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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt Nightman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nightman comes to the cage accompanied by The Night Man. Walburn has chosen Flirting with Disaster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Walt Nightman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walt Nightman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Nightman lands.
Walburn moves into range and clinches up with Nightman.
Walburn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Walt Nightman has been cut.
Nightman throws a head punch that misses.
Nightman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walburn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nightman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nightman throws a hook to the side of Walburn's head but Walburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Nightman.
A low kick from Nightman is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nightman throws a body punch but Walburn moves out of range.
Walburn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nightman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walburn.
A head kick misses from Walburn.
Nightman blocks a low kick nicely.
Nightman keeps Walburn at a distance using the push kick.
Walburn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Nightman misses.
Nightman throws a leg kick which misses Walburn's front leg but catches the back leg as Walburn tries to avoid it.
Walburn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightman lands a head kick!
Walburn misses with a head kick.
Walburn tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn fakes the leg kick and cracks Nightman in the body.
Nightman lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Walburn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walburn misses with the combination.
Nightman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nightman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walburn.
Walburn wants to clinch up but Nightman keeps it at a distance.
Walburn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Nightman finds it's target.
Nightman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nightman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nightman avoids the head kick by Walburn.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nightman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walburn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nightman, right into the meat.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nightman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noah Walburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walburn tries to clinch but Nightman moves out of range.
Nightman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walburn doesn't seem bothered though.
Walburn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nightman is able to avoid easily.
Good exchange - Nightman coming out on top.
Walburn throws a leg kick
and Nightman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightman misses the shot to the body.
Nightman throws a leg kick which misses Walburn's front leg but catches the back leg as Walburn tries to avoid it.
Nightman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walburn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walburn throws a right hand that Nightman ducks under and follows up with a left that Nightman also avoids with ease.
Nightman lands with an overhand left.
Walburn feints and then cracks Nightman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nightman down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walburn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nightman - the referee stops the clock and Walburn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nightman. Walburn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walburn throws a lazy head kick
and Nightman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nightman just misses with a punch to the body.
Walburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Nightman as he checks the leg kick.
Walburn throws a leg kick
and Nightman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walburn throws a head kick but Nightman moves out of range.
Nightman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walburn momentarily.
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!
Walburn tries to clinch but Nightman is having none of it.
A jab from Nightman misses.
Walburn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nightman counters with a straight right hand.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Nightman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nightman.
Walburn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nightman finds it's way round the side to connect with Walburn's head.
Walt Nightman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nightman to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walburn shoots in for a takedown but Nightman shows good takedown defense.
Walburn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nightman tries to keep at a distance but Walburn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walburn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nightman lands a nice uppercut.
Nightman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walburn misses with a takedown attempt - Nightman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walt Nightman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Walburn.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nightman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nightman lands a body shot.
Nightman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nightman to score with a decent uppercut.
Nightman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nightman looks for the body kick but Walburn saw that one coming.
Nightman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walburn wants to pass the guard but Nightman is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightman is trying to control the position but Walburn postures up.
Nightman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nightman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walburn defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walburn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nightman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Nightman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walt Nightman's cut.
That's time! Nightman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nightman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walburn throws a wild body kick that Nightman sees coming a mile off.
Nightman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walburn.
Walburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nightman - that will leave a mark!
Walburn pushes Nightman away with a front kick.
Walburn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walburn misses with a low kick as Nightman jumps back.
Walburn instigates a clinch.
Nightman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walburn's elbow.
Walburn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nightman takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walburn.
Walburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Nightman avoids the damage to the body.
Walburn throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nightman fails to land.
Walburn lands a right hand.
Nightman tries to stall but Walburn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nightman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walburn lands a nice elbow.
Walburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Nightman avoids the damage to the body.
Walburn blocks an uppercut.
Walburn lands a nice elbow.
Nightman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nightman misses with a punch to the body.
Nightman misses with the head strike.
Nightman taking a breather.
Walburn looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walburn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nightman's brow.
Walburn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nightman working aggressively here.
Walburn just leaning against Nightman, taking a breather.
Walburn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walburn throws an elbow that misses.
Nightman lands a body punch.
Nightman digs a right hand into Walburn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walburn's gas tank.
Walburn is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Nightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nightman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nightman lands with a right to the head.
Nightman is leaning against Walburn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nightman presses Walburn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nightman presses Walburn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nightman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walburn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walburn walks into a straight right hand from Nightman.
Walburn misses with an uppercut. Nightman saw that one coming.
Nightman connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Nightman tenderised Walburn's leg. Walburn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nightman lands a jab-cross combination.
Nightman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nightman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nightman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walburn takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Nightman lands.
Nightman throws a nice head kick!
Nightman lands with a shot to the body.
Nightman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nightman.
Nice straight punches there by Nightman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nightman.
Walburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nightman to score with a decent uppercut.
Nightman avoids the head kick by Walburn.
Nightman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nightman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nightman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nightman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightman scores with a hook to the body. Walburn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nightman lands a head shot.
Walburn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walburn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walburn wants to clinch
and Nightman counters with a thumping low kick.
Walburn takes one to the side of the head.
Nightman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walburn. Walburn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walburn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nightman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nightman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Nightman tenderised Walburn's leg. Walburn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nightman blocks a leg kick.
Walburn shoots in but no luck this time.
Walt Nightman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Walburn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nightman.
Walt Nightman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nightman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nightman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nightman lands with an uppercut that bounces Walburn off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walburn throws a right hand that misses
and Nightman counters with a right hand to the body.
Nightman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walburn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nightman.
Nightman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walburn shoots in for a takedown but Nightman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Nightman tenderised Walburn's leg. Walburn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Nightman.
Nightman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nightman!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nightman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walburn's head.
Nice uppercut there from Nightman.
Nightman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walburn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nightman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walburn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walburn punishes Nightman's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Walburn misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nightman. Nightman obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nightman.
Nightman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nightman.
Walburn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nightman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Nightman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walt Nightman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Walburn moves out of range of the body kick.
Walburn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nightman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walburn moves to clinch but Nightman breaks away
and Nightman counters with a one-two to the body.
Nightman lands with a slapping head kick.
Walburn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nightman finds it's way round the side to connect with Walburn's head.
Nightman lands a jab.
Nightman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nightman moves out of range of the body kick from Walburn.
Walburn tries to land a leg kick but Nightman saw it coming and moves away.
Nightman swings for the body but Walburn moves out of range.
Walburn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nightman as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Walburn misses the target.
Nightman scores with a body shot.
Nightman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nightman throws a leg kick but Walburn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walburn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walburn throws a sloppy head kick
and Nightman counters with a low kick, right behind Walburn 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walburn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nightman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walburn misses with a low kick.
Nightman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nightman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walburn misses with a leg kick
and Nightman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walburn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nightman will feel that in the morning.
Walburn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nightman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walburn walks into a straight right hand from Nightman.
Walburn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walburn connects with a solid leg kick.
Nightman punishes Walburn's body with a nice straight punch.
Nightman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walburn doesn't seem bothered though.
Walburn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nightman pinned against the cage. Nightman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Nightman lands.
Nightman throws a leg kick but Walburn checks it.
Walburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nightman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightman moves out of range of the leg kick from Walburn.
Nightman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Nightman tenderised Walburn's leg. Walburn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walburn darts in trying to clinch
and Nightman counters with a straight right hand.
Nightman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walburn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nightman keeps the fight on the outside.
Nightman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nightman looks to land a left hand but Walburn moved out of range nicely.
Nightman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walburn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walburn throws a leg kick but Nightman checks it.
Nightman throws a lazy right hand but Walburn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walburn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walburn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nightman.
An inside leg kick lands from Nightman.
Walburn throws a sloppy head kick
and Nightman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walburn thinking.
Walburn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightman misses with a hook. Walburn ducked under it nicely.
Walburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nightman misses with a kick to the body.
Walburn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nightman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nightman.
Noah Walburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nightman cracks the inside of Walburn's front leg.
Nightman cracks a nice hook into Walburn's ribs.
Nightman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightman thuds a left hand into Walburn's body.
Walburn tried to score with a low kick but Nightman checks it.
Nightman's corner calls for a 1-2. Nightman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nightman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Nightman.
Nightman works over Walburn's head and body with a nice combination.
Nightman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walburn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightman feints and then cracks Walburn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walburn down.
Walburn moves in looking to clinch but Nightman pushes him off.
Nightman scores with a body shot.
Nightman lands a nice shot that snaps Walburn's head back.
Walburn dives in and grabs Nightman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nightman pushes down on Walburn's head and hops out.
Walt Nightman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Walburn.
Nightman lands a head shot.
Walburn throws a leg kick
and Nightman counters with a nice uppercut.
Nightman thuds his shin into the meat of Walburn's side.
Nightman delivers a nice body kick.
Nightman lands an overhand right.
Walburn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nightman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walburn can do to turn this around?
Walburn misses with a leg kick
and Nightman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walburn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Nightman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nightman connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Nightman.
Walburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nightman to score with a decent uppercut.
Nightman scores with a head kick.
Nightman scores with a kick to the body.
Nightman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walt Nightman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nightman, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walt Nightman!
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