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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alhassan Kwadwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alhassan Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwadwo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix staying out of range there.
Nix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nix misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Nix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwadwo throws a body punch but Nix moves out of range.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix misses with a takedown attempt
and Kwadwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwadwo misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot.
Kwadwo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kwadwo misses the body punch
and Nix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwadwo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwadwo misses with a hook to the body
so Nix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kwadwo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nix works over Kwadwo with some ground and pound from guard.
Nix thows a big elbow that misses.
Nix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kwadwo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nix.
Kwadwo is trying to control the position but Nix postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nix with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kwadwo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kwadwo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kwadwo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nix is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nix tries to bum rush Kwadwo with a series of wild strikes but Kwadwo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwadwo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kwadwo wants to control from the top but Nix keeps moving.
Nix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kwadwo is one step ahead there.
Nix can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kwadwo controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kwadwo is fighting to break Nix's control of his arms but Nix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kwadwo.
Nix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nix has Kwadwo pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kwadwo wants to pass the guard but Nix is keeping the position.
Kwadwo preventing the sweep.
Kwadwo trying to control but Nix is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nix throws a body punch but Kwadwo moves out of range.
Kwadwo moves away from the strike by Nix.
Kwadwo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwadwo is trying to get back to full guard.
Nix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kwadwo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kwadwo misses with a head kick.
Nix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwadwo.
Nix avoids the body shot from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kwadwo throws a body punch but Nix moves out of range.
Alhassan Kwadwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwadwo is looking to slow Nix down with leg kicks.
Kwadwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nix moves away.
Kwadwo tries to clinch there but Nix circles away.
Kwadwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nix misses the body punch
and Kwadwo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nix won't be happy with that.
Kwadwo looking to control but instead Nix has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kwadwo is stalling here. Nix is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kwadwo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nix has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwadwo is looking for a sweep.
Kwadwo parries the strikes from Nix easily there. Nix is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kwadwo to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwadwo is trying to control Nix's posture but Nix avoids it.
Kwadwo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kwadwo is trying to work for a sweep but Nix has mounted him!
Kwadwo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nix landing shots from mount.
Nix has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kwadwo's face.
Kwadwo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a big elbow - Kwadwo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kwadwo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimmy Nix!
Jimmy Nix retains his light heavyweight title!
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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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