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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jochem Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jochem Vermeer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jochem Vermeer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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154 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jochem Vermeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer lands a nice hook to Nickolson's body. Nickolson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vermeer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vermeer misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Nickolson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vermeer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vermeer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickolson at a distance.
Vermeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickolson. Vermeer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeer connects with a jab.
Vermeer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeer. Nickolson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickolson wants to counter the offense by Vermeer and move into the clinch position.
Nickolson throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeer counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeer scores with a nice head shot.
Nickolson shoots in looking for a takedown but Vermeer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nickolson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nickolson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vermeer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeer lands with a good body shot.
Vermeer jabs Nickolson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickolson takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeer tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickolson breaks the clinch.
Nickolson shoots in looking for a takedown but Vermeer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nickolson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nickolson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nickolson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
Vermeer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vermeer stuffs the takedown attempt from Nickolson. Nickolson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jochem Vermeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vike Nickolson.
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!
Vermeer scores with a nice head shot.
Vermeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickolson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nickolson takes one to the side of the head.
Vermeer with a hook.
Nickolson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickolson tries to clinch up
and Vermeer counters with a left to the body.
Nickolson ducks right into an uppercut from Vermeer.
Vermeer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nickolson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nickolson wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeer misses the target.
Jochem Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Vermeer.
Vermeer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickolson's head.
Vermeer scores with the left hand. Nickolson knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermeer lands with a good body shot.
Vermeer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nickolson clinches up against the cage.
Vermeer lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeer leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer throws a good cross that connects.
Nickolson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vermeer but Vermeer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vermeer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Nickolson.
Nickolson moves forwards but Vermeer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nickolson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nickolson clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jochem Vermeer dominated that round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vermeer scores with a shot to the body.
Nickolson fails to land the takedown.
Nickolson wants to clinch
and Vermeer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nickolson thinking.
Decent striking displayed by Vermeer there.
Jochem Vermeer is winning the standup battle so far.
Vermeer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
Nickolson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vermeer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vermeer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
Nickolson instigates a clinch.
Nickolson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickolson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickolson rushes Vermeer and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickolson controls his hands.
Nickolson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vermeer is defending well for now.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Nickolson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nickolson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vermeer is keeping busy.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vermeer avoids a wild elbow strike from Nickolson.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the cage.
Nickolson tries to pull guard but Vermeer won't allow it.
Nickolson is trying to pull guard but Vermeer has him pressed against the cage.
Jochem Vermeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vike Nickolson.
Vermeer tries to circle away but Nickolson has him pinned against the cage.
Nickolson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeer lands a shoulder strike.
Nickolson has Vermeer pressed against the cage, preventing Vermeer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vermeer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeer tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vermeer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nickolson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vermeer avoids the damage to the body.
Nickolson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer working hard to break the clinch.
Vermeer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer pushes Nickolson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickolson tries to pull guard but Vermeer won't allow it.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeer fails to land.
Nickolson blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer has a couple of punches blocked by Nickolson.
Vermeer working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vermeer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeer.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vermeer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeer fails to land.
Vermeer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vermeer can't break the clinch.
Nickolson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vermeer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nickolson up against the cage.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickolson's elbow.
Vermeer working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Vermeer.
Vermeer can't find room to land a body shot as Nickolson controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickolson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jochem Vermeer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the cage.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
Nickolson lands a right hand.
Vermeer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vermeer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vermeer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickolson backwards.
Vermeer tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickolson prevents Vermeer from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jochem Vermeer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nickolson darts in and clinches Vermeer up against the cage.
Nickolson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vermeer is defending well.
Nickolson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickolson moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickolson.
Vermeer wants to break free but Nickolson has control.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the cage.
Vermeer misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer cracks Nickolson with a nice body shot.
Vermeer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nickolson has him pressed against the cage.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickolson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickolson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeer.
Nickolson tries to counter with a clinch but Vermeer shakes him off and moves away.
Vermeer lands a right hook to the body.
Nickolson has Vermeer up against the cage in a clinch.
Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickolson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nickolson prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Nickolson manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer scores with a body shot.
Vermeer throws out a powerful jab.
Nickolson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Vermeer finds it's way through Nickolson's defenses.
Jochem Vermeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickolson needs to keep his hands up - Vermeer had a free shot at his head there.
Nickolson pushes Vermeer up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickolson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vermeer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickolson can do to turn this around?
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vermeer tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer misses with a body punch.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickolson's elbow.
Vermeer is trying to push Nickolson away but Nickolson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vermeer has a couple of punches blocked by Nickolson.
Nickolson tries to pull guard but Vermeer won't allow it.
Nickolson avoiding damage.
Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vermeer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vike Nickolson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickolson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vermeer just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickolson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermeer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeer throws a shot from downtown. Nickolson moves away and avoids it.
Jochem Vermeer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nickolson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vermeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickolson tries to clinch but Vermeer moves away
and Vermeer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vermeer swings for the body but Nickolson moves out of range.
Vermeer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeer throwing a counter right hand but Nickolson manages to avoid it.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer digs a good body shot into Nickolson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vermeer scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickolson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nickolson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vermeer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vermeer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickolson backwards.
Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickolson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Vermeer does it's job there.
Vike Nickolson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickolson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermeer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickolson throws out a leg kick but Vermeer moves out of range and Nickolson only half commits.
Vermeer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jochem Vermeer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vermeer 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jochem Vermeer!
In his post fight interview, Jochem Vermeer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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