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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jericho's choice of entrance music: LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It. The key to victory for Jin Nichols has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jin Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nichols looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nichols takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nichols is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nichols knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jericho on the ground.
Jericho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jericho is looking to take a break and control but Nichols is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nichols takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jericho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Nichols's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jericho is trying to get an arm triangle but Nichols is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho is putting a hurting on Nichols here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols is trying to control Jericho's posture but Jericho avoids it.
Nichols is trying to get back to half guard.
Nichols is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jericho is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jericho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jericho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nichols looks a forlorn figure.
Nichols keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jericho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nichols keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount and Nichols is in trouble!
Jericho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jericho lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho avoids the attempt from Nichols to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nichols tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nichols is working hard here to advance position.
Jericho with a couple of short strikes.
Nichols taking shots to the head.
Nichols is looking to improve his position but Jericho isn't that keen on the idea.
Nichols takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jericho raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nichols can't escape the position.
Jericho with good strikes from the mount here!
Jericho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jericho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nichols can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jericho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jericho with good strikes from the mount here!
Nichols is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nichols hang on?
Oh Nichols is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jericho lands a big shot there that rocks Nichols but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nichols taking shots to the head.
Jericho connects with a bit shot that sees Nichols covering up! More strikes from Jericho and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jericho is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Jericho!
Rey Jericho decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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