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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 1487 p4p, 1748 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 120 p4p, 136 weight class). Rivers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RUNNING IN THE 90’s. Dill Nickle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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17 - 14 - 0 |
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176 cm
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17 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers tries to clinch but Nickle moves away
and Nickle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rivers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rivers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nickle cracks Rivers with a solid left hand.
Nickle wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Nickle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nickle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nickle has managed to get both his arms back between Rivers's legs - danger averted.
Rivers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers is looking for a triangle but Nickle pushes his legs off easily.
Nickle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nickle working some strikes from top position.
Nickle with a nice head shot there.
Nickle distracts Rivers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers has his foot on Nickle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nickle works his way back into a safe position though.
Nickle landing some decent shots from guard.
Rivers is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rivers's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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