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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dill Nickle (ranked 1160 p4p, 1440 weight class) and Pablo Cruz (ranked 81 p4p, 98 weight class). Cruz has chosen Daddy Yankee / Gasolina as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws the left hand but Nickle avoids the punch easily.
Nickle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Nickle's body. Nickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Nickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Nickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Nickle has hold of one of Cruz's legs. Cruz is fighting the takedown attempt but Nickle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nickle tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Nickle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nickle passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nickle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nickle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle is working for a kimura but Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
Nickle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nickle prevents Cruz from standing back up.
Nickle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nickle wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nickle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nickle is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickle wants to work for an arm triangle but Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Nickle is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickle is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nickle wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nickle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz is pressing down on Nickle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nickle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Nickle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nickle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickle.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
It looked like Nickle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a jab when Nickle was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nickle momentarily.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Nickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nickle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pablo Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickle moves away.
Nickle digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nickle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nickle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nickle wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Nickle 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.
Nickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickle moves away.
Cruz jabs at Nickle's body.
We've been told by Nickle's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nickle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cruz.
Nickle slips under a jab from Cruz.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nickle misses with a straight right.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pablo Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickle slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a hook but Nickle avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a hook but Nickle avoids it easily.
Nickle slips under a jab from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Jab by Cruz.
Nickle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Nickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Nickle ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Nickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nickle tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nickle drops back down to his feet.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Nickle avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickle blocks a body shot from Cruz.
A short left from Nickle.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nickle prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Nickle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dill Nickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works on Nickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nickle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Nickle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickle is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nickle blocking some punches.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickle controls his hands.
Nickle tries for a takedown but Cruz manages to get underhooks.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Nickle.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Nickle's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nickle can't get the takedown.
Nickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is stalling here.
Nickle wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nickle misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickle controls his hands.
Nickle lands with a left to the head.
Nickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Nickle's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle tries for a takedown but Cruz manages to get underhooks.
Pablo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Nickle controls the action.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Nickle is trying to trip Cruz. He has hold of a leg but Cruz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nickle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cruz has his feet on Nickle's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jab from Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lands with a hook. Nickle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Nickle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nickle counters with a nice body shot.
Nickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Nickle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickle's hands.
Nickle shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Nickle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Nickle pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickle with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dill Nickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Nickle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Nickle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nickle moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nickle counters with a takedown into side control.
Cruz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dill Nickle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Nickle drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Nickle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nickle is nestled in close to Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nickle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickle.
Nickle working the head and body with strikes.
Nickle misses with a head shot. Cruz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Nickle is having none of it.
Nickle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nickle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nickle wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz pulls Nickle in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nickle throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nickle's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Nickle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Nickle trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Nickle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nickle is looking to pass into half guard but Cruz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cruz is in guard.
Cruz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nickle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nickle there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Nickle's shoulder, as Nickle tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Nickle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Nickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Nickle shoots in.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Nickle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz slips under a jab from Nickle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Cruz!
Pablo Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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