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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Bickle.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Söderlund digs a good body shot into Bickle's ribs.
Bickle throws out a leg kick but Söderlund moves out of range and Bickle only half commits.
Bickle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Söderlund in his tracks.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bickle lands with a nice body punch.
Söderlund with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bickle to score with a decent uppercut.
Söderlund throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Söderlund's legs.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle cracks Söderlund with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bickle lands a head kick!
It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle looks for the body kick but Söderlund saw that one coming.
Bickle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Söderlund lands with a cross.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Söderlund blocks the body kick.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Söderlund.
Söderlund keeps the fight on the outside.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Söderlund's sensitive parts.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Söderlund throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle tries to clinch
and Söderlund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Söderlund saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bickle.
Bickle is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bickle stuns Söderlund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Söderlund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Söderlund lands with a hook. Bickle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bickle throws a wild body kick that Söderlund sees coming a mile off.
Söderlund checks a leg kick.
Bickle lands with a slapping head kick.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Söderlund tries to land a front kick but Bickle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle sizes up Söderlund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Söderlund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bickle has time to react.
Söderlund circles away from the clinch attempt.
Söderlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund misses with a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Söderlund's knee momentarily.
Söderlund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bickle. Bickle obviously looking to wear him down.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle pushes Söderlund away with a front kick.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Söderlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bickle counters with a thumping low kick.
Söderlund takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Söderlund blocks a head kick by Bickle.
Bickle moves away from the strike by Söderlund.
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Söderlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Söderlund's calf.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Söderlund 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.
Söderlund throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Söderlund counters with a nice leg kick.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Söderlund misses with a body shot
and Bickle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Söderlund tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Söderlund.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Söderlund manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Söderlund, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Söderlund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
A short right from Söderlund.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Söderlund controls his hands.
Söderlund lands a shoulder strike.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Söderlund can do to turn this around?
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Söderlund lands with a left to the head.
Söderlund prevents a body shot from Bickle.
Söderlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bickle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bickle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Söderlund counters with a head kick. That will keep Bickle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle takes one on the button.
Bickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bickle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bickle slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Söderlund in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Söderlund scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bickle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bickle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Söderlund or not.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Söderlund is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Söderlund wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Söderlund blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Söderlund blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Bickle is trying to stall.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Söderlund is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund has had enough of the clinch but Bickle keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Söderlund wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Söderlund lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Söderlund pushes Bickle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Söderlund.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Söderlund avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Söderlund misses with some punches.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 hook to the ribs.
Travis Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Söderlund's elbow.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bickle.
Bickle is trying to maintain a safe position but Söderlund gets an underhook and turns Bickle into the cage.
Söderlund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bickle moves out of range as Söderlund strikes.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bickle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bickle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Söderlund misses.
Bickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Söderlund.
Bickle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bickle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bickle throws the kick towards the body but Söderlund avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle. That snapped Söderlund's head back.
That has opened up Mats Söderlund's cut even more.
Bickle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle throws a hook but Söderlund avoids it easily.
Söderlund throws a series of punches but Bickle moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bickle.
Söderlund moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Bickle.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Söderlund counters with an inside leg kick.
Bickle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Söderlund.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Söderlund holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Söderlund's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Söderlund digs a good hook to Bickle's body.
Söderlund throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Söderlund does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Söderlund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Söderlund moved away.
Söderlund loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
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 takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Söderlund misses.
Good shot there by Bickle.
Söderlund lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Söderlund misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Bickle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bickle throws a head kick but Söderlund moves out of range.
Söderlund jabs at Bickle's body.
Söderlund misses with a head kick.
Söderlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Söderlund, pushing him back against the cage.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Söderlund.
Söderlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Söderlund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Söderlund breaks the clinch.
Söderlund throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle lands a nice looking body kick.
Söderlund scores with a nice right hand.
Söderlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle.
Bickle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bickle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Söderlund throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Söderlund.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mats Söderlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Söderlund blocks the body kick.
Bickle throws a hook but Söderlund blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Söderlund as he connects with a hook.
Bickle tests Söderlund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Bickle.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Söderlund moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Söderlund 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bickle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick
and Söderlund counters with a good, hard body kick but Bickle shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bickle there.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Söderlund's head but Söderlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Söderlund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Söderlund, as that shot connected.
Bickle connects with a leg kick. Söderlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Söderlund has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bickle.
Söderlund moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bickle scores with the left hand. Söderlund knows he should have avoided that one.
Bickle connects with an inside leg kick.
Söderlund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Söderlund throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bickle fakes the leg kick and cracks Söderlund in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bickle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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