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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicoli Value (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicoli Value!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jacks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Value looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Russell Jacks has been cut.
Jacks dodges the punch combination from Value.
Jacks misses with a takedown attempt - Value sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jacks shoots in but no luck this time.
Value stuffs the takedown.
Nicoli Value has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Jacks.
Value tries to bum rush Jacks with a series of wild strikes but Jacks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Value misses with a two punch combination.
Jacks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Value lands a left and a right that send Jacks crashing to the mat, dazed. Value thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Value misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacks misses with a takedown
and Value counters with a crisp one two that drops Jacks! Value thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jacks to his feet! Jacks is in big trouble!
Jacks is rocked!
That has opened up Russell Jacks's cut even more.
Value throws a series of punches but Jacks avoids them all with ease.
Jacks is still on wobbly legs! Can Value finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Value. Those never looked like landing.
Jacks defending well as Value loads up on a big left hand.
Jacks seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacks shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Value as he jumps to the side.
Jacks shoots in for a takedown but Value shows good takedown defense.
Jacks looks gassed!
Jacks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Jacks or perhaps it was just good defense by Value which made him look bad.
Value will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Value fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacks shoots for a takedown but Value saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Value misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Value really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Value throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jacks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Value manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jacks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Value looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacks slips a nice elbow through Value's hands, connecting with Value's forehead.
Jacks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacks works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks landing strikes from the mount.
Jacks controlling the pace for now.
Jacks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jacks controlling his opponent.
Jacks lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Value's face.
Jacks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jacks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jacks looking to control but Value is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Value knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacks on the ground.
Jacks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jacks with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Value is squirming around, avoiding Jacks's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicoli Value dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Jacks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jacks dives in and scores a takedown into Value's guard.
Jacks wants to control from the top but Value keeps moving.
Value working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacks.
Value will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jacks stands up over Value, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Value wants to stand and escape but Jacks is having none of it.
Jacks trying to control the position from guard on top but Value is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Value kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jacks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Value's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Value is looking to stand back up but Jacks counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Value.
Jacks uses his free foot to push down on Value's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Value.
Russell Jacks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Value is looking to escape.
Jacks lands a big elbow.
Jacks trying to control but Value is having none of it.
Jacks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks tries to control but Value wriggling away.
Jacks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jacks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Value is looking to escape.
Value taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jacks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jacks wants to control the pace but Value is squirming around nicely.
Jacks landing strikes from the mount.
Jacks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jacks raining down shots from the mount!
Jacks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jacks landing strikes from the mount and Value is in trouble!
Jacks is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Value can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jacks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Value?
Jacks landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacks controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacks is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Jacks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Value avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacks shoots in looking for a takedown. Value tries to sprawl out of it but Jacks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Value manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacks drives through and clinches with Value against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Value avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicoli Value has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Jacks.
Jacks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Value gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Jacks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Russell Jacks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Value is looking to clinch.
Nicoli Value is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacks looking to score a takedown here. Value is defending well but Jacks drives through and ends up in Value's guard.
Jacks trying to control but Value is working from the bottom.
Jacks stops Value from standing up.
Value is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Value keeping full guard, as Jacks tries to pass.
Jacks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jacks trying to control but Value is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Value is keeping the position for now.
Jacks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Value can't keep his opponent in guard - Jacks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jacks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jacks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Value has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jacks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Value does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacks throwing shots but Value is blocking nicely.
Jacks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Value is trying to stand.
Jacks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jacks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jacks cracks Value with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jacks controlling the position easily from mount.
Value is squirming around, avoiding Jacks's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacks raining down shots from the mount!
Jacks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Value is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Value is looking to escape.
Jacks working the ground and pound effectively.
Jacks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jacks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Value is in a horrible position here. Jacks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jacks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks lands a big elbow.
Jacks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jacks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jacks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jacks breaks from Value's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jacks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacks controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Jacks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacks 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Jacks!
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energy
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hype
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