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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 1715 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 94 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bostic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move. Dill Nickle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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176 cm
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9 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle throws a combination. Bostic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nickle avoids the head kick by Bostic.
Good work by Nickle as he checks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Nickle both land. Nice combination.
Bostic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bostic throws a wild body kick that Nickle sees coming a mile off.
Nickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bostic throws out the jab.
Nickle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bostic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nickle momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Nickle. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Nickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bostic, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bostic.
Bostic thows a leg kick but Nickle checks it
and Nickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bostic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Bostic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bostic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nickle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bostic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nickle throws a body punch but Bostic moves out of range.
Bostic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bostic tried to counter with a leg kick but Nickle avoided it.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bostic moves away from the strike by Nickle.
Bostic misses with a body kick.
Nickle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nickle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nickle wants to stand and escape but Bostic is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing some decent shots from guard.
Bostic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic advances to half guard.
Nickle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nickle manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bostic keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nickle.
A head punch on the inside from Nickle fails to land.
Nickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bostic.
Nickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickle.
Bostic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Nickle lands a nice uppercut.
Bostic is trying to drag Nickle to the mat but Nickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bostic lands with a short shot to the head.
Bostic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickle lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bostic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Bostic.
A nice left hand lands by Nickle.
Nickle misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic is trying to drag Nickle to the mat but Nickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bostic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bostic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickle blocks a low kick nicely.
Bostic slips a straight right by Nickle.
Dill Nickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bostic tries to score with a low kick but Nickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bostic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Bostic with that takedown attempt.
Nickle throws a lazy right hand but Bostic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick from Bostic, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Bostic moved out of range nicely.
Bostic misses with a series of wild punches.
Bostic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickle is out of range and Bostic settles back down.
Nickle tries to bum rush Bostic with a series of wild strikes but Bostic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickle lands with a good body shot.
Nickle avoids a kick to the body.
Nickle missing with a left hand there. Bostic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bostic appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle misses with a right hand
and Bostic counters with a three punch combo that has Nickle backing up. Nickle nods at Bostic to acknowledge the strikes.
Good work by Nickle as he checks the leg kick.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickle jabs Bostic right on the nose. Bostic blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
Nickle misses with a looping left.
Bostic lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bostic.
Bostic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Bostic misses.
Bostic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nickle misses with a straight left.
Bostic misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickle! But no joy.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
Bostic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nickle misses with a double jab
and Bostic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic lands a front kick.
Bostic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Bostic catches Nickle right on the button with a cross.
Nickle misses with a combination
and Bostic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bostic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
Bostic throws a leg kick which misses Nickle's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickle tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickle lands a nice shot that snaps Bostic's head back.
Bostic lands a right hook to the body.
Nickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bostic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bostic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickle, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bostic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bostic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bostic tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bostic pushes Nickle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bostic tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bostic's efforts to push away.
Nickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bostic.
Nickle has a couple of punches blocked by Bostic.
Bostic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nickle up against the cage.
Bostic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nickle fails to land.
Nickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bostic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nickle can turn it around.
Bostic lands with a short shot to the head.
Nickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nickle misses with some punches.
Bostic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nickle misses with the head strike.
Bostic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nickle uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle wants to get up but he can't break Bostic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nickle gets to his feet. Bostic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Bostic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bostic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nickle has time to react.
Bostic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bostic slips under a jab.
Nickle blocks a head kick by Bostic.
Nickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bostic throws the kick towards the body but Nickle avoids it.
Nickle misses with a jab to the body
and Bostic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nickle won't be happy with that.
Nickle is trying to get back to his feet.
Bostic 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.
Bostic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nickle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bostic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickle keeps working.
Nickle pushes Bostic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bostic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bostic scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Michael Bostic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bostic working the body and head with strikes.
Nickle is trying to buck Bostic off.
Nickle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nickle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bostic is controlling him well.
Bostic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nickle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nickle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bostic is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bostic happy to just control the position for now.
Nickle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bostic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nickle is trying to buck Bostic off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic grinds an elbow into Nickle's temple.
Nickle pushes Bostic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bostic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nickle is not content to let Bostic control the position.
Bostic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nickle is pushing Bostic's head away, looking to escape. Bostic manages to hold on to the position though.
Nickle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nickle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bostic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nickle wants to get back to his feet.
Bostic working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bostic throwing a counter right hand but Nickle manages to avoid it.
Nickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bostic throws a body kick that misses.
Bostic scores with a hook.
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!
Nickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Bostic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nickle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bostic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bostic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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