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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Ich Will!. Nowacki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moby - Flower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Jan Olov Hermansson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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158 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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165 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermansson takes one to the chin there.
Nowacki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hermansson fails to land the takedown.
Hermansson shoots in and gets a takedown into Nowacki's guard.
Hermansson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowacki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hermansson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nowacki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hermansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowacki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hermansson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowacki is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki keeping moving, preventing Hermansson from controlling successfully.
Nowacki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hermansson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowacki has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hermansson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nowacki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hermansson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermansson passes into half guard.
Nowacki wants to get back to full guard.
Hermansson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nowacki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nowacki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki manages to get to full guard.
Hermansson 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermansson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowacki is trying to keep Hermansson in close.
Hermansson throwing strikes from guard but Nowacki blocks nicely.
Nowacki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hermansson wants to control from the top but Nowacki keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nowacki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hermansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson landing some decent shots from guard.
Nowacki keeping full guard, as Hermansson tries to pass.
Nowacki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermansson is one step ahead there.
Hermansson wants to control from the top but Nowacki keeps moving.
Nowacki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nowacki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nowacki dodges the punch combination from Hermansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nowacki's guard.
Nowacki looking to control.
Nowacki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hermansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hermansson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermansson advances to half guard.
Nowacki wants to get back to full guard.
Nowacki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermansson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hermansson is nestled in close to Nowacki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hermansson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nowacki defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Olov Hermansson 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.
Hermansson closes the distance and clinches up with Nowacki, looking for a takedown. Hermansson pushes Nowacki against the cage but Nowacki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hermansson misses with a hook.
Hermansson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nowacki cracks Hermansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Hermansson there.
Nowacki scores with a punch to the head.
Hermansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowacki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hermansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowacki can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Nowacki misses its intended target.
Hermansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Olov Hermansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hermansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herkules Nowacki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermansson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nowacki is trying to defend but Hermansson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nowacki is trying to get back to full guard.
Nowacki is trying to stand up here but Hermansson is controlling him well.
Nowacki tries to roll over but Hermansson keeps him under control.
Nowacki gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jan Olov Hermansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nowacki trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowacki is retaining full guard.
Nowacki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowacki is controlling Hermansson's posture.
Hermansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hermansson lands a couple of digs.
Nowacki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermansson is one step ahead there.
Nowacki looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hermansson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson works over Nowacki with some ground and pound from guard.
Hermansson won't allow Nowacki to sweep him here.
Hermansson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermansson won't allow Nowacki to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nowacki misses with an uppercut
and Hermansson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hermansson.
Nowacki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hermansson slips nicely into half guard.
Hermansson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nowacki defending well though.
Hermansson is looking to advance position but Nowacki won't allow it.
Hermansson is looking to take a break and control but Nowacki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nowacki regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hermansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hermansson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hermansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nowacki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hermansson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hermansson looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermansson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nowacki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jan Olov Hermansson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hermansson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowacki defends it nicely.
Hermansson moves in looking to clinch but Nowacki pushes him off.
Nowacki throws a body kick that misses.
Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hermansson misses.
Nowacki is looking to land body kicks.
Hermansson throws a hook but Nowacki avoids it easily.
Hermansson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Hermansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hermansson tries for a takedown but Nowacki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hermansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hermansson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Hermansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson misses with a straight right.
Nowacki slaps away a takedown attempt from Hermansson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Olov Hermansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermansson wants to clinch up but Nowacki keeps it at a distance.
Hermansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowacki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hermansson.
Hermansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hermansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A right-left combo lands from Hermansson.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
Nowacki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nowacki.
Nowacki stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nowacki lands with a right to the head.
Nowacki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hermansson.
Nowacki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermansson misses with a body punch.
Hermansson jumps guard but Nowacki stands there with Hermansson around his waist. Hermansson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Herkules Nowacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nowacki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nowacki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hermansson is rocked!
Nowacki lands a big right hand that drops Hermansson! The killer instinct kicks in and Nowacki finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nowacki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herkules Nowacki!
A victorious Herkules Nowacki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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