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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makhachev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HEY MAMA - David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack. Bickle has chosen Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Islam Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Makhachev misses.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makhachev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Makhachev is positioning himself well to prevent Bickle advancing to mount.
Makhachev won't allow Bickle to pass to mount.
Bickle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Makhachev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bickle is thwarting Makhachev's attempts to control the position.
Bickle wants to take a breather but Makhachev is having none of it.
Bickle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bickle wants to control but Makhachev is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bickle wants to pass the guard but Makhachev is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bickle looking to pass the guard.
Bickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makhachev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Makhachev misses its intended target.
Makhachev throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice shot by Makhachev.
Makhachev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhachev moves away.
A jab from Makhachev misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle. That's going to slow Makhachev down.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makhachev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Makhachev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makhachev fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Makhachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makhachev throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Makhachev misses.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhachev.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Makhachev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Makhachev ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle. That snapped Makhachev's head back.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhachev throws out the jab.
Makhachev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makhachev throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Makhachev throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Makhachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhachev.
Makhachev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle.
Makhachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makhachev slips under a jab from Bickle.
Makhachev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makhachev throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makhachev tries for a takedown but Bickle circles away easily
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Bickle thows a leg kick but Makhachev checks it
and Makhachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhachev misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Makhachev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makhachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhachev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bickle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bickle showed some decent athleticism there.
Makhachev tries to kick Bickle off in order to stand up. Bickle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bickle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Makhachev is looking for a sweep.
Bickle is looking to take a break and control but Makhachev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bickle misses with the ground and pound.
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 Islam Makhachev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Makhachev throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bickle scores with a four punch combination!
Makhachev throws a right hand that misses
and Bickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makhachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makhachev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a takedown attempt - Makhachev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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.
Makhachev swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Makhachev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bickle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bickle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Makhachev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makhachev misses with a few strikes there.
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 body shot that sends Makhachev's belly button to the back.
Bickle punishes Makhachev's body with a nice straight punch.
Islam Makhachev is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bickle works Makhachev's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bickle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev throws a big shot that misses.
Makhachev looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Makhachev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Bickle pushes Makhachev up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makhachev.
Bickle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makhachev just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makhachev avoids it.
Makhachev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makhachev has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Bickle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Makhachev.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhachev is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bickle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makhachev at a distance.
Bickle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makhachev.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Bickle.
Makhachev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
Makhachev misses with a takedown attempt - Bickle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a right hand that Makhachev ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhachev also avoids with ease.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Makhachev is predictable there
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Makhachev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Bickle finds it's target.
Bickle throws a hook but Makhachev avoids it easily.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Makhachev's legs.
Makhachev is looking to counter punch.
Bickle wants to slow Makhachev down by chopping away at his legs.
Makhachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makhachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle forces Makhachev back against the ropes and clinches.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Makhachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Makhachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makhachev misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bickle trying to control the position but instead, Makhachev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bickle into the ropes.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Makhachev avoids the damage to the body.
Makhachev throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle tries to score a body lock takedown but Makhachev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Islam Makhachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Bickle.
Makhachev lands a right hand.
Makhachev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bickle pushes Makhachev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Makhachev is rocked!
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Makhachev misses with a wild body shot.
Makhachev lands a nice hook to Bickle's body. Bickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Makhachev jumps back.
Makhachev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
Makhachev lands with a cross.
Bickle lands with an overhand left.
Makhachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Makhachev.
Bickle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makhachev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Makhachev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bickle counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makhachev, who protects the arm well.
Makhachev struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bickle.
Bickle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Makhachev being controlled for a moment.
Bickle landing strikes.
Bickle lands an elbow.
Bickle prevents Makhachev from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Makhachev is trying to work for a sweep but Bickle has mounted him!
Bickle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bickle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bickle lands with some strikes.
Oh Makhachev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bickle with the ground and pound from mount.
Bickle lands a big shot to the head and Makhachev winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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