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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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263 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a wild body kick that McAlister sees coming a mile off.
McAlister's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Nice body kick there by McAlister.
McAlister misses with an uppercut
and Nelson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
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!
McAlister dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
McAlister lands a jab to the nose.
McAlister tries to land a body kick
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
McAlister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson throws a push kick but McAlister slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and McAlister counters with a straight right hand.
McAlister misses the shot to the body.
McAlister blocks a leg kick.
McAlister moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
McAlister bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McAlister thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nelson if he has to take too many more of those.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and McAlister counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice jab there from McAlister.
McAlister just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
McAlister lands a head kick!
McAlister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from McAlister.
McAlister swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
McAlister misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nelson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McAlister - the referee stops the clock and Nelson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McAlister. Nelson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McAlister scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McAlister counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McAlister throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McAlister throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McAlister lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nelson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAlister.
McAlister loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
McAlister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses McAlister's front leg but catches the back leg as McAlister tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister misses with a straight left.
McAlister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAlister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McAlister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
McAlister lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson throws a head kick but McAlister moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
McAlister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
McAlister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
McAlister is breathing heavily.
Nelson moves out of range of the leg kick from McAlister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks McAlister off balance momentarily.
McAlister blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McAlister dominated that 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.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McAlister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McAlister gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
McAlister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAlister takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Duncan McAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with McAlister, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes McAlister against the cage but McAlister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McAlister misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses McAlister's sensitive parts.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from McAlister.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and McAlister counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McAlister takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
McAlister wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson avoids the head kick by McAlister.
McAlister misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McAlister misses its intended target.
McAlister lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
McAlister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses McAlister's sensitive parts.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McAlister throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks McAlister off balance momentarily.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McAlister. That did some damage!
Nelson cracks the inside of McAlister's front leg.
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. McAlister shrugs it off though.
Nelson throws a head kick that McAlister semi-blocks.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
McAlister avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McAlister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McAlister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McAlister throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson feints and then cracks McAlister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McAlister down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McAlister misses with a looping left.
McAlister misses with a hook.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
McAlister throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McAlister throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McAlister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McAlister moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
McAlister throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nelson moves forwards but McAlister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McAlister misses with a jab to the body
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind McAlister 's knee.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAlister. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from McAlister misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McAlister will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McAlister avoids a kick to the body.
McAlister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
McAlister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nelson is looking to chop away at McAlister's legs.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
McAlister tried to score with a low kick but Nelson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and McAlister moves out of range easily.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McAlister avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
McAlister keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson throws a low kick but McAlister avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from McAlister.
Nelson avoids the head kick by McAlister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
McAlister throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
McAlister moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McAlister swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McAlister checks it well.
McAlister takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses
and McAlister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
A less than humble Hoy Nelson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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