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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lino Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lino Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson forces Nunes back against the ropes and clinches.
Nunes scores with a knee to the head.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
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.
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.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunes connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Nunes, against the ropes.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson darts in and clinches Nunes up against the ropes.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
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.
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.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
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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