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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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184 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bickle connects with a single shot there.
Hilton throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle takes a swing at Hilton's ribcage but misses.
Hilton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hilton.
Hilton tries to move into range but Bickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luke Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hilton. Hilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle .
Bickle wants to clinch but Hilton slips to the side
and Hilton counters with a left to the body.
Bickle closes the distance but Hilton moves to the side
and Hilton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickle thinking.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Hilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hilton misses with a double jab
and Bickle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hilton thinking.
Hilton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hilton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hilton gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hilton moves nicely into side control.
Bickle is not content to let Hilton control the position.
Hilton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hilton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bickle 's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is trying to ground and pound but Bickle uses the momentary lack of control by Hilton to regain half guard.
Bickle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hilton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bickle pushes Hilton off looking to stand but Hilton dives back in and keeps control.
Hilton trying to control from half guard but Bickle is working away.
Hilton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bickle 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hilton tries to pass to full mount but Bickle defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bickle trying to control from the bottom.
Hilton wants to control but Bickle is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hilton trying to pass the guard but Bickle defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bickle pinned against the cage. Bickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hilton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Hilton jabs Bickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle . Hilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle wants to clinch but Hilton slips to the side
and Hilton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilton swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Hilton looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Hilton throws a right hand that Bickle ducks under and follows up with a left that Bickle also avoids with ease.
Hilton loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Luke Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Hilton misses
and Bickle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hilton thinking.
Hilton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Hilton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilton misses with a left hand
and Bickle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hilton shoots for a takedown but Bickle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Hilton is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Bickle . Beautiful body shot.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilton moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Hilton. Those never looked like landing.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Hilton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Hilton misses the shot to the body.
Hilton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bickle is trying to stand back up but Hilton is controlling him
Hilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bickle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hilton trying to mount his opponent but Bickle defends it.
Bickle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hilton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bickle is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hilton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hilton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hilton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bickle !
Hilton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hilton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bickle misses with a hook
and Hilton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hilton tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hilton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bickle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bickle but Bickle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hilton misses.
The fighters circling - Hilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle .
Hilton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilton.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Hilton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bickle on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Hilton misses.
No joy there for Hilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bickle works Hilton's body with a nice hook.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
Hilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilton throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Hilton misses with a body shot.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilton throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Hilton's head.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Luke Hilton has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hilton's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton wants a takedown.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hilton.
Hilton jumps guard but Bickle stands there with Hilton around his waist. Hilton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Hilton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bickle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luke Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bickle works on Hilton's body with a couple of short punches.
Hilton fails to pull guard.
Bickle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hilton tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bickle throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton tries to score a body lock takedown but Bickle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilton is trying to drag Bickle to the mat but Bickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bickle throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bickle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hilton stops Bickle from standing up.
Hilton trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Hilton 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.
Hilton won't allow Bickle to sweep him here.
Bickle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hilton wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hilton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Hilton!
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energy
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hype
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