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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Vandam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Vandam!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandam with a nice cross.
Bickle thows a leg kick but Vandam checks it
and Vandam counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vandam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bickle.
Bickle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vandam avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vandam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vandam slips a straight right by Bickle.
Vandam throws a big counter head kick but Bickle avoids it with no problem.
Bickle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vandam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vandam misses with a leg kick.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bickle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bickle throws a low kick but Vandam avoids it.
Bickle takes a swing at Vandam's ribcage but misses.
Vandam has a takedown stuffed.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Vandam moves out of range easily.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Vandam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vandam.
Good shot there by Bickle.
Vandam connects with a looping right hand.
Bickle wants to land a leg kick but Vandam is out of range.
Bickle lands with a hook. Vandam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vandam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vandam misses with a low kick.
Vandam cracks Bickle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Vandam.
Bickle feints a jab promting Vandam to slip. Bickle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vandam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vandam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vandam 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.
Vandam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bickle checks a low kick from Vandam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is looking to land body kicks.
Bickle throws a lazy body kick
enabling Vandam to counter with a crisp jab.
Vandam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Vandam throws a low kick, looking for Bickle's leg but Bickle calmly moves out of range.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Vandam circles away.
Vandam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vandam throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Vandam misses.
Vandam throws a leg kick which misses Bickle's front leg but catches the back leg as Bickle tries to avoid it.
Vandam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bickle sprawls well. Bickle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vandam gets slowly back to his feet.
Vandam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vandam lands a jab to Bickle's midsection.
Vandam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vandam circles away quickly and effectively.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Vandam's legs.
Vandam moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle.
And Vandam tries to counter it with a takedown but Bickle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vandam is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bickle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bickle throws a hook but Vandam avoids it easily.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Vandam swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a nice leg kick.
Vandam lands a lovely overhand right.
Vandam throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Billy Vandam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bickle.
A slow jab from Vandam misses its intended target.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandam is just out of range.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandam.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Vandam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandam slips a jab from Bickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bickle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Vandam responds with a good body kick, but Bickle manages to step out the way in time.
Bickle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle dips to his left and cracks Vandam with an uppercut!
Vandam wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
Vandam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vandam throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
Bickle throws a push kick but Vandam slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bickle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vandam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vandam walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bickle.
Vandam connects with a high kick.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
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.
A swing and a miss from Vandam.
Nice shot lands for Vandam.
Vandam fails to land the takedown.
Vandam checks a low kick from Bickle.
Vandam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vandam throws a leg kick but Bickle moved away.
Vandam throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle looks for the body kick but Vandam saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Vandam.
Vandam throws a chopping leg kick but Bickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Vandam's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle lands a high kick!
Vandam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bickle is out of range and Vandam settles back down.
Vandam drops his hands momentarily and Bickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vandam feints and then cracks Bickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Vandam slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandam throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
Vandam walks into a jab.
Bickle lands a high kick!
Vandam is rocked!
Vandam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bickle thuds his shin into the meat of Vandam's side.
Bickle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vandam.
Bickle cracks a nice hook into Vandam's ribs.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Vandam circles away.
Vandam slips a jab from Bickle.
Bickle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vandam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle is looking to score with low kicks.
Bickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a hook. Vandam ducked under it nicely.
Vandam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Vandam.
Bickle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle works Vandam's body with a nice hook.
Bickle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vandam misses with a body kick.
Vandam throws a leg kick but Bickle moved away.
Vandam lands a lovely overhand right.
Bickle walks into a jab.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Vandam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vandam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vandam throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vandam ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Vandam tried to score with a low kick but Bickle checks it.
Bickle misses with a hook. Vandam ducked under it nicely.
Bickle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandam misses with a body kick.
Bickle throws the left hand but Vandam avoids the punch easily.
Vandam misses with a straight left.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Vandam looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Vandam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vandam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle slips under a jab from Vandam.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vandam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bickle scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Vandam misses its intended target.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Vandam's head but Vandam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Vandam misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Vandam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Vandam seems unphased.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle keeps Vandam at a distance using the push kick.
Vandam connects with a right hand. Bickle shakes it off.
Vandam misses with a takedown attempt - Bickle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bickle misses the target.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandam is just out of range.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vandam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bickle can pounce on him.
Bickle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vandam is out of range.
Vandam misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Vandam as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vandam.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Vandam is out of range.
Vandam tries a low kick but Bickle avoids it.
Vandam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bickle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Vandam seems unphased.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Vandam scores with a sloppy right hand. Bickle should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle throws a hook but Vandam blocks it.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Vandam fails with the takedown.
Vandam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bickle's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandam misses with a hook.
Bickle is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bickle.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Vandam moved out of range nicely.
Bickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle throws the left hand but Vandam avoids the punch easily.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandam moves away.
A nice combination there by Vandam.
Bickle connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Vandam misses.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Vandam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vandam ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Vandam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bickle defends it well.
Vandam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
Vandam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Billy Vandam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle cracks Vandam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vandam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Bickle misses.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Bickle clinches up against the cage.
Bickle gets through Vandam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Vandam controls the action.
Vandam tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Vandam back against the cage.
Vandam working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle tries a body shot but Vandam blocks it.
Vandam swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
And Vandam responds with a good body kick, but Bickle manages to step out the way in time.
Bickle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vandam to score with a decent uppercut.
Vandam checks a leg kick.
Vandam thumps Bickle with a low kick.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Vandam flicks out a counter leg kick but Bickle steps away.
Bickle checks a leg kick.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vandam cracks Bickle with a good jab.
Vandam misses with a body shot.
Vandam throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vandam lands a jab to Bickle's midsection.
Vandam throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
Vandam misses with a straight right.
Bickle staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Vandam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle scores with a nice right hand.
Vandam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bickle scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Bickle.
Vandam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle.
Vandam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bickle.
Bickle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vandam at a distance.
Vandam misses with a left hand
and Vandam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle lands with an overhand left.
Bickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Vandam lands a nice shot that snaps Bickle's head back.
Vandam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Bickle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle!
After winning the bout, Travis Bickle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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