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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galf Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Galf Nelson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Galf Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Nelson with that takedown attempt.
Taiki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Taiki darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Taiki improves position.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki slows down the pace here.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Taiki.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the cage.
Taiki is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nelson pushes Taiki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taiki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Nelson is looking to control Taiki's arms but Taiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Taiki slowing the pace effectively.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taikis head.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Taiki controls his hands.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Taiki improves position.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Taiki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galf Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taiki is keeping busy.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taiki lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Taiki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nelson goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taiki closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taiki.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson tries to stall but Taiki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taiki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Taiki.
Taiki tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taiki prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Nelson avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taiki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Taiki connects with a high kick.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Taiki pushes him off.
Taiki looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taiki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taiki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taiki lands a nice shot to the body.
Galf Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
Taiki moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Taiki.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki lands a body punch.
Taiki lands a damaging elbow.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Taiki blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Yamada Taiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson has Taiki pushed against the cage.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Nelson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taiki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galf Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Taiki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taiki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taiki.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Taiki blocks with his arms.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki lands with a light punch inside.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson wants to break free but Taiki has control.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Taiki gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the cage.
Nelson is working for takedown but Taiki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nelson is keeping busy.
Taiki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nelson avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki lands with a right to the head.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Taiki as the two fighters clinch.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Taiki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Taiki.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Taiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taiki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Taiki.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galf Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taiki scores with a hook to the body.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nelson just leaning against Taiki, taking a breather.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson gets through Taiki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki presses Nelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiki pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Taiki prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Taiki blocks an uppercut.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Taiki - that landed with a thud.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Taiki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nelson is looking to control Taiki's arms but Taiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Taiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Yamada Taiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Taiki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Taiki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taiki rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Nelson jumps guard but Taiki stands there with Nelson around his waist. Nelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taiki up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Galf Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taiki blocking some punches.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Nelson is looking to control Taiki's arms but Taiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Taiki is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taiki down to the mat. Taiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taiki tries to clinch up.
Yamada Taiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick from Taiki lands but Nelson takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taiki 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
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energy
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hype
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