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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Saliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bang Your Head. Bill Hicks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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182 cm
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154 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saliva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saliva loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Saliva saw that one coming.
Saliva throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saliva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saliva tries to avoid it but Hicks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saliva to the ground. Saliva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hicks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saliva pinned against the cage. Saliva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks takes a swing at Saliva's ribcage but misses.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Hicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saliva checks a leg kick.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saliva sprawls well. Saliva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saliva walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks shoots for a double leg takedown but Saliva sprawls well. He's pushed Hicks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saliva misses with a low kick.
Hicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saliva looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks shoots in but Saliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks throws a hook but Saliva avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
A big left from Saliva misses.
Saliva misses with a hook. Hicks ducked under it nicely.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saliva.
Saliva checks a low kick from Hicks.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saliva.
Nice jab there from Saliva.
A big left from Hicks misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jim Saliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saliva stuffs the takedown.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicks wants to land a leg kick but Saliva is out of range.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Saliva avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hicks scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Hicks with that takedown attempt.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saliva scores with a jab.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Saliva.
Saliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks defending well as Saliva loads up on a big left hand.
Saliva throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Bill Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saliva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hicks. Hicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saliva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Saliva.
Saliva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saliva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saliva avoids the body shot from Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saliva avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saliva's head backwards.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Saliva counters with a straight right hand.
Saliva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saliva duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Saliva.
Hicks slips a jab from Saliva.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva looks to land a combination but Hicks avoids it well.
Saliva throws a looping overhand right but Hicks ducks down to avoid it.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Saliva.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Saliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saliva works over Hicks's head and body with a nice combination.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saliva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Saliva.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Saliva.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Saliva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saliva wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hicks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Saliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Saliva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hicks momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks throws a right hand that Saliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Saliva also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Saliva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Hicks misses with a hook. Saliva ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Saliva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saliva duly obliges.
Saliva lands a jab-cross combination.
Hicks throws a solid leg kick but Saliva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hicks.
Hicks shoots in and bounces Saliva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Saliva keeps moving.
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.
Hicks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hicks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hicks 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.
Saliva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saliva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicks is controlling him.
Hicks postures up in Saliva's guard and throws a big left but Saliva blocks it.
Hicks slips nicely into half guard.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saliva's head.
Hicks throws a strike but Saliva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saliva keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hicks thows a big elbow that misses.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hicks distracts Saliva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hicks connects with a couple of short punches.
Saliva wriggles free and stands up.
Hicks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hicks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bill Hicks!
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energy
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hype
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