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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Marcel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by city of angels. Jesse Marcel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolo Halike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Marcel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marcel 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.
Marcel throws a front kick that sends Halike stumbling back into the cage.
Marcel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halike throws a wild body kick that Marcel sees coming a mile off.
Halike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halike lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halike throws a body punch but Marcel moves out of range.
Marcel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halike throws a hook but Marcel blocks it.
Halike tries to land a body kick
and Marcel counters with a nice leg kick.
Halike throws a head kick that misses.
Halike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halike tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marcel counters with a good, hard body kick but Halike shrugs it off.
Marcel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halike throws a shot from downtown. Marcel moves away and avoids it.
Marcel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halike is out of range.
Halike misses with a body shot.
Halike moves out of range of the body kick from Marcel.
Halike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marcel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marcel trying to control the position but instead, Halike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marcel into the cage.
The referee calls for Halike to work.
Marcel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcel.
Marcel pulls guard.
Marcel looking for a guillotine here but Halike defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marcel looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcel, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcel working for submissions but it's allowed Halike to get to half guard.
Halike is thwarting Marcel's attempts to control the position.
Marcel wants to get back to full guard but Halike has passed into side control.
Marcel regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halike pulls his head out easily.
Marcel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halike is taking a breather. Marcel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Marcel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marcel misses with a body kick.
Marcel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halike throws a leg kick
and Marcel counters with a nice body kick.
Marcel misses with a takedown attempt - Halike sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Halike thuds a left hand into Marcel's body.
Halike wants to clinch.
Halike pushes Marcel up against the cage in a clinch.
Marcel tries to land knees in the clinch but Halike avoids the damage to the body.
Halike content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halike is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Halike blocks an uppercut.
Marcel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halike has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Halike.
Halike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halike managing to block the knees to the body from Marcel.
Marcel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halike scores with a shot to the side of Marcel's head.
Marcel lands a body punch.
Marcel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halike is defending well for now.
Halike taking a breather.
Marcel has a couple of punches blocked by Halike.
Marcel crunches a lovely knee into Halike's ribcage.
Halike scores with a shot to the side of Marcel's head.
Marcel misses with a knee strike.
Halike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halike counters with a nice body kick.
Marcel is breathing heavily.
Halike scores with a jab to the head.
Halike dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcel. That did some damage!
Marcel blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halike. Marcel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halike was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcel.
Marcel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Halike.
Halike thows a body kick. Marcel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halike has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halike looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Marcel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halike throws a leg kick
and Marcel counters with a head kick.
Halike connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcel's hands.
Halike lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Halike.
Marcel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halike is out of range and Marcel settles back down.
Marcel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike lands with a nice combination. Marcel backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jesse Marcel has been cut.
Halike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halike thows a body kick. Marcel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halike misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halike, right into the meat.
Halike throws a leg kick
and Marcel counters with a head kick.
Halike scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcel in his tracks.
Halike bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halike wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halike tries to land a leg kick but Marcel saw it coming and moves away.
Nikolo Halike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halike tries to clinch but Marcel moves out of range.
Halike paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halike throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halike connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Halike finds it's way through Marcel's defenses.
Halike swinging wildly here.
Marcel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halike tries a low kick but Marcel avoids it.
Marcel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marcel drops his hands momentarily and Halike takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nikolo Halike is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcel tries to score with a low kick but Halike moves his leg out of the way.
Marcel tries to land a front kick but Halike steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marcel walks into a straight right hand from Halike.
Marcel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Marcel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Halike throws a leg kick which misses Marcel's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcel tries to avoid it.
Halike lands with a hook. Marcel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marcel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halike looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halike is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halike throws a head kick but Marcel moves out of range.
Halike moves into range and clinches up with Marcel.
Marcel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcel lands a left hand.
Halike leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marcel.
Marcel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halike trying to stall but Marcel improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marcel.
Marcel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halike blocks it with crossed arms.
Halike slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Halike.
Marcel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halike takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halike.
Halike is looking to control Marcel's arms but Marcel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halike has his back to the cage.
Marcel pushes off an throws an elbow but Halike leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halike tries for a takedown but Marcel manages to get underhooks.
Halike lands a body punch.
Marcel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halike blocks it with crossed arms.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but Marcel blocks with his arms.
Halike scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcel presses Halike against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marcel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halike avoids it.
Marcel lands a knee to the body.
Marcel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halike tries to circle away but Marcel has him pinned against the cage.
Marcel scores with a knee to the head.
Marcel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halike blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marcel obliges.
Marcel trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel scores with a knee to the head.
Halike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Halike throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Halike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcel lands a nice elbow.
Halike dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marcel throws an elbow but it misses.
Halike avoiding damage as Marcel throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halike is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Halike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marcel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halike blocks an elbow strike.
Marcel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Halike throws an elbow but misses.
Halike creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marcel lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcel blocks an elbow strike from Halike.
Halike drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolo Halike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcel trying to land knees to the body.
Marcel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Halike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcel lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcel tries to land knees in the clinch but Halike avoids the damage to the body.
Halike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halike's efforts to push away.
Halike working hard to break the clinch.
Marcel crunches a lovely knee into Halike's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Halike.
Marcel connects with a knee to the head.
Halike blocks an elbow strike from Marcel.
Halike misses with the head strike.
Halike tightens his grip and picks Marcel up, before dumping him to the ground. Marcel manages to land in guard.
Marcel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halike has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halike is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcel wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Marcel.
I think Marcel 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesse Marcel!
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hype
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