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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Nickells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaafar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickells comes into the arena with Kayne West - Stronger blaring out of the sound system. Forrest Nickells has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Nickells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaafar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nickells looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jackson gets to his feet - Nickells follows without any prompting.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nickells manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nickells is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickells will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nickells. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nickells regains guard.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Nickells's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaafar Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Nickells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nickells avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Nickells has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nickells to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson stands up and beckons Nickells to his feet.
Forrest Nickells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaafar Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nickells is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nickells is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nickells looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nickells swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickells with a poor takedown
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaafar Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaafar Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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