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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes into the arena with Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii blaring out of the sound system. Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass. Travis Bickle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Altemio Sanchez's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Altemio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bickle defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bickle misses the target.
Bickle throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle sets himself, and Sanchez steps forward looking for the clinch! Bickle avoids it this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Altemio Sanchez has been cut.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Bickle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Bickle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a high kick!
Bickle looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bickle connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Bickle lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Bickle as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Bickle.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altemio Sanchez.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Bickle with a series of wild strikes but Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Bickle throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bickle as he avoids it easily.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Bickle feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Bickle connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Bickle throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Bickle didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez works over Bickle with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez postures up in Bickle's guard and throws a big left but Bickle blocks it.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bickle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bickle managing to control the position.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four 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.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez is in close to Bickle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Bickle blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is fighting to break Bickle's control of his arms but Bickle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez wants to counter the offense by Bickle and move into the clinch position.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Bickle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bickle clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bickle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bickle throws a leg kick
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Bickle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Bickle lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Bickle is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bickle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bickle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bickle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Bickle tries to pass.
Bickle controlling from the top position.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bickle uses it to pass to side control.
Sanchez is not content to let Bickle control the position.
Bickle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bickle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bickle defends well.
Altemio Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bickle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bickle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four 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.
Bickle stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bickle wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
Bickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bickle tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bickle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Bickle lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez works Bickle's body with a nice hook.
Bickle connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bickle.
Sanchez clinches up with Bickle and pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bickle walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Bickle is looking to counter punch.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altemio Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Bickle.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
A jab from Bickle misses.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Bickle shakes him off and moves away.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for Bickle.
A lazy body kick from Bickle
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Bickle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Altemio Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Bickle.
Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bickle uses from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bickle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bickle trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Bickle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Sanchez tries to roll over but Bickle keeps him under control.
Sanchez wants to control but Bickle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bickle trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bickle is stalling in the full guard.
Bickle slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Bickle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Altemio Sanchez was interviewed post fight and said 'vittupillusaatana!'.
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