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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toga Masotti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bickle throwing a counter right hand but Masotti manages to avoid it.
Masotti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masotti misses with a hook.
Bickle tries a low kick but Masotti avoids it.
Bickle checks a low kick from Masotti.
Bickle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Bickle throws a push kick but Masotti slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle looks to land a combination but Masotti avoids it well.
Bickle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masotti takes one to the chin there.
Masotti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Masotti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Masotti looks to move away, Bickle throws a big counter combo but Masotti just gets out of the way.
Masotti scores with a kick to the body.
Masotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masotti misses with a leg kick
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Masotti moves in looking to clinch but Bickle pushes him off.
Bickle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masotti circles away quickly and effectively.
Bickle sets himself, and Masotti steps forward looking for the clinch! Bickle avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masotti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bickle . That did some damage!
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle throws a front kick aimed at Masotti's knee but Masotti avoids it well.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bickle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bickle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masotti.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Masotti. Those never looked like landing.
Bickle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good work by Masotti as he checks the leg kick.
Masotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle .
Masotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masotti misses with a kick to the body
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Bickle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masotti moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle with a knee to the head.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Bickle won't want to take too many of those.
Bickle blocks the elbow strike.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masotti.
Bickle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bickle stuns Masotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masotti slips a straight right by Bickle .
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Masotti's defenses.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Bickle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masotti is looking to clinch but Bickle is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Masotti closes the distance and clinches.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Bickle .
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Bickle blocks with his arms.
Bickle is trying to break free.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Bickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Bickle blocks with his arms.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bickle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bickle .
Bickle avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masotti throws an elbow but misses.
Masotti avoids the elbow strike from Bickle , against the cage.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Masotti trying to stall but Bickle improves his position.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Bickle throws an elbow that misses.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masotti throws a low kick but Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle throws a head kick but Masotti moves out of range.
Toga Masotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle throws a hook but Masotti avoids it easily.
Bickle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 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.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle throwing a counter right hand but Masotti manages to avoid it.
Bickle lands a nice hook to Masotti's body. Masotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bickle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bickle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masotti lands a head kick. Bickle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crunch! Bickle slams his shin into Masotti's torso.
Bickle throws the left hand but Masotti avoids the punch easily.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Masotti.
Bickle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle tries to land a leg kick but Masotti saw it coming and moves away.
Masotti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masotti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle . That snapped Masotti's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti lands with a kick to the temple. Bickle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bickle misses.
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Masotti.
Masotti 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.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masotti throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
Masotti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masotti misses with a body shot.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Masotti seems unphased.
Bickle takes a swing at Masotti's ribcage but misses.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bickle throws the left hand but Masotti avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Masotti throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a low kick, right behind Masotti 's knee.
Masotti blocks a low kick nicely.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bickle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masotti thumps Bickle with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Masotti misses
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Masotti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bickle .
Masotti wants to clinch up but Bickle keeps it at a distance.
Masotti blocks a low kick nicely.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Masotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masotti throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Masotti jumps back.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Masotti.
Masotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masotti throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses
and Bickle counters with an outside leg kick.
Masotti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Masotti is breathing heavily.
Masotti looks to land a body kick but Bickle moved away.
Masotti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Bickle .
Bickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bickle scores with a head kick. Masotti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Masotti darts in and clinches Bickle up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Bickle 's ribcage.
Bickle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bickle motions for Masotti to come forward. Bickle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti lands a front kick.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Bickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masotti. Masotti obviously looking to wear him down.
Masotti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masotti is looking to clinch but Bickle is avoiding it.
Masotti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bickle manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bickle !
Masotti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
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. This is the final round!
Masotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Bickle .
Bickle throws a right and a left that Masotti avoids nicely.
Masotti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bickle .
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bickle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
Masotti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bickle counters with a body kick that stops Masotti in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Bickle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bickle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Masotti checks it well.
Bickle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masotti throws a lazy head kick
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masotti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Masotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bickle checks a leg kick.
Masotti drives through and clinches with Bickle against the cage.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bickle up against the cage.
Bickle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toga Masotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bickle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masotti scoring well with a low kick there.
Masotti tries to clinch up but Bickle circles away and keeps his distance.
Masotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masotti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bickle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masotti 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 blocks the body kick.
Masotti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Masotti's leg. Masotti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masotti tries to clinch but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bickle .
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses
and Bickle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masotti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masotti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle misses the body punch
and Masotti counters by clinching up.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Masotti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bickle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masotti can turn it around.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle feints and then cracks Masotti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masotti down.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bickle .
Masotti throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masotti moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masotti.
Bickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti cracks the inside of Bickle 's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masotti.
Masotti walks into a left hand.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Masotti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masotti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bickle is looking to slow Masotti down with leg kicks.
Masotti looks for the body kick but Bickle saw that one coming.
Masotti throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bickle cracks Masotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
A victorious Travis Bickle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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