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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson tries for a takedown but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Watson swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Watson thows a leg kick but Bickle checks it
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danga de danga de dang - Watson scores with a four punch combination!
Bickle swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bickle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watson is in Bickle 's guard.
Bickle pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Bickle looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Bickle manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
A big left from Watson misses.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson avoids the body shot from Bickle .
Watson scores with a takedown into Bickle 's guard.
Watson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is pulling down on Watson's head to control his posture.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bickle is keeping the position for now.
Watson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Bickle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson is looking to stand up but Bickle isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Bickle 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Bickle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bickle slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Bickle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bickle defends it nicely.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle .
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Bickle . No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson lands a nice hook to Bickle 's body. Bickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson moves out of range as Bickle throws a body kick.
Bickle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bickle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bickle tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bickle to the ground. Bickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watson throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle . Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bickle 's waist but Bickle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bickle throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bickle as he jumps to the side.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bickle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bickle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bickle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle .
Watson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Bickle tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watson.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bickle moves into range and clinches up with Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a takedown.
Bickle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bickle down to the mat. Bickle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bickle .
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bickle is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Bickle connects with a body shot.
Watson looks to land a combination but Bickle avoids it well.
Watson misses with the combination.
Watson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bickle throws a front kick aimed at Watson's knee but Watson avoids it well.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Watson.
Watson gets a double leg takedown into Bickle 's guard.
Bickle has his hands on Watson's head, controlling the position.
Watson postures up.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bickle is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bickle is retaining full guard.
Bickle pulls Watson in close to his closed guard and prevents Watson from doing any damage or advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Travis Bickle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Bickle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Bickle !
Bickle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watson, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson clinches up with Bickle and pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Bickle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Bickle lands a nice knee to the body.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bickle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bickle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bickle lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
Bickle lands a good knee to the midsection. Watson won't want to take too many of those.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watson tries to circle away but Bickle has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bickle .
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bickle down to the mat. Bickle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bickle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bickle tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bickle tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Bickle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bickle throws a push kick but Watson slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Bickle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bickle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Bickle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle cracks Watson with a nice body shot.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Bickle has the dominant position.
Bickle lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bickle .
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bickle lands a good knee to the midsection. Watson won't want to take too many of those.
Bickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Travis Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle crunches a lovely knee into Watson's ribcage.
Bickle presses Watson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Bickle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson looks for a takedown but Bickle sprawls well.
Bickle tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle .
Watson rushes Bickle and presses him up against the cage.
Watson prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Bickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bickle is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bickle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle .
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson tries to pull guard but Bickle won't allow it.
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Bickle pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bickle pulls his leg out and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Bickle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
Watson is looking to chop away at Bickle 's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Bickle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bickle was covering up waiting for the punch and Watson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bickle looking to control.
Bickle pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Bickle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bickle misses with a double jab.
A big right from Watson misses.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson tries for a takedown but Bickle circles away easily
and Bickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bickle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle had his way with Brian Watson in that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Watson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bickle is trying to get back to half guard.
Watson working away.
Bickle parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bickle to escape.
Bickle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bickle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle is trying to stand back up but Watson is controlling him
Watson wants to take a breather but Bickle is having none of it.
Bickle is trying to stand up here but Watson is controlling him well.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson looks to land a strike but Bickle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bickle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Watson!
Watson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Bickle controlling the pace for now.
Watson bucks up and throws Bickle to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
Good shot there by Bickle .
Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Watson dives in and grabs Bickle 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bickle pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bickle is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Bickle circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bickle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Bickle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bickle sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, jab by Bickle - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson is looking to score with low kicks.
Bickle lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bickle defends it nicely.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Travis Bickle .
I think Bickle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Travis Bickle !
Travis Bickle retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Travis Bickle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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