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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Duke's choice of entrance music: Bat Country - Avenge Sevenfold. 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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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duke gets a clinch.
Duke tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson has Duke pushed against the cage.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duke.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duke.
It looks like Hoy Nelson has been cut.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duke misses with some punches.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson trying to stall but Duke improves his position.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Duke misses with the head strike.
Duke can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson trying to stall but Duke improves his position.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson trying to stall but Duke improves his position.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Duke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Duke lands a left hand.
Duke misses with an elbow strike.
Duke managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson trying to stall but Duke improves his position.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Duke working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Duke tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Duke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson trying to stall but Duke improves his position.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duke avoids it.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duke is defending well for now.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Duke, against the cage.
Duke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoy Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Duke darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Duke misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Duke improves position.
Nelson working Duke over with knees to the body.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Duke 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 Duke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Duke won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoy Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duke is defending well for now.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duke managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson trying to stall but Duke improves his position.
Maybe Nelson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duke blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Duke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Duke.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Duke gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson working Duke over with knees to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Duke's ribcage.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duke is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Duke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Duke saw that one coming.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Duke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.
Duke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Nelson is working an open guard so Duke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Duke sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Raoul Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Duke tries to clinch up.
Duke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson looking to stall.
Duke tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Duke letting Nelson take a breather here.
Duke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A short left from Duke.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
After the fight, Hoy Nelson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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