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Event:
Young Lions: Richard v Ramos
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Hall lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking. #CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Hall.
#BC2#
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Hall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Nelson wants to clinch
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing. #CL2#
Nelson pushes Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hall tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Hall tries to tie him up.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Hall back against the ropes. #BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Hall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nelson.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Hall with a jab.#CL2#
Hall gets tackled into the ropes by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall throws a big counter combination but Nelson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hall tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range. #T1##CL2#
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Simon Nelson has been cut.
Hall has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nice elbow from Hall.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Hall back against the ropes.
Hall blocking some punches.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Nelson taking a breather.
Hall has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson has Hall pressed against the ropes, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ron Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
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!
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
A counter left hand to the body from Hall misses its target.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target. #T1#
Nelson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Hall.
Nelson tries to clinch but Hall moves away
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Hall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Nelson wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.#KD#
Hall connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Nelson onto his butt! Nelson bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Hall cracks Nelson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Nelson get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Nelson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!#ROC#
Nelson is rocked!#CL2#
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?#CL2#
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.#KD#
Hall drops Nelson with a big knee! Will Nelson beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Ron Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2##CL2#
Nelson clinches.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the ropes.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall trying to stall but Nelson improves his position.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hall counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#KD#
Hall drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Nelson onto his butt! Nelson pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hall closes the distance and catches Nelson with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Nelson is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Nelson is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Nelson is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hall takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ron Hall!
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Event:
Young Lions 205T Round 3
Date: May 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Nelson drives through and clinches with Punchy Punchy against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy lands a body punch.
Punchy Punchy blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
A short right from Punchy Punchy on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Punchy Punchy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Punchy Punchy blocks an uppercut.
Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#BC#
Punchy Punchy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchy Punchy scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Punchy Punchy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Punchy Punchy there.
Punchy Punchy tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchy Punchy digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson looks winded!
Punchy Punchy lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Punchy Punchy connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Punchy Punchy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson tries to clinch up
and Punchy Punchy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson throws a body punch but Punchy Punchy moves out of range. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Punchy Punchy dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Punchy Punchy blocks it.
Punchy Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Punchy Punchy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Punchy Punchy lands a shot to the body.
Punchy Punchy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2##BC#
Punchy Punchy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy Punchy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD#
Punchy Punchy cracks Nelson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Nelson get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Nelson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Three Punchy Punchy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD#
Punchy Punchy connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Nelson onto his butt! Nelson bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.#ROC#
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchy Punchy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson is looking to clinch. #CL#
Punchy Punchy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Punchy Punchy finish him?
Punchy Punchy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy lands a left hand.
Punchy Punchy throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Nelson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Nelson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Nelson get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Three Punchy Punchy!
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Event:
Young Lions 205T Round 2
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Nelson forces Nunes back against the ropes and clinches.
Nunes misses with the head strike.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nunes.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Nunes.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nunes's brow.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nunes pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nunes's brow.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
A short left from Nelson.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nunes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Nelson forces Nunes back against the ropes and clinches.
Nunes scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Simon Nelson has been cut.
Nunes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards. #T1##BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Nunes, against the ropes.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nunes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nunes trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson has Nunes pressed against the ropes, preventing Nunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Nelson rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
Nunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Nunes back into the ropes.
Nunes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Nunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuness head.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Nunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nelson tries to circle away but Nunes has him pinned against the ropes.
Nunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunes trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
#BC2#
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Nelson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson lands a jab.#CL2#
Nelson moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nunes is keeping busy.#T1#
Nice elbow from Nunes.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Nunes.
Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Simon Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nelson throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nunes lands an elbow inside.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Nunes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Nunes.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Nelson lands a left hand.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Nelson has Nunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nunes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nunes landing knees to the body.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Nunes.
Nunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL2#
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunes connects with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nunes obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Nunes keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Nunes is controlling him.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Nunes, against the ropes.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nunes lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunes.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nunes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Nunes counters with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nunes misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Nunes misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T2#
Nelson tries to break free but Nunes pushes him back against the ropes.
Nunes blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Nunes dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
A knee to the head by Nunes.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson has Nunes pressed against the ropes.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Simon Nelson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Simon Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4##CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunes has him pressed against the ropes.
Nunes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Nunes wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nunes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nunes keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Nunes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nunes lands a left hand.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nunes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Nunes misses with an elbow over the top.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuness head.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nunes misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson wants to stall.
A short right from Nelson.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Nunes, against the ropes.
#BC2#
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Nelson instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Nelson darts in and clinches Nunes up against the ropes.#BC2#
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Nunes back into the ropes.
Nunes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Nunes, against the ropes.
Nunes keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Nelson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simon Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nunes feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nelson.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and Nunes counters with an inside leg kick.
Nelson misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Nelson moves into range and clinches up with Nunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Nelson.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nunes as Nelson tries to tie him up. #T1#
Nunes pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Lino Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a lazy head kick
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nunes lands a damaging elbow.
Nunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
Nunes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nunes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nunes misses with an elbow strike.
#BC2#
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Nelson clinches up against the ropes.
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes throws an elbow but it misses.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Nunes is controlling the position. #BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunes lands a nice elbow.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Lino Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Nunes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nunes's brow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simon Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nunes lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Nelson.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Young Lions: Horse v Overeem
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Karpo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL#
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Karpo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karpo.
Nelson is looking to control Karpo's arms but Karpo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Karpo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karpo avoids it.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Karpo controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Karpo is controlling the position.
Karpo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Karpo scores with a shoulder strike.
Karpo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Karpo keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karpo.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karpo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Karpo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karpo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karpo lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karpo.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
Karpo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Nelson pushes Karpo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karpo lands with a short shot to the head.
Karpo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Karpo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karpo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson. #T2#
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Karpo.
A nice left hand lands by Karpo.
Still in the clinch, Karpo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Karpo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Karpo.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Karpo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Karpo.
Nelson wants to break free but Karpo has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Karpo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Nelson wants to clinch up but Karpo keeps it at a distance.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Karpo circles away.
Karpo cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Karpo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hannu Karpo!
Hannu Karpo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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