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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nicleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Nicleson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicleson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Nicleson counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Nicleson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nicleson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nicleson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nicleson looking to pass the guard.
Nicleson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Nicleson.
Nicleson darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicleson avoids the damage to the body.
Nicleson has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Nicleson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nicleson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nicleson controls the pace.
Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Nicleson defends easily.
Nicleson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls Nicleson momentarily but Nicleson frees himself.
Nicleson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nicleson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nicleson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nicleson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Nicleson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nicleson scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Nicleson stands up from Anderson's guard - Nicleson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nicleson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nicleson clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Nicleson is controlling him.
Anderson jumps guard but Nicleson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicleson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Nicleson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nicleson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nicleson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicleson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Nicleson persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Nicleson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nicleson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nicleson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nicleson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nicleson drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Nicleson tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nicleson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nicleson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nicleson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nicleson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nicleson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nicleson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicleson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Nicleson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Nicleson is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicleson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nicleson keeping control of the position.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Nicleson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nicleson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Nicleson is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nicleson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Nicleson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nicleson postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicleson stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nicleson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicleson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Nicleson.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nicleson.
Nicleson taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nicleson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicleson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Nicleson pushes him off.
Nicleson has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nicleson pulls guard successfully.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Nicleson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nicleson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicleson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because James Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Nicleson which made him look bad.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Nicleson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nicleson.
Nicleson manages to pull guard.
Nicleson keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Jack Nicleson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nicleson pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Nicleson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicleson gets a double leg takedown into Anderson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicleson trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Nicleson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nicleson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Nicleson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nicleson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nicleson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nicleson wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Nicleson postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicleson preventing the sweep.
Nicleson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nicleson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicleson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicleson prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
James Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Nicleson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jack Nicleson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nicleson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Nicleson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nicleson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Nicleson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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