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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellas Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pepper- Stormtrooper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcellas Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Hicks backing up. Hicks nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Hicks is looking to score with low kicks.
Wallace leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wallace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hicks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Hicks fails with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wallace pushes down on Hicks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hicks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hicks wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hicks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hicks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace has gone for a leg lock! Hicks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wallace's guard.
Hicks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Hicks is proving a slippery customer.
Wallace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hicks is aware though and is defending well.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Hicks content to stall in guard here.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Wallace pulls Hicks in close to prevent any damage.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Hicks pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hicks is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellas Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hicks misses with a kick to the body
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt.
Hicks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wallace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Hicks shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
Hicks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hicks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Hicks's ribs.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace throws a combination. Hicks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick from Hicks.
Decent striking displayed by Wallace there.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Wallace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks fails with the takedown
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace stuns Hicks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks misses with a takedown
and Wallace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hicks thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hicks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wallace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wallace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wallace.
Hicks is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wallace leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wallace checks a low kick from Hicks.
Hicks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace lands a two punch combo.
Wallace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hicks to the ground. Wallace is now in Hicks's guard.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace trying to control but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Hicks blocks nicely.
Wallace trying to control but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellas Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hicks throws a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hicks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Hicks shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallace avoids it really well and circles away.
Hicks shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hicks backs up against the cage.
Wallace lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wallace.
Hicks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wallace scores with a three punch combo!
Hicks is rocked!
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hicks at a distance.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
Hicks fails with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Hicks will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace trying to control the action but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wallace looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hicks is avoiding damage well.
Wallace advances to mount.
Bill Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wallace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hicks taking shots to the head.
Wallace lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hicks is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wallace has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hicks's face.
Wallace scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hicks?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace avoids the attempt from Hicks to control.
Wallace working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace cracks Hicks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wallace has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hicks's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcellas Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcellas Wallace!
A relieved looking Marcellas Wallace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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