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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wiggin misses.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
enabling Wiggin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hill will feel that in the morning.
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Wiggin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Wiggin.
Hill throwing a counter right hand but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
Wiggin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Bobby Hill has been cut.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Wiggin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiggin.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.
Wiggin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiggin throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill scores with a body shot.
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!
Wiggin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wiggin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiggin tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiggin closes the distance and clinches.
Wiggin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin has Hill pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bobby Hill's cut is getting worse.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Wiggin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Hill working aggressively here.
Wiggin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands with a right to the head.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin misses with a looping left.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wiggin misses the jab.
Wiggin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Hill moves away from the strike by Wiggin.
A cross from Wiggin lands.
Wiggin keeps Hill at a distance using the push kick.
Wiggin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Wiggin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neo Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Wiggin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill lands with a right hand.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggin.
Hill throws a quick counter head kick but Wiggin was just out of range.
Wiggin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wiggin misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wiggin duly obliges.
Bobby Hill's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hill throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wiggin scores with a nice strike.
Hill is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Wiggin.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill lands a head kick!
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Wiggin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wiggin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
A right-left combo lands from Wiggin.
Hill is rocked!
Wiggin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiggin, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill blocks a jab.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Wiggin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggin.
Wiggin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wiggin, right into the meat.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wiggin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wiggin lands with a shot to the body.
Wiggin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wiggin looks to clinch
and Hill counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin swinging wildly here.
Hill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiggin throws a right hand that misses
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wiggin jabs at Hill's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Wiggin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wiggin throws a low kick, looking for Hill's leg but Hill calmly moves out of range.
Wiggin throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Wiggin tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Wiggin connects with the punch.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill avoids the body shot from Wiggin.
Hill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wiggin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wiggin closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
Hill lands an uppercut.
Hill trying to control the position but instead, Wiggin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hill into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggin looking to slow down the pace here.
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wiggin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Wiggin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Hill's cut.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Wiggin both land. Nice combination.
Hill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters circling - Wiggin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill slips a straight right by Wiggin.
Neo Wiggin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Wiggin ducks down to avoid it.
Wiggin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Wiggin throws a right hand that misses
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
Wiggin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill slips under a jab from Wiggin.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Wiggin throws a one two combo.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Wiggin had a free shot at his head there.
Hill moves out of range as Wiggin strikes.
As Wiggin looks to move away, Hill throws a big counter combo but Wiggin just gets out of the way.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Wiggin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin moves out of range as Hill throws a body kick.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiggin's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Wiggin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Wiggin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wiggin lands a jab to the head.
Wiggin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike.
Hill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Bobby Hill's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Hill working hard to break the clinch.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wiggin lands with a right to the head.
Neo Wiggin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggin throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Wiggin misses with a left hand
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiggin throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Wiggin only half commits.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wiggin closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Bobby Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill blocks a body shot from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
Come on Hill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wiggin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Wiggin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiggin 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Wiggin!
After the fight, Neo Wiggin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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