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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality - Living Colour. This should be fireworks!
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198 cm
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216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Alexander! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Nicks! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nicks is looking to chop away at Alexander's legs. Nicks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexander. Alexander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nicks in his tracks. Alexander thows a body shot but no joy. Nicks misses with a left hand and Alexander counters with a series of strikes. Nicks will be more careful next time no doubt. Nicks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexander. That did some damage! Nicks looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely. Jab by Alexander. Nicks throws an overhand right that lands on Alexander's shoulder, as Alexander tries to avoid the shot. Nicks throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Nicks does a little dance to reset his feet. Alexander misses with a two punch combination.
Nicks throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander. Left hook, right uppercut from Nicks. Nicks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alexander's calf. Nicks connects with a leg kick. Alexander looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nicks misses with a kick to the body and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nicks misses with a wild combination.
Nicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Nicks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nicks slips under a jab. Alexander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nicks misses with a right hand and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand! Alexander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicks can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nicks throws a leg kick and Nicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Alexander walks into a jab. Alexander ducks right into an uppercut from Nicks. Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexander will feel that in the morning. Nicks feints and then cracks Alexander's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexander down. Nicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander. Nicks slips under a jab from Alexander.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nicks throws a leg kick that misses. Alexander throws out a loose jab but Nicks uses good head movement to avoid it. Nicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicks scores with a jab. Alexander acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Alexander misses with a wild combination.
Nicks cracks Alexander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Alexander looks to land a left hand but Nicks moved out of range nicely. Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alexander lands a nice hook to Nicks's body. Nicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Nicks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexander's hands. Nicks slips under a jab from Alexander. Nicks thuds a left hand into Alexander's body. Alexander takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nicks misses with a low kick. Nicks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alexander's head. A big left from Alexander misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alexander looks to land a left hand but Nicks moved out of range nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nicks is looking to score with low kicks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Nicks dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Nicks misses the target. A head kick misses from Nicks. Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Nicks's shoulder, as Nicks tries to avoid the shot. Alexander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicks. Nicks avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Nicks avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicks. Nicks scores with a body shot.
Alexander blocks a head kick by Nicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nicks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander. Alexander checks the leg kick. A combination from Nicks does no damage. Nicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander. Mario Nicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice leg kick lands there from Nicks. Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander. Nicks misses with a wild body shot. Nicks lands with a right hand. Nicks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nicks throws a nice outside leg kick. Alexander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nicks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicks. Alexander tries to clinch but Nicks moves out of range. Nicks's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Nicks lands a really nice looking cross but Alexander seems unphased.
Mario Nicks seems to be getting the better of the standup. Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss! A head kick from Nicks lands but Alexander takes it in his stride. Good standup being displayed there by Alexander as he connects with a hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alexander misses the shot to the body. Alexander thuds his right hand into Nicks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicks, right into the meat.
Nicks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexander's sensitive parts. Alexander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Nicks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicks. Nicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander. Nicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A jab from Nicks misses. Nicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nicks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nicks. Alexander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Nicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nicks throws a leg kick that is checked and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nicks ducks under a wild hook from Alexander. Nicks connects with a body shot. Nicks throws a leg kick that misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Nicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nicks connects with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Nicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nicks misses the body punch and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand. Nicks throws out a powerful jab. Nicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Alexander checks a low kick from Nicks. Alexander misses with a right hand and Nicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Alexander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A low kick from Nicks is predictable there and Alexander counters with a left to the body. Alexander throws a big shot that misses. Good exchange - Nicks coming out on top. Nicks lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alexander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nicks lands a jab to the nose. No joy there for Nicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander connects with the punch. Nicks cracks the inside of Alexander's front leg. Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Nicks's shoulder, as Nicks tries to avoid the shot. Nicks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alexander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Nice defenses there by Nicks. A nice inside leg kick there by Nicks. That's going to slow Alexander down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nicks ducks under a wild hook from Alexander. Nicks throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely. Nicks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicks throws a leg kick and Alexander counters with a two punch combo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A low kick from Nicks is predictable there and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nicks thows a body shot but no joy. Nicks throws a leg kick but Alexander moved away. Alexander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A punch combination from Nicks misses. Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Nicks counters with a thumping low kick. Mario Nicks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range. Nicks throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nicks jabs Alexander right on the nose. Alexander blinks but takes it well. Nicks scores with a leg kick.
Nicks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Alexander fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Alexander misses with a shot to the body and Nicks counters with an outside leg kick.
Nicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Nicks's shoulder, as Nicks tries to avoid the shot. Alexander connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander misses with a hook
and Nicks counters with an inside leg kick. Nicks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Alexander lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Alexander misses the jab. Alexander throws an off balance right hand
and Nicks counters with a straight right hand. Nicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A low kick from Nicks is predictable there and Alexander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jacob Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nicks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight! Jacob Alexander showed his dominance in that final round. Well Nicks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Nicks!
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