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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vike Nickolson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickolson moves into the clinch.
Nickolson scores with a shot to the side of Mac's head.
Mac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nickolson looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.
Nickolson missing with knees to the body.
Nickolson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mac missing with knees to the body.
Nickolson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickolson is keeping busy.
Nickolson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nickolson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nickolson manages to end up in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mac can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mac tries to bench press Nickolson off him but Nickolson keeps the position.
Mac looking for a sweep but Nickolson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson avoids the attempt from Mac to control.
Nickolson controlling the position easily from mount.
Nickolson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nickolson prevents Mac from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nickolson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mac wants to control but Nickolson is having none of it.
Nickolson controlling the position easily from mount.
Mac tries to hold on but Nickolson postures up.
Nickolson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to lock up and control but Nickolson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mac is trying to stand.
Nickolson controlling from the full mount.
Mac tries to lock up and control but Nickolson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nickolson controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Further stalling from Nickolson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mac wants to hold on but Nickolson pushes him away.
Mac is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nickolson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mac tries to hold on but Nickolson postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickolson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vike Nickolson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nickolson misses with a straight left.
Mac now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nickolson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mac counter with a right hand.
Nickolson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
Nickolson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mac drops his hands momentarily and Nickolson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nickolson lands a jab.
Nickolson throws the left hand but Mac avoids the punch easily.
Nickolson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nickolson feinted with a counter takedown.
Nickolson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mac throws a series of punches but Nickolson moves out of range.
Nickolson dips to his left and cracks Mac with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickolson misses with a looping left.
Mac tries to bum rush Nickolson with a series of wild strikes but Nickolson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickolson misses with a hook. Mac ducked under it nicely.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickolson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mac misses with a few strikes there.
Nickolson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nickolson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mac lands a nice shot to the body.
Mac tries to keep at a distance but Nickolson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nickolson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mac won't allow it.
Nickolson throws an elbow but it misses.
Mac tries to break free but Nickolson pushes him back against the cage.
Mac gets underhooks to prevent Nickolson's takedown attempt.
A short left from Nickolson.
Mac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac avoiding damage as Nickolson throws knees to the body.
Nickolson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson is trying to drag Mac to the mat but Mac just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nickolson jumps guard but Mac stands there with Nickolson around his waist. Nickolson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vike Nickolson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nickolson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Mac back against the cage.
Nickolson is trying to push Mac away but Mac has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nickolson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mac tries to break free but Nickolson pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Nickolson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mac manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickolson.
Nickolson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mac looks to land a body kick but Nickolson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nickolson misses with a hook. Mac ducked under it nicely.
Mac throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Mac.
Nickolson misses with a looping right.
Mac blocks a jab.
Mac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickolson throws out the jab.
Mac takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mac ducks right into an uppercut from Nickolson.
Mac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nickolson momentarily.
Nickolson swings widly with a right hand
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Mac lands a lovely overhand right.
Nickolson throws a right hand that misses
and Mac counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickolson looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nickolson's efforts to push away.
Nickolson tries to pull guard but Mac holds him up against the cage and eventually Nickolson drops back down to his feet.
Mac tries to break the clinch but Nickolson is controlling the position.
Mac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickolson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickolson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mac is trying to maintain a safe position but Nickolson gets an underhook and turns Mac into the cage.
Nickolson gets through Mac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nickolson tries to break free but Mac pushes him back against the cage.
Nickolson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mac smiles and moves away.
Nickolson throws a series of punches but Mac avoids them all with ease.
Mac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vike Nickolson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nickolson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Nickolson.
Nickolson lands a slapping body shot.
Nickolson works the jab nicely.
Vike Nickolson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickolson throws a shot from downtown. Mac moves away and avoids it.
Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickolson throws a jab when Mac was well out of range.
Nickolson missing with a left hand there. Mac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickolson throws a lazy right hand but Mac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickolson misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac! But no joy.
Mac throws a right hand that Nickolson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nickolson also avoids with ease.
Mac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nickolson misses with a looping left.
Mac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nickolson throws a hook but Mac blocks it.
Mac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickolson with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mac throws the kick towards the body but Nickolson avoids it.
Nickolson lands an overhand right.
Nickolson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickolson closes the distance and clinches.
Mac working hard to break the clinch.
Mac tries to stall but Nickolson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Nickolson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac counters with a right hand to the body.
Mac slips a jab from Nickolson.
Mac takes one to the side of the head.
Mac throws a body punch but Nickolson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickolson misses the target.
It seemed like Mac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nickolson misses with a left hand
and Nickolson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac moves out of range as Nickolson strikes.
Nice defenses there by Mac.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickolson lands an overhand right.
Mac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickolson.
Nickolson swings widly with a right hand
and Mac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nickolson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickolson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac moves away.
Nickolson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Mac walks into a left hand.
Nickolson connects with a right hand. Mac shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mac.
Nickolson throws a looping overhand right but Mac ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mac works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickolson lands with a nice combination. Mac backs away looking to recover.
Vike Nickolson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Nickolson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickolson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mac.
Mac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Nickolson.
Mac scores with a decent looking hook.
Mac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac takes one to the side of the head.
Nickolson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac. Nickolson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vike Nickolson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickolson misses with an uppercut
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickolson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickolson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Nickolson.
A slow jab from Nickolson misses its intended target.
Nickolson looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Mac connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nickolson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickolson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mac slips a jab from Nickolson.
Mac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Greg Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickolson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vike Nickolson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickolson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vike Nickolson!
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hype
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pop
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