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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bickle (ranked 960 p4p, 2333 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 87 p4p, 192 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Casey.
Casey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bickle feints and then cracks Casey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Casey down.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle. That snapped Casey's head back.
Bickle lunges at Casey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Casey's hand.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bickle forces Casey back against the cage and clinches.
Bickle tries to work over Casey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bickle.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Bickle.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Casey avoids the damage to the body.
Bickle working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Casey blocking some punches.
A short right from Bickle.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Casey wants a takedown but no success here.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casey is trying to drag Bickle to the mat but Bickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
A short left from Bickle.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Casey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bickle down to the mat. Bickle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tom Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Casey.
Bickle moves into range and clinches up with Casey.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casey blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Casey blocking some punches.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Casey blocks it.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Casey's ribcage. Casey 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.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle swings widly with a right hand
and Casey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bickle.
Bickle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Casey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bickle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle darts in and clinches Casey up against the cage.
Tom Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casey blocks a body shot from Bickle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Casey is looking for a kimura here.
Casey is trying to work for a kimura but Bickle is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle won't allow Casey to pass to mount.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet.
Casey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Casey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bickle has given up his back.
Bickle turns into Casey and is now in his guard.
Bickle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Casey on the ground.
Bickle wants to pass the guard but Casey is keeping the position.
Casey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Casey wants to pass the guard but Bickle is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bickle keeping full guard, as Casey tries to pass.
Casey looking to sit in guard and control but Bickle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Bickle from controlling successfully.
Casey is pulling down on Bickle's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bickle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Bickle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
Casey jumps guard but Bickle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Casey is trying to pull guard but Bickle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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 Tom Bickle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Casey moved out of range.
Tom Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casey.
A quick step to the side and Bickle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Casey throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Casey staying out of range there.
Casey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Casey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Casey circles away.
Bickle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey cracks a nice hook into Bickle's ribs.
Casey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
Bickle scores with a hook.
Bickle moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bickle.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Casey tries to pull guard but Bickle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tom Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Bickle lands a body punch.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casey's elbow.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle looking to throw knees to the head but Casey is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle looking to throw knees to the head but Casey is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Bickle.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Casey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Casey wants to take the fight to the mat but Bickle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casey goes for a takedown attempt but Bickle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Casey tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Casey throws a lazy body kick
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tom Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casey.
Tom Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.
Bickle clinches up with Casey and pushes him back against the cage.
Casey blocking some punches.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but Casey blocks with his arms.
Casey blocking some punches.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bickle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Casey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bickle to keep the fight standing.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Tom Bickle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bickle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bickle!
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energy
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RATING
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