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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hex's entrance music is Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage .. A fine choice. 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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258 lbs
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263 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hex misses with the combination.
Hex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Hex counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Hex off balance momentarily.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hex.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Hex wants to clinch
and Nelson counters with a solid body kick.
Nelson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hex to the floor! Nelson dives in looking for the finish!
Hex is rocked!
It looks like Jonah Hex has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Hex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hex's head.
Hex wants to get back to his feet.
Hex is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hoy Nelson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hex wants to clinch.
Hex tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Hex checks a leg kick.
Hex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Hex was not able to check.
Nelson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hex if he has to take too many more of those.
Hex tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nelson throwing strikes but Hex manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nelson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Hex moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex misses with a few strikes there.
Hex tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Hex tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hex darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Hex wants to clinch
and Nelson counters with a flying knee that drops Hex!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonah Hex's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Hex is looking to clinch.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Hex closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
Hex misses with a knee strike.
Hex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hex avoids it.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Hex improves position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nelson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Hex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Hex misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hex tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Hoy Nelson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Hex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Nelson has Hex pushed against the cage.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the head.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Hex's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hex.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Hex misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Hex trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson tries to stall but Hex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hex trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Hex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hex avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Hex misses with an elbow strike.
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Hex manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hex avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hex avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Nelson avoiding damage as Hex throws knees to the body.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Hex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Jonah Hex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hex connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson avoiding damage as Hex throws knees to the body.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hex misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson is looking to control Hex's arms but Hex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Hex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hex.
Hex drops Nelson with a big knee straight up the middle! Nelson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hex throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson tries to work over Hex's front leg with a kick but Hex checks it.
A head kick lands from Nelson that sends Hex to the canvas. Hex tries to scramble back to his feet but Nelson brings him back down into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonah Hex will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses
and Hex counters with a crisp one two that drops Nelson! Hex thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nelson to his feet! Nelson is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws a head kick but Hex moves out of range.
Hex moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Hex looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hex moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hex moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Hex misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jonah Hex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hex misses with the combination.
Hex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Hex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Hex blocks the body kick.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Hex avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hex tries to clinch but Nelson moves away
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hex keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hex closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hex looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hex tries to clinch up.
Hex misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Hex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nelson! Hex is out on his feet! Nelson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hex is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hex is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoy Nelson!
In his post fight interview, Hoy Nelson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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