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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Niederreiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niederreiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niederreiter. That did some damage!
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
We've been told by Niederreiter's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Niederreiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A clash of legs there as Damhuis blocks the low kick.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niederreiter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niederreiter controlling the action here for a moment.
Niederreiter trying to control the position but instead, Damhuis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niederreiter into the cage.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis lands an uppercut.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter tries to throw a body punch but Damhuis avoids it by throwing Niederreiter back against the cage.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damhuis's elbow.
Damhuis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Niederreiter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter digs a right hand underneath Damhuis's ribcage. Damhuis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Niederreiter.
Damhuis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damhuis lands with a right hand.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damhuis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damhuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damhuis throws a jab when Niederreiter was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damhuis.
Nino Niederreiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damhuis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niederreiter.
Niederreiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Good work by Damhuis as he checks the leg kick.
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Damhuis.
Niederreiter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Damhuis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damhuis down.
Niederreiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damhuis is out of range and Niederreiter settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis tries to bum rush Niederreiter with a series of wild strikes but Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niederreiter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Damhuis manages to circle out of the way.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Damhuis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that misses.
Damhuis misses with a wild body shot.
Damhuis lands a leg kick that knocks Niederreiter off balance momentarily.
Niederreiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damhuis in his tracks.
Niederreiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Damhuis throws a right hand that Niederreiter ducks under and follows up with a left that Niederreiter also avoids with ease.
Damhuis throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Niederreiter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niederreiter checks it well.
Niederreiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damhuis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Niederreiter defends it well.
Damhuis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damhuis throws a series of punches but Niederreiter avoids them all with ease.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis scores with a hook.
Damhuis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Niederreiter takes one to the chin there.
Damhuis takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
Damhuis throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damhuis.
Damhuis needs to keep his hands up - Niederreiter had a free shot at his head there.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niederreiter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damhuis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damhuis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Niederreiter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niederreiter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damhuis throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a straight right.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
Damhuis tries to work over Niederreiter's front leg with a kick but Niederreiter checks it.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up but Damhuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut. Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter gets a clinch.
Niederreiter has Damhuis pressed against the cage, preventing Damhuis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damhuis prevents a body shot from Niederreiter.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Damhuis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Damhuis.
A shot in the inside from Damhuis.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damhuis misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damhuis blocks an uppercut.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damhuis's elbow.
Damhuis can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Niederreiter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niederreiter scores with a body shot.
Niederreiter throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
Damhuis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damhuis lands a jab.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damhuis works Niederreiter's body with a nice hook.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damhuis checks it well.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Damhuis.
Damhuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis is looking to chop away at Niederreiter's legs.
Niederreiter throws a chopping leg kick but Damhuis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damhuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niederreiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Niederreiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Niederreiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niederreiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niederreiter lands with a cross.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damhuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Niederreiter defends it well.
Damhuis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damhuis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niederreiter pinned against the cage. Niederreiter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damhuis throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damhuis moves away from the strike by Niederreiter.
Damhuis blocks the body kick.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot that snaps Damhuis's head back.
Niederreiter moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Damhuis throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damhuis.
Niederreiter is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
Niederreiter wants to clinch.
Damhuis takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niederreiter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niederreiter stuns Damhuis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niederreiter motions for Damhuis to come forward. Niederreiter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Damhuis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damhuis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niederreiter tries to clinch there but Damhuis circles away.
Damhuis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niederreiter is looking to clinch.
Damhuis takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter tries a low kick but Damhuis avoids it.
Niederreiter scores with a hook.
Niederreiter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Damhuis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Niederreiter looking to control.
Niederreiter 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.
Niederreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damhuis defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Niederreiter is looking for a triangle here but Damhuis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Damhuis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Damhuis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Damhuis throws a strike aimed at the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter avoids it well.
Damhuis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niederreiter keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter gets back to half guard.
Damhuis controlling the action here.
Niederreiter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Damhuis.
Niederreiter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Damhuis stacks Niederreiter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Damhuis!
Niederreiter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damhuis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Nino Niederreiter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Damhuis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niederreiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damhuis lands a jab to the head.
Niederreiter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damhuis blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Damhuis.
Niederreiter scores with a nice head shot.
Niederreiter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damhuis.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Niederreiter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damhuis can pounce on him.
Damhuis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damhuis connects with a looping right hand.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damhuis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis connects with a looping right hand.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niederreiter moves away from the strike by Damhuis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
Niederreiter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damhuis misses with the combination.
Niederreiter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the side of Damhuis's head but Damhuis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damhuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niederreiter.
Damhuis missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. Damhuis shrugs it off though.
A jab from Niederreiter misses.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut. Niederreiter saw that one coming.
It looked like Niederreiter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niederreiter throws a looping overhand right but Damhuis ducks down to avoid it.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Damhuis.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niederreiter slips under a jab.
Niederreiter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damhuis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
Damhuis connects with an inside leg kick.
Damhuis fails with the takedown.
Damhuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damhuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Damhuis 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.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
It looked like Niederreiter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but Damhuis is having none of it.
Damhuis misses with a straight right.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Niederreiter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Damhuis connects with a high kick.
Niederreiter doesn't manage to clinch there - Damhuis circles away.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Niederreiter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter misses with a straight right.
Damhuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niederreiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Damhuis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Damhuis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niederreiter manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damhuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niederreiter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Niederreiter slips a straight right by Damhuis.
Niederreiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damhuis throws out the jab.
Damhuis cracks Niederreiter with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Niederreiter.
Damhuis checks the leg kick.
Damhuis checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter misses with a looping right.
Niederreiter walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Damhuis cracks Niederreiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damhuis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niederreiter's calf.
Damhuis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range.
Niederreiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damhuis.
Niederreiter instigates a clinch.
Damhuis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
Niederreiter stalling in the clinch.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
Damhuis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damhuis misses with a body shot.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a lunging right hand
and Niederreiter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damhuis looking for a takedown.
Damhuis working aggressively here.
Niederreiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damhuis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
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RATING
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