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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Case has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Justin Case had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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181 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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186 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Case keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Case throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Case is breathing heavily.
Hicks slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Case.
Case makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Case.
Hicks distracts Case with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hicks cracks Case with a solid left hand.
Hicks with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Case keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Case might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hicks content to stall in guard here.
Case tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hicks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks advances position into side control!
Hicks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Case down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries for a kimura but Case is defending well.
Case manages to get back to half guard.
Case tries to get to full guard but Hicks has control of the leg.
Hicks is looking to advance position but Case won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case is staying active underneath Hicks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hicks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hicks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Case missing with punches from the bottom.
Hicks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks passes to side control.
Hicks scoring with punches from side control.
Hicks working the head with strikes.
Hicks is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hicks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Case has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hicks landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Case throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Case taking a bit of punishment here - Hicks scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks controlling from side mount.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
Case takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hicks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hicks trying to control the action but Case is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
QL Hicks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Case shoots in for a takedown but Hicks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
QL Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hicks lands with a straight right. Case didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Hicks stuffs the takedown attempt from Case. Case gets slowly back to his feet.
Hicks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hicks wants to pass the guard but Case is keeping the position.
Case throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hicks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hicks trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Case's guard.
Hicks working over Case with some ground and pound. Case looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hicks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hicks passes to side control.
Hicks working the ground and pound.
Case is looking to regain half guard here but Hicks keeps moving and retains side control.
Hicks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Case is trying to improve his position.
Case seems a little lost for a moment, as Hicks dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to control but Case is keeping him busy.
Hicks cracks Case with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hicks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Case some visible discomfort.
Hicks working the body and head with strikes.
Case is trying to improve his position.
Hicks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hicks trying to control the position but Case is working away.
Hicks tries for a kimura but Case is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking for a sweep.
Case tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Case is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Case takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hicks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Case some visible discomfort.
Case seems a little lost for a moment, as Hicks dominates the positioning.
Hicks cracks Case with a big right hand but Case just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Case seems a little lost for a moment, as Hicks dominates the positioning.
Case taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks landing a few strikes.
Hicks cracks Case with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Case is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Case takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks is chipping away with strikes.
Hicks trying to control the position but Case is working away.
Hicks working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
QL Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Hicks gets a double leg takedown into Case's guard.
Hicks trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Hicks cracks Case with a solid left hand.
Case keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Case throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
QL Hicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. QL Hicks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Case tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hicks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Case to the mat! Case manages to get full guard.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Case is keeping the position for now.
Case doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hicks wants to pass the guard but Case is keeping the position.
Hicks trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Case throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Case doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Case throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
QL Hicks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hicks slips nicely into half guard.
Hicks controlling the action here.
Case wants to get back to full guard.
Hicks is taking a breather. Case says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hicks content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. QL Hicks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Case gets caught flat footed, as Hicks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hicks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hicks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Case trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Case trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. QL Hicks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hicks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hicks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hicks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Hicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Case's efforts to push away.
Case is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
QL Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hicks 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... QL Hicks!
QL Hicks is the new welterweight champion!
QL Hicks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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