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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle has chosen Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. 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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188 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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185 cm
33
193 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Nickal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Nickal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Bickle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bickle working the body and head with strikes.
Nickal is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Bickle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nickal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bickle off and has taken his back!
Nickal lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bickle avoids the strikes from Nickal .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Nickal is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bickle is trying to remain composed but Nickal is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Bickle is trapped and Nickal is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Nickal throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle is really stuck here.
Bickle has hold of Nickal 's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Nickal misses with an elbow to the head.
Nickal scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bickle tries to escape but Nickal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nickal .
Nickal missing with strikes from the back.
Nickal lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Nickal keeps control of the position as Bickle tries to break free.
Nickal lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nickal .
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Nickal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bickle's head.
Nickal scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bickle is looking for a way out.
That has opened up Travis Bickle's cut even more.
Nickal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Nickal cracks Bickle with a big right hand from the back mount! Bickle immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Nickal takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal !
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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