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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Bickle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Belkofer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belkofer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belkofer.
A head kick by Belkofer misses
and Bickle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bickle throws a nice looking combination but Belkofer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bickle 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 defending well as Belkofer loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
Belkofer throws a body kick that misses.
Belkofer tries to land a body kick
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Belkofer throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belkofer thuds his shin into the meat of Bickle 's side.
Belkofer lands a jab.
Belkofer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belkofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle takes one on the button.
Bickle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belkofer throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a nice body shot.
Belkofer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle .
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle misses with a double jab
and Bickle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belkofer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bickle lunges at Belkofer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belkofer's hand.
Belkofer connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle clinches with his opponent.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belkofer takes an elbow to the temple.
Belkofer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bickle has him pressed against the cage.
Belkofer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle is leaning against Belkofer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Belkofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belkofer trying to control the position but instead, Bickle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belkofer into the cage.
Belkofer misses with a punch to the body.
Belkofer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bickle is working Belkofer over against the cage.
Belkofer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Belkofer controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle .
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belkofer trying to stall but Bickle improves his position.
Belkofer throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belkofer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belkofer trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belkofer misses with a hook.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belkofer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belkofer tries to bum rush Bickle with a series of wild strikes but Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belkofer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belkofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Bickle blocks the body kick.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Belkofer circles away.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Bickle sees coming a mile off.
Belkofer misses with a wild combination.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Belkofer throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belkofer tries to land a leg kick but Bickle saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Belkofer misses with an uppercut
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Bickle fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belkofer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belkofer tries a low kick but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Belkofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Belkofer.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belkofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belkofer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle has managed to clinch.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Belkofer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bickle has him pressed against the cage.
Belkofer misses with a knee strike.
Belkofer is looking to control Bickle 's arms but Bickle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belkofer has his back to the cage.
Belkofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belkofer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bickle .
Bickle blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bickle .
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle lands an elbow inside that Belkofer shrugs off.
Belkofer throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belkofers head.
Belkofer misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belkofer tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Belkofer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belkofer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Bickle .
Belkofer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Travis Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 nice uppercut.
Belkofer leaning against his opponent.
Bickle dodges an elbow strike from Belkofer.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belkofer trying to land knees to the body.
Belkofer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands an elbow just above Belkofer 's eye.
Belkofer lands a nice elbow.
Belkofer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belkofer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bickle .
Bickle blocks an elbow strike.
Belkofer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bickle 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Belkofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Belkofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belkofer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle .
Bickle tries to clinch but Belkofer moves out of range.
Bickle tries to clinch up but Belkofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Belkofer throws out a leg kick but Bickle moves out of range and Belkofer only half commits.
Belkofer tries to bum rush Bickle with a series of wild strikes but Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
Belkofer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle checks a leg kick.
Belkofer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belkofer tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Belkofer avoids the damage to the body.
Belkofer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belkofer misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Belkofer fails to land.
Belkofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bickle is defending well for now.
Belkofer trying to control the position but instead, Bickle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belkofer into the cage.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Belkofer 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.
David Belkofer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bickle moves into range and clinches up with Belkofer.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Belkofer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Belkofer fails to land.
Belkofer looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Belkofer can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Belkofer avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belkofer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .
Belkofer working aggressively here.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belkofer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Belkofer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Belkofer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belkofer.
Belkofer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belkofer.
Belkofer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
Belkofer misses with a body punch.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Belkofer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belkofer trying to land knees to the body.
Belkofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Belkofer 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.
Bickle rushes Belkofer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belkofer throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Belkofer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belkofer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bickle blocks it with crossed arms.
Belkofer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bickle avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Belkofer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bickle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belkofer's defenses.
It looks like David Belkofer has been cut.
Belkofer misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Belkofer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Belkofer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bickle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Belkofer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belkofer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belkofer has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle .
A short uppercut from Bickle .
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bickle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
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energy
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