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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiremu Huia (ranked 1498 p4p, 241 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 1950 p4p, 299 weight class). Huia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Poi E - Patea Maori Club. Kessler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coal Chamber - Burgundy. Wiremu Huia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wiremu Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler wants to clinch.
It looked like Huia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kessler.
Huia misses with a leg kick.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huia misses with a takedown attempt - Kessler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kessler throws a low kick, looking for Huia's leg but Huia calmly moves out of range.
Kessler instigates a clinch.
Kessler tries to throw a body punch but Huia avoids it by throwing Kessler back against the cage.
Kessler throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huia avoiding damage.
Kessler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huia or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler lands a body punch.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Huia blocks with his arms.
Kessler has Huia pressed against the cage.
Huia blocks a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler lands a good knee to the midsection. Huia won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Huia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kessler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Huia.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kessler.
Kessler tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Huia blocks an uppercut.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huia is defending well for now.
Kessler works on Huia's body with a couple of short punches.
Huia missing with knees to the body.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huia stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huia backwards.
Kessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kessler tries to work over Huia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huia prevents a body shot from Kessler.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Huia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kessler prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiremu Huia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Kessler misses with the head strike.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huia missing with knees to the body.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huia misses with a knee to the head.
Kessler works on Huia's body with a couple of short punches.
Kessler presses Huia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kessler tries to work over Huia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kessler as the two fighters clinch.
Huia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huia goes for a takedown attempt but Kessler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Huia.
Huia misses with a lunging right hand
and Kessler counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kessler prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Kessler.
Huia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Kessler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Huia lands with a good body shot.
Huia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kessler.
Kessler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huia trying to keep a closed guard but Kessler is proving a slippery customer.
Huia is pulling down on Kessler's head to control his posture.
Huia looking to control.
Huia has control of Kessler's left arm, preventing Kessler from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia has momentary wrist control but Kessler slips an elbow through the middle.
Kessler throwing strikes from guard but Huia blocks nicely.
Kessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kessler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler trying to control but Huia is working from the bottom.
Kessler scoring with some ground and pound.
Huia is trying to keep Kessler in close.
Kessler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huia 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huia is on top in guard.
Kessler wants to sweep but no luck.
Huia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Huia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kessler has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kessler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kessler tries to get to full guard but Huia has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huia is looking to advance position but Kessler won't allow it.
Huia is looking to take a break and control but Kessler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kessler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kessler wants to get back to full guard.
Huia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kessler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler wants to control but Huia is keeping busy.
Huia wants to free his trapped foot but Kessler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kessler trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kessler wants to counter the offense by Huia and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huia. Kessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kessler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huia defends it well.
Kessler moves into range and clinches up with Huia.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Huia.
Huia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Huia controls his hands.
Kessler tries to work over Huia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huia blocking some punches.
Kessler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kessler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
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 Wiremu Huia will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Huia swings for the body but Kessler moves out of range.
Huia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Huia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huia throws a jab when Kessler was well out of range.
Huia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kessler circles away quickly and effectively.
Huia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huia is looking to wear down Kessler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kessler clinches with his opponent.
Huia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kessler after a bit of a struggle.
Kessler lands a body punch.
Huia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kessler.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kessler tries to throw a body punch but Huia avoids it by throwing Kessler back against the cage.
Kessler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Huia avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Kessler tries to throw a body punch but Huia avoids it by throwing Kessler back against the cage.
Huia tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Kessler slows down the pace here.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huia.
Huia managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Kessler working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huia backwards.
Huia managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Huia is looking for a takedown.
Huia wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kessler.
Huia is trying to stall.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huia tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Huia can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiremu Huia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Huia blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kessler.
Huia struggles to land a body shot inside as Kessler controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler lands a left hand.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huia's elbow.
Huia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huia is trying to drag Kessler to the mat but Kessler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Huia controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler avoiding damage as Huia throws knees to the body.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Huia.
Kessler blocks a body shot from Huia.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Huia avoids the damage to the body.
Huia prevents a body shot from Kessler.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huia stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kessler avoiding damage as Huia throws knees to the body.
Kessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Huia uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Kessler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kessler 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Kessler!
After winning the bout, Johann Kessler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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pop
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