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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki has chosen Moby - Flower as his entrance music. 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
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from DeVanzo is predictable there
and Nowacki counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeVanzo sizes up Nowacki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nowacki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowacki blocks the body kick.
Nowacki tries to clinch but DeVanzo moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nowacki gets tackled into the cage by DeVanzo. DeVanzo maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nowacki.
Nowacki blocking some punches.
DeVanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki trying to land knees to the body.
Nowacki lands an elbow just above DeVanzo 's eye.
Nowacki wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeVanzo blocks an uppercut.
DeVanzo digs a right hand into Nowacki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nowacki's gas tank.
Nowacki lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki is leaning against DeVanzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeVanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Nowacki.
DeVanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Nowacki lands an elbow that stopped DeVanzo in his tracks for a moment.
Nowacki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeVanzo.
DeVanzo is breathing heavily.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nowacki is working DeVanzo over against the cage.
Nowacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nowacki throws an elbow that misses.
Nowacki blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nowacki.
DeVanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeVanzo avoids the elbow strike from Nowacki, against the cage.
DeVanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
DeVanzo throws a head punch that misses.
DeVanzo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nowacki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Artie DeVanzo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a head punch that misses.
DeVanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVanzo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nowacki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nowacki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DeVanzo as Nowacki tries to tie him up.
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DeVanzo blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Nowacki scores with a shoulder strike.
DeVanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeVanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeVanzo blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a head punch that misses.
Nowacki tries to work over DeVanzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Nowacki.
DeVanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nowacki's defenses.
Nowacki lands a damaging elbow.
DeVanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but DeVanzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowacki lands a nice shot to the body.
DeVanzo stalling in the clinch but Nowacki improves position.
Nowacki lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nowacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowacki is stalling here.
DeVanzo misses with a body punch.
DeVanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeVanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow.
Nowacki lands a nice shot to the body.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside that DeVanzo shrugs off.
Nowacki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
DeVanzo working aggressively here.
DeVanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
Nowacki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowacki misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Nowacki.
A right handed body shot lands from Nowacki.
DeVanzo trying to control the position but instead, Nowacki has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeVanzo into the cage.
Nowacki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nowacki lands with a light punch inside.
Nowacki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeVanzo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nowacki managing to block the knees to the body from DeVanzo.
Still in the clinch, Nowacki scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeVanzo is rocked!
Nowacki lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh DeVanzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nowacki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nowacki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki scores with a shoulder strike.
DeVanzo blocks a body shot from Nowacki.
Nowacki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowacki blocks an elbow strike.
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 Artie DeVanzo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nowacki throws a shot from downtown. DeVanzo moves away and avoids it.
DeVanzo seems to have got his legs back now.
DeVanzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowacki counters with a nice right hand that sends DeVanzo toppling to the canvas! DeVanzo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nowacki finish him?!
Nice defenses there by Nowacki.
Nowacki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nowacki throws a low kick, looking for DeVanzo's leg but DeVanzo calmly moves out of range.
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.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from DeVanzo misses.
Nowacki looks to land a right hand but DeVanzo moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Nowacki.
Nowacki avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki throws out a loose jab but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Nowacki misses its intended target.
DeVanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo misses the body punch
and Nowacki counters with a nice body kick.
DeVanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowacki thumps DeVanzo with a low kick.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nowacki looks to land a combination but DeVanzo avoids it well.
DeVanzo throwing a counter right hand but Nowacki manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a combination that misses
and Nowacki comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! DeVanzo stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Nowacki is on him like rabid pit bull! DeVanzo slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herkules Nowacki!
After winning the bout, Herkules Nowacki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Artie DeVanzo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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hype
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