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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bickle (ranked 22854 p4p, 5778 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 519 p4p, 433 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooke's choice of entrance music: Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. 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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22 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke feints the counter takedown.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Jab from Bickle.
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke feints the counter takedown.
Bickle lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Bickle lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Bickle avoids it easily.
Cooke slips under a jab from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Cooke feints the counter takedown.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Tom Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bickle.
Bickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Bickle connects with a single shot there.
Cooke moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a single leg into guard. Bickle didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bickle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cooke has Bickle in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is looking to stand up but Cooke won't let him.
Cooke with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bickle can't handle though.
Bickle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bickle wants to stand but Cooke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cooke throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bickle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cooke's guard.
Bickle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cooke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bickle is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeping hold of Cooke's head, controlling as best he can.
Cooke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bickle sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooke is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bickle to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Bickle wants to stand up but Cooke is controlling him.
Bickle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooke on the ground.
Bickle has control of Cooke's left arm, preventing Cooke from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Bickle avoids it easily.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tom Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
And Cooke tries to counter it with a takedown but Bickle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Bickle cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bickle defends it well.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bickle punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bickle takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Bickle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke counters with a shoot takedown. Bickle fights it but they end up in guard.
Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet but Cooke passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is doing well to control the position and prevent Cooke from advancing to side control.
Cooke wants to work for an arm triangle but Bickle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Samuel Cooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bickle is looking for a sweep. Cooke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Bickle defends the submission attempt.
Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bickle sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bickle pushes Cooke off but Cooke dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bickle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cooke working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bickle is trying to get back to half guard.
Cooke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bickle has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
Bickle fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Bickle avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Sloppy strikes from Bickle. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bickle lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Samuel Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Bickle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bickle.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cooke is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
Bickle jabs at Cooke's body.
Tom Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Bickle as he connects with a hook.
Bickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
And Cooke tries to counter it with a takedown but Bickle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Samuel Cooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bickle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke feints the counter takedown.
Tom Bickle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bickle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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