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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki's entrance music is Moby - Flower. A fine choice. 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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180 lbs
32 - 16 - 0 |
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171 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki lands with a straight right. Symons didn't see that one coming.
Nowacki misses the shot to the body.
Nowacki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nowacki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Symons or perhaps it was just good defense by Nowacki, which made it look bad.
Nowacki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nowacki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Symons looks to score with a jab to the body but Nowacki is just out of range.
Symons throws a body punch but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki throws out a loose jab but Symons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Symons misses the body punch
and Nowacki counters with a three punch combo that has Symons backing up. Symons nods at Nowacki to acknowledge the strikes.
Nowacki forces Symons back against the cage and clinches.
Nowacki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
Nowacki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Symons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Symons is looking to control Nowacki's arms but Nowacki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Symons has his back to the cage.
Symons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Nowacki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nowacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Symonss head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki trying to land knees to the body.
Nowacki lands a left hand.
Nowacki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Symons pushes Nowacki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Symons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Symons trying to stall but Nowacki improves his position.
Symons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Symons.
Nowacki trying to stall but Symons improves his position.
Nowacki lands a right hand.
Symons drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nowacki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Symons's brow.
Symons blocks a body shot from Nowacki.
Symons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Symons stalling in the clinch but Nowacki improves position.
Nowacki lands a left hand.
Symons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Symons has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Symons.
Nowacki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Symons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nowacki lands with a left to the head.
Symons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Nowacki has a couple of punches blocked by Symons.
Symons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Symons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nowacki or not.
A short uppercut from Symons.
Symons misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
Symons takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Graeme Symons has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Symons.
Symons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Symons lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Symons.
Nowacki has a couple of punches blocked by Symons.
Symons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Symons blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons looking to slow down the pace here.
Nowacki blocks an uppercut.
Symons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki lands a left hand.
Symons avoids a wild elbow strike from Nowacki.
Symons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Symons is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nowacki can't fight it off and eventually Symons manages to take the fight to the floor. Nowacki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Symons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nowacki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Symons is controlling him.
Symons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Symons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Symons postures up in Nowacki's guard and throws a big left but Nowacki blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nowacki manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Nowacki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Nowacki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowacki.
Symons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowacki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Symons.
Symons throws a nice looking combination but Nowacki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nowacki missing with a left hand there. Symons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Symons lands a glancing blow to the side of Nowacki's head.
Nowacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Symons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nowacki.
Symons takes a swing at Nowacki's ribcage but misses.
Nowacki throws a lazy right hand but Symons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Symons gets tackled into the cage by Nowacki. Nowacki maintains the clinch.
Symons blocks a body shot from Nowacki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside that Symons shrugs off.
Symons tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nowacki pushes Symons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Symons wants to stall.
Symons lands a left hand.
Symons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nowacki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Herkules Nowacki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki prevents the takedown attempt.
Symons throws a head punch that misses.
Symons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Symons tries to throw a body punch but Nowacki avoids it by throwing Symons back against the cage.
Nowacki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nowacki tries to land a knee to the head but Symons blocks with his arms.
Symons misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki breaks the clinch.
Nowacki slaps away a takedown attempt from Symons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Nowacki misses the target.
Herkules Nowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graeme Symons.
Symons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowacki manages to avoid it.
Nowacki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Symons.
Nowacki avoids the body shot from Symons.
Nowacki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nowacki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Symons.
Symons throws a lazy right hand but Nowacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Symons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nowacki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Symons misses with a wild body shot.
Symons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Symons misses with a double jab.
Nowacki misses with a looping right.
Nowacki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Symons on the side of the head.
Symons is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Symons catches Nowacki right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki moves into range and clinches up with Symons.
Symons looking to stall.
Symons misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowacki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nowacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Symons.
Nowacki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Symons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Symons goes for a takedown attempt but Nowacki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nowacki throws a hook but Symons blocks it.
Nowacki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nowacki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Symons.
Symons cracks a nice hook into Nowacki's ribs.
Symons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nowacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nowacki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Symons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nowacki digs a good body shot into Symons's ribs.
Symons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nowacki takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Nowacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Symons can do to turn this around?
Nowacki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowacki misses with a body punch.
Symons swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Symons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Symons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Symons misses with a punch to the body.
Symons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Symons wants to stall.
Nowacki lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki blocks a body shot from Symons.
Nowacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Symonss head.
Symons is trying to maintain a safe position but Nowacki gets an underhook and turns Symons into the cage.
Symons tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowacki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nowacki lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowacki gets through Symons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowacki lands an elbow that stopped Symons in his tracks for a moment.
Symons misses with a punch on the inside.
Symons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Symons 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.
Nowacki lands a damaging elbow.
Symons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Symons trying to control the position but instead, Nowacki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Symons into the cage.
Symons can't get the takedown.
Symons goes for a takedown attempt but Nowacki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nowacki lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nowacki lands a jab.
Nowacki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Symons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Symons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nowacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Symons is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Symons misses with a combination
and Nowacki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Symons throws an overhand right that lands on Nowacki's shoulder, as Nowacki tries to avoid the shot.
Symons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowacki.
Nowacki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Symons.
Symons misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nowacki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nowacki throws a jab when Symons was well out of range.
Symons drops his hands momentarily and Nowacki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
A jab from Symons misses.
Nowacki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a hook to the side of Symons's head but Symons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nowacki dodges the punch combination from Symons.
Nowacki is looking to counter punch.
Nowacki pushes Symons up against the cage in a clinch.
Symons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Nowacki scores a nice knee to the body.
Symons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Symons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Symons takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Symons.
Nowacki lands an elbow just above Symons 's eye.
Symons tries for a takedown but Nowacki manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Symons.
Nowacki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
Nowacki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nowacki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nowacki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Symons misses with a left hand
and Nowacki counters with a straight right hand.
Symons swings for the body but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki cracks Symons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Symons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Symons takes one to the side of the head.
Nowacki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nowacki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nowacki.
Nowacki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nowacki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nowacki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nowacki rushes Symons and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Symons.
Symons tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Nowacki.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside that Symons shrugs off.
A short right from Symons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki scores with a shoulder strike.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Symons lands a nice shot to the body.
Nowacki lands a damaging elbow.
Symons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki misses with the head strike.
Symons effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Symons.
Graeme Symons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Nowacki.
Nowacki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Symons drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nowacki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nowacki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nowacki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Symons throws a poor cross that misses
and Nowacki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herkules Nowacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Symons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nowacki rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Symons throws an overhand right that lands on Nowacki's shoulder, as Nowacki tries to avoid the shot.
Nowacki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Symonss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Symons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nowacki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nowacki clinches.
Symons misses with a punch on the inside.
Symons digs a right hand into Nowacki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nowacki's gas tank.
Symons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowacki being controlled against the cage.
Nowacki misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Symons.
A left hand lands to the body for Symons.
Symons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herkules Nowacki showed his dominance in that final round.
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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herkules Nowacki!
Herkules Nowacki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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