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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2020 |
#R1#
Swanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Niederreiter shoots in for a double leg but Swanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swanson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson slaps away a takedown attempt from Niederreiter, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Niederreiter.
Swanson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Niederreiter.
Swanson is looking to reverse the position.
Niederreiter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Niederreiter in side control, throwing shots but Swanson defends.
Niederreiter 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.
Niederreiter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Niederreiter misses with the ground and pound.
Niederreiter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Niederreiter has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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!
Swanson tries to improve position but can't.
Swanson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Niederreiter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swanson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Niederreiter lands strikes from half guard.
Swanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Niederreiter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
Niederreiter is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.
Niederreiter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swanson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Niederreiter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson is pulling down on Niederreiter's head to control his posture. #T2#
Niederreiter throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Niederreiter throws a big elbow that misses.
Niederreiter is in close to Swanson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Niederreiter throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson pulls Niederreiter in to control the position.
Niederreiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niederreiter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Niederreiter throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Niederreiter is one step ahead there. #T3#
Niederreiter throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Swanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Niederreiter controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
Niederreiter wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Niederreiter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Niederreiter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swanson controlling from the top position.
Niederreiter tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Niederreiter holds on and takes a little breather.
Niederreiter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Niederreiter being controlled here momentarily.
Niederreiter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niederreiter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swanson regains half guard, as Niederreiter was trying to land strikes.
Swanson is looking to control Niederreiter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
That's time! Niederreiter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Swanson cracks the inside of Niederreiter's front leg.
Niederreiter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Niederreiter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niederreiter fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter closes the distance and clinches up with Swanson, looking for a takedown. Niederreiter pushes Swanson against the cage but Swanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Niederreiter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson thuds his right hand into Niederreiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Niederreiter down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Niederreiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
Nice body kick there by Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niederreiter has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Swanson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niederreiter's calf.
Swanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swanson cracks Niederreiter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niederreiter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Niederreiter shoots in looking for a takedown. Swanson tries to sprawl out of it but Niederreiter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swanson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swanson leaves Niederreiter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niederreiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Swanson connects with a looping right hand.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niederreiter in his tracks.
Niederreiter shoots in looking for a takedown. Swanson tries to sprawl out of it but Niederreiter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swanson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson lands with a hook. Niederreiter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson stuffs the takedown.
Niederreiter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson sizes up Niederreiter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter shoots in but Swanson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swanson lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Niederreiter misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson scores with a hook.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swanson - that will leave a mark!
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Niederreiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Swanson.
Niederreiter tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Niederreiter is rocked!
Swanson pushes Niederreiter away with a front kick.
Oh Niederreiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swanson thuds his shin into the meat of Niederreiter's side.
Niederreiter seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Swanson tenderised Niederreiter's leg. Niederreiter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niederreiter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Swanson lands.
Swanson cracks a nice hook into Niederreiter's ribs.
Swanson lands a nice hook to Niederreiter's body. Niederreiter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T4#
Niederreiter dives in for a single leg takedown but Swanson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Niederreiter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Swanson 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.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niederreiter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Swanson cracks Niederreiter with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Niederreiter tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Swanson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Niederreiter is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedicte Swanson!
Benedicte Swanson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Niederreiter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Niederreiter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Niederreiter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Niederreiter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niederreiter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Perez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Niederreiter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perez down.
Perez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Niederreiter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter in side control, throwing shots but Perez defends.
Niederreiter landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Niederreiter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Niederreiter.
Niederreiter working the ground and pound but Perez is defending the strikes. #T1#
Perez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Perez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC#
Perez is rocked!
Niederreiter grinds an elbow into Perez's temple.
Perez is still in real trouble! Can Niederreiter finish him?
Perez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Niederreiter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Niederreiter lands a strong strike to the head of Perez. That's dazed him! Niederreiter looking to finish here. Perez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Niederreiter lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nino Niederreiter!
A relieved looking Nino Niederreiter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
COLISEU 25.01
Date: Jan 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Niederreiter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the body kick.
Kai lands a head shot.
Good shot there by Niederreiter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niederreiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kai throws a series of strikes that have Niederreiter backpedaling.
#CUT#
It looks like Nino Niederreiter has been cut.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
Niederreiter closes the distance but Kai moves to the side
and Kai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Niederreiter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Niederreiter.
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!
Kai working aggressively here.
#T1##BC#
Kai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Niederreiter has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter. #BC#
Kai breaks the clinch.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niederreiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai fakes the leg kick and cracks Niederreiter in the body.
Kai scores with a hook to the body. Niederreiter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niederreiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Niederreiter moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Niederreiter darts in and clinches Kai up against the cage.
Niederreiter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Niederreiter working aggressively here.
Kai lands with a light punch inside.
Niederreiter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Niederreiter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
Kai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niederreiter slips a jab and a cross from Kai.
We've been told by Kai's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Kai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kai.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Niederreiter moved away.
Niederreiter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niederreiter moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niederreiter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anakoni Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niederreiter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Niederreiter moved away.
Niederreiter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#ROC#
Niederreiter is rocked!
Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
Niederreiter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Kai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter seems to have recovered his senses.
Kai cracks Niederreiter with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Niederreiter moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Kai throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Niederreiter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Niederreiter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niederreiter.
Kai cracks Niederreiter with a good jab.
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Niederreiter clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Kai looking to slow down the pace here.
Kai can't break the clinch.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kai backwards. #TD2#
Niederreiter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kai regains guard.
#ES#
Kai uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kai throws a counter high kick but Niederreiter was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL2#
Niederreiter clinches up with Kai and pushes him back against the cage.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
#BC#
Kai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Niederreiter clinches up with Kai and pushes him back against the cage.
Niederreiter throws a head punch that misses.
Niederreiter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kai is trying to break the clinch but Niederreiter has him pressed against the cage.
Niederreiter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kai's efforts to push away.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai. #TD2#
Niederreiter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kai clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kai is trying to stand back up. #T5#
Niederreiter lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kai hold on?!
Kai is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niederreiter missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Niederreiter manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Niederreiter missing with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kai wants to get back to his feet.
Niederreiter punishes Kai with strikes from the back mount.
Kai covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kai trying to get back to his feet but Niederreiter is in full control for now.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the head.
Kai trying to get back to his feet but Niederreiter is in full control for now. #T6#
Niederreiter throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kai!
Kai is trying to stand back up.
Niederreiter connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kai to escape the position.
Niederreiter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Niederreiter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Niederreiter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Niederreiter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kai throws a body punch but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Kai misses with a straight right.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Niederreiter moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niederreiter! But no joy.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter. #CL2#
Niederreiter darts in and clinches Kai up against the cage.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Kai breaks from the clinch.
#T7#
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Kai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kai tests Niederreiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Niederreiter is out of range. #CL2#
Niederreiter clinches up with Kai and pushes him back against the cage.
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niederreiter.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
Kai prevents a body shot from Niederreiter.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
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!
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
#T8#
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Kai manages to break the clinch.
Kai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Niederreiter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#ROC2#
Kai is rocked!
Kai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Kai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Niederreiter counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nino Niederreiter!
Nino Niederreiter is the new welterweight champion!
Nino Niederreiter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
OFC 309: Shankoli vs Dall
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Imbula circles away from the clinch attempt
and Imbula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imbula bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niederreiter's head backwards.#CL2#
Niederreiter gets a clinch.
Imbula presses Niederreiter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Imbula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Imbula tries to work over Niederreiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Imbula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imbula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
We've been informed that Niederreiter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Imbula blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter blocks an uppercut.
Imbula struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
Niederreiter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Imbula swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imbula managing to block the knees to the body from Niederreiter.
#T1#
Niederreiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Imbula controls his hands.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imbula is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imbula lands a nice shot to the body.
Niederreiter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Imbula throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niederreiter gets through Imbula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imbula.
Imbula is struggling to control the position.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Imbula.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Imbula.
Imbula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niederreiter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Imbula throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Imbula.
Niederreiter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Imbula lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niederreiter obliges.
Imbula swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Imbula lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Imbula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Imbula scores with a nice hook to the head.
Imbula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Imbula gets through Niederreiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Imbula tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Imbula back against the cage. #T3#
Imbula misses with a punch on the inside.
Imbula struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
Imbula lands a right hand.
Niederreiter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niederreiter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Imbula lands a nice uppercut.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Imbula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Niederreiter moves into range and clinches up with Imbula.
Niederreiter lands with a left to the head.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niederreiter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niederreiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Imbula avoids it.
Imbula works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula misses with a body punch.
Imbula misses with a punch to the body.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imbula.
Niederreiter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Imbula backwards.
Imbula pushes Niederreiter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Imbula lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imbula.
Imbula blocking some punches.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niederreiter blocks an uppercut.
Imbula blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Imbula's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Imbula misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Imbula.
Imbula misses with a body punch.
Imbula is trying to maintain a safe position but Niederreiter gets an underhook and turns Imbula into the cage.
Imbula tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Imbula back against the cage.
Imbula managing to block the knees to the body from Niederreiter.
Imbula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Imbula struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheik Imbula dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Imbula lands with a kick to the temple. Niederreiter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC#
Niederreiter is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Imbula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niederreiter! But no joy.
Niederreiter is still on wobbly legs! Can Imbula finish him?
Imbula lands with a shot to the body.
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Imbula with a body shot.
Niederreiter seems to have recovered his senses.
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Niederreiter has managed to clinch.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imbula struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
Imbula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Imbula is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niederreiter is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Imbula - that landed with a thud.
Imbula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Imbula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Imbula fails to land.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Niederreiter missing with knees to the body.
Imbula has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
A shot in the inside from Imbula.
Imbula is trying to maintain a safe position but Niederreiter gets an underhook and turns Imbula into the cage.
Niederreiter lands a right hand.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imbula lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Imbula throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niederreiter.
Imbula tries a body shot but Niederreiter blocks it.
Cheik Imbula has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Imbula misses with some punches.
Imbula lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imbula swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
A hook to the body from Imbula.
A body shot lands from Imbula.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Imbula to work.
Imbula lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Imbula tries a body shot but Niederreiter blocks it.
Imbula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Imbula back against the cage.
Niederreiter blocks a body shot from Imbula.
A short right from Niederreiter.
A right handed body shot lands from Imbula.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imbula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
#T3#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Imbula tries a body shot but Niederreiter blocks it.
Imbula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Imbula misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niederreiter lands a left hand.
Niederreiter tries to work over Imbula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niederreiter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Imbula lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imbula lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.
Imbula misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula stalling the fight.
#T4#
Imbula looking to throw knees to the head but Niederreiter is blocking nicely.
Imbula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imbula is defending well for now.
Imbula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niederreiter avoids it.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imbula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Imbula.
Imbula throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Imbula throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Imbula managing to block the knees to the body from Niederreiter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Imbula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Imbula lands a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter working aggressively here.
Imbula throws a head punch that misses.
Imbula misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheik Imbula dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Imbula changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Imbula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Niederreiter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Imbula lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter prevents a body shot from Imbula.
Niederreiter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Imbula - that landed with a thud.
Niederreiter blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter lands with a light punch inside.
Imbula tries to work over Niederreiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imbula is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niederreiter can do to turn this around?
Niederreiter lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter lands with a right to the head.
Imbula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Imbula throws a head punch that misses.
Imbula stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Imbula misses with some punches.
Niederreiter throws a head punch that misses.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imbula.
A shot in the inside from Niederreiter.
Imbula gets through Niederreiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imbula pushes Niederreiter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Imbula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Imbula tries a body shot but Niederreiter blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Imbula.
Nino Niederreiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Niederreiter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imbula is defending well for now.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imbula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Imbula.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imbula.
Imbula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Imbula scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Imbula lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Imbula struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
Imbula dips a shoulder and cracks Niederreiter with a mighty uppercut! Niederreiter falls back against the cage and Imbula unloads with a barrage of strikes! Niederreiter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Imbula screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
Cheik Imbula decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
OFC 304: Barca vs Camacho
Date: Aug 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Haber looks to land a right hand but Niederreiter moved out of range.
Niederreiter 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.
Haber misses with a looping right.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niederreiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up.
Haber misses with a looping left.
Niederreiter wants to clinch.
Haber misses with a straight right.
Haber scores with a body shot.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber throws a body shot but no joy.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Haber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haber paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Niederreiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niederreiter lands with a right to the head.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Niederreiter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Niederreiter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
#TD2#
Niederreiter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Haber is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Niederreiter to the mat. Niederreiter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niederreiter pulls Haber in to control the position.
Haber stopping the sweep attempt from Niederreiter.
Haber throws an elbow that misses. Niederreiter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haber's guard. Nice move by Niederreiter!#REVR#
Niederreiter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Niederreiter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haber's head.
Niederreiter with a nice head shot there.
Niederreiter cracks Haber with a solid left hand.
Haber is trying to keep Niederreiter in close.
Niederreiter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niederreiter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter won't allow Haber to sweep him here.
Niederreiter is in close to Haber's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2##SUB2#
Niederreiter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Niederreiter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haber trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haber is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Haber landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niederreiter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haber wants to control from the top but Niederreiter keeps moving.
Niederreiter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haber is one step ahead there.
Niederreiter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haber lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Haber trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Haber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Niederreiter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Haber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Niederreiter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haber tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Niederreiter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haber holds on and takes a little breather.
Niederreiter trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.
Haber lands some strikes from the bottom.
Niederreiter throwing strikes but missing.
Haber wants to sweep here but Niederreiter controlling him for the moment.
Niederreiter wants to control from the top but Haber keeps moving. #T4##SUB2#
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haber looking to control.
Haber has momentary wrist control but Niederreiter slips an elbow through the middle.
Haber trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Niederreiter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haber looking to control.
Niederreiter trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.
Niederreiter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niederreiter working some strikes from top position.
Niederreiter works over Haber with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Niederreiter wants to control from the top but Haber keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Niederreiter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Niederreiter drives through and clinches with Haber against the cage.
Haber throws a head punch that misses.
Haber tries to work over Niederreiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Niederreiter pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haber has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
A hook to the body from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habers head.
Haber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Niederreiter lands with a left to the head.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Haber. #T1#
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
Haber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Niederreiter prevents a body shot from Haber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haber looking for a takedown.
Haber lands a left hand.
Haber has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haber throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
Haber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a shot to the side of Haber's head. #CUT#
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter missing with knees to the body.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber looking for a takedown.
Niederreiter trying to land knees to the body.
Haber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Haber misses with a punch on the inside.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Niederreiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haber throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Haber as the two fighters clinch.
Haber lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
A short body shot lands from Haber as the two fighters clinch.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber lands with a right to the head.
Haber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haber working aggressively here.
Niederreiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
Haber misses with a punch on the inside.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter. #T4#
Haber working aggressively here.
Haber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niederreiter or not.
Haber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber misses with some punches.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Haber.
Haber lands a hook that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nino Niederreiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niederreiter pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Haber misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber looking for a takedown.
Nino Niederreiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uri Haber.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niederreiter.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nino Niederreiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Haber throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Niederreiter darts in and clinches Haber up against the cage.
A short right from Haber.
Haber scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Haber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haber.
Niederreiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haber avoids it.
Haber misses with some punches.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter missing with knees to the body.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Haber has clasped his hands together around Niederreiter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Niederreiter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niederreiter is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Haber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Niederreiter wants to control but Haber postures up.
Haber is working Niederreiter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Haber lands an elbow. #T2#
Haber scoring with punches and elbows.
Haber is working Niederreiter over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niederreiter keeps working.
Niederreiter is trying to control Haber's posture but Haber avoids it.
Niederreiter tries to improve position but can't.
Haber lands some shots froms side control.
Haber working the head with strikes.
Niederreiter is not content to let Haber control the position.
My spies in AK Beasties inform me that Haber has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Niederreiter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Haber is keen to just control but Niederreiter is a slippery customer.
Niederreiter manages to get to full guard.
Niederreiter has Haber pulled in close to control his posture.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niederreiter trying to keep a closed guard but Haber is proving a slippery customer.
Haber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Niederreiter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haber stands up over Niederreiter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haber trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haber throws a big right hand that misses.
Niederreiter pulls Haber in close to his closed guard and prevents Haber from doing any damage or advancing position.#T4##SUB2#
Haber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Niederreiter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haber, into his guard. #REVR#
Niederreiter stays in close to Haber's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Haber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Niederreiter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niederreiter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nino Niederreiter!
A victorious Nino Niederreiter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
OFC 299: Survivors
Date: Jul 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Niederreiter. That snapped Mcdonald's head back.
Niederreiter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mcdonald counters with a nice body kick.
Mcdonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot that snaps Mcdonald's head back.
Mcdonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mcdonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Niederreiter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niederreiter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot to the body.
Niederreiter misses with a leg kick.
Mcdonald swings for the body but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Mcdonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a lazy right hand but Mcdonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mcdonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niederreiter.
We've been told by Niederreiter's head coaches at Fenrir MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mcdonald's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niederreiter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mcdonald scrambles back to his feet.
Mcdonald checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick.
Mcdonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mcdonald checks a leg kick.
Niederreiter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Mcdonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T1#
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcdonald misses with a body kick.
Mcdonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Niederreiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcdonald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Niederreiter throws a shot to the body.
Niederreiter slips a jab from Mcdonald.
Nice uppercut there from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niederreiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Mcdonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Niederreiter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mcdonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Niederreiter misses its target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the leg kick from Mcdonald.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcdonald crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Niederreiter - the referee stops the clock and Mcdonald gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Niederreiter. Mcdonald manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mcdonald misses with an uppercut.
Mcdonald misses with a body shot
and Niederreiter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Niederreiter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crunch! Niederreiter slams his shin into Mcdonald's torso.
Niederreiter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niederreiter motions for Mcdonald to come forward. Niederreiter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcdonald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niederreiter throws a lazy body kick
enabling Mcdonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mcdonald walks into a straight right hand from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. Mcdonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Mcdonald down.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcdonald avoids the body shot from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick.
Mcdonald throws a push kick but Niederreiter slaps the foot to one side.
Niederreiter lands a front kick.
Mcdonald misses with a looping right.#T3#
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcdonald looks to throw the jab but Niederreiter is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Mcdonald down.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter is looking to land body kicks.
Mcdonald walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter staying out of range there.
Mcdonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcdonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Mcdonald looks to throw the jab but Niederreiter is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Niederreiter there.
Niederreiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcdonald manages to avoid it.
Mcdonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mcdonald just manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Mcdonald moved away.
Mcdonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut. Mcdonald saw that one coming.
Niederreiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Mcdonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Niederreiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niederreiter. Mcdonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter delivers a nice body kick.
Mcdonald moves out of range of the body kick from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald tries a quick counter leg kick but Niederreiter is wise to it.
Mcdonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Niederreiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niederreiter missing with a left hand there. Mcdonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Mcdonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcdonald misses with an uppercut.
Mcdonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Niederreiter is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws an overhand right that lands on Niederreiter's shoulder, as Niederreiter tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Mcdonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niederreiter.
Mcdonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Mcdonald backs away, Niederreiter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Niederreiter throws a wild body kick that Mcdonald sees coming a mile off.
Mcdonald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niederreiter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Niederreiter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcdonald takes a step back to recover.
Niederreiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonald can do to turn this around?
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Mcdonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcdonald down.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Mcdonald displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Niederreiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Nino Niederreiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Niederreiter throws the kick towards the body but Mcdonald avoids it.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcdonald throws a hook but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
It appears Niederreiter was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Mcdonald throws an overhand right that lands on Niederreiter's shoulder, as Niederreiter tries to avoid the shot.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Mcdonald lands a jab.
Niederreiter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mcdonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niederreiter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mcdonald checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcdonald! But no joy.
Niederreiter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcdonald's hands.
Niederreiter lands with a straight right. Mcdonald didn't see that one coming.
Niederreiter checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lunges at Mcdonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcdonald's hand.
Niederreiter throws a shot from downtown. Mcdonald moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter tries to land a front kick but Mcdonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Mcdonald misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niederreiter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mcdonald might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Niederreiter has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
Mcdonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Mcdonald misses. #T2#
Mcdonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mcdonald looks to land a left hand but Niederreiter moved out of range nicely.
Niederreiter throws a hook but Mcdonald avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
A swing and a miss from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald tries to score with a low kick but Niederreiter moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Mcdonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter lands with an overhand left.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcdonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald misses with a body shot.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Mcdonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the body from Niederreiter misses
and Mcdonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald blocks a low kick nicely.
Niederreiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niederreiter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niederreiter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcdonalds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald throws a hook but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Mcdonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Niederreiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdonald is just out of range.
Niederreiter dodges the punch combination from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mcdonald avoids it.
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcdonald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcdonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niederreiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Mcdonald looks to throw the jab but Niederreiter is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcdonald misses with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter dips to his left and cracks Mcdonald with an uppercut!
Niederreiter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mcdonald misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Mcdonald down.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick as Niederreiter jumps back.
Niederreiter misses with a straight left.
Mcdonald misses with a body shot.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcdonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Mcdonald has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Niederreiter.
Mcdonald walks into a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niederreiter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mcdonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mcdonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdonald slips under a jab.
Niederreiter tries to work over Mcdonald's front leg with a kick but Mcdonald checks it.
Mcdonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Decent striking displayed by Mcdonald there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mcdonald cracks a nice hook into Niederreiter's ribs.
Niederreiter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mcdonald takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niederreiter misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcdonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcdonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niederreiter.
Mcdonald throws the left hand but Niederreiter avoids the punch easily.
Mcdonald throws a lazy right hand but Niederreiter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses the jab.
Mcdonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niederreiter checks a leg kick.
Mcdonald tries a low kick but Niederreiter avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Niederreiter scores with a jab.
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niederreiter lands a head shot.
Niederreiter looks to land a right hand but Mcdonald moved out of range.
Mcdonald misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niederreiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcdonald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcdonald misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niederreiter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niederreiter misses with a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Niederreiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcdonald is out of range and Niederreiter settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Niederreiter as he connects with a hook.
Mcdonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Niederreiter digs a good hook to Mcdonald's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Mcdonald.#T2#
A low kick from Mcdonald misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niederreiter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcdonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter misses with a hook
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Mcdonald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the body
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Mcdonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters with a straight right hand.
Mcdonald bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niederreiter throws an overhand right that lands on Mcdonald's shoulder, as Mcdonald tries to avoid the shot.
Mcdonald throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niederreiter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcdonald walks into a jab.
Niederreiter lands with a shot to the body.
Niederreiter defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Mcdonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niederreiter's sensitive parts.
Mcdonald tries to land a front kick but Niederreiter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mcdonald throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcdonald misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter lands with a straight right. Mcdonald didn't see that one coming.
Mcdonald feints and then cracks Niederreiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niederreiter down.
Mcdonald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Mcdonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcdonald down.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcdonald tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mcdonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcdonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Niederreiter blocks the leg kick.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Mcdonald strikes.
Mcdonald throws a looping overhand right but Niederreiter ducks down to avoid it.
Mcdonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Niederreiter.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcdonald is out of range and Niederreiter settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Mcdonald.
Niederreiter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcdonald. Niederreiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niederreiter defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot to the body.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Mcdonald checks it.
Niederreiter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcdonald.
Niederreiter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niederreiter connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the body
and Mcdonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcdonald misses with a kick to the body.
Kevin Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niederreiter defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nino Niederreiter.
Well Niederreiter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
An out of breath Nino Niederreiter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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OFC 288: Trees
Date: May 31, 2017 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bryant.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter misses with a wild body shot.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bryant tries to land a front kick but Niederreiter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niederreiter thumps Bryant with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niederreiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Bryant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Niederreiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niederreiter throws a head kick that misses.
Niederreiter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant sizes up Niederreiter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niederreiter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niederreiter looks to land a body kick but Bryant moved away.#T1#
Bryant lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Niederreiter is predictable there #TD#
and Bryant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Niederreiter's guard.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bryant pushes down on Niederreiter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Niederreiter is looking for a sweep. Bryant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Niederreiter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Niederreiter moves into full guard.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##SUB2#
Niederreiter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Niederreiter has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Niederreiter 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#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Niederreiter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Niederreiter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryant's head.
Niederreiter is nestled in close to Bryant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Niederreiter scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3##SUB2#
Niederreiter seems to be looking for submissions.
Bryant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Niederreiter trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Niederreiter is now in half guard. #SUB#
Bryant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Niederreiter.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Niederreiter is controlling well.
Niederreiter trying to pass the guard but Bryant defending well. #T4##SUB#
Bryant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Niederreiter pulls his head out easily.
Niederreiter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryant wants to control but Niederreiter is keeping busy.
Niederreiter trying to control the action but Bryant is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bryant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niederreiter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bryant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bryant checks it well.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niederreiter throws out a counter right but Bryant avoids it with no problem.
Bryant throws a jab when Niederreiter was well out of range.
Niederreiter keeps Bryant at a distance using the push kick.
Bryant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niederreiter defends it nicely.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Niederreiter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryant with a body shot.#TD#
Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Niederreiter on his heels. He'll look to pass Niederreiter's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Niederreiter working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Niederreiter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Niederreiter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Niederreiter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Bryant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Niederreiter manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Niederreiter keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Niederreiter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant distracts Niederreiter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Niederreiter working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Bryant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bryant's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Niederreiter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant postures up.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Niederreiter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Niederreiter 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#
Niederreiter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bryant taking shots to the head.
Bryant wants to control but Niederreiter is having none of it.
Bryant is trying desperately to improve position.
Niederreiter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Niederreiter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
Niederreiter cracks Bryant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Niederreiter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Niederreiter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant wants to control but Niederreiter is having none of it.
Bryant gets back to half guard.
Nino Niederreiter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant is doing well to control the position and prevent Niederreiter from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter feints a counter leg kick.
Niederreiter slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Niederreiter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niederreiter scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
Niederreiter thinks about the counter body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niederreiter throws a front kick aimed at Bryant's knee but Bryant avoids it well.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant throws a body punch but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Niederreiter - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Niederreiter thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Bryant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bryant throws a big shot that misses.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
Bryant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Niederreiter.#TD#
Bryant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Niederreiter looking for a guillotine here but Bryant defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##SUB2#
Niederreiter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant works over Niederreiter with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryant stands up over Niederreiter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Niederreiter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryant is one step ahead there.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Niederreiter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Niederreiter is retaining full guard.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bryant postures up.
Niederreiter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bryant controls the pace.
Niederreiter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
Bryant cracks Niederreiter with a solid left hand.
Niederreiter keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Niederreiter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.#SUB2#
Niederreiter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Niederreiter looking for a guillotine here but Bryant defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nickolas Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nino Niederreiter.
Well Niederreiter 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
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Event:
MFN 364
Date: Nov 30, 2016 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Niederreiter avoids the head kick by Dall.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick as Dall jumps back.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niederreiter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Dall down.
Dall throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dall.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niederreiter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Dall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range.
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range.
Niederreiter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niederreiter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter is looking to slow Dall down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Niederreiter tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
#T1#
Niederreiter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall throws a head kick but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Dall motions for Niederreiter to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall moves out of range as Niederreiter throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Dall misses.
Dall lands a nice shot to the body.
Niederreiter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter wants to land a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Nino Niederreiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Niederreiter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Niederreiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niederreiter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Niederreiter lands a jab to Dall's midsection.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niederreiter throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niederreiter is able to avoid easily.
Niederreiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Good shot there by Niederreiter.
A cross from Niederreiter lands.
Jab by Dall.
Niederreiter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall is looking to slow Niederreiter down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Niederreiter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dall thuds his right hand into Niederreiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
Dall avoids the head kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands with a hook. Dall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3#
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Dall saw that one coming.
Dall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niederreiter lands with an overhand left.
Dall tries to move into range but Niederreiter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niederreiter cracks Dall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Dall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall wants to slow Niederreiter down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Niederreiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall. That did some damage!
Niederreiter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niederreiter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niederreiter throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Niederreiter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dall looks for the body kick but Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Niederreiter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Dall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
Niederreiter pushes Dall away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Dall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Niederreiter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Niederreiter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niederreiter's sensitive parts.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Niederreiter.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Niederreiter's shoulder, as Niederreiter tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Dall connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.
Dall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niederreiter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Niederreiter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niederreiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Dall avoids the body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Niederreiter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Dall down.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall connects with a nice looking jab.
Dall misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Dall.
Nino Niederreiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Niederreiter dodges the punch combination from Dall.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niederreiter. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Niederreiter wants to slow Dall down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
Niederreiter tries a low kick but Dall avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Dall down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Niederreiter had a free shot at his head there.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niederreiter misses with a looping right.
Niederreiter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Niederreiter throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter throws a head kick that misses.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
Dall unleashes a big counter combination but Niederreiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Niederreiter cracks a nice hook into Dall's ribs.
Niederreiter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niederreiter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a glancing blow to the side of Dall's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Niederreiter.
Dall scores with a spinning back kick!
Dall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Niederreiter has got the better of the exchanges.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Niederreiter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niederreiter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Niederreiter lands with a hook. Dall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Niederreiter. That snapped Dall's head back.
Niederreiter blocks a head kick by Dall.
Niederreiter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dall avoids it.#T3#
Niederreiter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
Niederreiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Niederreiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Dall.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niederreiter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niederreiter.
Niederreiter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dall. That's going to slow Niederreiter down.
Dall takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Niederreiter avoids a kick to the body.
Niederreiter wants to land a leg kick but Dall is out of range. #T4#
Niederreiter lands a leg kick that knocks Dall off balance momentarily.
Niederreiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Niederreiter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niederreiter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Niederreiter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall is looking to slow Niederreiter down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter tries to work over Dall's front leg with a kick but Dall checks it.
Niederreiter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dall counters with a good low kick that Niederreiter was not able to check.
Nice jab there from Niederreiter.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Niederreiter cracks Dall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niederreiter throws out a leg kick but Dall moves out of range and Niederreiter only half commits.
Dall ducks right into an uppercut from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick which misses Dall's front leg but catches the back leg as Dall tries to avoid it.
Dall looks to land a body kick but Niederreiter moved away.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niederreiter slips a straight right by Dall.
Niederreiter scores with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niederreiter.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall takes one on the button.
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niederreiter delivers a nice body kick.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall throws a jab when Niederreiter was well out of range.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dall thows a body kick. Niederreiter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Niederreiter tries to work over Dall's front leg with a kick but Dall checks it.
Dall throws a right hand that Niederreiter ducks under and follows up with a left that Niederreiter also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Jab, jab by Niederreiter - just one landing.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Niederreiter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dall's knee momentarily.
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dall tries a low kick but Niederreiter avoids it.
Synyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A jab from Niederreiter finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall feints a counter leg kick.
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Dall.
Niederreiter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niederreiter scrambles back to his feet.
Niederreiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niederreiter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dall. Dall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Niederreiter scores with a jab.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter misses with a head kick.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Niederreiter.
Dall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Niederreiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niederreiter.
Dall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Niederreiter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Niederreiter lands.
Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter wants to land a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Niederreiter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Niederreiter lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dall slips a straight right by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Dall misses.
Dall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niederreiter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Dall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
Dall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Niederreiter there.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall throws a low kick but Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Niederreiter lands an overhand right.
Niederreiter lands a jab.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niederreiter. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dall misses with a series of wild punches.
Niederreiter moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Niederreiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niederreiter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
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Event:
MFN 354 Hyde vs Belfort
Date: Oct 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Niederreiter misses with a kick to the body.
Haack blocks a leg kick.
Niederreiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niederreiter misses with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Haack checks it.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haack lands a right hook to the body.
Haack blocks a leg kick.
Niederreiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#
It looks like Nino Niederreiter has been cut.
Niederreiter throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Haack lands with an overhand left.
Haack misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haack scores with a jab to the head.
Niederreiter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haack.
Niederreiter looks to land a body kick but Haack moved away.
Niederreiter scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Haack.
Haack checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
A head kick misses from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter motions for Haack to come forward. Niederreiter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niederreiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niederreiter backing away here, and Haack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Haack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circling a little - Haack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Haack. That snapped Niederreiter's head back.
Haack is looking to slow Niederreiter down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Niederreiter.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Niederreiter avoids it.
Haack blocks a leg kick.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niederreiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haack is out of range and Niederreiter settles back down. #T2#
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Haack.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. Haack shrugs it off though.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack walks into a jab.
Haack misses with a hook.
Haack scores with a head kick.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Niederreiter there.
Niederreiter loads up on a big right hand but Haack slips the punch.
Haack raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Haack blocks the leg kick.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niederreiter checks it well.
Haack throws a nice head kick!
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niederreiter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Haack misses with a leg kick.
Niederreiter cracks Haack with a good jab.#T3#
Niederreiter throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily.
Haack feints a counter leg kick.
That kick from Haack tenderised Niederreiter's leg. Niederreiter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niederreiter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haack finds it's way round the side to connect with Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haack is out of range.
Nice body punch from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a head kick that misses.
Niederreiter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niederreiter scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Haack.
Niederreiter is looking to slow Haack down with leg kicks.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Niederreiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haack in his tracks.
Haack scores with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haack takes a step back to recover.
Niederreiter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter throws out a leg kick but Haack moves out of range and Niederreiter only half commits.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter walks into a left hand.
A big left from Haack misses. #T4#
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Haack.
Haack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haack checks a leg kick.
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Haack.
Haack throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Haack moves away from the strike by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter cracks the inside of Haack's front leg.
Haack throws out a leg kick but Niederreiter moves out of range and Haack only half commits.
Niederreiter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Niederreiter tries to work over Haack's front leg with a kick but Haack checks it.
Haack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haack throws a head kick that misses.
Niederreiter tried to counter with a leg kick but Haack avoided it.
Niederreiter with a nice cross.
Haack slips a jab from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haack's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Niederreiter
and Haack counters with a leg kick.
Niederreiter blocks the body kick.
Haack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Niederreiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Niederreiter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Haack misses its intended target.
Niederreiter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haack just manages to avoid it.
Haack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niederreiter's calf.
Niederreiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Niederreiter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Niederreiter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niederreiter, as that shot connected.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niederreiter misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a jab to the nose.
Nino Niederreiter is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T1#
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Haack checks it.
Haack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter works the jab nicely.
Haack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haack throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niederreiter's sensitive parts.
Niederreiter tried to score with a low kick but Haack checks it.
Niederreiter backing away here, and Haack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the liver by Haack. Beautiful body shot.
Niederreiter throws a good cross that connects.
Niederreiter catches Haack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niederreiter is looking to land body kicks.
Niederreiter throws a front kick that sends Haack stumbling back into the cage.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Haack misses its intended target.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Haack saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.#T2#
Niederreiter scores with the left hand. Haack knows he should have avoided that one.
Haack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Haack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niederreiter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haack on the side of the head.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
And Niederreiter counters with a quick kick to the body but Haack blocks it.
Niederreiter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haack is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niederreiter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Haack misses.
A big right from Haack misses.
Haack slips under a jab.
Haack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niederreiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Haack checks a leg kick nicely.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Haack saw that one coming.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niederreiter can pounce on him.
Niederreiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haack checks a leg kick.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Niederreiter looks to land a right hand but Haack moved out of range.
Niederreiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haack.
Niederreiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Haack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haack! But no joy.
Haack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haack is out of range and Niederreiter settles back down.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niederreiter's sensitive parts.
Niederreiter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niederreiter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haack has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Niederreiter.
Haack lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
#T4#
Niederreiter cracks Haack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haack moves forwards but Niederreiter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haack thuds his shin into the meat of Niederreiter's side.
Haack lands a nice shot that snaps Niederreiter's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Haack down.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haack is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Niederreiter misses with a looping left.
Niederreiter lands a body shot.
Haack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack scores with a push kick.
Niederreiter misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
A leg kick checked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nino Niederreiter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Haack swinging wildly here.
Niederreiter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niederreiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Haack.
A quick step to the side and Niederreiter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack jabs Niederreiter right on the nose. Niederreiter blinks but takes it well.
Haack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Haack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter checks a leg kick.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick that misses.
Niederreiter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack throws a body punch but Niederreiter moves out of range. #T1#
Haack throws a wild body kick that Niederreiter sees coming a mile off.
Niederreiter throws a low kick, looking for Haack's leg but Haack calmly moves out of range.
Haack throws a head kick but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Niederreiter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haack throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack lands with a hook. Niederreiter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haack scores with a nice body kick.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body. Haack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haack cracks Niederreiter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niederreiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haack misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter looks to land a body kick but Haack moved away.
Niederreiter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niederreiter misses with a kick to the body.
Haack connects with the punch.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Haack.
Niederreiter thumps Haack with a low kick.
Niederreiter slips a jab and a cross from Haack.
And Niederreiter counters with a quick kick to the body but Haack blocks it.
A solid body kick from Haack.
Haack blocks the body kick.
Niederreiter throws a wild body kick that Haack sees coming a mile off.
Haack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Niederreiter motions for Haack to come forward. Niederreiter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter thows a body kick. Haack tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haack is out of range.
Haack flicks out a counter leg kick but Niederreiter steps away.
Haack throws a jab when Niederreiter was well out of range.
A big left from Haack misses.
Niederreiter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Haack.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack checks a leg kick.#T3#
Haack scores with a nice right hand.
Haack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haack throws out a powerful jab.
Haack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niederreiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut
and Haack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Niederreiter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Niederreiter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Haack.
Haack missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
Haack slips a straight right by Niederreiter.
Nice shot by Haack.#T4#
Niederreiter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niederreiter scrambles back to his feet.
Haack throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niederreiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Niederreiter throws a low kick, looking for Haack's leg but Haack calmly moves out of range.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut
and Haack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niederreiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Niederreiter.
Haack scores with a jab.#ROC2#
Niederreiter is rocked!
Niederreiter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Niederreiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niederreiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter misses with a kick to the body
enabling Haack to counter with a crisp jab.
Haack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Haack digs a good body shot into Niederreiter's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Haack! Niederreiter is out on his feet! Haack rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Niederreiter is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Niederreiter is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Haack!
An out of breath Andre Haack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MFN 348: Chekhov vs. Mazcsakhs
Date: Sep 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niederreiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Niederreiter throws a right hand that misses
and Niederreiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niederreiter's waist but Niederreiter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Niederreiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niederreiter swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niederreiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut
and James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niederreiter's knee momentarily.#T1#
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Niederreiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Niederreiter tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
James misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter blocks a head kick by James.
Niederreiter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
Niederreiter dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. James shrugs it off though.
Niederreiter is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Niederreiter lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
James drops his hands momentarily and Niederreiter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Niederreiter tries a head kick but it misses.
James feints a counter leg kick.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
James steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niederreiter. That one must have hurt.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
A head kick by Niederreiter misses
and James counters with a left to the body.
Niederreiter throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Niederreiter blocks a head kick by James.
James tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses the jab.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
James looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Niederreiter works James's body with a nice hook.
Niederreiter lands a head shot.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niederreiter. Niederreiter obviously looking to wear him down.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter scores with a leg kick.
Niederreiter thumps James with a low kick.
Niederreiter tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niederreiter throws a big shot that misses.
James throws out a counter right but Niederreiter avoids it with no problem.#T4#
James throws a right and a left that Niederreiter avoids nicely.
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!
Niederreiter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Niederreiter with a jab.
Niederreiter tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A cross from Niederreiter lands.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niederreiter scores with a leg kick.
Niederreiter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Niederreiter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Niederreiter is looking to chop away at James's legs.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niederreiter throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niederreiter looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but James might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Niederreiter has got the better of the exchanges.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niederreiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Niederreiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niederreiter.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
James throws out a counter right but Niederreiter avoids it with no problem.
Niederreiter connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Niederreiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niederreiter slips under a jab.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Niederreiter throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Pre James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niederreiter throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Niederreiter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter connects with a jab.
Niederreiter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
Niederreiter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niederreiter.#CL2#
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niederreiter, pushing him back against the cage.
James pushes Niederreiter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niederreiter takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Niederreiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Niederreiter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter lands a body punch.
James lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Niederreiter.
James landing knees to the body.
Niederreiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from James. #BC#
Niederreiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
James walks into a straight right hand from Niederreiter.#T3#
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Niederreiter is just out of range.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niederreiter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James checks a leg kick.
James raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Niederreiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niederreiter.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niederreiter 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.
#T4#
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niederreiter wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Niederreiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niederreiter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Niederreiter throws a right hand that misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Niederreiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Niederreiter motions for James to come forward. Niederreiter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Niederreiter throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that misses.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niederreiter swivels and escapes.
Niederreiter thumps James with a low kick.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, jab by Niederreiter - just one landing.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niederreiter scores with a punch to the head.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Niederreiter catches James right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Niederreiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Niederreiter avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niederreiter. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Niederreiter steps away.
James avoids the head kick by Niederreiter.
James counters with a body kick.
Niederreiter connects with a looping right hand.
James loads up on a big right hand but Niederreiter slips the punch.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
Nino Niederreiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Niederreiter connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Niederreiter misses with a lunging right hand
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niederreiter but Niederreiter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niederreiter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niederreiter throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Niederreiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pre James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Niederreiter defends well and James ends up having to push Niederreiter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nino Niederreiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of St Pre James.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a head kick that half lands.
Niederreiter is looking to land body kicks.
Niederreiter just misses with a punch to the body.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
Niederreiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot to the body.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Niederreiter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
James blocks the body kick.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Niederreiter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Niederreiter there.
Niederreiter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nino Niederreiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Niederreiter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niederreiter throws a jab when James was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Niederreiter.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James checks a leg kick.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niederreiter scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James shapes to counter with a head kick.
Niederreiter scores with a punch to the head.
Niederreiter throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niederreiter.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range and James settles back down.
Niederreiter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Niederreiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niederreiter, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
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MFN 340
Date: Aug 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Hightower avoids the body shot from Niederreiter.
Hightower throws a chopping leg kick but Niederreiter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Niederreiter tries to land a body kick
and Hightower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hightower connects with a body shot that sends Niederreiter's belly button to the back.
Hightower slips under a jab from Niederreiter.
Hightower fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Niederreiter is predictable there
and Hightower makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hightower checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick
and Hightower counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hightower throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niederreiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hightower.
Hightower throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hightower.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hightower.
Hightower cracks a nice hook into Niederreiter's ribs.
Niederreiter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niederreiter lands with a hook. Hightower tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hightower is out of range.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking body kick.
Hightower lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL2#
Hightower clinches up with Niederreiter and pushes him back against the cage.
Niederreiter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hightower has him pressed against the cage.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Niederreiter avoids the damage to the body.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niederreiter.
Hightower lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Niederreiter manages to break the clinch.
Hightower throws a head kick that misses.
Niederreiter half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hightower.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hightower throws a leg kick but Niederreiter checks it. #T2#
Niederreiter cracks Hightower with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hightower looks to land a right hand but Niederreiter moved out of range.
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter checks the leg kick.
Hightower feints and then cracks Niederreiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niederreiter down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hightower.
Niederreiter pushes Hightower away with a front kick.
A left lands for Niederreiter.
Hightower misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter lands a glancing blow to the side of Hightower's head.
Niederreiter connects with a right hand. Hightower shakes it off.
Hightower misses with a leg kick.
Niederreiter digs a good body shot into Hightower's ribs.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niederreiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hightower.
#CL2#
Hightower instigates a clinch.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Niederreiter tries to throw a body punch but Hightower avoids it by throwing Niederreiter back against the cage.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter wants to break free but Hightower has control.
Niederreiter tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
#BC#
Niederreiter breaks the clinch.
Hightower is looking to clinch but Niederreiter is avoiding it.
Hightower checks a leg kick.
Hightower avoids a kick to the body.
Hightower throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hightower stuns Niederreiter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hightower tries a head kick but it misses.
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Hightower.#CL2#
Hightower moves into range and clinches up with Niederreiter.
Niederreiter working aggressively here.
Niederreiter tries to break free but Hightower pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Niederreiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Hightower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hightower down.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niederreiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hightower is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hightower checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Hightower moves out of range of the strikes.
Niederreiter tries to land a leg kick but Hightower saw it coming and moves away.
Niederreiter throws a front kick that sends Hightower stumbling back into the cage.
Niederreiter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hightower is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niederreiter rather than just go for the knockout.
Hightower throws a low kick, looking for Niederreiter's leg but Niederreiter calmly moves out of range.
Hightower scores with a body shot.
Niederreiter scores with a nice strike.
Niederreiter connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Hightower.
Niederreiter misses with a right hand
and Hightower counters with a leg kick.
Hightower moves out of range of the leg kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter backing away here, and Hightower unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Niederreiter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 Nino Niederreiter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Hightower throws a leg kick that misses.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hightower's head backwards.
Niederreiter looks to land a left hand but Hightower moved out of range nicely.
Hightower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hightower throws the left hand but Niederreiter avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hightower blocks the leg kick.
Hightower now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Niederreiter misses.
Niederreiter misses with a right hand
letting Hightower counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Niederreiter misses
and Hightower counters with a nice body kick.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hightower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hightower's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niederreiter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hightower scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niederreiter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hightower has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hightower and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hightower takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
Hightower is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Niederreiter misses the target.
Niederreiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hightower in his tracks.
Hightower wants to clinch up but Niederreiter keeps it at a distance.
Hightower will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hightower's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niederreiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.
Hightower defending well as Niederreiter loads up on a big left hand.
Niederreiter throws a hook but Hightower avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hightower - that will leave a mark!
Hightower swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niederreiter misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Niederreiter throws out a loose jab but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hightower tries to land a front kick but Niederreiter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Hightower backs away, Niederreiter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Niederreiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hightower misses with a low kick as Niederreiter jumps back.
Hightower misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niederreiter. Niederreiter obviously looking to wear him down.
Niederreiter throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Hightower gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left hand lands to the body for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter prevents a body shot from Hightower.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Hightower lands a shot to the body.
Niederreiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Niederreiter tries to circle away but Hightower has him pinned against the cage.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
#BC#
Niederreiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the head.
Niederreiter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hightower throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the body kick from Hightower.
A big right from Niederreiter misses.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hightower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niederreiter doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niederreiter. #T4#
Niederreiter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Hightower.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Hightower.
Hightower throws a head kick but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Niederreiter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hightower.
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Hightower.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hightower.
Niederreiter lands a lovely overhand right.
Niederreiter tried to score with a low kick but Hightower checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Hightower down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a jab when Hightower was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Hightower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hightower down.
Niederreiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hightower can do to turn this around?
Niederreiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hightower's calf.
Hightower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niederreiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hightower.
Hightower attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter connects with a crisp jab.
Hightower lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niederreiter's sensitive parts.
Hightower takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niederreiter throws a wild body kick that Hightower sees coming a mile off.
Niederreiter throws a low kick but Hightower moves out of range easily.
Niederreiter misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower pushes Niederreiter away with a front kick.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hightower throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL2#
Hightower closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Niederreiter gets through Hightower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hightower with a knee to the head.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hightower.
Knees to the body from Hightower.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hightower keeps control of Niederreiter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hightower landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Niederreiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reed Hightower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niederreiter's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hightower.
Hightower misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Niederreiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hightower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hightower wants to land a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the body.
Hightower throws a front kick aimed at Niederreiter's knee but Niederreiter avoids it well.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hightower walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niederreiter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niederreiter connects with the punch.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Niederreiter gets tackled into the cage by Hightower. Hightower maintains the clinch. #T3#
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter can't break the clinch.
Hightower has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niederreiter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niederreiter lands with a short shot to the head.
Hightower prevents a body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hightower.
Niederreiter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niederreiter is defending well for now.
Hightower takes a shot to the head.
Niederreiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
Niederreiter throws a head punch that misses.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niederreiter avoids it.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niederreiter is defending well for now.
Hightower scores with a hook to the body.
Hightower lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Nino Niederreiter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niederreiter lands with a light punch inside.
Hightower misses with a knee to the head.
Hightower keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niederreiter's efforts to push away.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter working aggressively here.
Niederreiter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Niederreiter avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nino Niederreiter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niederreiter, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
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Event:
MFN 334: jak sie masz
Date: Jul 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Niederreiter throws the left hand but Helgi avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Niederreiter misses.
A low kick from Helgi is predictable there
and Niederreiter counters with a right hand to the body.
Niederreiter looks for a takedown but Helgi sprawls well.
Helgi's corner calls for a 1-2. Helgi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helgi.
A bone on bone clash there as Helgi blocks the leg kick.
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi throws a looping overhand right but Niederreiter ducks down to avoid it.
Niederreiter feints the counter takedown.
Niederreiter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helgi.
Niederreiter is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter with a poor takedown #CL#
and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helgi tries to work over Niederreiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Niederreiter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Helgi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niederreiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
#BC2#
Niederreiter breaks the clinch.
Helgi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helgi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Niederreiter with a jab.
Helgi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niederreiter can pounce on him.
A low kick from Niederreiter misses
and Helgi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helgi moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helgi.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niederreiter takes a swing at Helgi's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Helgi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niederreiter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niederreiter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helgi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helgi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range and Helgi settles back down.
Niederreiter misses with a hook. Helgi ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Helgi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Helgi checks a leg kick.
Helgi throwing a counter right hand but Niederreiter manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niederreiter is looking to slow Helgi down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter misses with a looping right.
Helgi misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Helgi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niederreiter closes the distance and clinches up with Helgi, looking for a takedown. Niederreiter pushes Helgi against the cage but Helgi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Niederreiter.
Niederreiter has his takedown stuffed
and Helgi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Helgi checks the leg kick.
Helgi works the jab nicely.
Helgi throws a hook but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
A jab from Niederreiter misses.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Niederreiter misses
and Helgi counters with a good low kick that Niederreiter was not able to check.
Helgi blocks the body kick.
Niederreiter slips a straight right by Helgi.
Niederreiter with the counter takedown but Helgi avoids it easily.
Niederreiter looks to throw the jab but Helgi is out of range.
Helgi is looking to counter the offense by Niederreiter and move into the clinch.
Helgi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Niederreiter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helgi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Niederreiter somewhat.
Helgi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niederreiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helgi connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
Helgi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niederreiter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Helgi defends well and Niederreiter ends up having to push Helgi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Helgi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Niederreiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Helgi moved away.
Helgi misses with a straight right.
Niederreiter blocks a jab.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Helgi takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter misses with a hook
and Helgi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niederreiter swats away the attempt to clinch by Helgi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Niederreiter!
The fighters circling - Niederreiter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niederreiter swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Helgi counters by clinching up.
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 Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Niederreiter tests Helgi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Niederreiter misses the target.
Helgi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niederreiter misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL#
and Helgi moves into the clinch.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Niederreiter works on Helgi's body with a couple of short punches.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Niederreiter.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
Helgi just leaning against Niederreiter, taking a breather.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Helgi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decent striking displayed by Niederreiter there.#T1#
Niederreiter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niederreiter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Niederreiter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Niederreiter pushes Helgi away with a front kick.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Niederreiter checks it.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helgi throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Niederreiter. Beautiful body shot.
Niederreiter shoots in and drives through. Helgi sprawls well.
It looked like Helgi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Niederreiter.
A telegraphed right hand from Niederreiter misses the target.
Niederreiter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niederreiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helgi throws a sloppy body shot
and Niederreiter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Helgi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter fails with the takedown
enabling Helgi to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Niederreiter with a poor takedown
and Helgi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Niederreiter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter looks to land a right hand but Helgi moved out of range.
Helgi checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Helgi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Niederreiter.
A big left from Helgi misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Helgi blocks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Niederreiter
and Helgi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niederreiter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Niederreiter throws a body punch but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi cracks Niederreiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Helgi checks it.
A low kick from Niederreiter is predictable there
letting Helgi counter with a right hand.
Helgi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Helgi lands a lovely overhand right.
Niederreiter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Helgi will feel that in the morning.
Niederreiter throws a lazy right hand but Helgi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helgi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T3#
Helgi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter tries to land a front kick but Helgi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Helgi throws a body shot but no joy.
Niederreiter tries to land a body kick
enabling Helgi to counter with a crisp jab.
Niederreiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helgi.
Niederreiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niederreiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helgi manages to avoid it.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter 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.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
Niederreiter lands a front kick.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Helgi checks the leg kick.
Helgi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Niederreiter fails with the takedown
and Helgi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Helgi throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niederreiter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helgi throws a head kick that Niederreiter semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niederreiter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Helgi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helgi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helgi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Niederreiter just manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter misses the shot to the body.
Helgi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niederreiter throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and Helgi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helgi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Helgi lands a hook that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Helgi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niederreiter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Helgi swivels and escapes.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niederreiter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Helgi counters with a good low kick that Niederreiter was not able to check.
Niederreiter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A slow jab from Helgi misses its intended target.
Helgi looks to land a left hand but Niederreiter moved out of range nicely.
Niederreiter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Helgi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helgi lands with a cross.
Niederreiter throws a lazy uppercut
and Helgi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helgi ducks under a wild hook from Niederreiter.
Helgi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Niederreiter just manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter tried to score with a low kick but Helgi checks it.
Helgi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helgi.
Niederreiter misses with a right hand
enabling Helgi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter misses with a leg kick
and Helgi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niederreiter's knee momentarily.
Niederreiter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Helgi throws a low kick but Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niederreiter.
Helgi scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
A low kick from Niederreiter misses
letting Helgi counter with a right hand.
Niederreiter slips a jab from Helgi.
Niederreiter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helgi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Helgi is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Helgi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Niederreiter.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Niederreiter.
Some bone on bone action there as Helgi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niederreiter.
An attempted straight right counter from Helgi misses the target.
A left lands for Helgi.
Niederreiter tries to land a front kick but Helgi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Helgi throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Helgi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niederreiter misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Helgi counters by clinching up.
Bjorn Helgi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Niederreiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter lands a body punch.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Helgi trying to control the position but instead, Niederreiter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helgi into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Niederreiter is trying to break free.
Niederreiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi pushes Niederreiter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Helgi pushes Niederreiter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Niederreiter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niederreiter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niederreiter tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
A short right from Helgi.
Niederreiter tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
#BC2#
Niederreiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helgi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niederreiter.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Niederreiter.
Helgi throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Helgi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niederreiter misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Helgi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Niederreiter shoots in looking for a takedown. Helgi tries to sprawl out of it but Niederreiter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helgi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nino Niederreiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helgi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niederreiter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the body kick from Helgi.
Niederreiter misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Helgi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Niederreiter controls his hands.
Niederreiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Helgi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helgi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
A victorious Bjorn Helgi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
LEGACY! 74
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Jone is looking to slow Niederreiter down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been informed that Jone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niederreiter throws the kick towards the body but Jone avoids it.
Jone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Niederreiter clinches up against the cage.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niederreiter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jone lands with a short shot to the head.
Jone lands a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Niederreiter gets through Jone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niederreiter.
A right handed body shot lands from Niederreiter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Jone breaks the clinch.
Jone thumps Niederreiter with a low kick.
Niederreiter lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niederreiter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Jone misses the target.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jone counters with a leg kick.
Jone misses with a double jab.
Jack Jone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niederreiter lands a nice hook to Jone's body. Jone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Niederreiter keeps Jone at a distance using the push kick.
Jone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Niederreiter darts in and clinches Jone up against the cage.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Jone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Niederreiter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Jone blocking some punches.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Niederreiter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Niederreiter lands a body shot.
Niederreiter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jone on the inside.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Niederreiter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jone or not.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jone.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
Jone swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niederreiter cracks Jone with a nice body shot.
Jone lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jone.
Niederreiter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
Jone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niederreiter pushes Jone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter works on Jone's body with a couple of short punches.
Jone looks winded!
Niederreiter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones head.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Jone controls the action.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Niederreiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jone. #T4#
Niederreiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jone misses with some punches.
Niederreiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.
Jone gets through Niederreiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a body shot.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Jone lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter lands a right hand.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot in the inside from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Niederreiter.
A short body shot lands from Niederreiter as the two fighters clinch.
Niederreiter presses Jone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niederreiter tries to work over Jone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niederreiter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Jone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Jone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jone is out of range.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
Jone feints and then cracks Niederreiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niederreiter down.
Jone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jone looks for the body kick but Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jone can do to turn this around?
Jone throws the left hand but Niederreiter avoids the punch easily.
Jone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niederreiter. That did some damage!
Niederreiter closes the distance and clinches up with Jone, looking for a takedown. Niederreiter pushes Jone against the cage but Jone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niederreiter wants to clinch but Jone slips to the side
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but Jone is having none of it.
A low kick from Niederreiter is predictable there
letting Jone counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Niederreiter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Jone explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T1#
A head kick by Niederreiter misses
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jone misses.
Jone lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack Jone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niederreiter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jone swats away the attempt to clinch by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter tries to move into range but Jone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jone connects with a body shot that sends Niederreiter's belly button to the back.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter thuds his shin into the meat of Jone's side.
Jone swats away the attempt to clinch by Niederreiter.#T2#
Jone lands a front kick.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jone throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niederreiter takes a swing at Jone's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Jone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jone throws out a leg kick but Niederreiter moves out of range and Jone only half commits.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Jone. #CL#
Niederreiter takes the fight into the clinch.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Jone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niederreiter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niederreiter.
A short uppercut from Jone.
Jone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nino Niederreiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niederreiter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Jone controls the action.
#T3#
Niederreiter misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Jone breaks the clinch.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Jone strikes.
Jone connects with a body shot that sends Niederreiter's belly button to the back.#CL#
Jone gets tackled into the cage by Niederreiter. Niederreiter maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Niederreiter.
Jone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niederreiter avoids it.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Jone gets through Niederreiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter digs a right hand underneath Jone's ribcage. Jone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Jone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
A short right from Niederreiter on the inside. #T4#
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
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!
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Jone takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Jone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jone moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jone.
Jone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Niederreiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niederreiter tries to land a body kick
and Jone counters with an inside leg kick.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. Jone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Niederreiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niederreiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Jone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Jone misses with a body shot.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Jone strikes.
Niederreiter feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL#
Jone gets tackled into the cage by Niederreiter. Niederreiter maintains the clinch.
Niederreiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Niederreiter.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Niederreiter.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands with a left to the head.
Niederreiter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Niederreiter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niederreiter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Niederreiter digs a right hand into Jone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jone's gas tank.
Niederreiter lands a right hand.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Jone is rocked!
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone is still on wobbly legs! Can Niederreiter finish him?
Niederreiter lands a left hand.
Jone working aggressively here.
Niederreiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Niederreiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niederreiter creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jone's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jone drops to his knees and Niederreiter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nino Niederreiter!
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LEGACY! 66
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Dunas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunas missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niederreiter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Niederreiter looks to land a right hand but Dunas moved out of range.
Dunas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dunas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Niederreiter throws a low kick but Dunas avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunas.
Dunas misses with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick which misses Dunas's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunas tries to avoid it.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dunas.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunas throws a jab when Niederreiter was well out of range.
Niederreiter wants to land a leg kick but Dunas is out of range.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niederreiter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Niederreiter misses.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Niederreiter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter. #T1#
Dunas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niederreiter's calf.
Dunas misses with a left hand
and Niederreiter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Niederreiter lands with a shot to the body.
Dunas misses with a wild body shot.
Dunas drops his hands momentarily and Niederreiter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Dunas has closed the distance and engaged Niederreiter in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Niederreiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunas misses with a punch to the body.
Dunas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Niederreiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter looking to stall.
#BC2#
Niederreiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niederreiter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dunas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws an overhand right that lands on Dunas's shoulder, as Dunas tries to avoid the shot.
Niederreiter walks into a left hand.
Dunas scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but Dunas checks it.
Dunas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dunas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunas scores with a nice body kick.
Niederreiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter cracks Dunas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niederreiter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dunas checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter with a jab.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunas is out of range.
Dunas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a wild body shot.
Dunas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Niederreiter.
Dunas lands with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Dunas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dunas checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunas.
#T3#
Dunas lands a nice shot to the body.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niederreiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Niederreiter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niederreiter checks a leg kick.
Dunas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Dunas is looking to counter the offense by Niederreiter and move into the clinch.
Niederreiter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunas.
Dunas tries to land a leg kick but Niederreiter saw it coming and moves away.
Dunas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niederreiter.#CL#
Dunas moves into the clinch.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter taking a breather. #BC2#
Niederreiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niederreiter misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Niederreiter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunas drops his hands momentarily and Niederreiter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dunas.
Dunas looks to land a left hand but Niederreiter moved out of range nicely.
Niederreiter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Niederreiter swings for the body but Dunas moves out of range.
Dunas misses with a wild body shot.
Niederreiter throws a jab when Dunas was well out of range.
Dunas avoids a kick to the body.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dunas.
Niederreiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niederreiter is looking to chop away at Dunas's legs.
Dunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.#CL#
Dunas moves into range and clinches up with Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Niederreiter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Dunas misses.
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Dunas.
A head kick misses from Dunas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunas. Niederreiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Niederreiter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dunas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Niederreiter lands with a shot to the body.
Niederreiter slips under a jab.
Dunas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Dunas saw that one coming.
Dunas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunas misses with a body shot.
Dunas is looking to wear down Niederreiter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunas should have avoided that one.
Dunas misses with a body shot.
Niederreiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunas throws a body shot but no joy.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niederreiter thows a leg kick but Dunas checks it
and Dunas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Dunas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niederreiter tests Dunas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Dunas.
A jab from Dunas does it's job there.
Dunas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T1#
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Dunas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niederreiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunas.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Niederreiter cracks Dunas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunas.
A big right from Niederreiter misses.
Niederreiter is looking to score with low kicks.
Niederreiter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunas.
Niederreiter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter lands with a hook. Dunas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dunas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niederreiter.
An inside leg kick from Niederreiter misses.
Niederreiter tries to work over Dunas's front leg with a kick but Dunas checks it.
Dunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunas at a distance.
Niederreiter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niederreiter throws out the jab.
Niederreiter defending well as Dunas loads up on a big left hand.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dunas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Niederreiter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niederreiter scores with a punch to the head.
Dunas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niederreiter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Dunas saw that one coming.
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niederreiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunas's calf.
Niederreiter tries to land a front kick but Dunas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niederreiter lands a head shot.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking body shot.
#T3#
Dunas blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Niederreiter if he has to take too many more of those.
Niederreiter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niederreiter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niederreiter thuds a left hand into Dunas's body.
Dunas thumps Niederreiter with a low kick.
Niederreiter looks to throw the jab but Dunas is out of range.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that misses.
Dunas checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Dunas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niederreiter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunas lands with a kick to the temple. Niederreiter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dunas avoids the head kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niederreiter. Dunas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunas half committed to a counter leg kick.
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!
Niederreiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niederreiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niederreiter missing with a left hand there. Dunas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Niederreiter scores with a push kick.
Dunas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dunas pushes Niederreiter away with a front kick.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dunas.
Dunas throws a big shot that misses.
Niederreiter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunas lands with a slapping head kick.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Niederreiter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dunas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niederreiter.
Dunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
Dunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Niederreiter tries a quick counter leg kick but Dunas is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niederreiter scores with the left hand. Dunas knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunas moves away.
Niederreiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.
Dunas checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunas. Niederreiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niederreiter manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter is looking to land body kicks.
Dunas connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunas throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter throws a push kick but Dunas slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Niederreiter throws a big shot that misses.
Dunas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunas lands with an uppercut that bounces Niederreiter off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Dunas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunas is looking to counter the offense by Niederreiter and move into the clinch.
Dunas misses with a kick to the body.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Niederreiter.
Dunas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niederreiter can pounce on him.
Dunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niederreiter thinks about the counter body kick.
Dunas clobbers Niederreiter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunas looks to land a body kick but Niederreiter moved away.
Niederreiter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dunas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niederreiter lands a jab to the nose.
Dunas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Niederreiter tries to score with a low kick but Dunas moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dunas.
Crunch! Niederreiter slams his shin into Dunas's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunas feints and then cracks Niederreiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niederreiter down.
Niederreiter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrei Dunas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Dunas misses with a left hand
and Niederreiter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunas's knee momentarily.
Niederreiter tries to land a body kick#CL#
and Dunas counters by clinching up.
Niederreiter is leaning against Dunas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niederreiter pushes Dunas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niederreiter lands with a light punch inside.
Dunas is leaning against Niederreiter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunas lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunas misses with a body punch.
Dunas keeps control of Niederreiter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niederreiter lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter tries a body shot but Dunas blocks it.
Niederreiter blocks an uppercut.
Dunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
Dunas misses with a body punch.
Dunas lands a right hand. #T3#
Niederreiter controlling the action here for a moment.
Dunas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunas blocking some punches.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Dunas controls the action.
Dunas keeps control of Niederreiter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niederreiter tries to break the clinch but Dunas is controlling the position.
A short right from Niederreiter on the inside.
Dunas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dunas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunas has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
Dunas lands a shot to the body.
Andrei Dunas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niederreiter wants to break free but Dunas has control.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunas pushes Niederreiter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niederreiter is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunas has double underhooks.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Dunas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niederreiter is looking to control Dunas's arms but Dunas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niederreiter has his back to the cage.
Dunas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Dunas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Dunas.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Dunas lands a shot to the body.
Niederreiter works on Dunas's body with a couple of short punches.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Dunas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
Dunas digs a right hand underneath Niederreiter's ribcage. Niederreiter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niederreiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niederreiter is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunas has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrei Dunas.
I think Niederreiter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
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LEGACY! 61
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Dead looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niederreiter throws a front kick that sends Dead stumbling back into the cage.
Niederreiter throws a good cross that connects.
Dead is looking to clinch but Niederreiter is avoiding it.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Dead misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Niederreiter works the jab nicely.
Niederreiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niederreiter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Dead.
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead misses with an uppercut
and Niederreiter counters with a nice uppercut.
Dead tries to clinch up.
Niederreiter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Niederreiter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Dead misses its intended target.
Niederreiter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Niederreiter scores with a nice strike.
Niederreiter lands a right hook to the body.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Niederreiter moves out of range easily.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Niederreiter coming out on top.
A big right from Dead misses. #T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Dead throws a body punch but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dead's corner calls for a 1-2. Dead obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dead misses the jab.
Niederreiter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dead wants to clinch up but Niederreiter keeps it at a distance.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Dead misses its intended target.
Dead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Niederreiter is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the leg kick from Dead.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Niederreiter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niederreiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dead takes one on the button.
Dead lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niederreiter lands an overhand right.
Dead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dead misses with a hook. Niederreiter ducked under it nicely.
Niederreiter with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
A head kick misses from Dead.
Dead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niederreiter lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Dead gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niederreiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dead misses with a body kick.
Niederreiter scores with a sloppy right hand. Dead should have avoided that one.
Dead misses with a hook.
Dead takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niederreiter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dead throws a lazy right hand but Niederreiter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niederreiter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dead throws a right and a left that Niederreiter avoids nicely.
Dead shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Niederreiter lands with an overhand left.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niederreiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dead in his tracks.
Dead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niederreiter. Niederreiter obviously looking to wear him down.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niederreiter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niederreiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick which misses Dead's front leg but catches the back leg as Dead tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Dead is predictable there
and Niederreiter counters with a thumping low kick.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Niederreiter's shoulder, as Niederreiter tries to avoid the shot.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Niederreiter finds it's way round the side to connect with Dead's head.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
Niederreiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter moves out of range of the leg kick from Dead.
Niederreiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot that snaps Dead's head back.
Niederreiter looks to land a body kick but Dead moved away.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Niederreiter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dead.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Niederreiter slams his shin into Dead's torso.#T4#
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Dead jabs Niederreiter right on the nose. Niederreiter blinks but takes it well.
Niederreiter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niederreiter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Niederreiter lands.
Niederreiter works the jab nicely.
A jab lands there for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Dead.
Niederreiter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dead takes a step back to recover.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Dead connects with a jab.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Niederreiter.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Niederreiter moved out of range.
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dead will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dead tests Niederreiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Niederreiter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dead takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Niederreiter slams his shin into Dead's torso.
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Niederreiter.
Dead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dead misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter 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.
Niederreiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Niederreiter throws a good cross that connects.
Niederreiter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niederreiter scores with a nice right hand.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick that knocks Dead off balance momentarily.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down.
Niederreiter is looking to slow Dead down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.#T1#
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down.
Dead misses with an uppercut
and Niederreiter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dead misses with an uppercut
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Niederreiter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niederreiter thumps Dead with a low kick.
Dead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dead might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Niederreiter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niederreiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dead.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niederreiter.
Dead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niederreiter.
Dead tries to bum rush Niederreiter with a series of wild strikes but Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niederreiter blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter connects with a body shot that sends Dead's belly button to the back.
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niederreiter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Dead misses.
Dead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Niederreiter is just out of range.
Niederreiter scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Niederreiter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Niederreiter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Niederreiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dead. That did some damage!
Dead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niederreiter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Niederreiter is just out of range.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Dead looks to throw the jab but Niederreiter is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niederreiter.
Dead throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Niederreiter lands a glancing blow to the side of Dead's head.
Dead has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niederreiter sizes up Dead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some bone on bone action there as Niederreiter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down.
Dead misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick that knocks Dead off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Niederreiter.
Dead's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A punch lands to the side of Dead 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niederreiter lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Niederreiter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dead takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Niederreiter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niederreiter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dead.
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!
Niederreiter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dead momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
Donk. Niederreiter catches Dead right on the button with a cross.
Dead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niederreiter counters with a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Dead.
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niederreiter lands with a nice body kick. #T4#
Dead throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dead.
Niederreiter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niederreiters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking body shot.
Dead sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niederreiter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Niederreiter slips a jab from Dead.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Dead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dead connects with the punch.
Dead throws a lazy head kick
and Niederreiter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Niederreiter throws a front kick that sends Dead stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Niederreiter!
Crunch! Niederreiter slams his shin into Dead's torso.
A head kick by Dead misses
and Niederreiter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dead takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Niederreiter moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niederreiter avoids the head kick by Dead.
Niederreiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niederreiter slips a jab from Dead.
Niederreiter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a nice body kick.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead misses with a looping left.
Dead throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niederreiter.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dead tries to land a front kick but Niederreiter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niederreiter lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niederreiter thuds his shin into the meat of Dead's side.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dead.
Niederreiter blocks a jab.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Niederreiter thows a body kick. Dead tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Niederreiter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
Dead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dead takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dead takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Niederreiter counters with a thumping low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Niederreiter - that will leave a mark!
Dead throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.
Niederreiter feints a counter leg kick.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Niederreiter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niederreiter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Dead. That snapped Niederreiter's head back.
Niederreiter cracks Dead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Dead misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Dead down.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dead's head backwards.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter lands a nice looking body kick.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead is looking to chop away at Niederreiter's legs.
Niederreiter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niederreiter thuds a left hand into Dead's body.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niederreiter slips a jab from Dead.
Niederreiter cracks Dead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dead misses with a looping right.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Niederreiter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dead throws a head kick but Niederreiter moves out of range.
It seemed like Niederreiter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Niederreiter pushes Dead away with a front kick.
Dead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niederreiter dips to his left and cracks Dead with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. Dead shrugs it off though.
Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Dead misses
and Niederreiter counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Dead takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niederreiter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dead sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Niederreiter to score with a decent uppercut.
Dead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niederreiter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dead throws a series of punches but Niederreiter avoids them all with ease.
Niederreiter scores with a head kick.
#T4#
Niederreiter connects with a body shot that sends Dead's belly button to the back.
Niederreiter lands with a nice body kick.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niederreiter, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Niederreiter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dead takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dead swings for the body but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Niederreiter punishes Dead's body with a nice straight punch.
Niederreiter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niederreiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dead misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dead steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niederreiter. That one must have hurt.
Niederreiter connects with a nice looking jab.
Niederreiter with a jab.
Dead throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Niederreiter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niederreiter 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
Better Dead was interviewed post fight and said 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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