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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo has chosen Volbeat - The Human Instrument as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle 's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Russo coming out on top.
Bickle pushes Russo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo lands with a left to the head.
Bickle stops a takedown attempt from Russo.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
Russo manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bickle .
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Russo working hard to break the clinch.
Russo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Russo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickle .
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Russo.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Russo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Russo 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 is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bickle .
Russo throws a right hand that misses
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russo.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bickle as he avoids it easily.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Russo.
Bickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo counters with a shoot takedown. Bickle fights it but they end up in guard.
Bickle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bickle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russo lands a couple of elbows.
Russo throws an elbow that misses. Bickle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by Bickle !
Russo working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bickle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Russo has an active guard here but Bickle has managed to pass into half guard.
Russo looking for submissions off his back.
Russo is looking for a sweep. Bickle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to control but can't.
Bickle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Russo trying to control from the bottom.
Russo tries to roll over but Bickle keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bickle stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bickle sizes up Russo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
Russo tries to break free but Bickle pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Russo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Russo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Russo is working for takedown but Bickle is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russo lands a right hand.
Russo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Russo.
Russo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a head punch that misses.
Russo tries to break free but Bickle pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Russo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Russo throws a strike but Bickle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bickle pushes Russo off and gets back to his feet.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Russo takes one to the chin there.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo misses with a body shot.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russo throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Russo.
Russo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bickle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Russo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Russo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Russo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bickle is defending well.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Russo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Russo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Russo's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is pushing Bickle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Russo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
Russo is working for takedown but Bickle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Russo wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Russo can't break the clinch.
Bickle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo misses with a punch on the inside.
Russo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bickle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Bickle there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Russo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Russo blocks a leg kick.
Russo slips under a jab from Bickle .
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Russo should have avoided that one.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Russo.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Russo. Those never looked like landing.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo with a nice cross.
Bickle 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Russo under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bickle cracks Russo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a hook
and Russo counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo in side control, throwing shots but Bickle defends.
Bickle is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bickle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Russo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bickle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bickle keeps working.
Vinny Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Russo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bickle is looking for a sweep.
Russo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Russo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bickle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Russo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Russo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russo is putting a hurting on Bickle here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bickle is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bickle keeps working.
Russo working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Russo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet.
Russo lands a few punches from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Bickle 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo throws a strike aimed at the side of Bickle 's head but Bickle avoids it well.
Russo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
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.
Bickle wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bickle blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Bickle .
Russo scores with a head kick.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle delivers a nice body kick.
Bickle 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice cross by Bickle .
Bickle lands with an overhand left.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Bickle blocks the low kick.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Nice body kick from Bickle .
Bickle closes the distance and pushes Russo back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Russo.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Russo.
Russo manages to break the clinch.
Russo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
Bickle throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Bickle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Russo connects with a crisp jab.
Bickle throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Bickle catches Russo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Russo off the cage and back into range.
Russo lands with a cross.
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Russo's head.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bickle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bickle tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Bickle misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Bickle swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle had his way with Vinny Russo in that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Russo swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Russo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Russo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russo wants to take the fight to the mat but Bickle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle lands a good knee to the midsection. Russo won't want to take too many of those.
Russo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
Bickle works on Russo's body with a couple of short punches.
Russo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo looks to land a strike but Bickle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Russo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
Bickle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bickle wants to sweep but no luck.
Bickle trying to control the position here.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Russo won't allow Bickle to sweep him here.
Russo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bickle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bickle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bickle !
You can see the frustration on Russo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bickle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Russo to his feet.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russo checks a leg kick.
Russo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
A head punch on the inside from Russo fails to land.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bickle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bickle pushes Russo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
Russo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bickle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle .
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Russo lands a shoulder strike.
Russo has had enough of the clinch but Bickle keeps him there for the moment.
Russo working hard to break the clinch.
Russo trying to control the position but instead, Bickle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russo into the cage.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Russo.
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!
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Russo wants a takedown.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Russo.
Bickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russo is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Travis Bickle .
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
Travis Bickle retains his welterweight title!
Travis Bickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Vinny Russo had this to say: 'Oh boy. I'm not sure what to do next. I'm at the end of the road, I think. My brain aint what it used.....wait....it never really was my strength I guess.'.
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