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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chito Hua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damian Nitschke's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nitschke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nitschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut. Hua has closed the distance and engaged Nitschke in a clinch.
Hua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nitschke's face.
Hua lands an elbow inside. Knees to the body from Hua.
A knee to the head by Hua.
Nitschke takes an elbow to the forehead. Nitschke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Nitschke is breathing heavily. Hua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hua keeps control of Nitschke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A frustrated look appears on Nitschke's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nitschke is trying to push Hua away but Hua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees 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! Hua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damian Nitschke's cut is getting worse. Nitschke takes a knee to the side of the body. Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Hua.
Hua lands a damaging elbow. Hua lands a knee to the head.
Hua connects with a knee to the head.
Damian Nitschke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Hua landing knees to the head.
Hua lands a nice elbow. Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Hua.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Nitschke takes an elbow to the forehead. Hua lands a nice knee to the body. Hua lands an elbow inside that Nitschke shrugs off. Hua with a knee to the head.
Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hua connects with a knee to the head.
Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Nitschke in his tracks for a moment. Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hua landing knees to the body.
Hua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nitschke avoids it. Nitschke misses with a body punch.
Nitschke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
Hua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nitschke is looking to break free of the clinch but Hua has double underhooks. Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nitschke managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
Nitschke wants to break free but Hua has control.
Hua has Nitschke pressed against the cage, preventing Nitschke from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hua lands an elbow just above Nitschke 's eye. Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nitschke.
Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nitschke's efforts to push away. A frustrated look appears on Nitschke's face as he tries to break the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hua. Nitschke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hua smiles and moves away.
Nitschke closes the distance looking to clinch and Hua counters with a series of strikes. Nitschke will be more careful next time no doubt. Hua circles away from the clinch attempt and Hua counters by clinching up. Hua stops a takedown attempt from Nitschke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hua landing knees to the head.
Hua lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nitschke is trying to force a seperation but Hua has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Hua.
Hua lands a good knee to the midsection. Nitschke won't want to take too many of those. Nitschke working hard to break the clinch. Hua lands an elbow inside. Hua landing knees to the head.
Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nitschke tries to circle away but Hua has him pinned against the cage. Hua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hua landing knees to the head.
Nitschke is trying to stall.
Hua working Nitschke over with knees to the body. Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua is controlling him. Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hua connects with a knee to the head.
Hua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nitschke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hua has him pressed against the cage. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitschke takes a knee to the side of the body. Hua with a knee to the head.
Hua prevents Nitschke from breaking the clinch. Hua working Nitschke over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Nitschke wants to get back to striking at distance but Hua won't allow it.
Hua lands an elbow inside that Nitschke shrugs off. Hua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hua lands a knee to the head.
Nitschke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hua walks away with a smile on his face. Nitschke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nitschke wants to clinch and Hua counters by moving into the clinch. Knees to the body from Hua.
Hua scores with a knee to the head.
Nitschke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nitschke is trying to force a seperation but Hua has the dominant position. Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nitschke working hard to break the clinch. Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nitschke working hard to break the clinch. Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nitschke's defenses. Nitschke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Nitschke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hua with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chito Hua dominated that round. The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nitschke's waist but Nitschke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hua off to one side. Nitschke looks to clinch and Hua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitschke tries to break the clinch but Hua is controlling the position. Hua lands a damaging elbow. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hua obliges. Nitschke throws an elbow but it misses.
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hua pushes off an throws an elbow but Nitschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nitschke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chito Hua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A nice left hand lands by Hua.
Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua has him pressed against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nitschke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hua lands a knee to the head.
Nitschke tries to break the clinch but Hua is controlling the position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hua obliges. Nitschke misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Hua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua is controlling him. Hua landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitschke tries to break the clinch but Hua is controlling the position. Nitschke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hua working Nitschke over with knees to the body. Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hua lands an elbow that stopped Nitschke in his tracks for a moment. Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nitschke is working for takedown but Hua is calmly controlling the position for now. Hua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Nitschke jumps guard but Hua stands there with Nitschke around his waist. Nitschke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hua crunches a lovely knee into Nitschke's ribcage. Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitschke can't break the clinch.
Hua scores a nice knee to the body.
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nitschke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hua landing knees to the head.
Hua with a knee to the head.
Nitschke tries to break free but Hua pushes him back against the cage. Hua has Nitschke pressed against the cage, preventing Nitschke from circling away and getting back to striking at range. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Nitschke wants to get back to striking at distance but Hua won't allow it.
Hua working Nitschke over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Hua keeps control of Nitschke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Nitschke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Hua lands a knee to the head.
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nitschke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A frustrated look appears on Nitschke's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hua landing knees to the body.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Nitschke in his tracks for a moment. Nitschke misses with a body punch.
Hua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A knee to the head by Hua.
Nitschke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Nitschke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Nitschke takes an elbow to the forehead. Nitschke letting Hua take a breather here. Nitschke tries to break free but Hua pushes him back against the cage. Nitschke tries to break the clinch but Hua is controlling the position. Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hua lands an elbow inside that Nitschke shrugs off. Hua lands a nice knee to the body. Hua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nitschke is trying to push Hua away but Hua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hua prevents Nitschke from breaking the clinch. Nitschke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nitschke's efforts to push away. Nitschke tries to throw a body punch but Hua avoids it by throwing Nitschke back against the cage. Hua leaning his opponent against the cage. Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua is controlling him. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitschke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A frustrated look appears on Nitschke's face as he tries to break the clinch. A knee to the head by Hua.
Nitschke misses with a hook from the clinch. Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nitschke's efforts to push away. Nitschke takes a knee to the side of the body. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitschke is trying to force a seperation but Hua has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Knees to the body from Hua.
Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua is controlling him. Nitschke is trying to force a seperation but Hua has the dominant position. Hua lands an elbow inside. Hua scores with a knee to the head.
Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Nitschke in his tracks for a moment. Nitschke wants to get back to striking at distance but Hua won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hua. Nitschke misses with a knee to the head. Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nitschke tries to circle away but Hua has him pinned against the cage. Hua landing knees to the body.
Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hua landing knees to the head.
Nitschke looking for a takedown. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Nitschke can't find room to land a body shot as Hua controls the action.
Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hua scores with a knee to the head.
Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hua lands an elbow inside that Nitschke shrugs off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chito Hua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nitschke tries to clinch up and Hua counters with a lovely shot to the body. Nitschke darts in trying to clinch and Hua counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hua keeps control of Nitschke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Knees in the clinch landing for Hua.
Nitschke takes an elbow to the forehead. Nice elbow from Hua. Hua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hua lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hua has Nitschke pressed against the cage, preventing Nitschke from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hua landing knees to the head.
Nitschke has had enough of the clinch but Hua keeps him there for the moment. Hua lands a nice elbow. Hua with a knee to the head.
Hua has Nitschke pushed against the cage. Nitschke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hua prevents Nitschke from breaking the clinch. Knees to the body from Hua.
Nitschke tries to circle away but Hua has him pinned against the cage. Hua lands a knee to the body.
Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hua with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hua.
Nitschke tries a body shot but Hua blocks it.
Hua landing knees to the head.
Hua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nitschke is trying to break free. Hua has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hua lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A knee to the head by Hua.
Hua lands a knee to the body.
Hua working Nitschke over with knees to the body. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua is controlling him. Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua is controlling him. Nitschke takes a knee to the side of the body. Hua scores with a knee to the head.
Nitschke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Nitschke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nitschke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitschke tries to circle away but Hua has him pinned against the cage. Hua lands an elbow that stopped Nitschke in his tracks for a moment. Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nitschke's efforts to push away. Hua lands an elbow just above Nitschke 's eye. Nitschke is trying to force a seperation but Hua has the dominant position. Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nitschke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Hua.
Hua keeps control of Nitschke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Nitschke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitschke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nitschke takes a knee to the side of the body. Hua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hua lands an elbow just above Nitschke 's eye. Nitschke has had enough of the clinch but Hua keeps him there for the moment. A knee to the head by Hua.
Nitschke takes a knee to the side of the body. Hua scores with a knee to the head.
Hua lands an elbow just above Nitschke 's eye. Hua has Nitschke pressed against the cage, preventing Nitschke from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Nitschke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hua's elbow. Hua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Hua.
Hua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nitschke is defending well for now. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Nitschke's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nitschke wants to get back to striking at distance but Hua won't allow it.
Nitschke can't break the clinch.
Nitschke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hua has him pressed against the cage. Hua landing knees to the head.
Hua lands an elbow just above Nitschke 's eye. Nice elbow from Hua. Hua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hua lands a damaging elbow. Nitschke tries to circle away but Hua has him pinned against the cage. Nitschke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitschke takes an elbow to the forehead. Nitschke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitschke is trying to break the clinch but Hua has him pressed against the cage. Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hua has Nitschke pressed against the cage, preventing Nitschke from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. A knee to the head by Hua.
Nitschke is looking to break free of the clinch but Hua has double underhooks. A knee to the head by Hua.
Hua working Nitschke over with knees to the body. Hua trying to stall but Nitschke improves his position.
Nitschke tries to pull guard but Hua won't allow it.
Chito Hua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Nitschke misses with a hook from the clinch. Hua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitschke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hua is keeping busy. Hua lands a knee to the head.
Nitschke has had enough of the clinch but Hua keeps him there for the moment. Nitschke tries to break the clinch but Hua is controlling the position. Nitschke tries to circle away but Hua has him pinned against the cage. Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nitschke takes an elbow to the forehead. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A nice glancing elbow lands by Hua. Hua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nitschke is trying to break free. Damian Nitschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Stalling in the clinch from Hua.
Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Chito Hua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chito Hua!
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