Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: BFT-480
Date: Nov 12, 2016

#R1#
Hjelmslev cracks Nitschke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjelmslev throws out a loose jab but Nitschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick #TD#
and Nitschke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hjelmslev!
Nitschke laying and praying for a moment but Hjelmslev takes advantage and regains half guard.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Hjelmslev's head.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hjelmslev trying to control but Nitschke postures up.
Hjelmslev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to his feet.
Hjelmslev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Nitschke lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Nitschke wants to pass to mount but Hjelmslev is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Hjelmslev is trying to control but can't.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nitschke.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hjelmslev wants to improve his position but Nitschke is controlling well.
Nitschke working the head and body with strikes.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hjelmslev is trying to stand back up but Nitschke is controlling him
Nitschke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Nitschke.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Hjelmslev's head.
Nitschke working over Hjelmslev with some ground and pound. Hjelmslev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nitschke working over Hjelmslev with some ground and pound. Hjelmslev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hjelmslev has hold of Nitschke's hands but Nitschke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hjelmslev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nitschke looks to land a strike but Hjelmslev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hjelmslev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Hjelmslev keeps moving.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Hjelmslev wants to stand but Nitschke is controlling the position. #T3#
Hjelmslev keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Nitschke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hjelmslev is looking to stand up but Nitschke isn't so interested in that idea.
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nitschke is looking to work some ground and pound but Hjelmslev has wrist control.
Nitschke postures up in Hjelmslev's guard and throws a big left but Hjelmslev blocks it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hjelmslev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
Hjelmslev wants to stand up but Nitschke is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nitschke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
A lazy left from Nitschke finds it's target.
Nitschke blocks a jab.
Hjelmslev misses with a few strikes there.
Nitschke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hjelmslev scores with a leg kick.
Nitschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Nitschke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hjelmslev misses with a looping right.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hjelmslev moves away.
Nitschke scores with a head kick. Hjelmslev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC#
Hjelmslev is rocked!
Hjelmslev tests Nitschke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjelmslev is still on wobbly legs! Can Nitschke finish him?
Hjelmslev takes one on the button.
Nitschke slips a straight right by Hjelmslev.
Nitschke checks a low kick from Hjelmslev.
Nitschke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Whack! Nitschke lands a heavy head kick that drops Hjelmslev. The ref tackles Nitschke to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hjelmslev was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Damian Nitschke!
In his post fight interview, Damian Nitschke gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.
Ragnar Hjelmslev spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that about sucks. Fuck that shit, I quit this human punching bag rap. Guess that porn star thing will come in handy as a new career.'.

Event: BFT-469: Raekwon vs Ishii II
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitschke.
Nitschke stuns Dufva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nitschke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nitschke blocks the leg kick.
Nitschke misses with a series of wild punches.
Dufva misses with a series of wild punches.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitschke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dufva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Dufva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dufva connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Dufva - just one landing.
Nitschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Dufva motions for Nitschke to come forward. Dufva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dufva circles away quickly and effectively.
Dufva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke misses the shot to the body.
Dufva lands an overhand right.
Nitschke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dufva.
Nitschke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nitschke connects with an inside leg kick.
Nitschke defending well as Dufva loads up on a big left hand.
Nitschke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dufva is fending him off so far but Nitschke persists. Nope, Dufva circles away and we're back to standing.
Dufva with a jab.
Dufva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nitschke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nitschke with a nice cross.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dufva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nitschke scrambles back to his feet.
Nitschke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Nitschke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufva.
Nitschke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dufva connects with a jab.
Dufva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nitschke at a distance.
Dufva throws a sloppy head kick and Nitschke moves out of range easily.
Nitschke takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Nitschke.
Nitschke misses with a straight right.
Dufva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dufva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nitschke scores with a head kick.
Nitschke tries to clinch
and Dufva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dufva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nitschke.
Nitschke looks to land a left hand but Dufva moved out of range nicely.
Dufva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nitschke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Nitschke connects with a body shot that sends Dufva's belly button to the back.
Nitschke moves forwards but Dufva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dufva swings for the body but Nitschke moves out of range. #TD#
Nitschke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dufva quickly recovers to half guard.
Nitschke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nitschke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dufva controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke misses with a head shot. Dufva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dufva controlling the position.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Dufva seems keen to control Nitschke's posture.
Dufva looking to control.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Dufva has Nitschke pulled in close to control his posture.
Nitschke connects with a couple of short punches.
Nitschke throwing strikes from guard but Dufva blocks nicely.
Nitschke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nitschke throws a big elbow that misses.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Dufva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitschke.
Nitschke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dufva pinned against the cage. Dufva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nitschke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nitschke.
Nitschke lands a body shot.
Dufva feints and then cracks Nitschke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nitschke down.
Dufva misses with a body shot.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nitschke avoids the body shot from Dufva.
Nitschke throws a sloppy head kick and Dufva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nitschke misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufva! But no joy.
Nitschke fails to land the takedown.
Dufva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
The fighters circling - Dufva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nitschke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dufva sprawls and moves away.
Nitschke misses with a head kick.
Nitschke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dufva circles away.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Nitschke checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Nitschke is looking to wear down Dufva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dufva tries a head kick but it misses.
Nitschke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dufva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dufva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nitschke. That did some damage!
Good work by Nitschke as he checks the leg kick.
Dufva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitschke checks a low kick from Dufva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Dufva connects with a nice looking jab.
Dufva lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
A jab from Dufva does it's job there.
Nitschke throws a big shot that misses.
Dufva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dufva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nitschke misses with a head kick.
Nitschke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dufvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dufva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dufva tries to land a front kick but Nitschke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nitschke throws a shot to the body.
Dufva slips under a jab.
Nitschke darts in looking for a takedown but Dufva gets double underhooks and turns Nitschke into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Nitschke.
Dufva throws a jab when Nitschke was well out of range.
Dufva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a wild combination.
Dufva slips a jab and a cross from Nitschke.
Dufva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dufva checks the leg kick.
Dufva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nitschke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nitschke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dufva fails to land with a series of punches.
Nitschke feinted with a counter takedown.
Dufva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good work by Dufva as he checks the leg kick.
Nitschke moves out of range of the body kick.
Nitschke attempts a counter takedown but Dufva avoids it well and moves away.
Nitschke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Nitschke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dufva but Dufva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dufva throws a jab but it's blocked by Nitschke.
Nitschke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Nitschke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dufva moves away from the strike by Nitschke.
Good leg kick by Dufva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Nitschke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nitschke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dufva.
Dufva jabs Nitschke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dufva throws a leg kick which misses Nitschke's front leg but catches the back leg as Nitschke tries to avoid it.
Dufva lands with a hook. Nitschke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dufva slaps away a takedown attempt from Nitschke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Nitschke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nitschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nitschke takes a swing at Dufva's ribcage but misses.
Dufva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from Dufva misses.
Nitschke moves out of range of the leg kick from Dufva.
Nitschke tries to counter with a takedown but Dufva is quick to defend against it.
Nitschke scores with a body shot.
Nitschke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitschke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dufva counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nitschke. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitschke misses with a body shot
and Nitschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva throws the kick towards the body but Nitschke avoids it.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Nitschke fails with the takedown.
Dufva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nitschke avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Nitschke takes one to the chin there.
Nitschke throws the left hand but Dufva avoids the punch easily.
Dufva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dufva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nitschke. Nitschke obviously looking to wear him down.
Nitschke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nitschke.
Nitschke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dufva.
Nitschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Nitschke.
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke tries to counter with a takedown but Dufva is quick to defend against it.
Dufva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dufva lands a leg kick that knocks Nitschke off balance momentarily.
Dufva takes a swing at Nitschke's ribcage but misses.
Nitschke misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damian Nitschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nitschke walks into a jab.
Dufva throws a low kick but Nitschke avoids it.
Nitschke feinted with a counter takedown.
Sven Dufva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva throws a solid leg kick but Nitschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dufva.
Dufva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva lands with a nice body punch.
Dufva throws a body punch but Nitschke moves out of range.
Nitschke misses with a kick to the body.
Dufva unleashes a big counter combination but Nitschke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nitschke throws a body punch but Dufva moves out of range.
Nitschke misses with a wild body shot.
Dufva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nitschke's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nitschke lands a head kick!
Dufva lunges at Nitschke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nitschke's hand.
A good leg kick by Dufva. #T3#
Jab, jab by Dufva - just one landing.
Dufva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dufva throws a solid leg kick but Nitschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dufva.
Dufva looks for the body kick but Nitschke saw that one coming.
Nitschke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dufva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nitschke circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dufva. Nitschke shrugs it off though.
Dufva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitschke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dufva connects with a body shot.
Dufva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nitschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dufva throws a good cross that connects.
Nitschke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dufva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufva tries a low kick but Nitschke avoids it.#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dufva, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dufva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dufva blocks a head kick by Nitschke.
Nitschke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nitschke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dufva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nitschke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dufva.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses.
Dufva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nitschke.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Nitschke.
Dufva lands a nice shot to the body.
Dufva throws a leg kick #TD#
and Nitschke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dufva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Dufva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dufva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
An out of breath Sven Dufva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Damian Nitschke spoke after the fight, saying 'He was a tough opponent and was the better man tonight. Best of luck to him in his future fights.'.

Event: BFT-462: Nitschke vs Vosne
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
Vosne shoots in for a double leg but Nitschke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vosne moves out of range of the body kick.
Vosne misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vosne misses with a wild body shot.
Vosne misses with a body shot.
Vosne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT2#
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
Vosne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nitschke defending well as Vosne loads up on a big left hand.
Nitschke misses with a head kick.
Davy Vosne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vosne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Vosne closes the distance and pushes Nitschke back into the cage.
Nitschke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vosne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nitschke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vosne backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke gets through Vosne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nitschke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vosne prevents a body shot from Nitschke.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nitschke as Vosne tries to tie him up.
Vosne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Nitschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vosne lands a shot to the body.
Vosne stalling in the clinch.
Nitschke is looking for a takedown.
Nitschke misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Nitschke.
Vosne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nitschke has a couple of punches blocked by Vosne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nitschke.
Nitschke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nitschke taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Nitschke.
Vosne lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vosne.
Nitschke lands a body shot.
Vosne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nitschke up against the cage.#T2#
Nitschke trying to control the position but instead, Vosne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nitschke into the cage.
Vosne is looking to control Nitschke's arms but Nitschke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vosne has his back to the cage.
Vosne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vosne tries to throw a body punch but Nitschke avoids it by throwing Vosne back against the cage.
Vosne takes a shot to the head.
Nitschke pushes Vosne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vosne.
Vosne tries a body shot but Nitschke blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nitschke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nitschke lands an uppercut.
Nitschke blocks a body shot from Vosne.
Nitschke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vosne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nitschke. #T3#
Nitschke presses Vosne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nitschke stalling the fight.
Nitschke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vosne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nitschke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nitschke looks for the body kick but Vosne saw that one coming.
Vosne throws a series of punches but Nitschke moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Vosne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nitschke feinted with a counter takedown.
Nitschke throws a hook to the side of Vosne's head but Vosne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nitschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vosne.
A jab from Nitschke misses.
Vosne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nitschke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nitschke scores with a head kick.
Vosne throws a good cross that connects.
Nitschke dodges the punch combination from Vosne. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitschke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nitschke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nitschke throws a body shot but no joy.
Vosne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nitschke lands a head kick. Vosne smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Vosne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nitschke, pushing him back against the cage.
Vosne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nitschke up against the cage.#TD2#
Vosne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nitschke regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nitschke is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Vosne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vosne looking for a sweep. Not yet Vosne, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damian Nitschke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Nitschke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vosne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitschke.
Jab by Nitschke.
Nitschke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vosne throws a hook but Nitschke avoids it easily.
Nitschke attempts a counter takedown but Vosne avoids it well and moves away.
Nitschke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nitschke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vosne scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Vosne misses.
Vosne throws a series of punches but Nitschke avoids them all with ease.
Nitschke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vosne throws a hook but Nitschke avoids it easily.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nitschke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davy Vosne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vosne jabs Nitschke right on the nose. Nitschke blinks but takes it well.
Jab by Vosne.
Vosne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vosne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nitschke swats away the attempt to clinch by Vosne.#T1#
Nitschke loads up on a big right hand but Vosne slips the punch.
Nitschke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Nitschke dives in and scores a takedown into Vosne's guard.
Nitschke chips away with some ground and pound.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Vosne keeps moving.
Nitschke wants to pass the guard but Vosne is keeping the position.
Nitschke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vosne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nitschke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vosne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nitschke's guard. #REVB#
Vosne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Nitschke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vosne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Nitschke is looking for a triangle but Vosne pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
Vosne tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitschke is retaining full guard.
Nitschke controlling the position.#SUB#
Nitschke has his foot on Vosne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vosne works his way back into a safe position though.
Vosne wants to control from the top but Nitschke keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Nitschke has his foot on Vosne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vosne works his way back into a safe position though.
Vosne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vosne postures up and lands a big shot to Nitschke's brow.
Vosne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vosne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nitschke keeping moving, preventing Vosne from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB#
Vosne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nitschke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vosne has managed to get both his arms back between Nitschke's legs - danger averted.
Vosne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vosne landing with the ground and pound.
Vosne works over Nitschke with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC2#
Nitschke is rocked!
Vosne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nitschke's head.
Oh Nitschke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vosne cracks Nitschke with a solid left hand.
Vosne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nitschke's guard.
Vosne lands a big elbow - Nitschke is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Vosne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davy Vosne!
Davy Vosne is the new welterweight champion!
The defeated Damian Nitschke had this to say: 'He was a tough opponent and was the better man tonight. Best of luck to him in his future fights.'.

Event: BFT-461: Dufva vs Nitschke
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Nitschke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nitschke throws a shot from downtown. Dufva moves away and avoids it.
Dufva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dufva blocks a head kick by Nitschke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nitschke.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
Nitschke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Dufva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dufva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nitschke throws the kick towards the body but Dufva avoids it.
Nitschke scores with a body shot. #TD2#
Nitschke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dufva's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva controlling the position for now.
Dufva is looking for a sweep. Nitschke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dufva is in trouble now - Nitschke has advanced to mount! #T1#
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
Nitschke avoids the attempt from Dufva to control.
Nitschke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Dufva tries to lock up and control but Nitschke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nitschke with good strikes from the mount here!
Dufva tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dufva is trying to escape the mount.
Nitschke lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke lands a big shot there that rocks Dufva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Nitschke content just to control the position here.
Nitschke looking to finish Dufva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dufva!
Dufva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nitschke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nitschke looking to ground and pound but Dufva is blocking nicely.
Dufva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dufva wants to get back to full guard.
Dufva trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nitschke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dufva's head.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nitschke prevents Dufva from improving his position.
Nitschke lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Dufva is looking to improve his position.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dufva is trying to get back to full guard.
Nitschke tries to pass to full mount but Dufva defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Nitschke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dufva!
Dufva tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Dufva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dufva is squirming around, avoiding Nitschke's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Nitschke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Nitschke lands with some strikes.
Nitschke landing shots from mount. #ROC2#
Dufva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Dufva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Nitschke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dufva wants to hold on but Nitschke pushes him away.
Dufva seems to have got his legs back now.
Nitschke dominating with strikes here.
Dufva prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dufva is in a horrible position here. Nitschke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitschke lands a big elbow - Dufva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dufva is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke is the new welterweight champion!
As Damian Nitschke got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.

Event: BFT-445: Schooner or Later 6
Date: Apr 02, 2016

#R1#
Good exchange - Chelios coming out on top.#CUT#
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
Chelios fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chelios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nitschke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chelios at a distance.
Nitschke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chelios as he jumps to the side.
Nitschke thows a leg kick but Chelios checks it
and Chelios counters with a head kick.
Chelios throws a low kick but Nitschke avoids it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nitschke or perhaps it was just good defense by Chelios, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Chelios on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nitschke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chelios doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Nitschke catches Chelios right on the button with a cross.
Chelios misses with a low kick as Nitschke jumps back.
Chelios staying out of range there.
Chelios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Nitschke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chelios tries to clinch up but Nitschke circles away and keeps his distance.
Chelios misses with a hook. Nitschke ducked under it nicely.
Nitschke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chelios takes one to the chin there.
Nitschke slips a straight right by Chelios.
Nitschke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chelios.
Chelios swings for the body but Nitschke moves out of range.
Chelios throws a big shot that misses.
And Nitschke tries to counter it with a takedown but Chelios pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nitschke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD2#
Nitschke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chelios's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nitschke misses with a head shot. Chelios uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Chelios working a defensive guard here.
Nitschke is looking to work some ground and pound but Chelios has wrist control.
Nitschke postures up in Chelios's guard and throws a big left but Chelios blocks it.
Nitschke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nitschke throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nitschke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nitschke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nitschke postures up in Chelios's guard and throws a big left but Chelios blocks it.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nitschke is in close to Chelios's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chelios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke. #T3#
Nitschke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chelios wants to sweep here but Nitschke controlling him for the moment.
Chelios wants to stand and escape but Nitschke is having none of it.
Nitschke landing some decent shots from guard.
Nitschke is looking to work some ground and pound but Chelios has wrist control.
Chelios avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chelios is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nitschke working some strikes from top position.
Nitschke advances to half guard.
Nitschke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nitschke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chelios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Nitschke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nitschke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nitschke working the head and body with strikes.
Nitschke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nitschke lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nitschke there.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Chelios dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nitschke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nitschke trying to control the action but Chelios is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nitschke throws a leg kick but Chelios moved away.
Chelios throws a nice looking combination but Nitschke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nitschke cracks a nice hook into Chelios's ribs.
Nitschke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nitschke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nitschke throws an off balance right hand
and Chelios counters with a right hand to the body.
Nitschke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Nitschke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Nitschke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chelios is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nitschke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chelios struggling a bit here.
Chelios is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nitschke connects with a nice short shot to Chelios's temple.
Damian Nitschke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nitschke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nitschke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nitschke working over Chelios with some ground and pound. Chelios looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chelios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Nitschke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chelios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Nitschke winds up and cracks Chelios with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chelios avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nitschke.
Nitschke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chelios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nitschke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chelios is staying active underneath Nitschke, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nitschke wants to control but Chelios is keeping him busy.
Nitschke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chelios haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nitschke stops Chelios from getting back to his feet.
Nitschke trying to control the action but Chelios is working from the bottom.
Nitschke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chelios defending well though.
Nitschke is keen to just control but Chelios is a slippery customer.
Chelios is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nitschke moves out of range of the strikes.
Nitschke misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Nitschke tries to get set, Chelios tries to push him back and clinch up but Nitschke manages to avoid the attempt.
Nitschke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chelios rather than just go for the knockout.
Chelios scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nitschke in his tracks.
A big left from Nitschke misses. #T3#
Nitschke connects with a body shot that sends Chelios's belly button to the back.
Nitschke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chelios takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chelios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitschke manages to avoid it.
Chev Chelios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chelios.
Nitschke cracks Chelios with a good jab.
Nitschke misses with a head kick.
Nitschke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nitschke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chelios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nitschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Chelios misses with a body shot.
Nitschke scores with a jab to the body.
Chelios blocks a head kick by Nitschke. #T4#
Nitschke lunges at Chelios with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chelios's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chev Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chelios.
Chelios needs to keep his hands up - Nitschke had a free shot at his head there.
Nitschke connects with a nice looking jab.
Chelios throws a head kick but Nitschke moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nitschke. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nitschke lands a head kick. Chelios smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nitschke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nitschke looks to land a body kick but Chelios moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nitschke.#ROC2#
Chelios is rocked!
Nitschke misses with a double jab
and Chelios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke 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.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nitschke swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chelios counter with a right hand.
Nitschke thuds his right hand into Chelios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Chelios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nitschke looks to land a body kick but Chelios moved away.
Chelios walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nitschke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nitschke tries a head kick but it misses.
Nitschke looks to land a left hand but Chelios moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Chelios does no damage.
BOOM! Nitschke lands a beautiful left hook that drops Chelios. Chelios tries to recover but Nitschke is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Chelios lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.

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