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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 713 p4p, 706 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 62 p4p, 61 weight class). Godefroy Courtial is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Courtial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Courtial thinks about countering with a head kick.
Courtial connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bickle.
Courtial lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bickle backs up against the cage.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Godefroy Courtial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Bickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle prevents Courtial from breaking the clinch.
Courtial avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Courtial.
Bickle gets through Courtial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Courtial working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Courtial lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Courtial has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Courtial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial moves into range and connects with a jab.
Courtial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Courtial moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Courtial throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courtial connects with a nice looking jab.
Courtial 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 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bickle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle walks into a straight right hand from Courtial.
Courtial misses the shot to the body.
Courtial moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Courtial misses with a looping left.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial scores with a decent looking hook.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Courtial is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Courtial scores with a jab.
Courtial lands a body shot.
A low kick from Bickle misses
and Courtial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Courtial swinging wildly here.
Bickle throws out a counter right but Courtial avoids it with no problem.
Bickle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Courtial is out of range.
Courtial finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Bickle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bickle tries to work over Courtial's front leg with a kick but Courtial checks it.
Courtial jabs Bickle right on the nose. Bickle blinks but takes it well.
Bickle moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial takes one to the chin there.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle walks into a stiff left hand from Courtial.
Courtial looks to throw the jab but Bickle is out of range.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Courtial moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Courtial misses with a straight left.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Courtial defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial misses with a low kick.
Courtial tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle.
Bickle tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Courtial works over Bickle's head and body with a nice combination.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Courtial. Courtial circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Courtial with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Courtial rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Courtial scores with a nice strike.
Bickle rushes Courtial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Courtial.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Courtial blocks it with crossed arms.
Courtial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Courtial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Courtial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Courtial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Courtial displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Courtial circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Courtial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Courtial throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Courtial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bickle can do to turn this around?
A big right from Courtial misses.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Courtial throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle takes the fight into the clinch.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Courtial is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Godefroy Courtial has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Courtial.
Nice body punch from Courtial.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Courtial.
Bickle keeps control of Courtial as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Courtial misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Courtial.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Courtial.
Courtial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Courtial scores with a nice short uppercut.
Courtial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Courtial lands with a light punch inside.
Courtial blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Courtial misses with some punches.
Bickle tries a body shot but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Bickle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Courtial.
Courtial lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Courtial managing to block the knees to the body from Bickle.
Courtial blocks an uppercut.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Courtial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Courtial has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Courtial scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Courtial lands with a right to the head.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Bickle misses with some punches.
Courtial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
A short right from Courtial on the inside.
Courtial misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Courtial avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bickle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Courtial avoids it.
Courtial lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Courtial avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Godefroy Courtial will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle tries to clinch but Courtial moves away
letting Courtial counter with a right hand.
Courtial getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Courtial lands a slapping body shot.
Courtial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Bickle tries a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Courtial.
Bickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Courtial uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Courtial jabs at Bickle's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial scores with a hook.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Courtial throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Courtial misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Courtial avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Courtial.
Courtial lands a body shot in the clinch.
Courtial lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bickle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Courtial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bickles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courtial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Courtial moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Courtial.
Courtial tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Courtial lands a hook to the side of the head.
Courtial prevents a body shot from Bickle.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Courtial blocking some punches.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Courtial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godefroy Courtial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial cracks Bickle with a good jab.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Courtial lands with a thumping leg kick.
Courtial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bickle's head.
Courtial throws a big shot that misses.
Courtial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Courtial closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Courtial looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Courtial cracks Bickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bickle throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Courtial's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Courtial lands a jab to Bickle's midsection.
Bickle cracks Courtial with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from Courtial finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Courtial.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Courtial throws a hook to the side of Bickle's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Courtial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Courtial doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Courtial lands with a nice body punch.
Courtial tries to clinch there but Bickle circles away.
Courtial throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial tries to close the distance and clinch but Bickle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godefroy Courtial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Courtial 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godefroy Courtial!
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