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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jochem Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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166 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jochem Vermeer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vike Nickolson! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A left lands for Nickolson. Vermeer misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Vermeer. Vermeer throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickolson. Nickolson throws out a loose jab but Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid it. Nickolson misses with a left hand and Vermeer counters with a lovely straight right hand! Vermeer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickolson.
Nickolson looks to land a left hand but Vermeer moved out of range nicely. Nickolson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeer. Nickolson throws the left hand but Vermeer avoids the punch easily. Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Vermeer is looking to counter punch. Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickolson. Nickolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeer is just out of range. Vermeer lands a really nice looking cross but Nickolson seems unphased.
Vermeer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vike Nickolson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nickolson misses with an uppercut. Vermeer throwing a counter right hand but Nickolson manages to avoid it. Vermeer misses with a hook
and Nickolson counters with a shoot takedown. Vermeer fights it but they end up in guard. Nickolson wants to stand but Vermeer has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Vermeer striking off his back but it's not causing Nickolson any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nickolson gets to his feet - Vermeer follows without any prompting. Nickolson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nickolson throws a hook but Vermeer blocks it. Nice shot lands for Vermeer. Nickolson throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeer counters with a straight right hand. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nickolson. Vermeer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickolson to score with a decent uppercut. Vermeer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickolson throws out the jab. Nickolson misses with a hook. Vermeer ducked under it nicely. Vermeer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Vermeer tries to move into range but Nickolson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. 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! Vermeer scores with a nice head shot. Nickolson takes one on the button. Vermeer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Vermeer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vermeer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickolson throws out the jab. Vermeer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Vermeer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Nickolson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vermeer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Nickolson throws a jab when Vermeer was well out of range. Vermeer lunges at Nickolson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickolson's hand. Vermeer digs a good hook to Nickolson's body.
Vermeer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. The fighters circling - Nickolson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nickolson thows a left - swing and a miss! Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer's corner calls for a 1-2. Vermeer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Vermeer throws a series of punches but Nickolson avoids them all with ease. Nickolson misses with a straight left. Nickolson tries to move into range but Vermeer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Vermeer lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickolson misses the target. Vermeer connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nickolson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vermeer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Vermeer misses with a few strikes there.
Vermeer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Vermeer slips under a jab. Vermeer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickolson's head. Nickolson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vermeer counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Nickolson misses with a straight left. A counter left hand to the body from Vermeer misses its target. Nickolson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice shot by Vermeer. Nickolson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nickolson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vermeer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickolson scrambles back to his feet. Vermeer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range. Nickolson throws out a loose jab but Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nickolson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jab from Vermeer. Vermeer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vermeer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice shot by Vermeer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nickolson misses with a straight left. Vermeer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vermeer moves out of range as Nickolson strikes. Vermeer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nickolson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nickolson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nickolson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vermeer scores with a decent looking hook.
Nickolson is rocked! Vermeer with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nickolson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeer finish him? Nickolson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Nickolson seems to have recovered his senses. Nickolson staying out of range there. Nickolson misses with a jab to the body
and Vermeer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nickolson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nickolson takes one to the chin there. A jab from Nickolson misses. A quick step to the side and Vermeer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Vermeer moves away from the strike by Nickolson. Nickolson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vermeer. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jochem Vermeer dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vermeer works Nickolson's body with a nice hook. Vermeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Nickolson drives through and clinches with Vermeer against the cage.
Nickolson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nickolson working aggressively here.
Nickolson lands with a short shot to the head. A frustrated look appears on Vermeer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nickolson tries a knee to the head but Vermeer blocks it.
Vermeer lands an uppercut. Nickolson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nickolson prevents a body shot from Vermeer. Nickolson manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nickolson looks to throw the jab but Vermeer is out of range. A jab from Nickolson misses. Vermeer jabs at Nickolson's body. Nickolson misses with a straight right. Vermeer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickolson. Nickolson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nickolson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nickolson wants to clinch. Vermeer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nice cross by Nickolson. Vermeer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Nickolson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nickolson there as he acknowledges the shot. Nickolson slips under a jab. Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Vermeer digs a good body shot into Nickolson's ribs. Nickolson jabs at Vermeer's body. Nickolson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vermeer's hands. Nickolson throws a sloppy body shot
and Vermeer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vermeer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickolson at a distance.
Nickolson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big left from Nickolson misses. Vermeer lands with a good body shot. Nickolson misses the shot to the body. It looked like Vermeer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The crowd cheers as Vermeer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickolson doesn't seem phased though. Vermeer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nickolson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vermeer's head. A swing and a miss from Nickolson. Vermeer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickolson throws out the jab. 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.
Nickolson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vermeer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jochem Vermeer is winning the standup battle so far. Nickolson throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeer counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Nickolson is breathing heavily. Vermeer scores with a nice strike. Nickolson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. A left lands for Vermeer. Nickolson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeer counters with a straight right hand. Vermeer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nickolson! Vermeer dives in looking to finish! Nickolson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jochem Vermeer! A less than humble Jochem Vermeer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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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
90% |
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