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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi Vietto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 lbs
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172 cm
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nickolas Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavi Vietto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Vietto.
Vietto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vietto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Duke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vietto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vietto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xavi Vietto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vietto throws a front kick that sends Duke stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vietto.
Good leg kick by Vietto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duke avoids a kick to the body.
Duke throwing a counter right hand but Vietto manages to avoid it.
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duke is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vietto thumps Duke with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vietto - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Vietto.
Duke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vietto is looking to slow Duke down with leg kicks.
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vietto.
Crunch! Vietto slams his shin into Duke's torso.
Duke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Xavi Vietto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vietto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duke's calf.
Duke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vietto scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice body kick there by Vietto.
Duke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vietto. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vietto.
Duke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vietto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
Vietto thows a body kick. Duke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vietto connects with a leg kick. Duke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vietto. Vietto obviously looking to wear him down.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vietto.
Vietto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vietto.
A solid body kick from Vietto.
Vietto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duke. That did some damage!
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vietto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vietto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vietto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vietto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vietto lands a nice looking body kick.
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vietto can pounce on him.
Duke blocks the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vietto.
Vietto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vietto keeps Duke at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi Vietto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vietto. That's going to slow Duke down.
Vietto cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Vietto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vietto.
Vietto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
Duke's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vietto - that will leave a mark!
Vietto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vietto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vietto.
Xavi Vietto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vietto connects with a solid leg kick.
Duke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vietto.
Duke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duke moves out of range as Vietto throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vietto.
Duke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vietto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duke takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Vietto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vietto, right into the meat.
Vietto throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
Vietto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vietto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vietto - that will leave a mark!
Vietto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
Vietto scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vietto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vietto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vietto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vietto.
Vietto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duke avoids a kick to the body.
Duke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vietto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Vietto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vietto pushes Duke away with a front kick.
Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vietto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vietto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Vietto.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vietto.
Vietto delivers a nice body kick.
Vietto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vietto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vietto!
Vietto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duke's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi Vietto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vietto.
Vietto is looking to land body kicks.
Vietto misses with a body kick.
Vietto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vietto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duke closes the distance and pushes Vietto back into the cage.
Vietto is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vietto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vietto avoids the elbow strike from Duke, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke has hold of one of Vietto's legs. Vietto is fighting the takedown attempt but Duke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Duke postures up.
Duke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vietto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vietto wants to stand up but Duke is controlling him.
Duke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vietto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vietto is working an open guard so Duke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vietto connects with a leg kick. Duke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vietto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vietto just manages to avoid it.
Vietto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Duke checks the leg kick.
It looked like Duke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vietto.
A good leg kick by Vietto.
Vietto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Duke as he checks the leg kick.
Vietto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duke is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vietto. Duke shrugs it off though.
Vietto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duke checks it well.
Duke has managed to clinch.
Duke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vietto prevents it.
Duke drags the fight down to the ground.
Vietto wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.
Vietto is looking to stand up but Duke won't let him.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Vietto from controlling successfully.
Duke punching from the bottom.
Nickolas Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vietto advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavi Vietto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vietto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavi Vietto!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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