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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Dunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Niederreiter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Dunas moves into the clinch.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter taking a breather.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Dunas moves into range and clinches up with Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a head punch that misses.
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.
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?
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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