BFT-461: Dufva vs Nitschke PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev comes to the cage accompanied by I Touch Myself. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hjelmslev
vs
Bubby

182 cm
41
180 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

183 cm
37
168 lbs
33 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev wants to slow Bubby down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Hjelmslev misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bubby checks a leg kick.
Bubby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hjelmslev looks to throw the jab but Bubby is out of range.
Bubby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bubby lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hjelmslev there.
Hjelmslev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bubby.
Bubby steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hjelmslev.

Bubby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hjelmslev, pushing him back against the cage.
Bubby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bubby swings wildly with an uppercut but Hjelmslev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bubby scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bubby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hjelmslev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hjelmslev misses with a body punch.
Bubby avoiding damage as Hjelmslev throws knees to the body.
Hjelmslev swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby lands a left hand.
Hjelmslev is looking to break free of the clinch but Bubby has double underhooks.
Hjelmslev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hjelmslev swings wildly with an uppercut but Bubby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the head but Bubby blocks with his arms.
Bubby pushes Hjelmslev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bubby fails to land.
Bubby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bubby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev blocking some punches.
Bubby misses with a punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev misses with a punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev has a couple of punches blocked by Bubby.
Hjelmslev working aggressively here.
Bubby blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev throws a punch but it's blocked by Bubby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bubby.
Hjelmslev can't break the clinch.
Bubby keeps control of Hjelmslev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bubby lands a hook that snaps the head of Hjelmslev backwards.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hjelmslev is trying to force a seperation but Bubby has the dominant position.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hjelmslev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Hjelmslev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bubby lands with a shot to the body.
Bubby scores with a shot to the body.
Bubby throws out a powerful jab.
Bubby throws a series of punches but Hjelmslev avoids them all with ease.
Bubby throws a body shot but no joy.
Hjelmslev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Hjelmslev misses.
Hjelmslev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bubby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hjelmslev avoids the head kick by Bubby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hjelmslev moves into the clinch.
Bubby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hjelmslev backwards.
Bubby pushes Hjelmslev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev has had enough of the clinch but Bubby keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bubby fails to land.
Hjelmslev misses with some punches.
Bubby lands with a short shot to the head.
Hjelmslev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bubby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev is looking to break free of the clinch but Bubby has double underhooks.
Hjelmslev pushes Bubby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
Hjelmslev working aggressively here.
Hjelmslev can't find room to land a body shot as Bubby controls the action.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the head but Bubby blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bubby avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjelmslev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bubby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hjelmslev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bubby backwards.
Bubby blocking some punches.
Bubby digs a right hand into Hjelmslev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hjelmslev's gas tank.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
Hjelmslev struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubby controls his hands.
Hjelmslev misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hjelmslev.
Bubby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hjelmslev's efforts to push away.
Hjelmslev tries to circle away but Bubby has him pinned against the cage.
Bubby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hjelmslev lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bubby moves out of range of the strikes.
Bubby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bubby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bubby, as that shot connected.
Bubby chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Hjelmslev gets tackled into the cage by Bubby. Bubby maintains the clinch.
Bubby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hjelmslev's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bubby.
Hjelmslev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hjelmslev can't break the clinch.
Hjelmslev misses with a knee strike.
Hjelmslev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Bubby.

Hjelmslev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hjelmslev throws out a loose jab but Bubby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubby throws a shot to the body.
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!

Bubby rushes Hjelmslev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hjelmslev working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev throws a head punch that misses.
Bubby blocking some punches.
Bubby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bubby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hjelmslev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
Bubby misses with a punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to striking at distance but Bubby won't allow it.
Bubby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hjelmslev throws a head punch that misses.
Bubby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hjelmslevs head.
Bubby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hjelmslev lands with a light punch inside.
Hjelmslev trying to land knees to the body.
Hjelmslev wants to break free but Bubby has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby lands a left hand.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to striking at distance but Bubby won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
Hjelmslev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hjelmslev.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjelmslev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bubby on the side of the head.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick
and Bubby counters with a head kick.
Hjelmslev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hjelmslev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjelmslev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hjelmslev's corner calls for a 1-2. Hjelmslev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hjelmslev ducks right into an uppercut from Bubby.

Hjelmslev is rocked!
Bubby connects with a jab.
Oh Hjelmslev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy Bubby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bubby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Bubby lands.
Bubby throws a shot to the body.
Hjelmslev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bubby can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev lands a jab.

Bubby is rocked!
Bubby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bubby is still on wobbly legs! Can Hjelmslev finish him?
Hjelmslev misses with an uppercut. Bubby saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hjelmslev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bubby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bubby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hjelmslev seems to have got his legs back now.
Bubby defending well as Hjelmslev loads up on a big left hand.
Bubby is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick that misses.
Bubby checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Bubby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bubby lands a jab to the nose.
Hjelmslev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bubby.
Bubby wants to counter the offense by Hjelmslev and move into the clinch position.
Hjelmslev throws a lazy uppercut
and Bubby counters with an inside leg kick.
Hjelmslev swings widly with a right hand
and Bubby counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Hjelmslev has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boy Bubby!
Our winner, Boy Bubby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Ragnar Hjelmslev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well that about sucks. Fuck that shit, I quit this human punching bag rap. Guess that porn star thing will come in handy as a new career.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Al Mamood has chosen Mamute Pequenino as his entrance music. Jack Patton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Patton
vs
Al Mamood

187 cm
27
187 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

173 cm
46
171 lbs
37 - 26 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Mamood's sensitive parts.
Patton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Mamood throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Patton.
Patton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Mamood.
Patton throws a big counter combination but Al Mamood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Patton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Mamood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Mamood throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
Patton lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Mamood throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Mamood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood misses the body punch
and Patton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patton looks to land a left hand but Al Mamood moved out of range nicely.
Al Mamood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patton gets in close and tags Al Mamood with a short punch that almost sends Al Mamood to the mat! Oh Al Mamood is in big trouble! He turns his back on Patton, trying to create some distance but Patton rushes him, striking wildly and Al Mamood goes down! The referee tackles Patton into the cage to end the fight! Patton is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Patton!
A very excited looking Jack Patton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Death to the apple gerls. Chelios is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Waves. Charles Bronson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bronson
vs
Chelios

176 cm
45
183 lbs
41 - 26 - 0

175 cm
39
187 lbs
45 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios slips under a jab.
Chelios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chelios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chelios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Chelios takes the fight into the clinch.

Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chelios checks a leg kick.
Chelios blocks a jab.
Chelios keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chelios thows a body kick. Bronson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand

and Chelios holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bronson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stalling in the clinch from Bronson.
Bronson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chelios tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Chelios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chelios scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios pushes Bronson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chelios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bronson being controlled against the cage.

Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Chelios checks it.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bronson throws a right hand that Chelios ducks under and follows up with a left that Chelios also avoids with ease.
Bronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Chelios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bronson misses with a hook
and Chelios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chelios throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chelios in his tracks.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chelios scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Chelios. Beautiful body shot.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Chelios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chelios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson is looking to land body kicks.
Chelios wobbles Bronson with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Chelios dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Bronson to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chev Chelios!
During a confident post fight interview, Chev Chelios thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lesnar
vs
Kothciushco

191 cm
35
265 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

200 cm
35
250 lbs
20 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco misses with a hook.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Kothciushco is quick to defend against it.
Kothciushco throws a low kick but Lesnar moves out of range easily.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kothciushco throws a lazy uppercut

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kothciushco won't be happy with that.
Kothciushco struggling a bit here.
Kothciushco is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kothciushco tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar with the ground and pound but Kothciushco regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco trying to control here.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Lesnar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kothciushco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kothciushco preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kothciushco's head.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kothciushco is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kothciushco avoid being mounted?
Kothciushco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lesnar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar working Kothciushco over with strikes.
Lesnar wants to control but Kothciushco is keeping him busy.
Kothciushco trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Kothciushco's head.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesnar with the ground and pound but Kothciushco uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kothciushco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kothciushco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesnar cracks Kothciushco with a solid left hand.
Lesnar loads up on a big left hand. Kothciushco felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Lesnar looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kothciushco can't hide his disappointment, as Lesnar celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
A relieved looking Brock Lesnar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Pol
vs
Aoki

175 cm
34
165 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

176 cm
33
158 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Van Pol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pol counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Shinya Aoki has been cut.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Pol.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pol.
Aoki cracks Pol with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aoki moves forwards but Pol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Pol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pol swivels and escapes.
Van Pol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
Pol digs a good body shot into Aoki 's ribs.
Pol tries a head kick but it misses.
Pol throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Pol as he connects with a hook.

Aoki is rocked!
Pol lands an uppercut, right on the button! Aoki tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Van Pol!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filippo Di Vaio struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kampmann
vs
Di Vaio

183 cm
33
167 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

176 cm
38
171 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann scores with a nice right hand.

Oooooh!!! Kampmann has knocked Di Vaio down with a huge combo! Kampmann steps away and waves a wobbly Di Vaio back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Di Vaio is rocked!
Di Vaio throws out a loose jab but Kampmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di Vaio is still on wobbly legs! Can Kampmann finish him?
Kampmann connects with a stiff jab that staggers Di Vaio - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Kampmann!
Martin Kampmann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Nitschke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dufva
vs
Nitschke

189 cm
39
177 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

181 cm
41
184 lbs
37 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nitschke throws a shot from downtown. Dufva moves away and avoids it.
Dufva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dufva blocks a head kick by Nitschke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nitschke.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
Nitschke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Dufva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dufva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nitschke throws the kick towards the body but Dufva avoids it.
Nitschke scores with a body shot.

Nitschke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dufva's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva controlling the position for now.
Dufva is looking for a sweep. Nitschke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dufva is in trouble now - Nitschke has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
Nitschke avoids the attempt from Dufva to control.
Nitschke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Dufva tries to lock up and control but Nitschke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nitschke with good strikes from the mount here!
Dufva tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dufva is trying to escape the mount.
Nitschke lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke lands a big shot there that rocks Dufva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Nitschke content just to control the position here.
Nitschke looking to finish Dufva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dufva!
Dufva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nitschke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nitschke looking to ground and pound but Dufva is blocking nicely.
Dufva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dufva wants to get back to full guard.
Dufva trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nitschke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dufva's head.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nitschke prevents Dufva from improving his position.
Nitschke lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Dufva is looking to improve his position.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dufva is trying to get back to full guard.
Nitschke tries to pass to full mount but Dufva defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Nitschke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dufva!
Dufva tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Dufva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dufva is squirming around, avoiding Nitschke's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Nitschke lands with some strikes.
Nitschke landing shots from mount.

Dufva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Dufva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Nitschke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dufva wants to hold on but Nitschke pushes him away.
Dufva seems to have got his legs back now.
Nitschke dominating with strikes here.
Dufva prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dufva is in a horrible position here. Nitschke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitschke lands a big elbow - Dufva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dufva is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke is the new welterweight champion!
As Damian Nitschke got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.