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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christ Benoit (ranked 1950 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Clive Hicks (ranked 244 p4p, 163 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Clive Hicks was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Christ Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clive Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Hicks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hicks dives in and grabs Benoit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benoit pushes down on Hicks's head and hops out.
Hicks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benoit doesn't seem bothered though.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks lands a jab.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hicks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit pushes Hicks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hicks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throwing strikes but Benoit manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hicks looks to move to half guard but instead Benoit has passed into mount! Damn!
Hicks tries to lock up and control but Benoit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hicks manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Benoit is thwarting Hicks's attempts to control the position.
Benoit prevents Hicks from improving his position.
Hicks keeps trying to improve his position.
Hicks is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to get back to his feet.
Hicks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hicks gets full guard.
Benoit stands up and waves to Hicks to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benoit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benoit misses the jab.
Hicks swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benoit misses the target.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Benoit's head coaches at Test that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks checks a leg kick.
Benoit closes the distance and pushes Hicks back into the cage.
Benoit can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
Hicks lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hicks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicks.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hicks is keeping busy.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hicks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benoit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Christ Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Hicks.
Hicks digs a right hand underneath Benoit's ribcage. Benoit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hicks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Benoit wants to stand and escape but Hicks is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Hicks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hicks scores with a body shot.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Benoit.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Benoit closes the distance and clinches.
Hicks tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Hicks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benoit tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
Hicks lands a right hand.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks manages to break the clinch.
Hicks connects with a body shot that sends Benoit's belly button to the back.
Nice sprawl there from Benoit as Hicks shoots in.
Benoit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.
And Hicks tries to counter it with a takedown but Benoit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Hicks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benoit at a distance.
Hicks lands with a nice body punch.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Benoit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Benoit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
Benoit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks slips under a jab from Benoit.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Benoit has Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Benoit tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Hicks.
Hicks lands a shoulder strike.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Clive Hicks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Benoit misses the target.
Hicks checks a low kick from Benoit.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit throwing a counter right hand but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
And Hicks tries to counter it with a takedown but Benoit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hicks moves out of range as Benoit throws a body kick.
Hicks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Hicks tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Hicks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benoit doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Benoit looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Christ Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit throws a chopping leg kick but Hicks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Benoit avoids it easily.
Benoit tries to clinch but Hicks moves away
so Hicks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hicks wants to pass the guard but Benoit is keeping the position.
Hicks trying to control but Benoit is working from the bottom.
Benoit wants to stand and escape but Hicks is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Benoit keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Benoit kicks Hicks off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and Benoit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
Benoit misses with a head kick.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
Hicks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clive Hicks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clive Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks lands with a shot to the body.
Benoit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hicks to score with a decent uppercut.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Hicks lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks lands with a shot to the body.
Hicks swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Hicks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hicks jabs at Benoit's body.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Benoit.
Hicks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Benoit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Hicks ducks down to avoid it.
Benoit misses with a wild combination.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Benoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benoit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Benoit catches Hicks right on the button with a cross.
Hicks punishes Benoit's body with a nice straight punch.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benoit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks lands with an overhand left.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Hicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clive Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hicks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clive Hicks!
In his post fight interview, Clive Hicks started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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