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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 364 p4p, 738 weight class) and Tony Twist (ranked 51 p4p, 89 weight class). Twist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tony twist fights, enjoy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aoatea Nuku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist misses with a body punch
letting Nuku counter with a right hand.
Twist works the jab nicely.
Nuku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Twist walks into a straight right hand from Nuku.
Nuku scores with a hook to the body. Twist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Twist lands a nice shot that snaps Nuku's head back.
It looks like Aoatea Nuku has been cut.
Twist throws out a loose jab but Nuku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku dips to his left and cracks Twist with an uppercut!
Twist misses with a head kick.
Twist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nuku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Twist is looking to slow Nuku down with leg kicks.
Nuku misses with a looping left.
Nuku throws a right hand that misses
letting Twist counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twist.
Nuku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Twist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Twist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuku was well out of range. Poor timing from Twist.
Nuku just misses with a punch to the body.
Twist is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Twist tries to clinch but Nuku is having none of it.
Nuku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Twist moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nuku gets tackled into the cage by Twist. Twist maintains the clinch.
Nuku is leaning against Twist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nuku tries to throw a body punch but Twist avoids it by throwing Nuku back against the cage.
Nuku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Twist manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist is looking for a triangle but Nuku pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Twist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuku seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Twist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Twist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Twist has his foot on Nuku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nuku works his way back into a safe position though.
Twist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nuku is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuku defends well.
Nuku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Twist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Twist wants to hit a sweep here but Nuku passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Twist there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Twist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nuku controlling from mount.
Twist can't escape the position.
Twist gets back to half guard.
Twist wants to improve his position but Nuku is controlling well.
Twist is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Twist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aoatea Nuku's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nuku scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Tony Twist has been cut.
A big right from Nuku misses.
Twist steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nuku.
Nuku swings for the body but Twist moves out of range.
Nuku slips a jab from Twist.
Twist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nuku defending well as Twist loads up on a big left hand.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nuku throws a jab when Twist was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Twist misses with a left hand
and Nuku counters with a left to the body.
Twist misses with a straight left.
Twist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nuku. Nuku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist wants to clinch up but Nuku keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Nuku is predictable there
and Twist counters with a stiff right hand.
Twist throws a right hand that misses
and Nuku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuku throws a leg kick but Twist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Twist tries to counter with a clinch but Nuku shakes him off and moves away.
Twist throws the left hand but Nuku avoids the punch easily.
Nuku tests Twist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Twist tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Twist. That snapped Nuku's head back.
Nuku swinging wildly here.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twist moves away.
Twist misses with a body shot
and Nuku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Twist as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Twist misses.
Nuku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Twist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nuku misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twist misses the shot to the body.
Nuku dodges the punch combination from Twist.
Nuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Twist is just out of range.
Twist wants to counter with a clinch but Nuku pushes him away.
Twist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuku.
Nuku throws a quick counter kick to the body but Twist avoids it.
Twist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nuku finds it's way round the side to connect with Twist's head.
Nuku looks to land a combination. Twist sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Twist is rocked!
Nuku lands with a nice body punch.
Nuku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Twist's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuku tries a low kick but Twist avoids it.
Nuku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Twist. That did some damage!
Nuku misses the shot to the body.
Nuku cracks Twist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Twist tries to move into range but Nuku moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Twist is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuku finish him?
Twist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Twist seems to have recovered his senses.
Twist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nuku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Twist defending well as Nuku loads up on a big left hand.
Twist lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist throws a solid leg kick but Nuku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Twist.
Nuku staying out of range there.
Twist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twist counters by clinching up.
Twist is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nuku to keep the fight standing.
Twist manages to pull guard.
Twist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nuku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nuku's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Twist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aoatea Nuku dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twist moves into the clinch.
Nuku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Twist fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Twist checks a leg kick nicely.
Twist lands a jab to the nose.
A bone on bone clash there as Nuku blocks the leg kick.
Twist lands with a kick to the temple. Nuku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nuku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Nuku wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nuku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Twist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuku. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twist wants to counter the offense by Nuku and move into the clinch position.
Nuku 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.
Nuku throws a leg kick which misses Twist's front leg but catches the back leg as Twist tries to avoid it.
Nuku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Twist slips under a jab.
Nuku sets himself, and Twist steps forward looking for the clinch! Nuku avoids it this time.
Twist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nuku scores with a hook to the body. Twist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Twist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nuku throws a lazy right hand but Twist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nuku defending well as Twist loads up on a big left hand.
Nuku throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nuku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nuku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Twist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Twist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nuku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twist.
Twist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nuku.
Twist wants to counter the offense by Nuku and move into the clinch position.
Nuku works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nuku swats away the attempt to clinch by Twist.
Nuku avoids the body shot from Twist.
Twist misses with a hook
enabling Nuku to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuku throws a body punch but Twist moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twist! But no joy.
Twist misses with a looping left.
Donk. Nuku catches Twist right on the button with a cross.
Twist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuku avoids the body shot from Twist.
Nuku lands a jab to the nose.
Nuku throws a body punch but Twist moves out of range.
Twist throws a lazy uppercut
and Nuku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nuku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twist can do to turn this around?
Nuku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twist manages to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Nuku has knocked Twist down with a huge combo! Nuku steps away and waves a wobbly Twist back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twist misses with a low kick.
A jab from Twist misses.
Twist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Twist blocks the body kick.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Twist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
and Nuku counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Twist! He's just covering up as Nuku starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aoatea Nuku!
Aoatea Nuku retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Aoatea Nuku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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