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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 596 p4p, 260 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 67 p4p, 30 weight class). Farrokhzad comes into the arena with Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tom Bickle enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Bickle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bickle.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Bickle blocks with his arms.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bickle's face.
It looks like Tom Bickle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Bickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Bickle misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad managing to block the knees to the body from Bickle.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bickle looks winded!
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bickle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bickle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bickle ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Bickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bickle blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Bickle gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Bickle tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Bickle's ribcage. Bickle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Bickle looking to throw knees to the head but Farrokhzad is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad pushes Bickle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farrokhzad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Farrokhzad.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Bickle is rocked!
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Bickle misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a big knee to the head and Bickle goes down! Farrokhzad pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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