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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dill Nickle (ranked 1573 p4p, 2143 weight class) and Kieth Stokes (ranked 160 p4p, 219 weight class). Dill Nickle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 cm 35 158 24 - 20 - 0 |
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170 cm 29 160 5 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer Granite chin
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World class MT Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stokes throws a body kick that misses and Nickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nickle misses with a hook to the body
and Stokes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nickle cracks Stokes with a good jab. Stokes misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stokes!
Stokes tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nickle keeps the fight on the outside. Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stokes moves away. Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickle manages to avoid it. Stokes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A shot to the liver by Nickle. Beautiful body shot. Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Stokes. Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand! Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nickle counter with a right hand. Stokes misses with a right hand and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A cross from Stokes lands. Nickle walks into a stiff left hand from Stokes. Nickle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stokes counters with a nice uppercut. Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab. Stokes misses with a right hand and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stokes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle. Nickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nickle takes one on the button. Stokes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nickle needs to keep his hands up - Stokes had a free shot at his head there. Stokes misses with a hook
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Stokes misses with a right hand and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stokes misses with a combination
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Stokes clinches up against the ropes. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Stokes misses with some punches.
Stokes misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Stokes. Still in the clinch, Stokes scores with a nice short uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Nickle fails to land. Stokes misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stokes stalling.
Nickle lands with a left to the head. Nickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickle lands a body punch in the clinch. 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 Dill Nickle will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Stokes misses and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Stokes misses with a shot to the body and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Stokes misses with a left hand and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stokes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand! Stokes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nickle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stokes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nickle works Stokes's body with a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stokes was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickle. Nickle drops his hands momentarily and Stokes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Stokes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nickle doesn't seem bothered though. Stokes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stokes there as he acknowledges the shot. Stokes misses with a body punch
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab. Dill Nickle is winning the standup battle so far.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Stokes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickle misses with a wild combination.
Stokes misses with a right hand and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand. Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stokes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nickle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stokes to score with a decent uppercut. Stokes misses with a right hand enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stokes swings and misses with a shot to the body and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut. Stokes throws a combination that misses and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Stokes misses with a left hand and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stokes misses with a double jab
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
 Stokes is rocked! Nickle stuns Stokes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stokes is still on wobbly legs! Can Nickle finish him? Stokes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand! Stokes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Stokes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Stokes seems to have recovered his senses. Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab. Stokes cracks Nickle with a right hand to the side of the head. Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut. Nickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stokes can do to turn this around?
Stokes clinches up against the ropes.
Nickle breaks from the clinch.
Stokes cracks Nickle with a right hand to the side of the head. Nickle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stokes. Stokes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Stokes throws a leg kick and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand. Stokes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Stokes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickle throws out the jab. Stokes lands the left hand. Dill Nickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stokes throws a sloppy body shot
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand. Nickle throws a series of punches but Stokes moves out of range. Stokes lands with a straight right. Nickle didn't see that one coming.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nickle lands a two punch combo.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Stokes tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stokes misses with a hook
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut. Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand. Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand! Stokes tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nickle cracks a nice hook into Stokes's ribs. Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Stokes lands with a good body shot.
Nickle darts in and clinches Stokes up against the ropes. Nickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Stokes controls his hands.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nickle can't break the clinch.
Nickle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stokes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand! A lazy body kick from Stokes and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kieth Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stokes misses with a combination
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stokes slips under a jab. Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab. Stokes throws a lazy body kick enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand. Stokes throws a lazy body kick and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kieth Stokes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Stokes misses with a kick to the body and before Stokes has any time to reset, Nickle cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dill Nickle! A victorious Dill Nickle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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