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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Bickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Kawashima scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle stuns Kawashima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawashima should have avoided that one.
Bickle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kawashima swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Kawashima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bickle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kawashima if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Bickle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawashima can pounce on him.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawashima, pushing him back against the cage.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Stalling in the clinch from Kawashima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kawashima's sensitive parts.
Bickle lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawashima digs a good body shot into Bickle 's ribs.
Bickle tries to work over Kawashima's front leg with a kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bickle can pounce on him.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to score with a low kick but Kawashima moves his leg out of the way.
Kawashima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bickle on the side of the head.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bickle connects with a looping right hand.
Kawashima cracks a nice hook into Bickle 's ribs.
Kawashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bickle is out of range and Kawashima settles back down.
Bickle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bickle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawashima's calf.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bickle thuds his right hand into Kawashima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Kawashima. That snapped Bickle 's head back.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Kawashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bickle at a distance.
Kawashima looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Kawashima swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle .
Kawashima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eiji Kawashima 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Kawashima defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kawashima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bickle darts in and clinches Kawashima up against the cage.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Kawashima controls the action.
I was talking to Kawashima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawashima blocks an uppercut.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawashima controlling the action here for a moment.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima avoids a wild elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle lands a body shot.
Kawashima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
A big right from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima scores with a hook to the body. Bickle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Kawashima moved out of range nicely.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawashima cracks Bickle with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawashima misses with a body shot.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bickle tries to work over Kawashima's front leg with a kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle misses with a combination
and Kawashima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bickle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kawashima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawashima checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Kawashima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Kawashima pushes him off.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle .
Bickle throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kawashima.
Bickle staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Bickle slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Good leg kick by Bickle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kawashima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawashima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Kawashima.
Kawashima connects with a right hand. Bickle shakes it off.
Kawashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawashima.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Kawashima.
Bickle slips a straight right by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a head kick that misses
and Bickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawashima's head.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bickle .
Kawashima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Kawashima seems unphased.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawashima lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle throws a nice looking combination but Kawashima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Kawashima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kawashima lands with a right hand.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kawashima takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Kawashima moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bickle clobbers Kawashima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kawashimas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Kawashima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawashima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bickle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawashima swinging wildly here.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Kawashima is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Kawashima swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Kawashima wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Kawashima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kawashima.
Kawashima trying to control the position but instead, Bickle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawashima into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle .
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Kawashima.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawashima's brow.
Kawashima blocks a body shot from Bickle .
Kawashima stalling against the cage.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bickle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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!
Bickle tries a body shot but Kawashima blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Travis Bickle just about did enough to take it.
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.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Kawashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Kawashima stalls.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Kawashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawashima misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Bickle .
Bickle jabs Kawashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Kawashima pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle defending well as Kawashima loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Kawashima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kawashima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bickle has time to react.
A punch lands to the side of Bickle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kawashima misses with a straight right.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bickle lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Kawashima throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawashima's head.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Bickle - just one landing.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Bickle throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Kawashima's head but Kawashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters by clinching up.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickle s head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kawashima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bickle up against the cage.
Kawashima gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawashima.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Kawashima looking to stall.
Kawashima is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that fourth round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle tries to bum rush Kawashima with a series of wild strikes but Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kawashima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawashima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Kawashima does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a body shot.
Bickle slips a straight right by Kawashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kawashima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawashima on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Kawashima. Those never looked like landing.
Kawashima thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Kawashima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bickle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bickle 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.
Kawashima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle 's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima jabs Bickle right on the nose. Bickle blinks but takes it well.
Kawashima throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Kawashima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle cracks Kawashima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kawashima motions for Bickle to come forward. Kawashima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
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!
Bickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawashima momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle . That snapped Kawashima's head back.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawashima throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Bickle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kawashima misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawashima.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Kawashima.
Bickle lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima stalling in the clinch but Bickle improves position.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawashima avoids it.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Bickle .
I think Bickle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle ! Travis Bickle retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Travis Bickle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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