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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 6483 p4p, 3988 weight class) and Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 727 p4p, 519 weight class). Van Cleefe has chosen Classics - The Master (1984) TV series as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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17 - 14 - 0 |
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255
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Cleefe misses with a double jab.
Van Cleefe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Cleefe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nickels as he avoids it easily.
Nickels is looking to counter punch.
Van Cleefe throws a lazy right hand but Nickels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickels tries to clinch but Van Cleefe moves out of range.
Nickels is looking to clinch but Van Cleefe is avoiding it.
Nickels tries to clinch there but Van Cleefe circles away.
Nickels clinches up against the cage.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Cleefe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickels prevents the takedown attempt.
Nickels has a couple of punches blocked by Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nickels regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickels keeping moving, preventing Van Cleefe from controlling successfully.
Nickels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Van Cleefe trying to control but Nickels is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Van Cleefe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Van Cleefe chips away with some ground and pound.
Nickels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Van Cleefe chips away with some ground and pound.
Nickels trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nickels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Van Cleefe distracts Nickels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nickels wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Cleefe postures up and lands a big shot to Nickels's brow.
Van Cleefe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickels scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Nickels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Nickels trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nickels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Van Cleefe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe drops back looking for a leg! Nickels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nickels manages to kick Van Cleefe off! Van Cleefe jumps back into Nickels's guard.
Van Cleefe wants to control from the top but Nickels keeps moving.
Nickels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nickels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Van Cleefe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nickels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Cleefe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Cleefe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Cleefe tries for a takedown but Nickels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimmy Nickels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe throws a low kick but Nickels avoids it.
Van Cleefe misses with the combination.
Van Cleefe motions for Nickels to come forward. Van Cleefe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Cleefe tries to keep at a distance but Nickels has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nickels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Van Cleefe pushes off an throws an elbow but Nickels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Cleefe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickels lands with a short shot to the head.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Cleefe can't get the takedown.
Van Cleefe blocking some punches.
Van Cleefe is working for takedown but Nickels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Nickels blocks an elbow strike from Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Nickels.
Van Cleefe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nickels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Cleefe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nickels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Cleefe struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Cleefe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Cleefe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nickels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nickels tries to buck Van Cleefe off but Van Cleefe is having none of it.
Van Cleefe avoids the strikes from the bottom by Nickels.
Nickels sneaks back into half guard.
Van Cleefe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nickels defending well though.
Nickels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe moves nicely into side control.
Nickels gets back to half guard.
Nickels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nickels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Nickels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nickels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Cleefe misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Van Cleefe does no damage.
Van Cleefe throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickels instigates a clinch.
Nickels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Lee Van Cleefe has been cut.
Van Cleefe can't get the takedown.
Nickels pushes Van Cleefe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Cleefe.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Cleefe throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickels.
Jimmy Nickels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nickels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Cleefe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Cleefe tries to break free but Nickels pushes him back against the cage.
Van Cleefe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nickels lands with a light punch inside.
Nickels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nickels lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Cleefe has had enough of the clinch but Nickels keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Cleefe backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickels.
Nickels lands a shoulder strike.
Van Cleefe is trying to break the clinch but Nickels is controlling him.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickels scores with a shot to the side of Van Cleefe's head.
Nickels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Cleefe is rocked!
Nickels pushes Van Cleefe against the cage. Nickels is working some dirty boxing. Nickels pushes off with a quick right hook! Van Cleefe goes down! Van Cleefe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nickels moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!
Lee Van Cleefe was interviewed post fight and said 'Old ninjas don't retire they just disappear in a cloud of smoke. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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