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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moby - Flower. Anastasia has chosen hellrazor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Anastasia!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasia misses with a looping left.
Anastasia moves out of range of the leg kick from Nowacki.
Anastasia shoots in but Nowacki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Nowacki's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A cross from Anastasia lands.
Nowacki moves out of range as Anastasia strikes.
Anastasia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nowacki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nowacki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anastasia checks it well.
Anastasia shoots in but no luck this time.
Anastasia checks a leg kick nicely.
Anastasia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nowacki. Nowacki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nowacki scores with a sloppy right hand. Anastasia should have avoided that one.
Anastasia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowacki staying out of range there.
Anastasia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Anastasia.
Jab by Nowacki.
Anastasia moves out of range of the body kick from Nowacki.
Some bone on bone action there as Nowacki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nowacki scores with a hook to the body. Anastasia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasia goes for a double leg but Nowacki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nowacki continues to drive forward.
Nowacki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasia backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
Anastasia tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowacki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nowacki misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki pushes Anastasia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nowacki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Nowacki on the inside.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Anastasia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nowacki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anastasias head.
Anastasia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nowacki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nowacki lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nowacki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nowacki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nowacki gets through Anastasia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki slowing the pace effectively.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Anastasia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nowacki is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Nowacki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but Anastasia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowacki gets through Anastasia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki pushes Anastasia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anastasia blocks the elbow strike.
Anastasia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki misses with some punches.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nowacki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasia.
Anastasia throws a leg kick that misses.
Anastasia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nowacki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nowacki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anastasia. Anastasia obviously looking to wear him down.
Anastasia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nowacki on his heels. He'll look to pass Nowacki's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anastasia's guard.
Nowacki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nowacki looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki 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.
Nowacki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anastasia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nowacki is just out of range.
Nowacki throws a series of punches but Anastasia moves out of range.
Anastasia connects with an inside leg kick.
Anastasia misses with a looping left.
Anastasia throws the left hand but Nowacki avoids the punch easily.
Anastasia lands the left hand.
No joy there for Nowacki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nowacki needs to keep his hands up - Anastasia had a free shot at his head there.
Albert Anastasia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowacki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anastasia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nowacki slips under a jab.
Anastasia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nowacki counter with a right hand.
Nowacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nowacki jabs at Anastasia's body.
Anastasia fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki moves away from the strike by Anastasia.
Nowacki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anastasia is out of range and Nowacki settles back down.
Anastasia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anastasia swinging wildly here.
Anastasia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowacki.
Nowacki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowacki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anastasia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nowacki scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anastasia. That's going to slow Nowacki down.
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nowacki tries to close the distance and clinch but Anastasia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anastasia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nowacki.
Anastasia throws a poor cross that misses
and Nowacki counters with a nice leg kick.
Anastasia misses with a body shot
and Nowacki counters with a straight right hand.
Nowacki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anastasia. Anastasia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Anastasia.
Herkules Nowacki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anastasia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowacki feints and then cracks Anastasia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anastasia down.
Anastasia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowacki but Nowacki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowacki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anastasia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anastasia lands a lovely overhand right.
Anastasia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowacki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anastasia's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nowacki scores with the left hand. Anastasia knows he should have avoided that one.
Anastasia throws a head kick that misses
and Nowacki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nowacki tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasia throws a hook but Nowacki blocks it.
A slow jab from Anastasia misses its intended target.
Anastasia misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nowacki.
Nowacki avoids the body shot from Anastasia.
Nowacki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anastasia throws a poor cross that misses
and Nowacki counters with an inside leg kick.
Anastasia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anastasia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasia misses with a low kick.
Nowacki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anastasia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anastasia misses with a double jab.
Anastasia is breathing heavily.
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. Anastasia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nowacki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nowacki slips a straight right by Anastasia.
Nowacki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Anastasia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nowacki slips under a jab from Anastasia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Nowacki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasia misses with a low kick as Nowacki jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nowacki.
Anastasia loads up on a big right hand but Nowacki slips the punch.
Anastasia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowacki counters with an inside leg kick.
Anastasia throws a hook to the side of Nowacki's head but Nowacki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anastasia misses with a wild body shot.
Nowacki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anastasia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nowacki doesn't seem bothered though.
Anastasia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nowacki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Anastasia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Anastasia.
Nowacki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nowacki motions for Anastasia to come forward. Nowacki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that second round.
That's time! Nowacki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nowacki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Anastasia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nowacki doesn't seem phased though.
Anastasia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowacki defends it nicely.
Anastasia throws an off balance right hand
and Nowacki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nowacki delivers a nice body kick.
Anastasia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowacki swivels and escapes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nowacki, as that shot connected.
Anastasia is rocked!
Herkules Nowacki is winning the standup battle so far.
Anastasia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowacki swivels and escapes.
Anastasia is still on wobbly legs! Can Nowacki finish him?
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Anastasia.
Nowacki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nowacki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anastasia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasia scores with a shot to the body.
Anastasia misses with a jab to the body
and Nowacki counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowacki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nowacki quickly recovers to half guard.
Anastasia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nowacki tries to get to full guard but Anastasia has control of the leg.
Anastasia is trying to control the action in half guard but Nowacki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anastasia seems to have recovered his senses.
Anastasia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anastasia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nowacki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anastasia trying to control but Nowacki is working from the bottom.
Anastasia is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia lands a couple of elbows.
Anastasia postures up in Nowacki's guard and throws a big left but Nowacki blocks it.
Anastasia looking to sit in guard and control but Nowacki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nowacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albert Anastasia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Albert Anastasia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nowacki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Anastasia misses
and Nowacki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nowacki.
Anastasia throws a jab when Nowacki was well out of range.
Nowacki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anastasia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nowacki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nowacki cracks Anastasia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anastasia lands a slapping body shot.
Nowacki slips under a jab.
Anastasia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nowacki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Anastasia moves out of range.
Herkules Nowacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki lands with a cross.
Nowacki lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasia throws a shot from downtown. Nowacki moves away and avoids it.
Nowacki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nowacki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anastasia.
Nowacki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nowacki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasia throws out the jab.
Anastasia throws a body punch but Nowacki moves out of range.
A big left from Anastasia misses.
Nowacki connects with a right hand. Anastasia shakes it off.
Anastasia misses with a left hand
and Nowacki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowacki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anastasia doesn't seem bothered though.
Anastasia fails with a takedown attempt.
Nowacki slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herkules Nowacki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nowacki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herkules Nowacki!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Herkules Nowacki made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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