to the body from Abiva.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Abiva blocks it.
Van Alden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abiva misses with a punch to the body.
Abiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abiva trying to land knees to the body.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Alden scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Alden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abiva.
Van Alden scores with a knee to the head.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abiva misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Alden looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Alden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Alden working Abiva over with knees to the body.
Van Alden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Alden lands a knee to the body.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Abiva blocks it.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Alden.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Abiva tries to throw a body punch but Van Alden avoids it by throwing Abiva back against the cage.
Abiva tries a body shot but Van Alden blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Van Alden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Abiva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abiva throws a low kick but Van Alden avoids it.
Van Alden wants to counter with a clinch but Abiva pushes him away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Alden.
Abiva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abiva moves into the clinch.
Abiva throws an elbow but it misses.
Abiva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Alden is defending well for now.
Abiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Alden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Alden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Abiva misses with some punches.
Van Alden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abiva misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Alden taking a breather.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Abiva as the two fighters clinch.
Abiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Alden avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson Van Alden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Abiva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Alden looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abiva avoiding damage as Van Alden throws knees to the body.
Abiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Alden blocks an uppercut.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abiva has a couple of punches blocked by Van Alden.
Van Alden blocks an elbow strike from Abiva.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
Abiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abiva throws an elbow that misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abiva avoids it.
Van Alden is trying to stall.
Van Alden trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiva digs a right hand into Van Alden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Alden's gas tank.
Van Alden is breathing heavily.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva lands an uppercut.
Van Alden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abiva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Alden.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Abiva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Alden is defending well for now.
Abiva can't find room to land a body shot as Van Alden controls the action.
Van Alden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abiva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Abiva.
Van Alden blocks a body shot from Abiva.
Van Alden trying to stall but Abiva improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Alden missing with knees to the body.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Van Alden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abiva is keeping busy.
Van Alden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abiva.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abiva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abiva lands with a left to the head.
Abiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Abiva missing with knees to the body.
Abiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Alden blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Alden blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden looking to throw knees to the head but Abiva is blocking nicely.
Abiva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Alden landing knees to the body.
Abiva tries to work over Van Alden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abiva.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abiva misses with a punch to the body.
Abiva tries to throw a body punch but Van Alden avoids it by throwing Abiva back against the cage.
Van Alden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abiva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Alden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Alden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abiva is defending well for now.
Abiva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abiva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Alden working Abiva over with knees to the body.
Abiva misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nelson Van Alden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marc Abiva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Alden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abiva misses with a knee strike.
Van Alden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Van Alden.
Van Alden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Alden scores a nice knee to the body.
Abiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Alden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abiva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Alden with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Van Alden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden avoiding damage as Abiva throws knees to the body.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Alden lands a knee to the head.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Alden blocks a body shot from Abiva.
Van Alden trying to stall but Abiva improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Alden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Abiva.
Van Alden landing knees to the body.
Van Alden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Alden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Alden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Alden backwards.
Abiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abiva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abiva managing to block the knees to the body from Van Alden.
Van Alden landing knees to the body.
Van Alden misses with a knee strike.
Abiva throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Alden.
Van Alden landing knees to the head.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Alden obliges.
Van Alden crunches a lovely knee into Abiva's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Alden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Alden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Alden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden misses with a knee to the head.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Alden controls his hands.
Van Alden tries a knee to the head but Abiva blocks it.
Abiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Alden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abiva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
Abiva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Alden is defending well for now.
Van Alden tries to land knees in the clinch but Abiva avoids the damage to the body.
Van Alden blocks a body shot from Abiva.
Van Alden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marc Abiva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abiva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abiva lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Alden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abiva's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Alden.
Abiva tries to work over Van Alden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Alden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abiva tries to throw a body punch but Van Alden avoids it by throwing Abiva back against the cage.
Van Alden trying to control the position but instead, Abiva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Alden into the cage.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Alden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abiva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Alden avoiding damage.
Abiva trying to land knees to the body.
Abiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Alden tries to land a knee to the head but Abiva blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Van Alden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Alden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Van Alden!
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RATING
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