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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . Starseed has chosen Bass Nectar- Take You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle with a nice cross.
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.
Starseed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starseed lands the left hand.
Starseed misses with a looping left.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Starseed counters with a single leg into guard. Bickle didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle is pulling down on Starseed's head to control his posture.
Starseed trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bickle looking to control.
Starseed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bickle pulls Starseed in close to his closed guard and prevents Starseed from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Travis Bickle.
Bickle gets caught napping as Starseed dives in and scores a takedown. Bickle manages to retain guard.
Bickle trying to keep a closed guard but Starseed is proving a slippery customer.
Starseed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Starseed trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Starseed throws a big right hand that misses.
Bickle pulls Starseed in close to his closed guard and prevents Starseed from doing any damage or advancing position.
Starseed tries to free his leg and advance position but Bickle is retaining full guard.
Starseed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bickle's head.
Bickle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bickle is trying to control the position but Starseed postures up.
Starseed being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle trying to control but Starseed postures up.
Bickle wants to improve his position but Starseed is controlling well.
Starseed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bickle wants to improve his position but Starseed is controlling well.
Bickle is refusing to be controlled, as Starseed sits in half guard.
Starseed wants to free his trapped foot but Bickle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Starseed trying to control from half guard but Bickle is working away.
Bickle controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle misses with a left hand
and Starseed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Starseed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bickle trying to control but Starseed postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle gets full guard.
Starseed trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starseed is working Bickle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bickle holds on and takes a little breather.
Starseed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bickle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bickle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bickle is controlling Starseed's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Travis Bickle.
Bickle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Starseed dominated that round.
That's time! Bickle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starseed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bickle can pounce on him.
Starseed swinging wildly here.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle scores with a jab to the body.
Starseed closes the distance and clinches up with Bickle, looking for a takedown. Starseed pushes Bickle against the cage but Bickle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starseed scores with a jab to the body.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starseed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bickle manages to get to full guard.
Starseed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle controlling the position.
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.
Bickle working a defensive guard here.
Bickle wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Starseed is now in half guard.
Bickle is trying to maintain the position but Starseed is very close to passing his half guard.
Starseed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bickle!
Bickle gets back to half guard.
Bickle is defending against the submission attempts here by Starseed.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control here.
Bickle gets full guard.
Bickle has Starseed pulled in close to control his posture.
Bickle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starseed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starseed postures up.
Indigo Starseed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starseed throws a big elbow that misses.
Bickle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Bickle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Bickle throws a low kick, looking for Starseed's leg but Starseed calmly moves out of range.
Bickle throws out a leg kick but Starseed moves out of range and Bickle only half commits.
Bickle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Starseed moved away.
Bickle moves out of range as Starseed throws a body kick.
Starseed lands a glancing blow to the side of Bickle's head.
Bickle feints and then cracks Starseed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starseed down.
Starseed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bickle swings for the body but Starseed moves out of range.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body. Starseed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bickle is fending him off so far but Starseed persists. Nope, Bickle circles away and we're back to standing.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Indigo Starseed.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Starseed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bickle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Starseed somewhat.
Both fighters circling a little - Bickle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Starseed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starseed blocks a head kick by Bickle.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starseed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.
Bickle connects with a body shot that sends Starseed's belly button to the back.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bickle throws a body kick that misses.
Starseed tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Starseed throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle is looking to slow Starseed down with leg kicks.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starseed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Starseed counters with a shoot takedown. Bickle fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle seems keen to control Starseed's posture.
Starseed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bickle pulls Starseed in close to prevent any damage.
Starseed postures up in Bickle's guard and throws a big left but Bickle blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Bickle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Starseed moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle misses with a hook
and Starseed counters with a shoot takedown. Bickle fights it but they end up in guard.
Bickle controlling Starseed's posture.
Bickle is trying to keep Starseed in close.
Starseed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bickle has control of Starseed's left arm, preventing Starseed from doing any damage.
Travis Bickle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bickle throws a leg kick
and Starseed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle trying to hold on to Starseed's head to control him but Starseed postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bickle is looking to control Starseed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bickle avoid being mounted?
Starseed is looking for a kimura but Bickle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Starseed to get the leverage.
Bickle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Starseed frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Starseed lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Starseed dominating with strikes here.
Starseed prevents Bickle from getting the reversal.
Bickle tries to hold on but Starseed postures up.
Starseed wants to control the pace but Bickle is squirming around nicely.
Starseed looking to secure an arm triangle but Bickle defends it well.
Starseed lands a nice shot to the head.
Bickle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Starseed dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is squirming around, avoiding Starseed's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starseed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bickle is bucking up trying to escape but Starseed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bickle wants to hold on but Starseed pushes him away.
Starseed controlling from the full mount.
Bickle wants to control but Starseed is having none of it.
Starseed unloading with bombs!
Starseed raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Starseed.
Bickle is desperately trying to improve his position but Starseed has a good base and remains in mount.
Starseed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indigo Starseed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Starseed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indigo Starseed!
In his post fight interview, Indigo Starseed gave a big smile as he said 'Feels good to get another win again! Dude was tough, but I just proved he was nothing compared to me! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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