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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsar Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomba comes into the arena with Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tsar Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba throws a front kick that sends Bickle stumbling back into the cage.
Bomba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bomba moves into the clinch.
Bomba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bomba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bomba tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Bomba back against the cage.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bomba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Bickle fails to land with a series of punches.
Bomba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle .
Bomba just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bomba counters with a body kick.
Bomba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bickle circles away quickly and effectively.
Bickle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Bomba.
Bomba feints and then cracks Bickle 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle digs a good body shot into Bomba's ribs.
Bomba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Bomba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bomba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle .
Bomba throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Bickle .
Bomba lands with a nice combination. Bickle backs away looking to recover.
Bickle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Bomba off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Bomba's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bomba tries to clinch there but Bickle circles away.
Bickle throws a right hand that Bomba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomba also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle keeps Bomba at a distance using the push kick.
Bomba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to slow Bickle down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Bomba misses.
Bickle misses with a right hand
and Bomba counters with a straight right hand.
Bomba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Bomba throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bomba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bickle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bomba is able to avoid easily.
Bomba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle feints a counter leg kick.
Bickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bickle scores with a jab.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Bomba avoids them all with ease.
Bomba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bomba misses with some punches.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba lands a right hand.
Bomba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bickle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomba was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle .
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bickle lunges at Bomba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bomba's hand.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bickle throws a jab when Bomba was well out of range.
Bomba lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle checks a low kick from Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle walks into a straight right hand from Bomba.
Bomba throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bomba throws a right and a left that Bickle avoids nicely.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bomba scores with a jab.
Bomba lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle throws a head kick but Bomba moves out of range.
Bomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Bomba.
Bickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bomba momentarily.
Bickle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bomba counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsar Bomba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle misses with a low kick as Bomba jumps back.
Tsar Bomba is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bomba throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bickle 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bomba under the eye.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle keeps Bomba at a distance using the push kick.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bomba throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Bomba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle .
An attempted straight right counter from Bomba misses the target.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Bomba's defenses.
Bomba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bomba tries to clinch but Bickle is having none of it.
Bickle lands with a kick to the temple. Bomba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomba.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle lands with a hook. Bomba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bomba throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bomba, as that shot connected.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle throws a head kick that Bomba semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bickle 's sensitive parts.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Bomba's shoulder, as Bomba tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Bomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomba misses with a looping right.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Bomba misses with a body shot.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Bickle .
Bickle scores with a nice strike.
Bomba is looking to slow Bickle down with leg kicks.
Bomba is looking to slow Bickle down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Bomba ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomba.
A swing and a miss from Bickle .
Bickle throws a nice head kick!
Bomba takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomba throws a low kick but Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bomba throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba moves out of range as Bickle throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomba lands with a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bomba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bickle - the referee stops the clock and Bomba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bickle . Bomba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Bickle .
Bomba scores with a shot to the body.
Bickle misses with a hook. Bomba ducked under it nicely.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomba swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bomba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Bomba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bomba.
Bomba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Bomba's head but Bomba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Bickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bomba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Bomba.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Bomba.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bomba lands a right hook to the body.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bickle manages to circle out of the way.
Bickle lands with a nice combination. Bomba backs away looking to recover.
Bomba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bomba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bomba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Bomba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bomba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bomba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bickle manages to circle out of the way.
Bickle throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bomba's head backwards.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle scores with a hook.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bomba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bickle cracks Bomba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bomba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
Bickle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Bickle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomba moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bomba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bomba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bickle fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Bickle . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bickle .
Bickle cracks the inside of Bomba's front leg.
Bickle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bomba finds it's way round the side to connect with Bickle 's head.
Bickle blocks a low kick nicely.
Bickle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bomba tests Bickle 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bomba misses the shot to the body.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Bomba moves out of range easily.
Bomba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bickle jabs Bomba right on the nose. Bomba blinks but takes it well.
Bickle 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bomba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bomba 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.
Bomba defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bomba throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a hook
letting Bomba counter with a right hand.
Bomba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
A head kick by Bickle misses
and Bomba counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bickle , right into the meat.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bomba counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
A head kick misses from Bomba.
Bomba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bickle .
Bomba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
Travis Bickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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