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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 2001 p4p, 2593 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 224 p4p, 289 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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11 - 10 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Nickels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nickels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Lima.
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nickels.
It looks like Jimmy Nickels has been cut.
Nickels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Lima connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Lima.
A big right from Lima misses.
Lima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nickels.
Lima avoids a kick to the body.
Nickels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Nickels 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.
Lima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickels.
Nickels throws a shot from downtown. Lima moves away and avoids it.
Lima was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nickels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lima.
Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nickels's head.
Lima drops Nickels with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nickels looks back up at him and smiles so Lima waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nickels is rocked!
Nickels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Nickels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima stuns Nickels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nickels seems to have got his legs back now.
Nickels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima throws a hook to the side of Nickels's head but Nickels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima avoids the body shot from Nickels.
Nickels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lima.
Nickels blocks a head kick by Lima.
Nickels throws a lazy right hand but Lima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickels.
Lima looks to throw the jab but Nickels is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nickels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lima jabs at Nickels's body.
Nickels tries a head kick but it misses.
Nickels drives through and clinches with Lima against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Nickels has him pressed against the cage.
Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Malaki Lima has been cut.
Nickels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nickels throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that Nickels has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nickels lands an elbow inside that Lima shrugs off.
Nickels pushes off an throws an elbow but Lima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lima blocks an elbow strike.
Nickels lands an elbow inside.
Lima breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickels misses with a few strikes there.
Nickels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lima checks it well.
Nickels lands with a cross.
Lima tries a head kick but it misses.
Lima drops his hands momentarily and Nickels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lima misses with a head kick.
Lima throws a nice looking combination but Nickels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Lima backs away, Nickels returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lima throws a shot to the body.
Nickels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Nickels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lima. Lima obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaki Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickels cracks Lima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nickels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickels blocks a head kick by Lima.
Nickels stalks Lima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lima's face. Lima staggers backwards, shaken.
Nickels throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels fails with the takedown.
Lima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickels.
Nickels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Nickels connects with a leg kick.
Nickels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Nickels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickels tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickels scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nickels tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nickels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nickels looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Nickels fails with the takedown
and Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nickels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lima throws a right hand that Nickels ducks under and follows up with a left that Nickels also avoids with ease.
Nickels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lima, pushing him back against the cage.
Lima manages to break the clinch.
Nickels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nickels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lima throws out the jab.
Jimmy Nickels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Nickels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima misses with a straight right.
Nickels appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nickels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nickels tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels clinches with his opponent.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Nickels is controlling him.
Nickels misses with an elbow over the top.
Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lima.
An attempted straight right counter from Nickels misses the target.
Lima misses with a straight left.
Lima moves out of range as Nickels throws a body kick.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickels manages to avoid it.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lima connects with an inside leg kick.
Malaki Lima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lima takes one to the side of the head.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lima with a jab.
Nickels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nickels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lima.
Nickels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nickels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Lima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lima misses with a right hand
and Nickels counters with a one-two to the body.
Lima misses with a hook. Nickels ducked under it nicely.
Nickels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels slips under a jab from Lima.
Lima lands with an overhand left.
Nickels throws a lazy head kick
and Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nickels - that will leave a mark!
Nickels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lima.
Lima misses with a looping right.
Nickels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danga de danga de dang - Nickels scores with a four punch combination!
That has opened up Malaki Lima's cut even more.
Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Nickels moves out of range easily.
Nickels blocks a head kick by Lima.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nickels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lima.
Lima misses with a hook
and Nickels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nickels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels drops Lima with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lima! Nickels dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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