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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dill Nickle (ranked 6179 p4p, 5658 weight class) and Nemar Barrierre (ranked 455 p4p, 426 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 cm 18 140 0 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm 18 144 0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Granite chin |
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Good takedowns Counter fighter Solid chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dill Nickle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemar Barrierre! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nickle tests Barrierre's chin there with a solid looking shot. Barrierre looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Nickle digs a good hook to Barrierre's body.
Nickle connects with a nice looking jab.
Dill Nickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Barrierre takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Barrierre walks into a straight right hand from Nickle. Nickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nickle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barrierre's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nickle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Our spies down at at The Lions Den inform us that Barrierre has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Nickle scoring with punches to the head and body. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nickle controls from within his opponent's guard. Nickle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nickle is working Barrierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Nickle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Nickle stands up over Barrierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Nickle stands up over Barrierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Barrierre has momentary wrist control but Nickle slips an elbow through the middle. Nickle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barrierre's head. Nickle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Nickle content to stall in guard here. Nickle scoring with punches to the head and body. Nickle lands a couple of elbows. Nickle scoring with punches to the head and body. Nickle scoring with punches to the head and body. Nickle distracts Barrierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Nickle won't allow Barrierre to sweep him here. Barrierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nickle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nickle passes Barrierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Nickle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Barrierre has hold of Nickle's hands but Nickle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Nickle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Nickle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrierre is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nickle slips a nice elbow through Barrierre's hands, connecting with Barrierre's forehead. Barrierre is still in real trouble! Can Nickle finish him? Nickle scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Nickle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nickle lands a nice short elbow. Nickle scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Nickle winds up and cracks Barrierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Barrierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Nickle.
Barrierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nickle is controlling the pace.
Nickle maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Barrierre could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nickle has cracked it and Barrierre is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nickle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dill Nickle! A very excited looking Dill Nickle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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