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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Flare's choice of entrance music: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
26 - 20 - 1 |
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180 lbs
29 - 20 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nitschke. Flare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flare fails with the takedown.
Nitschke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nitschke slaps away a takedown attempt from Flare, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flare has his takedown stuffed
and Nitschke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flare won't be happy with that.
Damian Nitschke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Flare.
Nitschke is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke working away.
Nitschke scores with punches from side control.
Nitschke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nitschke landing strikes.
Flare taking a bit of punishment here - Nitschke scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke lands some shots froms side control.
The strikes coming from Nitschke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flare takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Flare is rocked!
Nitschke tries to advance to mount but Flare denies him.
Nitschke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flare on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flare is still in real trouble! Can Nitschke finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke throws a strike aimed at the side of Flare's head but Flare avoids it well.
Flare seems to have recovered his senses.
Nitschke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nitschke working the ground and pound.
Nitschke lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Flare! Nitschke senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Flare out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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