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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 1230 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 115 p4p, 94 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24 - 15 - 1 |
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10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle. That's going to slow Goncalves down.
Goncalves with a poor takedown
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Goncalves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Goncalves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bickle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bickle ducks right into an uppercut from Goncalves.
Goncalves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bickles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goncalves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goncalves misses the shot to the body.
Bickle scores with a hook.
Goncalves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bickle tests Goncalves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle clinches with his opponent.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Goncalves.
Goncalves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goncalves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle keeps control of Goncalves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goncalves wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves breaks from the clinch.
Goncalves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goncalves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
Bickle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goncalves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle presses Goncalves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bickle tries a body shot but Goncalves blocks it.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Bickle.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
A knee to the head by Bickle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Goncalves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
Goncalves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle clinches.
Goncalves tries to circle away but Bickle has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Goncalves wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Goncalves can't break the clinch.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goncalves.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Goncalves lands a body shot.
Goncalves working aggressively here.
Goncalves blocks an uppercut.
Bickle tries a body shot but Goncalves blocks it.
Goncalves is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Goncalves blocking some punches.
Goncalves looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goncalves.
Goncalves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bickle finds it's target.
Goncalves gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Goncalves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goncalves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bickle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Goncalves looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Goncalves.
Bickle tries to clinch up but Goncalves circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Goncalves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Goncalves in a clinch.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goncalves has Bickle pushed against the cage.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle.
Goncalves wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goncalves.
Bickle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Goncalves working aggressively here.
Goncalves breaks the clinch.
Goncalves swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Goncalves throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bickle enables Goncalves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bickle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Goncalves from controlling successfully.
Goncalves being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goncalves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not 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 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 pushes Goncalves up against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Goncalves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goncalves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Goncalves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goncalves.
Guilherme Goncalves is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle throws a low kick, looking for Goncalves's leg but Goncalves calmly moves out of range.
Goncalves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goncalves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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.
Goncalves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Goncalves.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Goncalves scores with a shot to the side of Bickle's head.
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goncalves breaks the clinch.
Goncalves swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Goncalves misses the body punch
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goncalves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle misses the jab.
Goncalves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bickle lands a head shot.
Bickle wants to clinch up but Goncalves keeps it at a distance.
Goncalves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bickle wants to clinch up but Goncalves keeps it at a distance.
Tom Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goncalves is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves misses the jab.
Bickle feints and then cracks Goncalves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goncalves down.
Goncalves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goncalves throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with the left hand. Goncalves knows he should have avoided that one.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Bickle - just one landing.
Goncalves is rocked!
Bickle clinches.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Oh Goncalves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goncalves's efforts to push away.
Goncalves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves seems to have got his legs back now.
Bickle gets a clinch.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle pushes Goncalves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but Goncalves blocks with his arms.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle pushes Goncalves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Goncalves avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Goncalves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goncalves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goncalves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bickle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Goncalves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goncalves misses with a double jab.
Bickle scores with a one two! Goncalves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncalves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Goncalves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goncalves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bickle scrambles back to his feet.
Goncalves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves keeps the fight on the outside.
Goncalves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Bickle tries to clinch but Goncalves is having none of it.
Bickle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bickle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Goncalves jumps back.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Goncalves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goncalves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bickle moves into range and clinches up with Goncalves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
Tom Bickle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goncalves throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
Goncalves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bickle back to the cage. Goncalves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Goncalves misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Goncalves misses the target.
Goncalves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goncalves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bickle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Goncalves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bickle as he jumps to the side.
Bickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goncalves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goncalvess head.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Goncalves.
Goncalves blocks an uppercut.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Goncalves.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goncalves is defending well for now.
Goncalves can't break the clinch.
Bickle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Goncalves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Goncalves misses with the head strike.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Goncalves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but Goncalves blocks with his arms.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Goncalves has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Goncalves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goncalves.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Guilherme Goncalves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Bickle.
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Goncalves breaks the clinch.
Goncalves looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Bickle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Goncalves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Goncalves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Bickle.
Goncalves loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Bickle throws out a counter right but Goncalves avoids it with no problem.
Bickle scores with the left hand. Goncalves knows he should have avoided that one.
Goncalves throws a lazy head kick
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Goncalves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Goncalves circles away.
Goncalves misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Goncalves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goncalves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goncalves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goncalves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
and Bickle counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Goncalves! He's just covering up as Bickle starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Bickle!
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