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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nelson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Sound of Silence. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nelson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Kuma Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Tilthammer throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tilthammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Tilthammer thinks about the counter body kick.
Tilthammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tilthammer misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson cracks Tilthammer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tilthammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Tilthammer throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tilthammer ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Tilthammer takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Tilthammer is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Nelson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tilthammer looks to throw a body kick
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Tilthammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Tilthammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tilthammer at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tilthammer lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nelson thumps Tilthammer with a low kick.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tilthammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tilthammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tilthammer's head.
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tilthammer misses.
A left lands for Nelson.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Tilthammer.
The crowd cheers as Tilthammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Tilthammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson is looking to slow Tilthammer down with leg kicks.
Nelson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Tilthammer as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilthammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Tilthammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tilthammer tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses
and Tilthammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson thumps Tilthammer with a low kick.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a leg kick
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer tries to land a body kick
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid body kick from Nelson.
Tilthammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Tilthammer's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Tilthammer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tilthammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Tilthammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tilthammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tilthammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson digs a good hook to Tilthammer's body.
Tilthammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Tilthammer misses with a looping right.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tilthammer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilthammer is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Tilthammer misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tilthammer on the side of the head.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Tilthammer's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a left to the body.
Kuma Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tilthammer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
Tilthammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tilthammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tilthammer misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Tilthammer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tilthammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Nelson cracks Tilthammer with an open hand slap.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Tilthammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
Tilthammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tilthammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson cracks the inside of Tilthammer's front leg.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Tilthammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tilthammer under the eye.
Tilthammer looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tilthammer is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Tilthammer with an open hand slap.
Tilthammer throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tilthammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson checks a low kick from Tilthammer.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson tries to clinch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Nelson takes a swing at Tilthammer's ribcage but misses.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Tilthammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tilthammer tries to avoid it.
Tilthammer misses with an uppercut.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tilthammer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nelson has got the better of the exchanges.
Nelson cracks Tilthammer with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tilthammer's sensitive parts.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilthammer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nelson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tilthammer's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nelson cracks the inside of Tilthammer's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer tries to score with a low kick but Nelson moves his leg out of the way.
Tilthammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tilthammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Tilthammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Tilthammer misses.
Nelson stuns Tilthammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nelson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tilthammer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tilthammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Tilthammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Tilthammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Tilthammer defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson seems to be working for a kimura but Tilthammer defends the submission attempt.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Tilthammer is having none of it.
Tilthammer trying to control but Nelson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Tilthammer misses the target.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Tilthammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tilthammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Tilthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Kuma Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tilthammer throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson clobbers Tilthammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tilthammer can do to turn this around?
Nelson connects with a single shot there.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tilthammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tilthammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tilthammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Tilthammer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tilthammer misses with an uppercut
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a head kick. Tilthammer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Tilthammer is avoiding it.
Tilthammer throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Tilthammer throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer takes one to the side of the head.
Tilthammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tilthammer on the side of the head.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Felix Tilthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tilthammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nelson checks a low kick from Tilthammer.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
Kuma Nelson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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