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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 879 p4p, 116 weight class) and Daniel Joshua (ranked 1575 p4p, 212 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Daniel Joshua has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bickle.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bickle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joshua.
Bickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joshua. Joshua obviously looking to wear him down.
Joshua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bickle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshua scrambles back to his feet.
Joshua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Joshua slips the punch.
Joshua throws a big counter head kick but Bickle avoids it with no problem.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joshua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshua is looking to clinch but Bickle is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Joshua.
A combination from Bickle does no damage.
Joshua checks the leg kick.
Joshua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle throws a low kick but Joshua avoids it.
Joshua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bickle under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshua slips a straight right by Bickle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bickle lands in his opponent's guard.
Bickle throwing strikes from guard but Joshua blocks nicely.
Joshua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bickle is controlling him.
Joshua looking to control.
Joshua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bickle is controlling him.
Bickle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bickle is working Joshua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bickle wants to control from the top but Joshua keeps moving.
Bickle throwing strikes from guard but Joshua blocks nicely.
Joshua keeping moving, preventing Bickle from controlling successfully.
Joshua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bickle is one step ahead there.
Bickle trying to control but Joshua is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joshua checks it well.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Joshua dodges the punch combination from Bickle.
Joshua thows a body kick. Bickle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bickle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joshua misses with a head kick.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joshua.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Joshua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bickle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Joshua connects with the punch.
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 low kick but Joshua moves out of range easily.
Joshua throws out a counter right but Bickle avoids it with no problem.
Bickle looks to land a body kick but Joshua moved away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joshua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joshua moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua keeps control of Bickle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Joshua pushes Bickle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bickle lands a knee to the body.
Joshua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joshua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bickle's calf.
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 time! Back to the action!
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joshua feints and then cracks Bickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
Bickle lands a nice looking body kick.
Joshua pushes Bickle away with a front kick.
Joshua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Bickle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joshua throws out a counter right but Bickle avoids it with no problem.
Bickle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joshua's waist but Joshua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bickle off to one side.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Joshua throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Bickle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bickle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joshua appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joshua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joshua.
Joshua throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bickle throws a body kick that misses.
Daniel Joshua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickle fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Bickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joshua lands a head kick. Bickle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Daniel Joshua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshua.
Joshua connects with a leg kick. Bickle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joshua throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bickle counters with a good low kick that Joshua was not able to check.
Bickle throws out a leg kick but Joshua moves out of range and Bickle only half commits.
Joshua looks to throw the jab but Bickle is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bickle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Bickle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Bickle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Joshua.
Joshua pushes Bickle away with a front kick.
A cross from Bickle lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bickle misses with a double jab.
Joshua appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joshua throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Joshua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joshua scores with a jab. Bickle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshua.
Joshua throws a counter combo.
Bickle moves out of range as Joshua strikes.
Joshua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joshua throws a leg kick that misses.
Bickle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joshua thows a body kick. Bickle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is looking to land body kicks.
Joshua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joshua misses with a straight left.
Bickle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bickle fails with the takedown.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Joshua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bickle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joshua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joshua connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joshua, right into the meat.
Joshua moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshua.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bickle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Joshua lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Joshua.
Joshua throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle moves out of range as Joshua throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joshua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joshua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Bickle.
Joshua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Joshua throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joshua lands a nice looking body kick.
Joshua jabs at Bickle's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Joshua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Joshua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Joshua moves out of range easily.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshua.
It looked like Bickle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joshua.
Joshua moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bickle misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joshua! But no joy.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Joshua is out of range.
Joshua tries to clinch but Bickle moves out of range.
Joshua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joshua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bickle sizes up Joshua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joshua 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.
Joshua misses with a kick to the body.
Bickle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bickle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joshua! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Joshua misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua jabs Bickle right on the nose. Bickle blinks but takes it well.
Bickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joshua slips a jab from Bickle.
Joshua 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 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bickle throws a jab when Joshua was well out of range.
Bickle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshua.
Bickle throws a leg kick
and Joshua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Joshua as Bickle shoots in.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Joshua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bickle really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joshua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bickle shoots for a takedown but Joshua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Joshua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joshua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joshua tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshua throws a wild body kick that Bickle sees coming a mile off.
Joshua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joshua, right into the meat.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joshua moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Joshua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
A big right from Joshua misses.
Nice body punch from Joshua.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Joshua slips the punch.
Bickle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bickle controlling the pace.
Bickle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joshua wants to improve his position but Bickle is controlling well.
Bickle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua works his way to full guard. Good work.
Joshua looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joshua is on top in guard.
Bickle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joshua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bickle looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My spies in BimmerHaus inform me that Joshua has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Joshua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joshua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bickle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joshua has managed to get both his arms back between Bickle's legs - danger averted.
Joshua stands up over Bickle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bickle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Travis Bickle!
In his post fight interview, Travis Bickle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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